1985 RRC found on Craigslist - Land Rovers Only

Kevin88RRC · 04-30-2008, 04:33 AM

Just found this on Craigslist (not mine). Located in New Hampshire.
1985 Range Rover

From the listing....
"I have a 1985 Range Rover imported from Europe in 1986. It has only 54,000 original miles! It is a rare manual transmission. It needs a few things. Will need a rear brake line (leaking), the tank will need to be coated and the carbs will probably need adjustment. I was driving it up until a couple months or so ago. Open to trades."

Paul Grant · 05-01-2008, 05:38 AM

I looked at that truck when a doctor was originally selling it near Great Barrington, MA last fall. I was hoping to find a replacement for my '85 that I had done a lot of work to but was rotting out from the inside. The doctor was asking $1500 for the truck and said there was no rust (except for a small patch on the tailgate).

I sped up to the Berkshires to take a look with $1500 burning a hole in my pocket. Less than a minute later I had rust raining down on me from under the truck! There was nothing holding the inner fenders to the rest of the body. There were no sills. The truck was not roadworthy and I told that to the doctor.

Anyone willing to spend $2500 on this truck has more dollars than sense. It is well past the point of no return and really only good for the very few parts that can be harvested from it's neglected carcass. Trust me, if it had been even worth a $1K I would have taken it in last fall when I looked at it.

Oh, and those photos are not very recent.

CaptainRuss · 05-04-2008, 05:32 PM

Paul,

I wish that I had read you reply earlier before I took a ride with my wife and dogs to NH from Boston to take a peek at it today. I had no high hopes for it but its current condition matches your description precisely. Plus it needs a lot of tinkering with a lot of little parts over a lot of time to get the truck right.

I was thinking dedicated trail rig if I had enough time to put into it.

The biggest surprise is that the transfer case shifts as smooth as butter for probably never having been used. CDL goes "bing" and lights right up.

Bryhn · 05-15-2008, 10:52 AM

Wow, what a shame. An '85 standard trans.? That would be a nice vehicle if not so bad. I could actually use a few things from that vehicle to use on my '75, but 2500.00 is a lot of dough just for parts.

04-30-2008, 04:33 AM	#1 (permalink)
Kevin88RRC Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Portland, Maine Posts: 706 Gallery: 0	1985 RRC found on Craigslist Just found this on Craigslist (not mine). Located in New Hampshire. 1985 Range Rover From the listing.... "I have a 1985 Range Rover imported from Europe in 1986. It has only 54,000 original miles! It is a rare manual transmission. It needs a few things. Will need a rear brake line (leaking), the tank will need to be coated and the carbs will probably need adjustment. I was driving it up until a couple months or so ago. Open to trades." __________________ Kevin 88 RRC "Audrey"

05-01-2008, 05:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
Paul Grant Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: CT Posts: 894 Gallery: 0	I looked at that truck when a doctor was originally selling it near Great Barrington, MA last fall. I was hoping to find a replacement for my '85 that I had done a lot of work to but was rotting out from the inside. The doctor was asking $1500 for the truck and said there was no rust (except for a small patch on the tailgate). I sped up to the Berkshires to take a look with $1500 burning a hole in my pocket. Less than a minute later I had rust raining down on me from under the truck! There was nothing holding the inner fenders to the rest of the body. There were no sills. The truck was not roadworthy and I told that to the doctor. Anyone willing to spend $2500 on this truck has more dollars than sense. It is well past the point of no return and really only good for the very few parts that can be harvested from it's neglected carcass. Trust me, if it had been even worth a $1K I would have taken it in last fall when I looked at it. Oh, and those photos are not very recent. __________________ Paul Grant paulgrant@mac.com http://stores.ebay.com/Classic-Rovers 203-770-1699

05-04-2008, 05:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
CaptainRuss Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 217 Gallery: 0	Paul, I wish that I had read you reply earlier before I took a ride with my wife and dogs to NH from Boston to take a peek at it today. I had no high hopes for it but its current condition matches your description precisely. Plus it needs a lot of tinkering with a lot of little parts over a lot of time to get the truck right. I was thinking dedicated trail rig if I had enough time to put into it. The biggest surprise is that the transfer case shifts as smooth as butter for probably never having been used. CDL goes "bing" and lights right up. __________________ 03 DII- S w/CDL, lifted, armored and beaten on- Beasley 90 RRC- stock and babied- Brutus Classicus

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05-15-2008, 10:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
Bryhn Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 7 Gallery: 0	Wow, what a shame. An '85 standard trans.? That would be a nice vehicle if not so bad. I could actually use a few things from that vehicle to use on my '75, but 2500.00 is a lot of dough just for parts.

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