do i have to sell my rover?? - Land Rovers Only

ryanc8514 · 06-06-2006, 08:51 AM

so i have had my 1994 RRC LWB for almost a year. it has 170,000 miles on it and i have spend around $800 in maintenance and repairs the past year...my mom wants me to sell it because she thinks i am spending too much money on it...she wants me 2 sell it and get a 2004 nissan xterra...iv tried telling her that $800 a year for a car 12 years old is not bad at all and that it is cheaper maintenance since i can do most repairs myself, i also tried telling her that when a new car has a problem it usually has 2 be fixed thru the dealership and that costs alot of money!!! can anybody give me some arguments as to why i should get 2 keep my rover??
please help me out guys! i dont wanna have 2 sell my rover!
thanks

JungleRR · 06-06-2006, 08:59 AM

Just tell her you are your own person, if you choose to spend money on your car, it's your money.

Just tell "Be glad I don't spend my money on drugs

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JungleRR · 06-06-2006, 09:00 AM

OH! and you can also tell her that rovers get better crash ratings then the X's do because of the materials the cars are made out of. (I read that somewhere in a 4x4ing mag)

Geobloke · 06-06-2006, 09:07 AM

Your money, Your truck, Your life! Do you tell her to change her hairstyle cos she spends too much maintaining it???? No! so.....

John C · 06-06-2006, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by ryanc8514

so i have had my 1994 RRC LWB for almost a year. it has 170,000 miles on it and i have spend around $800 in maintenance and repairs the past year...my mom wants me to sell it because she thinks i am spending too much money on it...she wants me 2 sell it and get a 2004 nissan xterra...iv tried telling her that $800 a year for a car 12 years old is not bad at all and that it is cheaper maintenance since i can do most repairs myself, i also tried telling her that when a new car has a problem it usually has 2 be fixed thru the dealership and that costs alot of money!!! can anybody give me some arguments as to why i should get 2 keep my rover??
please help me out guys! i dont wanna have 2 sell my rover!
thanks

Tell her it will be more expensive to fix the Xterra if something breaks. At least with the LR you have a bunch of BBS and folks that will be able to give you a hand or advice. Tell her the center of gravity is lower on the RR than the Xterra and that the X is more likely to rollover.

Tell her the body is alluminum and that it will not rust (just don't mention the bodyshell and liftgate and hood and...)

Tell her you found a great source for aftermarket parts at half the cost of the Nissan parts.

Tell her you'll get laid driving around in the RR

JungleRR · 06-06-2006, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by John C

Tell her you'll get laid driving around in the RR

I think she'll like that one best....

daway · 06-06-2006, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by JungleRR

I think she'll like that one best....

x2!!!! that is really cheap for a year ($800)!!! keep the RRC, u will miss LRO. tell her it's better spending money on RRC then drugs.......wait a min...LOL

Bene · 06-06-2006, 12:01 PM

'94 LWB RRC - ~$6000

'04 Xterra - ~$17,000

RageRover · 06-06-2006, 01:14 PM

Plus trying to lift that small Nissan will be like trying to do heart surgery to a tick, it is hard. Solid axles and coils, easy. Front IFS setup with CV half shafts that can break, hard!! IMO.

JungleRR · 06-06-2006, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by daway

x2!!!! that is really cheap for a year ($800)!!! keep the RRC, u will miss LRO. tell her it's better spending money on RRC then drugs.......wait a min...LOL

LOL! We think alike

daway · 06-06-2006, 02:07 PM

one other thing u could say. look at how many post u do a day. u can tell your mom that u could b sending all that time look at some good porn!!! have your mom pick between the 2!!!

Bene · 06-06-2006, 02:24 PM

you could build an insanly capable/reliable Range Rover for what you would have to spend on the Xterra

jaguiler · 06-06-2006, 02:34 PM

ask her how much the car payment would be for the X

Funrover · 06-06-2006, 07:00 PM

My sister has an X-terra....Good little rig..Lots of fun....but as far as cost goes....... You will do $800 a year without blinking....also...if you four wheel a lot you will have more problems if it is technical........ The rover doesn't get the best MPG's but lets be honest..it's a 4x4...You knew that!!!! The rover is far safer...more comfortable.....and SLOWER......tell her you will be more likely to drive fast in the X..LMAO!!!

Honestly if you really like it she will let you keep it...at least that is how it seems!!

Greg M · 06-06-2006, 07:49 PM

The Xterra is a newer vehicle. It probably won't break for a long time. Considering its only two years old, you can still buy an extended warranty. It will probably get you back and forth to school w/ no problems.

So, that's the practical part of the brain. BUT we all know that rover owners are not practical people. If we were, we would not drive rovers.

The cost issue is irrelevant. Unless you have 20K burning a hole in your (or your parents) pocket, you will probably finance it, which means it will cost $350 per month for the next 5 - 6 years. And if money is no object, then it really doesn't matter how much the rover costs in maintenance. Plus, by the time you pay it off you'll have a 7 year old truck with 100 + miles that has depreciated to the point where its only going to be worth $5k - $6K. Your Rover is not going to depreciate any further i can promise you.

Besides, the ultimate agruement is - it not a Range Rover!

06-06-2006, 08:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
ryanc8514 ryans ROVER Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 180 Gallery: 0	do i have to sell my rover?? so i have had my 1994 RRC LWB for almost a year. it has 170,000 miles on it and i have spend around $800 in maintenance and repairs the past year...my mom wants me to sell it because she thinks i am spending too much money on it...she wants me 2 sell it and get a 2004 nissan xterra...iv tried telling her that $800 a year for a car 12 years old is not bad at all and that it is cheaper maintenance since i can do most repairs myself, i also tried telling her that when a new car has a problem it usually has 2 be fixed thru the dealership and that costs alot of money!!! can anybody give me some arguments as to why i should get 2 keep my rover?? please help me out guys! i dont wanna have 2 sell my rover! thanks __________________ ryan mura 1994 range rover county lwb -BIG BLUE 3" coil spring suspension lift -Procomp ES3000 shocks -custom snorkel -glasspack exhaust system -285/75/R16 all terrain tires -old school CB radio from the 80s-cobra -speakers loud enough to set off car alarms -LR3 side air vent

06-06-2006, 08:59 AM	#2 (permalink)
JungleRR It's all about my Blue Balls! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hanford, California Posts: 2,102 Gallery: 0	Just tell her you are your own person, if you choose to spend money on your car, it's your money. Just tell "Be glad I don't spend my money on drugs) __________________ Silly Boys!... Range Rovers are for girls! Cars: 1988 Range Rover Classic (aka Blue Balls) 2000 Discovery II SE7 (my fiance's... soon to be mine)

06-06-2006, 09:00 AM	#3 (permalink)
JungleRR It's all about my Blue Balls! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hanford, California Posts: 2,102 Gallery: 0	OH! and you can also tell her that rovers get better crash ratings then the X's do because of the materials the cars are made out of. (I read that somewhere in a 4x4ing mag) __________________ Silly Boys!... Range Rovers are for girls! Cars: 1988 Range Rover Classic (aka Blue Balls) 2000 Discovery II SE7 (my fiance's... soon to be mine)

06-06-2006, 09:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
Geobloke Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 808 Gallery: 0	Your money, Your truck, Your life! Do you tell her to change her hairstyle cos she spends too much maintaining it???? No! so..... __________________ 1992 K-reg 200TDI Defender 90 (Eva) Curlew Woods - Wooden Stuff Northern Alberta 4WD Association LRUK Forums TriumphTR7.com Wetroads Geocaching MSN - Geobloke@hotmail.com There are a terrible lot of lies going around the world, and the worst of it is half of them are true. Sir Winston Churchill

06-06-2006, 12:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
Bene Magicly Delicious Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,030 Gallery: 0	'94 LWB RRC - ~$6000 '04 Xterra - ~$17,000 __________________ Kevin Owning a Land Rover is like dating a super model. Sure she has expenive tastes, complains a lot, and requires constant attention... but damn... 1994 Discovery

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06-06-2006, 01:14 PM	#9 (permalink)
RageRover Crazy about Rovers and more... Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Westland, MI Posts: 2,889 Gallery: 0	Plus trying to lift that small Nissan will be like trying to do heart surgery to a tick, it is hard. Solid axles and coils, easy. Front IFS setup with CV half shafts that can break, hard!! IMO. __________________ Pat Albaugh, Midwest Moderator "Diffage" -the point at which the truck's differential makes contact with the ground. http://www.cardomain.com/id/RageRover42Visit my RRC and others here!(updated as of September 15, 2006) 1995 RRC LWB -LT265/75R16 Pathfinder All Terrains -RTE 2" Lift Springs -Pro Comp ES9000 Shocks (from DAP Enterprises) -KMC Front Diff Guard -4 Desert Fox 55 watt Lighting -Radio Shack CB Radio (never know when signal fails on a cell phone) -2 Halogen Super Sport 100 watt forward lights -Custom slim style front bumper w/ integrated bull bar -Lowe's Special "Homemade" Snorkel -T-Case out of an 92' RRC

06-06-2006, 02:07 PM	#11 (permalink)
daway Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: St. Croix Valley, MN Posts: 1,300 Gallery: 0	one other thing u could say. look at how many post u do a day. u can tell your mom that u could b sending all that time look at some good porn!!! have your mom pick between the 2!!! __________________ 2001 X5 3.0i "dodi" 1993 RRC, county LWB "bertha" 1991 RRC (dad's), parting out (email me or check out the link below) myroverworld

06-06-2006, 02:24 PM	#12 (permalink)
Bene Magicly Delicious Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,030 Gallery: 0	*just a little extension from my previous post you could build an insanly capable/reliable Range Rover for what you would have to spend on the Xterra __________________ Kevin Owning a Land Rover is like dating a super model. Sure she has expenive tastes, complains a lot, and requires constant attention... but damn... 1994 Discovery

06-06-2006, 02:34 PM	#13 (permalink)
jaguiler Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 71 Gallery: 0	ask her how much the car payment would be for the X

06-06-2006, 07:49 PM	#15 (permalink)
Greg M Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Boise ID Posts: 219 Gallery: 0	The Xterra is a newer vehicle. It probably won't break for a long time. Considering its only two years old, you can still buy an extended warranty. It will probably get you back and forth to school w/ no problems. So, that's the practical part of the brain. BUT we all know that rover owners are not practical people. If we were, we would not drive rovers. The cost issue is irrelevant. Unless you have 20K burning a hole in your (or your parents) pocket, you will probably finance it, which means it will cost $350 per month for the next 5 - 6 years. And if money is no object, then it really doesn't matter how much the rover costs in maintenance. Plus, by the time you pay it off you'll have a 7 year old truck with 100 + miles that has depreciated to the point where its only going to be worth $5k - $6K. Your Rover is not going to depreciate any further i can promise you. Besides, the ultimate agruement is - it not a Range Rover! __________________ Greg M 1987 RRC Rovers haven't made it to the far reaches of the Earth worrying about warning lights. Last edited by Greg M : 06-07-2006 at 06:33 AM.

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