Old Top Gear 1991 - Range Rovers

Quentin Wilson looks at the advantages of buying a second hand Range Rover for so cheap and looks at the potential probles you could face. Taken from season 14, episode 12.

[@risingembersgaming7740]

90% of all land rovers sold in the last 20 years are still on the road. . . The other 10% made it home.

[@lankaat]

Lol that is classic

[@paulanderson79]

At least they're comfortable places to sit whilst waiting for roadside recovery :-)

[@FlightProgramAborted]

Lol yes agreed

[@richardburns5925]

Another dummy.

[@liamhollin8265]

Your not wrong. Driving one regularly gives you " memphis belle" moments

[@boundish1]

1:00 A well spoken man in tweed and a sixpence gently driving his range rover in the damp grass on a gray and misty day. It's so stereotypically british. Fantastic.

[@nkt1]

Furthermore, that man was, at the time, a member of the Royal Family.

[@jotuwe6091]

That trailer's number plate is just brilliant!

[@twstrchasr]

I have a '91 in lovely Ardennes Green with 67,000 miles. Such an incredibly classy machine !!

[@coreypalmer1969]

Is it me or do the old Range Rovers and Jeep Wranglers look better than the new ones built today?

[@jamesshaw7171]

100%

[@callumhardy5098]

They do.

[@darksaber7678]

They’re definitely better than the new ones which are mostly plastic

[@ericgeorge5483]

This is a GREAT clip filmed back in the day when Range Rovers were the greatest 4x4's, not a fashion accessory for a footballer or some other poseur.

[@MegaRyan123456]

There a iconic car but about as far away from the best 4x4 as you can be not the kind of car I would consider for any real outback work they were unreliable at best there off-road proformance is good but that's does not make the "best 4x4 " think due to Reliabilty landcruiser has had that in the bag for a long long time !

[@ericgeorge5483]

We beg to differ I am afraid. Whilst I like the Land-Cruiser, and Toyota as a Brand, I much prefer the Range Rover and that is where my money would go.

[@MegaRyan123456]

Most people never take them off road anyway or have been anywhere remote that's howcome they have ended up the way they have just a pity in the 90s the build on them was horrific

[@MegaRyan123456]

I could not understand why anyone would pick one if they Actully planned to attempt to get to any remote locations I do notice over here in the bush they do travel in groups lol

[@MegaRyan123456]

They have just become a poser car last great 4x4 was 75/79 series landcruier 6 cylinder deisel from factory they were the only rig built and able to handle real remote locations and have the steadfast reliabilty to back it up!

[@loupelez1551]

These things are Smooooth as glass and hit anything without noticing. In the snow it is unstoppable!!!!!

[@sal1520]

The sound of that v8 3.5 carburetor engine it's unbelievable!!!!

[@marquis281v8]

the music at the 0:15 sec mark is the uncontrollable clapping machine music that the Rover James plays

[@rollotwomassey]

“Built to last?” Didn’t sound that way!

[@celsovera91]

0:11 irresistible clapping machine

[@Me-zo8yc]

😂😂😂

[@jtb1990419]

*Starts clapping* "Can't help it, can you!"

[@parthadey2415]

"Look it's the constabulary, nothing to see here!"

[@alernest]

Here in Bolivia it was the 4x4 that Clarkson decided to drive... 3.9 V8 injection is much better than 3.5 carbureted, lovely sound too...

[@007bondspy]

Yes many, I'am a Vehicle Technician to trade, one of the best was a 1987 Mitsubishi Starion Widebody Turbo 2.0ex. I loved that machine.....it was way ahead of its time in many many ways...

[@sille190]

Just got my first car and its a 1991 Range Rover County and I love it!

[@mikeMBW]

Great video! Interesting how he mentioned about the recession causing Range Rovers to be cheap - now days, not just the recession, but the sodding fuel price!

[@stevel9914]

You might be surprised to know that the fuel price increase is only approx £1.50 adjusting for inflation per gallon

[@marcel911]

I had a P38. It was the best car I ever owned. I miss it.

[@9ogt]

Don't understand the hate. My Range Rover Classic has been perfectly reliable and dependable, as have all my other Land Rovers. I wouldn't have anything else.

[@ericgeorge5483]

Yes and many others say the same too.

[@viktorpapp3683]

ROFL

[@jameslittle5505]

Mines sweet as

[@MrLongboarder94]

Don't let my Land rover disco know its only good for 200k, its at 223,XXX right now and still going on road trips and off roading

[@GibberingFiend]

Rest easy, im pretty sure he said miles. Thats equivalent to about 321000 kms.

[@sundown798]

Owned 2 of these a '87 and a '95. Best ride ever as long as you keep the suspension in order. Stick to the 3.9 not the 4.2 in US models. Rust can blow up everywhere especially in the rear wheel wells, the door frames, fire wall, rear leftgates and especially look under the rear cargo mats!!

[@jaymoney1252]

I picked up a 95 RR Classic and it’s definitely a well built machine, it’s a running project, and it hurts me to know that I will end up selling it once I’m done fixing it up.

[@NoahWebster01]

Still have your RRC?

[@kevinschoevers730]

I've had a 1970 Rangie for the past 8 years since my 100 series Land Cruiser got stolen. It is a great truck and goes everywhere the cruiser did for 1/50th of the cost.

[@Simon-du7yx]

Service history, blue smoke ; Uncle Quentin’s advice on all used cars

[@81miyagi]

Bad-ass first car Dude!!! My first car was a mk1 Golf and I wrapped it round a tree :-)

[@DrCharlesMontague]

I love Land Rovers, but you have got to have some serious cash for running one of any year or type. I tried to talk myself into one for years and finally concluded between depreciation, fuel usage, insurance, repairs, and general maintenance, it just was not in the cards. I am extremely meticulous with my cars too, so any warning light or broken bit would have me going nuts. I say all of this while an Audi sits in my driveway, but somehow I don't find it as ominous.

[@whyno545d9]

Indeed! Ford only manufacture engines (Dagenham) and manual and automatic transmissions (Halewood) in the UK today.

[@christineayres7094]

Back when TOP GEAR actually reviewed cars and wasnt a comedy show

[@patrickward163]

When Diesel Engines were first put in the Range Rover, they were the VM diesel units. In late 1980s or early 1990s, the VM diesel units were replaced by Land Rover's own Tdi unit

[@Ryan57Garr]

Built to last haha. Soooo expensive to repair shiz on these things! I love them though. County LWB my fav SUV of all time.

[@dukeboy1998]

Want a 3.5 as my first car in a dark metallic green with those three spoke sort of wheels in black or a dark gray

[@soundseeker63]

Wow look at the car wobble at 3:08 when he revs it up! No wonder they had a reputation for toppling over easily!

[@stevel9914]

That wobble is the v8 .. it's what a lot of people buy the car for .... the fact that the v8 does that to cars..

[@fonziebulldog5786]

Ranger Rover. Listed as the most expensive car to buy in repair bills these days.

[@Xoarkitty]

I'm on my second, second hand p38 and love it. Yes it has some of the same issues my first one had, though now I expect them, rather than be surprised by them. It's not a car for attracting women! Most don't even know what it is.

[@theotendleeey]

captain mark philips is fantastic

[@JtWistDoesTheTwist]

did it break down ? just wondering how the quality was?

[@ildizastro]

Cant wait to lay my hands on one!

[@Mirage8v]

Love the fact how they say its a sturdy car, then spend 5 minutes describing whats shit about it lol.

[@kermitzforg]

2:16... roof rackery..I need to try use that term this week

[@christineayres7094]

The Range Rover at the start reg H393FAC Mot only ran out in 2012 lol lasted 21 years not bad for a newer model Range Rover

[@woodstocknun]

nothing better than a posh horse lady with those traditional posh horse cloths driving about in a range rover, lovely stuff.

[@1superocky1]

@scastle90 had same car /year loved it back in the early ninetys , i just kept plenty of polish on it , was like new when i sold it [wished i'd never ] hope you do good with yours , all the best.

[@scastle90]

@clover7even i checked that if I was 18 it would cost me more to go fully comp on a 1.9td pug 306 than the rr but I would go on my dads insurance cos its still £2,950

[@PeterD-cb3lx]

I’ve had two Landcruisers. There’s a saying in the Middle East: if you want to get into the desert get a Range Rover. If you want out, get a Landcruiser 😅

[@sille190]

I love the mk1 Golfs!! My uncle had one and my mom's fiance had a mk1 sciroco so they have a special place in my heart.

[@pooltarr]

wonderful

[@woodchuckandfox]

delightful

[@whyno545d9]

0:11 Everyone ready to start clapping?

[@daniel55645]

40,000 miles in a year? in 1 car?? WTF are you doing to do that many miles??

[@alanarnold1197]

I had a 89 range rover bankrupt me every year for mot, loved if

[@madmaniacloony]

lol that number plate

[@colinhoward74]

Those were the last good Range Rover apart from the last and dreaded LSE , the first one to have air suspension . The P38 was disasterous from the start , the L322 started iffy but got better on Ford money , the 2007 to 2009 tdv8 being regarded as the most reliable Range Rover yet and the last competant true offroader too , the L405 is an electonic nightmare and the L460 we are waiting to see how bad it is .

[@007bondspy]

'Absolute pleasure'.....'Obsolete Indulgence' If I may politely correct you...

[@scastle90]

My dads got a 1989 3.5 efi, he's said I can have it as my first car if I keep it in good Knicks for a couple of years. Anyone got any good ideas what I can do to preserve the bodywork?

[@poacher9118]

How did you get on with it?

[@houndofulster12]

With a Range Rover there’s always trouble on the horizon

[@geneva1999]

Totally agree with you on the Range Rovers. My parents had a 1994 County LWB for 16 years and it always looked better than the new ones when we would go to the dealer for repairs. Although, I think the new Jeep Wranglers look pretty good.

[@Samspianopage]

Anyone notice the SNOB regi plate on the back of the trailer holding the rlls-royce at the end? LMAO

[@mkl4640]

My dream car.

[@mrthomas394]

I know someone who bought 1 for 13k 5 years on his local range rover garage has relivied him of 17k in repairs. I'd be in rehab with a bill like that

[@Ricardo-ur7tp]

2:16 "Roof rackery" 😂

[@david1731048]

A 7 year old RR for £5 - what a time!

[@Paul-mq5yn]

the old throttle on/off technique eh

[@whyno545d9]

Learnt from his mistake and warning people about such practices - since when was that a bad thing?

[@Bender4411]

The new ones definitely look better, But I'd think the older ones are better off road.

[@onkarfreshie3127]

2022.Not seen one on road, plenty of 25 year old Landcruiser still going strong.

[@madshiny]

Are you looking on UK roads or in the punjab?

[@onkarfreshie3127]

@@madshiny Never seen in Punjab. Seen 1 rotten in scrap yard 8 years ago UK.

[@nkt1]

I see them from time to time. There's one parked on the street near where I live. Early '70s, K reg if I recall, excellent condition.

[@onkarfreshie3127]

@@nkt1 Please enlighten us. Make a utube video. Restoration? My buddy is running his Cruiser 4.2tdi on Bio Diesel at £1 a litre. Cheaper than my 1.3 corsa.

[@nkt1]

@@onkarfreshie3127 No doubt it is a restoration, but so what? No, I’m not going to make a video about it.

[@bullet50000]

@Mullie0407 Okay, if he is so biased towards Range Rovers, why did he have a Toyota Land Cruiser, and had 3 Volvo XC90s in a row?

[@stevel9914]

Because this was filmed in 1991 before xc90's ..... do you not bother to watch and read information

[@TimYoung817]

Lol "same panache as a Rolls" with power seating...I was at Honda getting my Accord serviced the other day and the base Fit model for $16,000 had power seating and Bluetooth. Technology evolves.

[@Samspianopage]

Yes your right, but the base fit probably doesn't have electric seats and an electric sunroof. A/C maybe but yes technology compared to yesterdays top of the range motors is incredible.

[@ianbuchan1793]

I used to weld the crossmembers and tailgates on these

[@omenaporeomenapore]

my dream

[@griff500grr]

Don't blame the British for the Fiesta. They haven't been made here for 10+ years.

[@gootywooty]

The amount of chumps here complaining about how unreliable the RRs are absurd. Sure its nothing like a Toyota LC but its not unreliable to the point where it will just break down when it feels like it. Over-exaggeration and a half. Today's RRs are really reliable so stop slagging them off ffs :')

[@TheGalacticEmperorOfLabels]

I took one for a test drive once and when I slammed the driver's door the passenger door and offside headlight simply fell off. And this was a brand new car!

[@511dydy]

Let me tell you one joke, British automotive industry

[@WarCrimeGaming]

Let me tell you a good joke GM and Chrysler cars

[@frederickhansen7108]

What no Jeremy?

[@marshalllucky]

tee hee your comment is humourous , bless you, they`re not all locked up yet ;-)

[@centaurus5676]

''Some of the best people bought Range Rovers?'' [Quentin Wilson] what a fucking toff! Some of the worst people bought them as well!

[@kernals12]

1:38 it's common practice for leaders of countries with major car industries to be driven in domestically produced cars to show support, that's why Angela Merkel is driven in a Mercedes and Barack Obama is driven in a Cadillac

[@xmoroseguyx]

I guess the best days for them was the 1990`s, Fuel was perhaps not much over a third of what it is today, And the road tax was all the same as cars, And the price held up as the fad for them grew, But they are certainly crap, Poorly built, Unreliable, Thirsty { 15 mpg ? More like ten } And the handling is so terrible that you end up baby sitting them, Not driving them on the road, And what`s the road tax on them now ? 465 quid ? You would be mugging yourself

[@TheAsylum100]

The cost in fuel to do 40000 miles a year in that thing would buy a small house

[@FlightProgramAborted]

Expenses junk, absolute crap, there is a reason why they didn’t change for years. Lol then you watch the video and see the squeaky brakes , excessive body roll, parts from a marina. It’s the biggest TOF con of the millennia

[@rubbara]

Thats not Jeremy Clarkson, that is Quentin Wilson.

[@mediapark101]

That's Willson with 2 l's. I know this because I had the job of printing his name badge for a conference he was compering in 1999. I made the same mistake, along with the poster of this video and just about everyone else, and never heard the end of it.

[@MrAvant123]

Very Rose tinted !! Range Rover reliability was legendarily bad on the newer models that had more gadgets and tech !

[@2490debrick]

Mark 1 was their best model...

[@haz939]

720p in 1991 WTF

[@moaningpheromones]

Jeremy Clarkson: why would you get a diesel? It's the fuel of satan man!

[@livingalpujarras]

passed 6 mots in its life and failed 3 that h reg one

[@mrthomas394]

My god dose anything last on these the list of potential faults and things to look for is endless

[@ianlorenc]

Pull out the dipstick in a Range Rover? Isn't that carjacking? j/k

[@midsaint776]

:-D :-D:-D

[@kellyrobinson550]

ianlorenc Nice👍

[@ollieclark379]

IT LOOKS ATTRACTIYE. HEZ, CYCLE PROMISE WHAT DO YOU THINK, GUYS... 11

[@j.chiari4222]

Nowadays a Fiesta can cost 30 grand

[@ej2659]

The only place where you will hear Range rover and quality in the same sentence. Buy a Land Cruiser. They were literally designed to last over 25 yrs in the harshest conditions.

[@NGMonocrom]

Wow! Old Top Gear was full of the brown stuff. These things are horribly unreliable and should be completely avoided on the Used Market.

[@Land_Cruiser_40]

2:34 utter rubbish, the camshaft on that 'marvelous V8 engine' would have been longer lasting if Land Rover made them out of frozen butter. You've got to appreciate the styling though. Cheers

[@thesis4349]

> Any Land Rover > Made it to last Yeah... No.

[@noorgoossens1732]

Very Resourceful What's ut, sisters injure ! 1!

[@MrZuul25]

Still not a JEEP :D

[@Captain1diot]

I wish Top Gear would revue regular cars instead of pointless hyper cars that the average person could never afford!

[@purrbright]

Toyota's go wrong to,and cost a hell of a lot more to fix. They also suffer so badly from sheer dullness,and Japanese love of all things plastic,and lets face it you will never see the queen or Charlie driving a Hi Lux,EVER.

[@tristanadamski8479]

purrbright ted wow it’s almost like you know nothing about toyota lol

[@Sapp440]

I'll never understand the British sense of self consciousness about their license plates.

[@madshiny]

They are self conscious because everyone can see how old the car is with original plates.

[@justsumguy2u]

Range Rovers of that genre were spectacularly unreliable....if you insist on owning one, make sure you can afford the constant repair bills, and just accept the fact that sometimes it simply won't run.

[@highlandmalt6368]

+justsomeguytoyou I agree - possibly the worst made car of its generation. The Rover V8, whilst loved by many, is an awful engine when compared to other similar push rod V8s. I like the shape and the driving position, i've owned 2 of them, but they were truly dreadfully unreliable. If the build quality could have been like a Toyota, and if it was able to avoid and perform better in accidents, it would have been one of the best cars of all time - but it wasn't....

[@nicholasvouis7287]

+Single malt The rover V8 is a great engine and so is the transmission. All european cars have electrical issues because all of their electronics are designed to carry very specific curents, anything over, and they blow

[@justsumguy2u]

Well, technically a Buick V8---GM sold it to Rover.

[@nicholasvouis7287]

+justsomeguytoyou I know, but GM couldn't figure out how to keep it cool at that point, it was originally designed as a racing engine too. It was known as the Rover V8 ever since they bought the rights to it when a Rover person found one on a dock and thought it to be an ingenious piece of design, which it was, as it had ben used in numerous cars with various displacements all the way into the 2000's.

[@defenda1]

I've driven mine daily for a few years now, I changed the plugs but that's about it.. Everything is maintainable. The Lucas electrics and rust are the big vulnerabilities, but overall it's a stylish tank.

[@andrewscott1508]

The Queen only drives a Range Rover because it is English and well she is the Queen of England and supports her Country otherwise she would drive a Landcruiser

[@nkt1]

She is the Queen of the United Kingdom. Most of her vehicles (Bentley, Range Rover, Jaguar etc) are manufactured by companies which haven't been British-owned for many years.

[@michaelpdrock1]

Don't buy automatic then...my manual new fiesta is 4 years old...nothing wrong with it

[@jeremyhalden6094]

Want to go offroad buy a range rover want to get home take a landcruiser