Favorite year of RR
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I agree with JB..love my 91 hunter with no abs, cloth seats, but I still have my BW with a new viscous...works great. 
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AlanB
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1985 Range Rover with an LT77 5 speed, LT230R transfer case and a 4.0L with an Edelbrock 4 barrel. That's my favorite. I've owned an '87, a couple of '89's, a '90 and a '94LWB and they never came close to giving my the kind of joy my '85 gives me. Only a bit more complicated than a Series III but loads more comfortable and infinitly more capable. There's just something about those old (pre-NAS) Range Rovers.
None are completely ideal but I prefer the SWB...
Interior and ventilation from a '95
TC (LT230) from 87-88
No ABS yet axially-ventilated front brakes from a 90-91 Hunter
90+ for hidden door hinges
93+(?) for 24 spline axles
Metal rad overflow tank from 87-89
If I had to replace mine I guess I'd look for a nice 95 SWB and live with the ABS. Everything else is upgradeable.
Interior and ventilation from a '95
TC (LT230) from 87-88
No ABS yet axially-ventilated front brakes from a 90-91 Hunter
90+ for hidden door hinges
93+(?) for 24 spline axles
Metal rad overflow tank from 87-89
If I had to replace mine I guess I'd look for a nice 95 SWB and live with the ABS. Everything else is upgradeable.
My 1991 Range Rover Hunter - no ABS, no sunroof, no sway bars, cloth unpowered seats, better electrical system than pre-1990's, just a really good truck. At the first MAR I attended back in 1996 one of the guys from Land Rover of North America came up to me and said - "you know you've got THE best Range Rover to use for off roading don't you?" I told him I had looked a long time for a Hunter (since they only made 405 of them) and it was exactly what I wanted. I've put custom wound RTE 1-1/2" lift springs, 245/75R16 tires, 24 spline rear axles and rock sliders on it and it takes me everywhere I want to go. Now I've got a Tdi D-90 so I'm reluctantly going to put the Hunter on the market soon (I'm in the middle of replacing the heater core right now - didn't want to stick a new owner with that job). These are great vehicles.
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syoung
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Great - I really want this thing to go to a good home - I've got to get it back together so it won't be ready to go for a couple of weeks so you have time. It's faded Eastnor Green and it has about 196,000 miles on it but its a good truck - ask anybody in Solaros. It even knows the way to Huntsville having been there on numerous occasions. My e-mail is - solaros1@att.net
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NO EFI RRC
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People often talk bad about the ABS system, but rarely acknowledge what a great braking system it is when all components are in proper working order. Yes, the parts are expensive, like the pressure pump. But most people don't seem to realize that the pumps usually lasted well over 10 years before needing to be replaced. The pre ABS system does have some advantages off-road, but the ABS system also has advantages for everyday driving. Something similar can be said for the sway bars, which by the way do not totally kill the vehicle's stock suspension travel/articulation as some will lead you to believe. If basically all your driving is done off-road, then yeah, you probably are better off without the ABS and sway bars. But, otherwise, an ABS & sway bar(s) equipped RRC is a bit more practical for everyday use, while retaining excellent capability off road. I can certainly understand those that would rather have an earlier model RRC, or Hunter. But with JackW's posting, it's also implied that the electric seats and sunroof are things to avoid. Being realistic, neither of those are overly problematic, besides the seat switches possibly needing attention at some point.
I like the extra 1-1/2" of headroom that a non-sunroof equipped Range Rover has (not Disco levels but better) and the fact that any hole in the roof is a potential leak. One time on my previous Range Rover the drain tubes clogged up and the sunroof tray collected about a half gallon of cold rain while the truck sat nose up in the driveway. We were all going out to dinner and my mother climbed into the front passenger seat - when we backed down the drive and got the nose of the Rover pointed down the hill all that water sloshed right into her lap - she was NOT amused.
I also like the cloth seats of the Hunter better - always felt that the leather was too slick in most of the other Range Rovers (except those nice perforated seats in the Great Divides)- and no fragile seat switches to break or dig into your side.
I also like the cloth seats of the Hunter better - always felt that the leather was too slick in most of the other Range Rovers (except those nice perforated seats in the Great Divides)- and no fragile seat switches to break or dig into your side.