**SOLD** 1991 RRC Great Divide Edition | Trail Ready | 9K

[BlackMustache]

About this vehicle​

This 1991 Land Rover Range Rover is a modified vehicle with updates to the exterior, interior and drivetrain. The owner has had it for 5+ years. The vehicle runs great and is mainly used for weekend drives.

Seller's Notes​

Car has lived in California and Arizona. No rust.

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Vehicle Details​

Great Divide Edition (GDE) Range Rover. Theses are rare! Runs great and passes California smog with no issues.

Recent fixes/maintenance:
Head job
New water pump
New ignition amplifier module
New power steering box
New power steering pump
Reconditioned abs pump
New EBC Green brakes
Recent CV joint seals
New leather seats
New trailing arm bushings

Mods:
ARB front bumper w 9k winch
Hella auxiliary lights
New winch controller
Cobra CB w whip antenna
33x10.5r15 BFG MTs w spare
Offset steel wheels
Gears for said tires
3" Old Man Emu lift
Upgraded front prop shaft
HD trailing arms
HD axle shafts in rear
Magnaflow exhaust
Marine stereo w Bluetooth
New Optima Yellowtop battery
Used as a daily driver for years. Then became my camping rig. It runs strong, but here are the things that don't work/need work:
AC (kaput, but fan works)
Heater bypassed
Headliner pinned up
Seat switches (intermittent)
Sunroof seal leaks in high-powered car washes—needs new seal
Overall, runs great, cheap to fix, killer off road, easy on the eyes.

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Exterior​

Trail rash on the driver door and quarter panel. Tire rubs under full flex.

 

[Blueboy]

Real shame someone actually destroyed a GDE edition assuming it actually is one. And if so not much left of it.
The plastic decals are easily made. The metal badge on the tailgate not so much although some Rangie dealers had some for customers and gave them out.
This is the metal badge they all had on the tailgate drive’s side upper left:

 

[BlackMustache]

Hey Blueboy, I appreciate the sentiment, but this is Rover being used as it was designed to be used. It's a sturdy trail rig that has been places. may not be everyone's cup of tea, but for the folks looking for a trail ready GDE, this is on of them. Number 163 to be exact. Here's a picture of what the badge actually looks like.

 

[Blueboy]

Yes, every GDE had a badge showing its number. As well as the badge I showed. Congrats you now have proven an original has been totally fucked up.
Have you ever watched the Great Divide Expedition video? Coming down Red Cone was pretty impressive. The tires stuffed without rubbing. They are pretty much “trail ready” out of box assuming you can drive. Although a good upgrade is a LT 230 center box and ARB lockers front / rear which this doesn’t have. If you want to totally fuck up a truck buy a Jeep. There are lots of them vs 400 RRC GDE.
GLWS of a total pos Rangie.

 

[p m]

Some hurt feelings around...
First of all, GDE trucks really had little going for them except for the bumpers - those are really tits, far better than anything else made for a Disco or a Classic. The GDE bumper alone is worth between 500 and 1500, depending on the condition.
So... would a GDE decal be a good reason not to modify a Classic? Not for me, if it was my only Classic. 20 years ago I wouldn't even have known a GDE truck from a Hunter. Does a GDE decal increase a value of a Classic? Not for me, either, even now that I know that only 400 of them were so designated.

There's a lot of good stuff done to this truck - does it merit the price?
I don't know - it just seems to me that for that coin a truck could look a little better. White trucks are easy - most of them never need repainting, but black bits better be black, including the bumper.

Good luck with sale in any case.

By the way, Red Cone descent is steep but not off-the-cliff steep. I've seen a person in a Series 2A drive down Red Cone - with however crappy brakes they had.

 

[Stamos]

12k? Ouch.

Good luck with sale.

 

[1of40]

Hey Blueboy, I appreciate the sentiment, but this is Rover being used as it was designed to be used. It's a sturdy trail rig that has been places. may not be everyone's cup of tea, but for the folks looking for a trail ready GDE, this is on of them. Number 163 to be exact. Here's a picture of what the badge actually looks like. View attachment 63155

Love it. "It's a sturdy trail rig that has been places." Agree, I got into Rovers to go places.

 

[bri]

By the way, Red Cone descent is steep but not off-the-cliff steep. I've seen a person in a Series 2A drive down Red Cone - with however crappy brakes they had.

Its not the steep that is tough. It is the fact that it is scree and moguls. I watched in horror as a 4x4 ATV attempted it. Person flew over the bars near the top and the ATV rolled all the way down. The only problem I had with my first D1 was that with 255/85R16, it was a very quick decent if you didn't really use a lot of brake.

 

[ukoffroad]

Honestly, the purists get so butthurt about this stuff. His truck and all. I dig it. The interior looks great compared to the outside. It could be made to look original if needed by the buyer, but not at 12k. 5-8k maybe, but I am not shopping so-

 

[1of40]

Its not the steep that is tough. It is the fact that it is scree and moguls. I watched in horror as a 4x4 ATV attempted it. Person flew over the bars near the top and the ATV rolled all the way down. The only problem I had with my first D1 was that with 255/85R16, it was a very quick decent if you didn't really use a lot of brake.

This was 90%+ driver skill/balls too.

 

[bri]

Honestly, the purists get so butthurt about this stuff. His truck and all. I dig it. The interior looks great compared to the outside. It could be made to look original if needed by the buyer, but not at 12k. 5-8k maybe, but I am not shopping so-

I am no purist, but I have owned 2 RRC. The interior is trashed, look closer. Wood is toasty. Good thing is new leather. Vehicle hasn't even been vacuumed.

For 12k, I would expect heat and a/c. Count on heater core replacement. I find it a bit funny

Problem is there is no making RRC ac deal with 100deg and no hope of making heat work at -20. Any experienced RRC owner knows this.

I hope we see a SOLD for asking price note.

If so, I will list my pristine (by comparison) 2001 H&H for 20k.

The only thing GDE on this is a badge. It's worth no more than a similar RRC.

 

[ukoffroad]

I owned an 89 and a 92. I agree with you on price.

 

[bri]

This was 90%+ driver skill/balls too.

I my disco with stock brakes, gears and 255/85, the only skill was how to quite literally stand on the breaks.

I think my current one would be much easier with 235/85 and 4.11.

 

[p m]

Problem is there is no making RRC ac deal with 100deg and no hope of making heat work at -20. Any experienced RRC owner knows this.

I have been using my Classic's A/C in the desert all the time. It is nowhere close to, say, an LR4 A/C, but it works fine. Enough for my Airedale to feel comfortable, and he does not like heat at all.
It takes a while to cool off the interior if the truck has been sitting under the sun without a shade behind the windshield; 15-20 minutes, maybe.
There's also the freon factor - I have one - black - 95 SWB with R12. That thing will cool things off in a hurry.

Never tried the heater under -20.

 

[p m]

I my disco with stock brakes, gears and 255/85, the only skill was how to quite literally stand on the breaks.

By the way, have you ever tried descending a steep grade while in reverse? It works amazingly well, especially since, on top of gravity, you don't have to fight your own engine in low/1st.

 

[bri]

By the way, have you ever tried descending a steep grade while in reverse? It works amazingly well, especially since, on top of gravity, you don't have to fight your own engine in low/1st.

Yep. Once on black bear! But I will never do that trail again.

Since wife depends on me now (disabled in past 4 years), I no longer do trails where one minor error in driving or one small mechanical error ends in death.

I have been using my Classic's A/C in the desert all the time. It is nowhere close to, say, an LR4 A/C, but it works fine. Enough for my Airedale to feel comfortable, and he does not like heat at all.
It takes a while to cool off the interior if the truck has been sitting under the sun without a shade behind the windshield; 15-20 minutes, maybe.
There's also the freon factor - I have one - black - 95 SWB with R12. That thing will cool things off in a hurry.

Never tried the heater under -20.

Ah!!! OK, I stand corrected. The only one that has potential to deal with the conditions I mentioned is the 1995.

I had 89,91,93. All had maintained HVAC in good operating order and none could deal with CO extremes and that was specifically why I ditched them. Damn I do miss the 1993 LWB Sable Edition, beautiful vehicle. The GDE on BAT now will give some idea of what a decent one will go for.

 

[BlackMustache]

Taking the feedback and lowering to 9K.

 

[Tugela]

This isn't news to anyone, but a small investment in presentation will improve curb appeal. You'll get more than the cost of a detail back in the sale price. When I'm car shopping, I tend to form a more positive impression of a listing if it looks like the seller took care of the vehicle. I care a lot more about mechanical/structural condition than whether a car is dirty, but listing a car without making an effort on appearance will be a deterrent to some potential buyers. Don't go too far, though. If an engine bay is sparkly shiny, I wonder what leaks got cleaned up yesterday.

 

[pdxrovermech]

Those recent repairs and aftermarket parts would easily cost someone more than 9k if they had to pay someone to do the work. Too bad it needs 2k in HVAC work. I think the trail rash looks great. Shiny Rangeys are shit for the cars and coffee crowd anyways. A good cleaning and some factory floormats would do a lot for the presentation though.

 

[jymmiejamz]

Take it to a detailer, you’ll get your money back in added value