Hi, New here, and planning my first RangeRover purchase. I test drove my prospective car today and would like an expert opinion on a few concerns that arose during my test drive. First of all may I just clarify that I have never driven a RangeRover or an Automatic before!
The RR drove beautifully on a motorway and around the town whilst test driving, but I noticed that the revs seemed high when starting off from standstill. Is this normal. As soon as it reached a decent speed - around 30 mph - the revs seemed to sound normal. The best way to describe it I think would be to say this - it was like - if I was driving a manual car and starting off with my foot slightly on the clutch. The garage said that this was normal, and was because the engine was moving such a heavy car. I must say - that once the car reached a decent speed, it cruised along beautifully.
Secondly - When turning off the engine the car displays an error regarding the windows. It goes around all windows stating that they are not set, and then also the sunroof i.e. RH Window not set, LH Window not set etc etc. The garage once again assured me that this was only a matter of resetting. Nothing to worry about, and would be seen to before my purchase.
The RR is a 1997 model with 97K on the clock. It has full service history and only one owner from new. It is priced at £11,000. It compares favourably with similar spec models I have seen.
The garage is not known to me, so would like some assurance that these issues above are as trivial as made out, or signs of something more serious. If anyone could reply ASAP!! I am supposed to tell the garage tomorrow if I want the car or not!
Gwyn