I need to emphasize at the beginning - I like to watch Doug. He is making very interesting videos and I learned a lot from him.
But... He made a video about old Range Rovers and that video is... How to say... Snobbish.
Starting from 2:00 Dug explains why his Range is rubbish.
- Mirrors fold in opposite directions. When the left folds in, the right mirror folds out
Well, electricity in the car is DC. This is a simple mistake made by some mechanics who turned the jack in opposite direction. Cost to repair: 0 $ and 30 minutes.
- 2:30 handbrake doesn't work
There are two possibilities. First, that you need to wind it up (0$ and 10 minutes) or the cable is not fitted to the brakes (0$ and 30 minutes) or the cable is broken (20$ and 45 minutes).
- 2:45 Parking sensor fell into the bumper
Well... Put it back. Cost to repair - 0$ and 15 minutes.
- 3:15 Fog light keep falling down and the rear light fills with water
Well... Buy some silicone for the plumbing and fix it (5$ and 30 min)
Total price: 25$ and 2 hours of work that could be done by any man and lot of girls as well
If you want to drive the second-hand car you need to learn some mechanics and be willing to invest several hours of labor. But the work on your car can be also fun. Simply relax, enjoy and feel like a real man.
Be like this guy, ChrisFix:
About the parts, Never, Ever go to the dealer. The prices are at least x2 than the same auto parts at the big shops such as www.oscaro.com
If you like old Range Rovers, visit this website
http://www.rangerovers.net/