2010 Range Rover Supercharged

[Jake]

I started my new job and started doing some math with this beast. After paying for the big 105k service and having it inspected, I started thinking more about the future of Our Lord of Supercharging.

The steering rack was going to need replacement eventually (expensive), the seats needed some dye work to look presentable, and as the odometer climbed up and up, I would surely end up doing the shocks/airbags, maybe a wheel bearing or two, the rear brakes, and whatever the hell else a 105+k mile truck needs. Will it eat the control arm bushings? Will it need a water pump?

New job will have me busier, the Rover didn't pull the enclosed with enough authority (even without wind, it was just kind of "squishy" everywhere, not confidence-inspiring) and frankly, I'm really fucking tired of higher-mileage daily drivers. The gray F-150 spoiled me - it only needed oil changes and a set of brakes in 30k miles. My 128i was similar. Both of those cars let me just go out and do whatever else, didn't require spending time working on them (or paying someone to do it), and were excellent to drive with newer technology. The E46 M3 and Range Rover were super kickass, but left me worried about "what next" - even with everything in good working order. I'm fine working on the racecar and cheap toy cars, but I want my daily to be an appliance, however cool of one it may be (does this mean I'm getting old? shit.)

So, the Range Rover got traded in to Battlefield Ford on Saturday with 105,700-ish miles. New thread coming, that should be more of a "journeys and experiences" thread more than "look what broke!"

I adored this Range Rover and it treated me very, very well. It towed the open trailer like a boss, was very capable off-road (minus those couple of rocks), was a perfect city/highway cruiser, and looked great doing everything. If it pulled the enclosed trailer better, I'd feel better about putting money into it as needed and just have the shop do whatever work. But I decided it wasn't worth keeping, given the payment + maintenance cost and the towing limitations.

So long, buddy. It was a good, if short, run.