UK guy who buys crash-damaged Range Rover for less than $2000 finds out why it's so cheap when driving
- This UK car enthusiast bought a crash-damaged Range Rover
- However, he only made it 700 miles down the road
- Then he discovered why it was so cheap
Published on Nov 05, 2024 at 8:54 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on Nov 06, 2024 at 1:07 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Alessandro Renesis
This UK car enthusiast and content creator found out the hard way why the crash-damaged Range Rover he bought was so cheap.
It cost him less than $2,000.
However, he managed to get less than 700 miles down the road before his ‘bargain’ turned out to be more trouble than he’d realized.
In his own words: “Things went really bad”.
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The cheap crash-damaged Range Rover
Hailing from the UK, Nino of Not Economically Viable is ‘teaching myself to be a mechanic by reviving forgotten wrecks’.
He bought the wrecked Range Rover from Copart, an auction house socializing in ‘used, damaged and insurance write-off cars’ for less than £1,500 (around $1,950).
However, a little further down the road Nino encountered some serious mechanical issues.
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The problems and repairs
With a failed gearbox as just part of the problem, the vehicle required more large-scale repairs than he’d anticipated.
As well as shifting issues and a burning smell, he made several attempts to diagnose the problem using a scan tool.
However, he was forced to buy a secondhand gearbox to replace it before coding it.
He also encountered broken components, and rust problems on the tailgate and rear end.
Smaller tasks included fixing the bonnet struts, and cleaning and replacing various damaged parts – from the torque converter to the oil pan.
It was a long road to recovery for this Range Rover which he later gave away.
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All Supercar Blondie contributors undergo editorial review and fact-checking to ensure accuracy and authority in automotive journalism. After gaining her BA Hons in French and English at the University of Nottingham, Amelia embarked on a vocational diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). This led to numerous opportunities, from interning at Vogue to being on the small team that launched Women’s Health magazine in the UK, which was named the PPA Consumer magazine of the year for three years running. As Health, Beauty and Fitness editor, Amelia personally received a Johnson & Johnson Award and was shortlisted for both PPA and BSME titles. Since then, Amelia has created content for numerous titles and brands, including the Telegraph, 111 Skin, Waitrose, Red magazine, Stylist, and Elle, as well as being Head of Content at Vitality and Editor in Chief at INLondon magazine. “My superpower is translating technical jargon about the mechanical workings of a supercar into a relatable story you’ll want to share with your friends after you’ve read it.” After joining the SB Media family as a senior journalist in September of 2023, Amelia’s role has evolved to see her heading up the SEO output of the editorial team. From researching the most ‘Google-able’ key terms to producing evergreen content - it’s been a time of hard work, growth, and success for the editorial team and the Supercar Blondie website. “I like to think of myself as a ‘method journalist’. In other words: I live and breathe whatever I am writing about. When writing about fitness, I trained as a personal trainer, and as a beauty editor, I completed an ‘expert’ in scent diploma with the Fragrance Foundation. “During my tenure at Supercar Blondie, however, I did something I never thought possible: I passed my driving test at the age of 36. One day I’d love to train as a mechanic to better understand what happens under the hood, too. “My sweet spot is providing readers with a ‘takeaway’ (read: something new they didn’t know before) after reading every one of my stories. While I don’t claim to be an expert in the automotive world, I know the experts and bodies in the field to rely on to provide our readers with an informative and thought-provoking story every time they visit the site.”
