Sell it to somebody from wales, under 20mph will be perfect 👍🏻👌🏻

I have a friend who is “worth a Bob or two” and runs an 08 Range Rover as his main car. I am sure it is because it is the most opulent show of wealth possible - he also buys pick and mix at cinemas so we are talking serious disposable income.

Hi Matt. I had my 2 EGR valves replaced on my Discovery 3 TDV6 (same engine) recently here in Switzerland and the 600GBP quote you received for each valve is way too much. An original LR one shoud be around 300 GBP, VAT included, and you can get for half that price an OEM spec Valeo branded EGR with all seals included. Check LR Direct, Rimmer Bros, LR Parts or Advanced Factors. (All UK based retailers)

Even if you replace the EGR valves (which fixes it) and service it and tidy it up for the forecourt you’re in to around 3K inc purchase price. You might find someone daft enough to buy it for £3500 with 182,000 on the clock but then there is always the possibility of a phone call a week later complaining about the turbo blowing up. Or any number of other issues. Sell it for parts Matt. £1500. No come backs and 500 dabs in your pocket.

P,lease, don't call yourself "idiot" , "moron" etc. You're a lovely man! and buying cars like this one makes a good content for us to watch

Typical mechanic, you can test an EGR valve before replacing it and you can see if the turbo has an imbalance by removing the intake pipes

A couple of years ago we bought a 2007 4.2l Vogue supercharged. Only a quarter of a million miles on the clock! Probably spent £1500 on it but it seems perfectly reliable, drives like new and is supremely comfortable and useful. Sure, a bit heavy on fuel but compared to buying something on HP or lease, it's a no brainer. If we get another year or two out of it I'm very happy.

Had the exact same issue with mine (which I’d have sold you for £1,000 and is a much better example on 186k miles 🤣… but I’ve also owned it since 2013). I would go for an EGR delete kit (£20-£30 off eBay/LRParts etc) and try it, worst case you’re doing the valves anyway but best case, and in my case, it not only solved it, but was 💯 more responsive than ever before, passes the MOT, no fault codes thrown up and is MUCH more fuel efficient 34MPG on a motorway run! I fitted them myself, 40 min job start to finish. Great vid 👍🏼

"I bought a cheap ranger rover sport for £1,000" A month later: *"I sold my house to cover the repair costs for this car"*

Blank off both EGR's first. Straightforward and inexpensive task for your garage. Then see how it drives and then IF the turbo is shot, pass it as as a running project.

I had the EXACT same issue, I got the cheap blanking kits for the EGR’s, an hours work on my drive and it resolved it completely! Before I had to make sure I could see a mile gap at junctions before pulling out, after the blanks were fitted, full power restored 👌

Ship it out to our KZfaq friends LR Time and Christian will properly diagnose it before shelling out on ‘it could be this, it could be that’, replacement parts! He’s just bought an L405 so should be your new best friend anyway 🤣 Seriously though, great video as always Matt - whilst I never liked the original Disco sport, it seemingly has lots of friends so will definitely sell if you do fix it. Good luck 🤞

There is a reason Range Rovers depreciate badly, and this video sums it all up. Beautifully designed vehicle, delight to drive, well appointed inside and out, let down by ridiculously over priced below average quality parts. These vehicles seem to get to a certain age and mileage where the faults and failures overwhelm most people, even if you think you are keeping on top of it the next eye watering bill will quickly be around the corner. When you read out the receipts the story unfolded, the owner got to the end of their patience with constant high cost repairs that they likely punched the infotainment display or threw something at it then abandined the money pit. Land Rover are doing themselves no favours, these vehicles are seen as worthless junk after a certain age as they are just not built to last with over priced parts and complex time consuming repairs, this is why they depreciate like a lead weight after a certain age and mileage, nobody wants them. It's a shame, lovely vehicles to drive, sit in and look at but not salvageable due to depreciation and cost of repair. Break it or scrap it, it may be a cheap fix but whoever buys it off you will hate you forever when the suspension airbags go or the ECU's fry. Lexus do not have these issues, but I would say BMW and Audi SUVs are just as expensive to maintain.

Hi matt You can confirm if its egr valves with 2x 1p coins, take the pipes out the side of the throttle housing only takes a few minutes and the 1p coins sit perfectly in the holes . Road test and if you got full power then you know . Egr delete + software £300 will keep it cheap

Looking back through it's MOT history things seem remarkable clean. No different than some Hondas I've had. It's once a car is past 130k that bills seem to rack up. I tend to buy at around 90k, just after the previous owners have put on new discs, tyres, exhaust, battery , suspension arms, and clutch. This has resulted in 20 years of free motoring parts wise!

Matt .I worked on the development of this Engine at Ford Dagenham , & in my opinion it sounds like definitely turbo . However you might want to check the crossover pipe that links the Turbo to the other manifold , as they have a flexi piece in the pipe ,& have been known to rot out and split . However i would personally Break it and run the Shell in for scrap tbh

Blank off the EGRs and get them mapped out. I've done that with my 2.7 and it's transformed it, and cured the fault it had. Inexpensive, so it's well worth a go. Looks a decent enough car, it'd be a shame to give up on it.

Ain't no such thing as a cheap Range Rover.

Well Mr High Paek Matt, what an encharting video. Open to the fans for diagnosis and repair. Simple an amazing video content, with so much communication from your loyal fans. You have hit the nail on the head with this rover sport. Im fascinated by this wonderful story. Best of luck. Maybe you have turned a corner with audience participation. New year new ideas. What did you say about changing the format Matt.😂

Hi Matt some great feed back on this video could carry out some of the ideas to see if it works another couple of videos out of this one . Cannot wait to see spend or spares . 10/10

It's great to see your love for anything Range Rover never clouds your decision-making, nor the fact it was only £1000 in the first place, but £1500 spent and a possible profit at the end looks tempting, as I have seen you do worse and spend more just to keep a classic alive.

A Range Rover Sport for £1,000! This should be interesting!

Excellent video again Matt

Really enjoy watching your videos! Inspiration for our own new Chanel 👍

£1000 to buy but impossible to insure 😂

Hi Matt, great video as usual. Us old revheads here in Australia would put a 350 Chev in it. That always solved all our problems. 😁 My first Sport was an 08 TDV8 in Stornaway Grey with cream leather. I was hooked. Towed my 25 foot caravan all over the easern side of Australia from Darwin to Far North Queensland and back to SA. It finally died of something my mechanic (doctor) couldn't fix. You know what they say, "Get a second opinion." I wish I had done that. I've now got a 2011 TDV6. I like it but I was spoiled by the TDV8. PS I like the old Matt, the bloke that follows his heart and wins 9 out of 10 challenges.

Seems exactly same issue as the one I had which was Egr Valves. Ended up driving in manual mode to keep revs up. From memory paid £1100 and was all sorted. Had some nice cars since but genuinely these are one of the nicest cars to waft around in.

Great video, I can see the anguish in your face. It would seem that the EGR block off and see how it goes is a simple first stage option, if turbo is u/s then see how much a refurb is! Or - spares and repairs, there are loads of people out there who love fiddling with these vehicles, and seem to know more about them and how to fix them than LR techs!

Love it! The cliffhanger is very entertaining (but maybe not for you , a grand in). Slim margins even if the 2 x egr is the fix! Personally I’d be cautious and ‘part it out’, or I’d rough it up a bit more , stove in the windscreen and sell it to Matt Armstrong for £1099 😅😅😅

I recommend this channel to do many folks I should be on commission. On a lighter note I'm looking to change my car and have been watching your old videos (I've been a subscriber since pretty much day one) with all the respect in the world it's really clear how much better you've gotten since you started and you were good then. Keep it up fella. Great work.

Hi Matt i love your videos & it would be boring if everything went to plan but your faith in JLR products always amazes me, i personally wouldn't go anywhere near any of them but my mate loves them (he has the RR tdv8 4.4 full fat autobiography)

Go for it Matt! Just for the content 😀

Hi Matt. Very entertaining video and I'm sure that the video where you attempt to fix this Range Rover will be even more so. You will no doubt score even more hits and subscribers. However, if it's purely about making a profit on this car then you know in your heart that after the initial £1,200, there will always be other issues which may cost you another £1,500. Even in the unlikely event that you get off lightly, you have another £1,000-£2,000 worth of odds and ends to fix like the tyres, seat, cracked media screen etc. You could easily spend £4-5,000 on this and it will still have issues. You also have to think about that concentrating on this bottomless money pit will take your focus away from much better car options.

Big fan of the first gen Range Rover Sport. Have had two myself, a 2007 and 2012 model. I must be one of the lucky ones as they were both reliable and never let me down. Although can’t say the same for the newer 2014 Range Rover I ended up buying.

I think you started the video with the right mindset in that it would be worth more in parts, but hey look at all of the other RRS’s it could rescue!

Don’t worry about it Matt, your utube vids make way more than 1k about these type of cars, there just interesting to watch 👍👍

Forums are amazing. Where else can you be in the same place as so many geniuses who can diagnose the most difficult car problems from a picture?

I had exactly same issue with my rrs 2.7 2008 blanked faulty egr with bit of metal .....worked perfectly then while a searched and bought second hand egr on fleebay got it fitted was fine after that too ... was no were near £1000 but mine had 134k not 184k sold it with 142k 6 months later .. 🎉

I had similar symptoms in two cars and both were related to the air flow sensor. You can try cleaning the EGR first - the product from Halfords costs a few pounds.

Another entertaining video Matt. Much as you love these RR Sports, and you want to save it, I sympathise but maybe this one's too finely balanced to be a business proposition. I'd be tempted to sell it to an enthusiast with more money than sense who can rescue it as a project...you'll still have saved it😉. Happy New Year...Cheers Roj.

Do we all skip the car vertical plug .

Personally Matt I would sell it for spares and parts and at least that way you’ve hopefully covered your outlays. You might even get more for it. If you try and repair it given what you already know and with what ultimately may also be thrown up - there’s the screen too - it could become a serious money pit.

Fit cheap egr blanking kit or use old coins / piece of metal both sides , does not bring dash lights on , check turbo actuator and lubricate it through access panel in passenger side wheel arch , use old metal coat hanger , I’ve done a few 2.7 same symptoms worked a treat , diy job for a lot of people Matt good luck

Go for it Matt, it’s a very clean car, with zero faults it’s bound to go at a premium price!. When did you last see one that clean with no faults at that mileage?. Regards, Longshanks.

These were terrible from the factory matt and you know better mate. Set fire to it. I speak as a man about to terribly overspend on two turbo's for my 4.4 tdv8! At least the seats dont squeek in the L322 😂

Try to sell it to a used parts supplier for as much as you can get, which hopefully might be close to what you paid for it. If it’s less, I think it’s worth the loss versus the time, worry, and money to get it sellable. Just my opinion.

I thought AdBlue was a daft idea till I heard about EGR, when the BMW Recall Letters started arriving.

Another great video.....like the cliff hanger ending (and reference to Viv Nicholson!)...would LOVE to see this great car restored and I'm impressed by the range of mechanical solutions suggested here - but I have a niggling doubt about this one that whatever mechanical magic you try it will be one thing after another...get rid!

I’d get rid… too much cost and as you say not a guaranteed fix. But I picked up one of these for myself as a week end car in November (wanted one from the day I first saw it in real life). It’s was no where near as bad as this but I had awful lag then it would just shoot forward. I scanned it and got an egr code also, Problem was fixed and code gone for me by using ‘wynns egr valve cleaner spray’ (cleans turbo system also) and I only use esso premium diesel which has a high amount of cleaning additives. I’ve just had a full service today and the car does have some flaws (seized Caliper bleed screws oil on gearbox transfer case) BUT it drives like a dream. Very responsive and smooth. Maybe try the spray… it costs £12 and worst case scenario nothing will change. Best case it becomes drivable again, just follow the instructions exactly as it says on the website, the reviews are hit and miss I suspect the people that it didn’t work for didn’t follow the instructions properly.

It seems to be an easy fix… you can test the EGR or turbo before replacing them! Even if it needed everything done, would be worth. But it’s hard to believe it needs. The whole car is in a great condition and has a good history, even if you sell it under the market price and not have a profit, would get the content for us 😅 Also, I think it’s totally possible to sell it with a £500 profit and still under value, it’d only take a longer time. We know you love this work, Matt. Idiot or moron would be to not recognise that! Money gets back. The fun, doesn’t. Just go for it! But anyways, you could easily have your thousand pounds back by selling it for parts or using as a spare… and I think Joey would love it!!!!!! Or selling it to a used parts dealer. We should respect this classic and previous owners that spent a lot on it to keep it on the road! A late HAPPY NEW YEAR! Love your videos, mate.

Found your videos when I was interested in buying a Range Rover evoc so far I have learned it’s got to be a 2018 and above for the free lock upgrade in fact learning a lot from your videos

Made it into trending page! Well done!

I reckon see what a specialists has to say about it, as I know they’re not cheap to repair but I think he’s pulling your plonky with those prices.. EGR valve is more like £150/£200 each. And a decent mechanic will diagnose a faulty turbo very quickly. I’m an l320 fan on my 3rd now and I think they’re awesome. I know you say who would pay £5000 for that car but name another car that you could get with that spec and so well prepared (once you’ve fixed it 😂)

"What £1,000 buys you"...6 months' insurance? 😂

You’re so right about those forums. I looked at one before I bought my VW Polo, you can imagine what was being said. Thankfully I ignored them and I’ve got no regrets 😂

Happy New Year Dear sir !! ............Bless You & Your Team ...............Peace Oh Yes Keep It & Fix It !!

Sir, your previous intro music was better than the present one

"Part it out", make your money back and more 👍

hi matt great video as usual i had sport hse 2012 model got rid was load of junk more in garage than at my place. was useless around buxton .range rovers are now a no no for me.have a great week

Rimmer Bros fix sounds good, and yes repairs in Switzerland are usually expensive, and I am sure you can get the whole lot done in Poland or Germany for the price of £1500, E39 Restorations does BMW part refurbs and seems to have great luck with those fellows over there.

Put 2nd hand EGRs +/- 2nd hand turbo (if that’s required). Don’t be naughty and do the EGR delete with 2p coins 😮😂

EGR delete and a remap would be my go to. Looks too good to part out even at 184k

Miles are just numbers Matt! As you know as long as it's serviced well and in good condition and generally a good motor it will sell. I have a 63' Skoda superb with over 195k and it doesn't miss a beat, pulls and drives extremely well. Yes I know there's a big difference but I think the right buyer will come along with confidence to yourself! (As I very well wouldve done if I was looking for a car)

Hi great video as always, break it for spare parts,

I bought a 4.2 supercharged vogue SE (looks like clarksons but petrol) its been a massive pain in my aris however, what a machine! Spent just under a grand on it so far still got a lot of work to go but still cheaper then an L403! Give that pug powered girl up for parts and let the petrols go on!

Wouldn't it be WAY smarter to run the carvertical check when you get the OFFER already, and based on that decide whether to accept or reject the offer?

Well you have got this far - keep going and restore!!

Beautiful comment about forums! You nailed most people in the UK on the head. I never read them. There are so many ahem wise people who know more than me, apparently. You know the sort... "ooh sharp intake of breath, you don't wanna do that mate".

I can’t wait for the famous phrase “I have massively overspent” 😂

I thought the facelift started from 59 reg? One day I would love to buy a Range Rover from Matt - the Range Rover guru!

I’d nip across the road to the Etherow Cafe for a strong cup of tea. Spin a coin and see which way it falls. There’s always remote control boating if you get tired of Range Rovers and there’s usually the odd crust to be had from the duck feeders. Hope that helps!

Your Viv Nicholson reference made me press subscribe. Great channel.

oh no here we go again. everyone knows what gonna happen with this one 🤣🤣🤣

A cheap test you can do for only 2p is remove the egr pipes from the egr throttle a use a 1p coin to block the pipes only takes 10 minutes to do if you now have power below 3000rpm you know one of the egr valves are stuck open.if you still have the slow starting fault though sell it on if it's glow plugs they always snap off or the high pressure fuel pumps faulty it always dies after the low pressure pump has failed.

Oh Matt, I just knew that was going to end in tears, mine with laughing!! Sell it to a specialist for spares or repairs it needs someone who knows them inside out otherwise "massively overspent" will be an understatement.

EGR is mainly mechanical thing. We in Serbia are cleaning them. They clog during time. Remove it, clean, and return... if valve is working.

A £1000 Range Rover with numerous issues. What could possibly go wrong? 😁 1:42 Laughed out loud 😂 Would both EGRs be faulty? Seems to me that only one would fail but would that make the engine smoke like that? That looks more like a turbo fail but 🤷 If they can’t diagnose the car, it’s probably not worth the risk. Some DIY mechanic will be happy to buy this car for £1000 I think.

can't wait to see what you do with this 👀

Good afternoon Matt I really enjoyed this video and I tell you for why. A mate of mine has just bought the identical car to what you've got the one he has bought has done 125000 miles and he paid 5 1/2 thousand pounds for it lucky for him it came with new brakes pads and discs and 4 brand new tyres. But he's still had to spend £1,000 on it for replacement of a drive shaft bearing. So just maybe it might be worth the gamble to fix your one because he's always someone out there willing to buy anything....cheers Phil from Newark

Fix it Matt! I wouldn’t do that though. But you are Matt of high peak autos fame. You fix things and we tune in to find it highly entertaining!!

Nothing as expensive as a cheap RR !!!!

Remap it and egr delete it

The white smoke indicates also turbo failure, me thinks. As oil gets into cylinders .

Can’t wait to get started with our tdv6 project

A bit disappointing to see that this up for £3k as spare & repair on ebay and you brought for £1k. From advert sounds like you have not done the work needed and taking in consideration the clicks and advert revenue you will get from youtube it seems a bit like a current trend for the new year. Buy a banger make a video and do no work to the car, sell the car for more and youtube money comes rolling in as well. Very good plan for 2024 your accountant will be even more happy😂👍👍

I had a 2007 model in this colour, HSE but V8 diesel a few years ago- although it cost me £4.5k in repairs in a year alone, it was by far the most capable car I've owned.

Matt honestly you know enough people in various trades to easily put this back on the road for not a lot of money. Trust me someone will buy it off you, mileage doesn't really mean anything these days imo. I've watched you from the early days and you'll kick yourself if you don't even attempt to sort it. All the best for the year

That intro i love it as it still reminding me of Xmas mate good times lol

Another cracking video, Matt. I always call Range Rovers, "Triggers brooms", because everything gets replaced so often that there is never anything of the original car left after a few years. Dead easy choice, break it, don't sell it and then have a customer bring it back 100 times in the first week and badmouths you for the rest of its, his and your life.

Get it carbon cleaned! Fixed my mates. Good place to start. Very easy someone went to him. Any work on these at all you have to use a Specialist otherwise mechanics make very expensive guesses.

had similar issue with a diesel peugeot and with a diesel opel - exact behaviour under acceleration; it was the mass air flow (MAF) sensor in both cases; try cleaning it first or replacing it with a working second hand one just to see if it cures it

Hi Matt . I see one of your New Years resolutions was to be more cautious ? Tricky one this . EGR Valve issues can be a pain . You can spend money on them to fix the issue and there is no guarantee that this will make the Engine Management light go off . On what you have described , i would cut my losses and pass it on with a full description of what the car may need to get it back on the road . Somebody out there somewhere can take this on at the right price to get it roadworthy . For a business though , i dont think it would be cost effective . Ps thoroughly enjoy your channel .

Map out the EGR's and take it back to Dalton off road. If it's the actuator I wonder if you can rig it to do power at low revs.

I’m probably showing my age now,but when you picked up the Range Rover at the end of the video that area used to be a brakers yard (back in the 80’s) That Kinda jinxed it 😂 Remember passing the old yard and finding on old Riley hub cap on the footpath as we used the footpath to cut through from our house to that area (not giving locations away)

Your summary is correct, you may spend the money then it’s still faulty or you may be correct in your diagnosis and it’s fixed but who would want it with the high mileage, please do a part two 😊

I would take to a specialist for a second opinion personally you can easily test an EGR valve or ever block it off for testing before replacing to verify if it is actually the issue. Also £600 for a single TDV6 egr is a bit steep they about £100 for both and its not bad job to do.

Fold. P.s. I like your new theme tune!

Let it go Matt! Sell it on for spares/scrap. Plenty better opportunities out there

I nearly bought a Disco Sport but I joined an owners forum. After half an hour reading all the woes of owning a £25k ornament sitting on the driveway I decided against it. I love your videos Matt. Very entertaining!

195000 on mine and it goes sluggish from time to time, I knock it into manual and send it a junction or two up the motorway in 3rd. I’m pretty sure you can blank the egr’s if they are an issue.