2000 Range Rover Autobiography

Believed to be the only example ever finished in Prairie Rose Bronze with a Jet and Oxblood Nappa leather interior, this lovely P38 is fitted with the 4.6-litre petrol V8 engine and four-speed automatic gearbox.

As you can see from the underbonnet identification plate, this is a genuine Range Rover Vogue Autobiography from Land Rover Special Vehicles, so is fully loaded and beautifully appointed.

With an extensive recent service and repair history, it is being offered with no reserve and so will sell from the very first bid!

The Prairie Rose Bronze bodywork is in good shape, showing good panel alignment, consistent panel gaps, and an absence of corrosion and the sort of dents and dings that come from careless ownership.

Please take the time to look at the panel-by-panel photographs that detail their condition. We noted good paintwork too, and a lack of peeling lacquer that the model seems to be prone to in old age.

The five-spoke OE alloy wheels are in a good condition, and show only minor marks to them. They are fitted with matching Duraturn tyres, all of which are nearly new and so still have good tread.

A towbar is fitted, and the glass sunroof opens and closes as it should and seals tightly.

There are, of course, a few marks here and there plus some stonechips. But, what there are are few in number and in no way detract from the Range Rover’s considerable presence.

In fact, we’d suggest that the only areas that will need attention are the tailgate and the base of the offside rear door/wheelarch, both of which are showing signs of rust and will need catching if further problems are to be avoided.

The red and black leather interior is in good shape. Only mildly patinated and lightly creased, it is free of rips, tears and other damage and wears its 163,000 miles lightly. If it were ours we’d be tempted to spend a couple of hours on it with a decent leather cleaner followed by some hide food, but it certainly isn’t in need of anything more intrusive.

The matching door cards are in a similarly good condition, as are the carpets. Even the wooden veneer trim, which is prone to cracking and shedding its lacquer, is in a pretty good condition with only a minor patina.

There are a few wear points here and there including a slightly sagging headlining, but the overall presentation is very good and it’s clear the car’s six previous owners have looked after the P38A well.

It is also fitted with a Tracker.

The Range Rover received a new timing chain and cam followers in April 2019, which ran up a bill for almost £1,000. It was also last serviced on the 16th of May 2019 at 163,000 miles.

Other notable work includes new front and rear suspension airbags in December 2013, new front and rear brake discs, plus a caliper, in February 2017, refurbished front and rear brake calipers in January 2018, and two front Armstrong dampers and a couple of suspension links in November 2018.

The vendor also tells us that it has been fitted with a new air suspension compressor and air suspension airbags, the heater matrix has been replaced, and the gearbox, differentials and transfer case have been serviced along with the engine’s coils, HT leads, and spark plugs, plus fresh oil and a filter.

We are told it also benefits from a new radiator, water pump, and thermostat and has been fitted with a brand new battery.

Please see the attached invoices for full details of the work that has been carried out on it over the years.

As you can see in the video, it starts promptly and settles into a steady tickover. It revs well, and the air suspension rises and falls as it should.

The Range Rover’s MOT certificate expires in June 2021. The car comes with a number of expired MOT certificates plus a thick sheaf of invoices and bills to confirm the work that has been done to it over the years.

It also comes with the stamped service history booklet, three keys, and the owner’s manual and OE book pack.

Please visit the documents section of the gallery of this listing where you will find photos of this and other paperwork to support our claim that this car has been maintained to a very good standard.

If you’d like to inspect the car prior to placing a bid – something we would encourage – then please use the Contact Seller button to arrange an appointment.

NB. We know that many of you will be limiting your social exposure over the coming days and weeks, so if you’d rather not go to see the car in person, please contact the owner and ask them if they can shoot a personal video of the car honing in on any areas you’d like them to concentrate on.

After years in the doldrums, the Range Rover P38 is finally starting to be recognized for the class act it is. Very reliable when it is properly maintained, the car’s only significant weakness is its air suspension but, as thousands of million-mile buses and lorries can attest, even this is not an issue if you treat the airbags as consumable items that need to be replaced on a time-expired basis.

So, what we’re left with is a Range Rover that should be mechanically reliable, is stuffed full of leather and toys, and presents very well. As a cheap bit of high-end fun, it’s going to take some beating for the money.

And, it isn’t going to cost you a lot at all. Being offered with no reserve, we think the hammer will fall somewhere between £3,000 and £6,000. But, with no reserve, it will sell from the very first bid, no matter how laughably low that might be.

So, why not have a cheeky bid and see what happens? After all, we’ve all noted the Range Rover Classic’s spectacular rise from unloved rust-bucket to heroic icon - and who knows where the P38 is going to settle?

Viewing is always encouraged, and this particular car is located with the seller in Littleborough; to arrange an appointment please use the Contact Seller button at the top of the listing. Feel free to ask any questions or make observations in the comments section below, or try our ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.

If needed, please remember we have a network of trusted suppliers we work with regularly and can recommend: Classic & Sportscar Finance for purchase-financing, Footman James for classic car insurance Thames Valley Car Storage for storing your car and AnyVan for transporting it.

BORING, but IMPORTANT: Please note that whilst we at The Market always aim to offer the most descriptive and transparent auction listings available, we cannot claim they are perfect analyses of any of the vehicles for sale. We offer far greater opportunity for bidders to view, or arrange inspections for each vehicle thoroughly prior to bidding than traditional auctions, and we never stop encouraging bidders to take advantage of this. We do take a good look at the vehicles delivered to our premises for sale, but this only results in our unbiased personal observations, not those of a qualified inspector or other professional, or the result of a long test drive.

This vehicle is not with us at The Market’s HQ near Abingdon, which means we have had to rely on the owner’s description of it, in conjunction with the photographs you see here, to compile the listing.

With this in mind, we would encourage potential bidders to contact the owner themselves and arrange to view the car in person, or to arrange a dedicated video call in which they can view the car virtually and ask questions.

Also, localized paint repairs are common with collectable and classic cars and if they have been professionally carried out then they may be impossible to detect, even if we see the car in person. So, unless we state otherwise, please assume that any vehicle could have had remedial bodywork at some point in its life.

 Additionally, please note that most of the videos on our site have been recorded using simple cameras which often result in 'average' sound quality; in particular, engines and exhausts notes can sound a little different to how they are in reality.

Please note that this is sold as seen and that, as is normal for used goods bought at auction, the Sale of Goods Act 1979 does not apply. See our FAQs for more info, and feel free to inspect any vehicle as much as you wish.