Colorofkris
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Hello Everyone
I recently made the decision to build and overland rig out of a 2011 Supercharged Range Rover Sport. Recently (about 2 months ago) I acquired this Rover. It was partially intentional, but not to this degree, by that meaning the supercharged, the year, and the model. Let me explain a little and give you some history about myself.
For starters my first vehicle was a 2004 Land Rover Discovery. I absolutely fell in love with that rover. I had it through high school and ended up trading it in college due to the up keep of commuting for a 2 hour drive to and from college every weekend to come home and drive. That being said I always told my self that I was going to own another. Land Rover at that point was in my blood, I was addicted! I went with a 2wd xterra for my next vehicle (2009) and followed that up with a 2012 2dr Wrangler After I graduated. After a couple years of dreaming of the rover life I committed to buying another discovery. I picked up a 2003 Discovery. That thing was all the rage, it was tough, rugged, lifted.....and a piece of junk. lol. I put in countless hours of work getting it back to the way it should run, after a few months and a lot of help from my grandpa (who was a mechanic) we had that thing running in tip top shape. It was perfect. It was coil swapped, lifted, had 33" nitro mud terrain, a bunch of offload goodies from the factory, it was just dead fun. The paint was torn up already and the body was no where near perfect so I drove it like no one was watching. Then life got in the way and work didn't allow me anytime to work on it (Was working in kitchens at the time). I was looking into different work and in order to do that I needed something with better mpg's and a bit more reliable. So I sold it for another Xterra. This time I got a 2012 pro4x, fun truck but didn't love it. So 3 years later it was time to build up a jeep. I picked my self up a 2015 2 dr wrangler. I started modding and building for overlanding. Installed roof rack, lights, cb radio, tailgate rack blah blah blah. Then one day I was driving home annnnddddd Boom. totaled. Someone ran a stop sign as I passed an intersection and I went from 50ish mph to 0 way faster then then a jeep ever should.
After the jeep was deemed a total loss it was time to look at my options for a new rig. I knew deep down it was rover time. As you can see by the cycle Rover, Nissan,Jeep, Repeat it was time for a rover. I still needed something reliable and comfortable to drive to and work and I wanted something a little bigger then the jeep for hauling gear. I Started looking the 06-09 Full sized HSE Range Rover but had trouble finding one in my area. So I branched out, test drove some stuff and stumbled upon a Range Rover sport in Orlando. The dealer refused to sell it to me due to issue it was having with the brakes and alignment. Thats when they introduced me to my newest love, a 2011 Supercharged Range Rover Sport. Perfect carafe, beautiful shape, ran like a champ. They ended up out the door matching the price on the ************ rover they had and I drove away happy.
My choice with the sport was to be able to tie in some fun on road driving but still off road drive just as often as I did with the Jeep. The rover fits many bill in terms of the cars I was looking for. I am excited to start building and show the progress and the journey it takes. This forum will go through the life of the rover as I own it, what I mod, how I use it, pictures, write ups, videos, and also to answer questions that anyone may have that I have experienced and could help with. Though I am 2 months late documenting the beginning my journey with this thing has only just begun. It is a rare thing to see a range rover off road (from these years) let alone a supercharged. Thanks for checking it out!
I recently made the decision to build and overland rig out of a 2011 Supercharged Range Rover Sport. Recently (about 2 months ago) I acquired this Rover. It was partially intentional, but not to this degree, by that meaning the supercharged, the year, and the model. Let me explain a little and give you some history about myself.
For starters my first vehicle was a 2004 Land Rover Discovery. I absolutely fell in love with that rover. I had it through high school and ended up trading it in college due to the up keep of commuting for a 2 hour drive to and from college every weekend to come home and drive. That being said I always told my self that I was going to own another. Land Rover at that point was in my blood, I was addicted! I went with a 2wd xterra for my next vehicle (2009) and followed that up with a 2012 2dr Wrangler After I graduated. After a couple years of dreaming of the rover life I committed to buying another discovery. I picked up a 2003 Discovery. That thing was all the rage, it was tough, rugged, lifted.....and a piece of junk. lol. I put in countless hours of work getting it back to the way it should run, after a few months and a lot of help from my grandpa (who was a mechanic) we had that thing running in tip top shape. It was perfect. It was coil swapped, lifted, had 33" nitro mud terrain, a bunch of offload goodies from the factory, it was just dead fun. The paint was torn up already and the body was no where near perfect so I drove it like no one was watching. Then life got in the way and work didn't allow me anytime to work on it (Was working in kitchens at the time). I was looking into different work and in order to do that I needed something with better mpg's and a bit more reliable. So I sold it for another Xterra. This time I got a 2012 pro4x, fun truck but didn't love it. So 3 years later it was time to build up a jeep. I picked my self up a 2015 2 dr wrangler. I started modding and building for overlanding. Installed roof rack, lights, cb radio, tailgate rack blah blah blah. Then one day I was driving home annnnddddd Boom. totaled. Someone ran a stop sign as I passed an intersection and I went from 50ish mph to 0 way faster then then a jeep ever should.
After the jeep was deemed a total loss it was time to look at my options for a new rig. I knew deep down it was rover time. As you can see by the cycle Rover, Nissan,Jeep, Repeat it was time for a rover. I still needed something reliable and comfortable to drive to and work and I wanted something a little bigger then the jeep for hauling gear. I Started looking the 06-09 Full sized HSE Range Rover but had trouble finding one in my area. So I branched out, test drove some stuff and stumbled upon a Range Rover sport in Orlando. The dealer refused to sell it to me due to issue it was having with the brakes and alignment. Thats when they introduced me to my newest love, a 2011 Supercharged Range Rover Sport. Perfect carafe, beautiful shape, ran like a champ. They ended up out the door matching the price on the ************ rover they had and I drove away happy.
My choice with the sport was to be able to tie in some fun on road driving but still off road drive just as often as I did with the Jeep. The rover fits many bill in terms of the cars I was looking for. I am excited to start building and show the progress and the journey it takes. This forum will go through the life of the rover as I own it, what I mod, how I use it, pictures, write ups, videos, and also to answer questions that anyone may have that I have experienced and could help with. Though I am 2 months late documenting the beginning my journey with this thing has only just begun. It is a rare thing to see a range rover off road (from these years) let alone a supercharged. Thanks for checking it out!