Home > General > L322 which year & engine |
|
|
mpirie Member Since: 26 Jun 2012 Location: In the Highlands Posts: 895 |
Have a look in the Wiki (links in the top banner), where there are buyers guides.
|
||
27th Sep 2017 9:35am |
|
CS Member Since: 14 Apr 2015 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 1340 |
I'd say the 4.4TDV8 is better than the 3.6, more power/torque and the 8 speed gearbox which helps with economy, and may also be more robust. I have no experience of the 322 5.0SC, but my 4.4 petrol 322 (rated as having higher emissions than the 5.0SC) returned about 19 - 20 mpg in mixed driving, mainly country roads, including a certain amount of off road and towing and not much town. My 4.4TDV8 is more like 30mpg with the same driving mix.
|
||
27th Sep 2017 11:56am |
|
marianh Member Since: 27 Sep 2017 Location: Wien Posts: 4 |
Thnks a lot for both answers.
|
||
27th Sep 2017 2:33pm |
|
nino_nino Member Since: 29 Mar 2015 Location: pocitelj Posts: 690 |
not exactly in your neighborhood but it is car from the south - no salt no rust. price seems very reasonable.
|
||
27th Sep 2017 6:14pm |
|
CS Member Since: 14 Apr 2015 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 1340 |
On what is "later", I'm not sure, but can say that my 2004 car suffered much less corrosion than my 2012 one has. If my theory about higher scrap content in the steel is right, then I suppose the turning point might be when iron ore prices got elevated enough to make scrap collection economic, perhaps 2008? Some contributors also think that standards dropped when BMW sold to Ford, so that might be relevant too. Only Range Rovers since 1988 |
||
27th Sep 2017 7:47pm |
|
marianh Member Since: 27 Sep 2017 Location: Wien Posts: 4 |
One more question...
|
||
27th Sep 2017 9:28pm |
|
GGDR Member Since: 26 Nov 2016 Location: London Posts: 3519 |
Strange it needed a new engine at 75,000 ? I guess it happens sometimes...
|
||
27th Sep 2017 10:11pm |
|
CS Member Since: 14 Apr 2015 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 1340 |
Have a search for the thread "Fake AB Black" and I think there might have been a similar thread about a car in Germany. It is a thread started by Frank Rizzo and one of my comments included the word "geklaut" which you could search for easily.
|
||
28th Sep 2017 12:26pm |
|
marianh Member Since: 27 Sep 2017 Location: Wien Posts: 4 |
Thanks for response.
|
||
28th Sep 2017 12:39pm |
|
CS Member Since: 14 Apr 2015 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 1340 |
Have a look at the thread "What do we call high mileage" and maybe search against the words "high mileage".
|
||
28th Sep 2017 1:31pm |
|
uzp315 Member Since: 19 Nov 2017 Posts: 428 |
have a look at this... I'm happy with the 3.6 as a DD and I am used to quick cars.
|
||
2nd Dec 2017 10:10pm |
|
Cam-Tech-Craig Member Since: 04 Aug 2011 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 16165 |
Corrosion has got worse with every facelift so... 01-05 (BMW owned) good... 06-09 (Ford owned) Not so good!!! 09-13 (Tata owned) poor!
|
||
2nd Dec 2017 10:38pm |
|
Paulus1978 Member Since: 09 Nov 2017 Location: Leicester Posts: 89 |
I have only good things to say about my 3.6 TDV8. It took me a couple of months shopping to find the right one, but the power, refinement and economy have all been better than i expected. |
||
3rd Dec 2017 7:55pm |
|
dolph34 Member Since: 14 Sep 2015 Location: Kildare Posts: 1724 |
I recently changed from a 3.6 to a 4.4 and while the 4.4 has some stronger points , the 3.6 is a lovely drive. I only changed because of mileage. 2015 4.4 AB
|
||
3rd Dec 2017 8:09pm |
|
|
All times are GMT + 1 Hour |
< Previous Topic | Next Topic > |
Posting Rules
|
Site Copyright © 2006-2024 Futuranet Ltd & Martin Lewis