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sheep911uk



Member Since: 09 May 2017
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L322 reliability

Has anyone actually bought a used early L322 and not had any major issues, I am looking at a 2004 with 115k miles, new gearbox at 77k loads of history but being put off by all the horror stories im reading !!!!

Post #439405 24th May 2017 7:57am
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dingg1



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2007 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.2 SC V8 Stornoway Grey

you mostly read of repairs and maintenance issues because people don't post when things are running smooth Very Happy

but they are complicated vehicles with lots of enhancements that can go wrong.

no major isses with mine 2007 4.2 s/c with lpg and 80000 miles

Post #439407 24th May 2017 8:04am
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Waynetab



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United Kingdom 2004 Range Rover HSE 4.4 V8 Galway Green

I bought a 2004 petrol with 125,000 miles two and a half years ago.
Since then I have spent just over £3600 on servicing/maintenance and anothe £1,500 on improvements/enhancements.
Pretty much everything was age related eg, corroded brake pipes, front airbags, alternator and waterpump, battery, gearbox flush.
Since these big outlays not had to spend anything since August last year.

Hope this helps Not Galway but Balmoral green actually
148,000 miles

Post #439409 24th May 2017 8:29am
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Mr Tee



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The trick is to spend a little, often. Prevention is way cheaper than cure in most instances. At the end of the day, they were expensive cars, they cannot be run on fiesta money sadly.

Post #439411 24th May 2017 8:49am
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sheep911uk



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Thanks for all the replys, I do very little mileage only work 4 miles from home so probably do less than 500 miles a month.

Post #439421 24th May 2017 9:32am
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daz62



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United Kingdom 2003 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 V8 Oslo Blue
Timing guides and front struts

Ask if the timing guides have been replaced, from my research they can go as early as 90k miles or last almost twice that. It is a £2k to £3k job if you cannot do it yourself.

Mine went at 145k miles, I found it so hard to find someone to actually quote for the job let alone actually do it, I did the job myself. I did a thorough job, camshaft chains, sprockets and tensioners, main chain, guides, tensioners , water pump, new belts, gaskets etc.

Early days yet but it is quiet as a sewing machine and runs beautifully, time will tell if I get any oil or water leaks. Fingers crossed.

Front struts seem to go at about 100k miles, mine both went within a couple of weeks of each other at about 110k miles. Easy enough diy job. 03 4.4 V8 petrol / lpg. 1st of many hopefully. I love my Rangie


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Post #439425 24th May 2017 10:31am
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sheep911uk



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Sorry I forgot to say I was looking at a TD6 diesel.

Post #439426 24th May 2017 10:42am
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dingg1



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2007 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.2 SC V8 Stornoway Grey

For your miles anticipated go for a petrol , diesel won't be hardly warned up after a 4 mile journey and the 4.4 petrol is a much better buy than a 6 pot oil burner

Post #439436 24th May 2017 12:33pm
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berkshirelad



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United Kingdom 2007 Range Rover Vogue SE TDV8 Tonga Green

I agree, there would be no real advantage to a diesel over that distance.

When I was looking for an L322, I saved a bit longer to get an '07 TDV8

Post #439438 24th May 2017 12:53pm
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northernmonkeyjones



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the problem is you are dealing with a 14 year old car or thereabouts.

So you will have all of the failures which are related to age rather than milage, bushes will start to wear out, seals will start to perish etc etc.

For that kind of milage go for a petrol. Diesels don't like lots of cold starts, and the gearbox on the petrols is more robust than the GM box on the td6 by all accounts, but it can still fail like they can on any car.

The problem is that as these cars age, maintenance can become an inconvenience for owners so it doesn't get done. That said if you can find a nice one and can put up with the fact that you will be fixing it on a semi regular basis, then they can be kept going for really big milages.

There are loads of all models about and its worth looking at a load before buying, some will be dog rough and some some will be passable.

Budget to put a minimum of £100 a month towards Maintenance into a pot somewhere so that when the big things go wrong it takes the sting out a bit!! There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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Post #439485 24th May 2017 7:36pm
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berkshirelad



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United Kingdom 2007 Range Rover Vogue SE TDV8 Tonga Green

Yeah, £100 is only the same as an extra tank full of diesel

Post #439510 25th May 2017 8:18am
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Knightmare



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England 2007 Range Rover Supercharged 4.2 SC V8 Barolo Black

I agree with all that's been said. I was advised to go for a 2007 onward, and 'touch wood' have had no major issues. Thumbs Up

One thing to bear in mind is that cars are meant to be driven, and if you're only doing very limited mileage it might not help the maintenance side of things in the long run. There was a post a while back covering the fact that many owners only use their FF at the weekend (largely due to the fact that running costs are high), but this can be a false economy often impacting the maintenance.
Just a consideration. That said, bite the bullet, do your research and do it...you'll never look back. Very Happy Life is what happens while you�re making other plans.

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Sandyt



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United Kingdom 2007 Range Rover Supercharged 4.2 SC V8 Buckingham Blue

As has been said you would be better going for a petrol. As an idea I have a 2007 which I have had for 4 years and have covered 80k in that 80k apart from normal servicing I have had a new gearbox under warranty at 95k no cost to me also heated cooled seat failed £400 front airbag burst needed both fronts done and new pump £1800 new aircon pump £800
fuel burning heater repair £600 these were all repairs due to age really but now that they are fixed will probably last for many years I also have replaced all bushes and control arms down to mileage mostly - I have owned Range Rovers for years and they are not free to run but if you keep on top of it they are brilliant I also over maintain mine and everything works perfectly which is how they need to be to get full enjoyment from them
Good luck in your search

Post #439513 25th May 2017 8:51am
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cliff5.0sc



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with all due respect there is no way you wouldn't have an issue with that model. L322 vary widely in reliability.

The best L322 in reliability will be the 4.2 SC with the ZF six speed... The driveline is much better too, in terms of 4x4 the center and rear difflock edffs of the 06+ transform the car into a real beast off road. Really perhaps one of the best big SUVs and miles ahead of the p38 and earlier models. I beat up several RRs for thousands of miles of offroad trails in Colorado, Utah. ediffs lock up vey quickly and send tremendous amounts of torque which makes the truck much more confidence inspiring (imagine you are tackling a large uphill rocky climb, in the later models it is easy, in the earlier RRs it can be very difficult to say the least. OffRoadRover.com An American Western Range Rover Off Road Blog

Post #439580 25th May 2017 4:23pm
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sheep911uk



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Thanks Cliff, I realise there are good and bad cars however all I see is the negative stuff, I guess people don't post when they have no issues.

Post #439596 25th May 2017 6:07pm
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