Afternoon all, just joined after lurking as a visitor for some months!

Bought myself my first RR after years of VAG group cars

It’s a late L322, Galway over Ivory 4.4 TDV8 Vogue - I was ideally after a VSE but this colour combo was the dream spec so a compromise was made.

I’ll post some pictures when I take delivery but will be on the hunt for a Gap iid and a few parts - it looks like I’m in the right place for emotional support along the way!

Cheers!

Last edited by Hoylio on 4th Apr 2024 4:33pm. Edited 1 time in total

Welcome. Sounds like a cracking car. On the 9th year with mine.

Looking forward to the pics, lovely colour combo. Plenty of helpful folk on here. Search facility is good and there is a Wiki top right.

 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

Welcome, sounds like a cracking car 👍

I’m fairly new to RR’s too, and loving it 😀

best colour IMHO.

An excellent choice sir. I have also recently bought a Vogue of Galway green over sand. My own thread will be very soon.

Thanks all!

It’s been a long time coming as I’ve always wanted this colour combo.

First job on the list was to give the ivory leather a good old scrub… here are the results!

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Galway is also a beautiful county to visit in Ireland. Not only is the scenery great but the vibe in the city is like no other!!

So a great Colour and a great city, where could you go wrong  Current yokes
2012 4.4 TDV8 Westminster
Subaru Sambar Pickup Tipper
2006 Disco 3
Scoobie GT wagon
Mx5 G Ltd
TT S Line
Pajero JDM Exceed

Welcome to a fellow North Wales 4.4 tdV8 owner, hope you enjoy your new car and will watch out for your Galway green beauty out and about.
Cheers
Mike. G reg 2.5VM Vogue Portofino red 1991- 1999
V reg 2.5td P38 Rioja red 1999- 2006
53 reg td6 Vogue Oslo blue 2006- 2015
11 reg 4.4 TdV8 Vogue SE. Baltic blue 2015- date.
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Fla wrote:

Galway is also a beautiful county to visit in Ireland. Not only is the scenery great but the vibe in the city is like no other!!

So a great Colour and a great city, where could you go wrong

Baltic Blue wrote:

Welcome to a fellow North Wales 4.4 tdV8 owner, hope you enjoy your new car and will watch out for your Galway green beauty out and about.
Cheers
Mike.

So a quick weekend update:

I bought this car knowing that the following needed addressing:

1. Rear camera inoperable - since found the rear camera to be full of water and board damaged, replacement ordered
2. Parking sensor fault - Starts up but then detects fault, no water at module so hoping it’s a sensor, I’ll scan it when I get an IID
3. Blistering tailgate - looks too far gone to me, so hoping to land on a Galway breaker at some point
4. Blistering rear arches - I will attack these myself depending on how far the corrosion has spread

I’ve also found the following since purchase:

1. The start of an oil leak from the oil feed pipe/cooler - I intend to replace both oil cooler gaskets and turbo oil feed O rings. If I find mixing of fluids (no evidence yet) I’ll replace the cooler too
2. Tailgate glass edge trims corroding heavily - I’ve removed these and will probably end up replacing with new parts
3. Occasional Yellow RP warning on start up (off/on clears it) - checked donut hoses, plenum etc for leaks - only leak was on the TB connection so will install the 3x75mm o rings to sort this. Also lubed up the CSOV just as preventative maintenance. Again, the GAP IID will help here.

So I’m on the hunt for a Gap IID to help diagnose some of the above, and beyond that, my plans are to maintain, and enjoy. I intend to carry out the following:

Full service
Transmission flush service
Transfer box & diff oil changes

I’ve also made a slight cosmetic change, as the car came with original optioned chrome mirror covers, not to my taste, so I’ve fitted gloss black covers for now, with a view to colour coding them Galway green at a later date.

Looks good

There is an iid tool for sale in the sale section Dec 2011 L322 Range Rover Vogue SE TDV8 Orkney Grey/Sand leather

Hoylio,
Watch out for mobile speed cameras on the 50mph section at Colwyn Bay, I’ve seen them tucked up the slipways twice this week, they must be short of cash,
Mike. G reg 2.5VM Vogue Portofino red 1991- 1999
V reg 2.5td P38 Rioja red 1999- 2006
53 reg td6 Vogue Oslo blue 2006- 2015
11 reg 4.4 TdV8 Vogue SE. Baltic blue 2015- date.
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Buellie wrote:

Looks good

There is an iid tool for sale in the sale section