They are cheap but at £1k , that's too cheap. Like anything else the cheaper they are the more problems they'll have. I wouldn't dream of selling the Golden Girl for that type of money. The way I look at mine is : I couldn't buy one as good for what they are selling for.
Everyone derides the L322 , and yes they do have their issues, but so do £90k brand new Range Rovers.
If we go all nostalgic , the Classic suffered with body roll when it first came out and they had to lower the body and put in anti-roll bars. So 1st generation had issues. I'm sure there were probably other issues that I haven't read about. They are now old and this forum reflects that and makes allowances for an old vehicle to have issues.
The P38 when reviewed was the best in it's class but just an updated version of the Classic. Nothing to write home about and with the exception of air suspension and possibly stereo system, very little new to learn how to fix ( I'm sure someone will tell us just how much was different but it doesn't seem like a lot when you try researching). When BMW took over and wanted to make it a game changer , it couldn't handle the tweaks. So it got a facelift. Due to this the L322 production jumped the queue. The P38 is also old and keeps these pages going with issues that owners have.
Then we have the much maligned L322. Now I can speak with experience, rather than book knowledge. As I have had the same one for almost 11 years. Yes they have issues. I have had several of the biggies*. However, the biggest problems I have found were from it being the first of it's kind. Loaded with all types of wizardry. This resulted in independent garages not having a clue, and Land Rover dealers being unwilling to work on any vehicle over 3yrs old. So those, like myself, who took them on around the point that issues were showing had to learn on the hoof.
@Saint.V8 is a god amongst men because of his knowledge of the L322. Without him ,many, including myself would have given up long ago. Much of the knowledge my little indy had, when working on mine, came from Ant. The L322 is different from any that came before, and that made it's issues stand out more. Oh and it's old. My L322 will be 19 next month, I expect issues on any 19yr old vehicle, let alone one with the first version of serious electrickery for the brand.
If the Classic or the P38 had electrics as complex as the L322, or been owned by a company that was putting bits from different vehicles into it, they would have had just as many issues. However, they are simpler vehicles. It is like comparing a watch that has a dial and two hands, to my Suunto 7.
I will now step off my soapbox
*the two major issues I have had with my L322 lands firmly at the feet of incompetent mechanics, whose egos were greater than their abilities.
