2.0_hippo said:

It's not normal rust as such.

But it's usually when there's been a knock or scrape in the paint that has allowed water to get in.

I think the Panels are aluminium, I might be wrong though ?

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Steel apart from door skins I think.

jerrytlr said:

On a related note, I have seen two 2003 L322s with some corrosion on the rear wheel arches - this is a suprise to me as my 1995 P38 has no corrosion at all! They were both around the 8K mark.

These cheaper cars at 6-8K, are they completely rust free? Do you have to pay a bit more to find one with bodywork still in good rust free condition??

BTW both the cars I was interested in (with some wheel arch corrosion) seem to have sold pretty quickly



Cheers,

Jerry

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My mates L322 has lots of corrosion on the window surrounds.

Datatek said:

My mates L322 has lots of corrosion on the window surrounds.

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Under the rubber finisher by the windows ?

I purchased my L322 which is a 2002 TD6 HSE from a dealer online. I paid £6850 with 134,000 on the clock. However Land Rover replaced the engine at 89,000 and it had a recon gearbox and a new torque converter at 94,000. Never had a tow bar fitted and it belonged to a single lady who carried her dogs in the back. So there is very little wear on the drivers seat and the others seats are like new.

The problems with it:

Rear washer and wiper dead.
N/S front headlight wiper dead.
O/S front indicator cracked.
N/S passenger mirror had the liquid half gone.
Suspension calibration out (little high at front).
Seats not programming.

Phil

2.0_hippo said:

Under the rubber finisher by the windows ?

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Yep