Really you shouldn’t pay attention to me at all. i’m an evangelist for the 4.4. I have looked at ‘upgrading’ mine, to a more recent model - and i can’t find one that is better than mine. The more I look at newer models, the more I value the one I have.
I think @300bhp/ton said the 4.4tdv8 was the best engine LR have made and im inclined to agree. Especially with that gearbox.

I read it was developed for the l405 but LR shoehorned it in the last l322s for a bit of final testing 😂 how true that is i don't know
 
No, just a really good experience of my L322. The 8 speed box makes such a difference and since the 4.4 is more economical, by quite a bit, than the 3.6 and so much more powerful, why would you compromise on a 3.6 that will cost more to run in the long run?
I think mpg seems misquoted for the 3.6, it must do better than some of the claims. A remap should bridge the power gap for the most part. Obviously the 4.4 is better. But you can buy a 3.6 vehicle for probably half the price. So that is the incentive that they could well be considered.
 
There is a recent post where the guy is looking at a rebuild or new engine on the V8 after about 64K miles. Nothing is made to last these days.
That has to be an exception not the norm. Loads and loads with double or maybe even triple that distance on!
 
There is a recent post where the guy is looking at a rebuild or new engine on the V8 after about 64K miles. Nothing is made to last these days.
I think you're right, but more in the sense that if something does break, it isn't made to be repaired easily rather than things being more liable to break in the first place
 
Modern engines are great when they work, when they age things change.

My last job had 150 trucks, all with over one million kms on each, can literally count on fingers of one hand major issues.
1 crank snapped.
2 pistons broke up on different engines due to faulty injectors.
1 dropped cylinder liner.
Point being engines can be made to last if need be.
 
Modern engines are great when they work, when they age things change.

My last job had 150 trucks, all with over one million kms on each, can literally count on fingers of one hand major issues.
1 crank snapped.
2 pistons broke up on different engines due to faulty injectors.
1 dropped cylinder liner.
Point being engines can be made to last if need be.
They can, but the car industry is more interested in shaving the production cost than producing long lived engines these days. Trucks are a different matter.
 
There is a common thread in here - whichever you go for - check the service record. It is SOOOOOOO important that these are serviced as per the recommended intervals. If one has been poorly serviced, incomplete service records or not as per schedule - (doesn't have to be a main dealer) - then you will be adding some potentially expensive risk to the purchase.
 
There is a recent post where the guy is looking at a rebuild or new engine on the V8 after about 64K miles. Nothing is made to last these days.
True enough. My petrol 2.5 straight six bmw engine did over 230k miles and was still perfect,
 
They can, but the car industry is more interested in shaving the production cost than producing long lived engines these days. Trucks are a different matter.
Where I am now one of the trucks has 2.5 million kms on the clock with no major works having to be done.
 

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