Henry_b said:

It depends on the car..

A mechanic I know quite well has a 2002 3.0 L322 it had a gearbox rebuild before his tenure and in the 3yrs he's had it, his total parts expense was £90

I'm assuming you own a FL2 going by your avatar so an L322 would be a nice progression..

If I were to recommend an L322 it would be the 2006+ L322 with the AJv8 the best L322 IMO..

Good engine and gearbox, the latter cars seem to have "some" of the niggles ironed out too which is nice..

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landyzoner said:

how can you tell if its the jag v8?

yea got the FL2 atm

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lynall said:

People forget new the car was 40/50/60k plus, and generally it will still have 40/50/60k car running costs.

As a mech myself I can confirm you can run them for not a fortune, but you need to buy one where the previoius owner has had a serious spend up.

I keep tabs on what I spend, and so far 5.5 yrs in we are at 5.5k, that is every spare part/tyres/oils and all repair bits discs/pads/susp parts mots etc, just not fuel/insurance and road tax.
Do not forget road tax is close to 600 per year/insurance 400 per year.

So roughly that has cost me 10k over 5.5 years, that is 40 quid per week every week, without even driving it.

Great cars, but you really really have to need/want one to financially justify it.

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landyzoner said:

how can you tell if its the jag v8?

yea got the FL2 atm

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Henry_b said:

Post July 2006 IIRc

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Hippo said:

Get yerself one of the last freelander 2's built if yer want a newer vehicle. A pocket sized range rover without the daft running costs. Keep it for life and retire early on the savings of not buying a bigger rusty lr.

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landyzoner said:

i hear ya but i fancy a change, change is good

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landyzoner said:

i hear ya but i fancy a change, change is good

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