Agarange said:

Too late now.

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Agarange said:

Last week i bought this L322 with a v8 from 2004. We thought it will be a holiday car only. No used it nearly every day so far. It addictive. Its been "essexed". It will be "Suffolked" in time.

It not problem free but it drives very well.

Air suspension inactive. Well i am prepared for the worst. I know enough to know if these car don't show this fault wait 5 minutes and they will. Thats being looked at next month.

Land rover emblem missing from the drivers door card. I think i have found one though from a breaker.

Driver seat heater no working. That will be addressed.

Instrument cluster pixels missing and there are pixels missing from the main screen. Landrover have reconditioned units for not scary money. I could get both repaired but I don't know if the repair jobs are as good.

Parcel shelf is missing. No biggie that but i will have to buy one.

It needs a towbar hitch.

The previous owner did something with the exhaust. Simply the sound it makes does not get old. The previous owner also "essexed" the lights and fitted enormous wheels. One tyre need replacing soon.

Theres a bot of rust on the rear arches. That will be addressed next month.

The car will get a full service including transmission fluids. It was apparently done in Feb but since i don't know what been done its being done again.

Finally i have a V8 on my life.

I am used the 26 mpg i get from my E34 530i. This car however pushes the boat out. Me and Esso are going to get to know get to know each other very well.

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Agarange said:

Its going in next month to a local garage and the body shop next door for a bunch of work including the mot stuff and a full service. If your local garage is not a specialist , they will be fine for the basics, but do you and your veh a favour and search for a local specialist. If they are a specialist, happy days.

As for the dealer i dont take it to a dealer but the dealers are the only people who have reconditioned instrument clusters and faf nav screens as far as i know. This seems the easiest solution. The cluster can be fixed but how good are the fixes. Also all the places that offer fixes are a long way away. the main screen is not so easy to fix. I have not found anywhere yet that does it. There are quite a few places that can repair the pixel issues. The repairs are perfect. Mine was only done a few months ago. Can't give you a name , as my indy specialist sent it off. As stated before, a quick search through the pages will answer nearly every question or issue you have,
If by main screen you mean ICE head unit. There are loads available as second hand units. I recently gave one away , as, due to one thing and another, I ended up with three when changing mine.

The air suspension is inactive. While it rides fine and is not sagging it is also inoperatble i.e i cannot alter the ride height. Neither does it go up or down when the engine is switched on or off. The air pump was aparantly replaced this year but the fault code remains. Maybe it just needs clearing. Maybe its something else. I don't know. If you share what faults are, we can most likely help.

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gold rover said:

I'm going to bow out after this, but will say: don't assume with these vehs. We are here , and between us we know almost everything that they can throw up. Use our, hard earned, knowledge, and experience, to make your journey easier. Otherwise the L322 will bite you, kick you, and pee all over your favourite blanket.
Happy motoring.

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