tomcat59alan
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Something else to go wrong imo.
tomcat59alan
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Didnt @Tigger Eeyore & Roo have problems? I've tagged him so hopefully he'll reply.
Enthusiastman
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P38's for me buddy are a distant bad memory now. My Rover P5B was a beautiful car and MINT. I sold her recently and she was snapped up QUICKLY due to her condition. The L405 really is a nice car. Who know's eh. My mate will be here in it again at 5pm.I had four rover p6's over a period of 5yrs... Never had any luck with any of them... Rusty, engine problems, bumped into.. Clutch issues.. I adore that model but just wasn't the car for me.... Maybe the 38' is that way for you @Enthusiastman?
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Enthusiastman
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There you go again with those negative waves Moriarty!!! Woof woof woof. LOLSomething else to go wrong imo.
Well? What's the news?? Did you buy it? Come on its 5.19pm... Come onnnnnnnnn... God.....
Enthusiastman
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I'm sleeping on it. LOL. Not in it tonight.Well? What's the news?? Did you buy it? Come on its 5.19pm... Come onnnnnnnnn... God.....
I bet you dream about.....
tomcat59alan
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Those words will come back to haunt you if it goes tits up the very time you need it.
Tigger Eeyore & Roo
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Didnt @Tigger Eeyore & Roo have problems? I've tagged him so hopefully he'll reply.
Yes, I had a problem. At around 1 year and 30,000 miles, it had a problem with an engine oil sensor and an associated oil leak, which put the car off the road for around 5 weeks while they diagnosed and repaired it.
Darn annoying at the time on a £100,000 car!
But, I put 4,000+ miles on their loaners, I got a free £650 service, a meal out, a new primary turbo (as the electronics on the turbo had oil on them and might have caused a problem in future) and a £20,000 (!) contribution towards a new one, at dealer cost price, if I’d wanted to trade it in. Can’t say fairer than that.
That was 2 1/2 years ago. I kept it and it’ll pass 100,000 miles within a month and it’s not misbehaved since.
The plan is to keep running it, at around 25,000 miles a year, at least until I retire in June 2029
Tigger Eeyore & Roo
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See my comments above.
It’s touch and go as to whether my old Disco 4 or the current L405 AB are the best car I’ve ever had. The SDV8 in the RR probably clinches it.
Even after 3 1/2 years and very nearly 100,000 miles, I wouldn’t part with it for anything else!
It looks like you’ve got a car with a perfect history. If the price is right, I’d bite his hand off!
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Enthusiastman
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Well i have bit the bullet and taken the plunge and bought my friends beautiful L405 Autobiography off him this weekend. It was a bit of a no brainer really in the end. He has babied this car from new and apart front routine servicing and maintenance it has never failed him and has always been garaged and will continue to be so which sort of supports its immaculate condition. She drives lovely and smooth and with only 59090 miles on the clock from new she is well below her average miles for her age which is April 2015 - 15 plate. I have put my private plates on her now. My mate has just at end of March this year had 4 brand new tyres fitted, a full 80k main dealer service carried out to include new front Brembo discs and pads, a full valet done and he had only 2 weeks ago filled it up so its still got well over 1/2 a tank of diesel in her. Oh yes, she is a 4.4 SDV8 model. Sadly road tax is £585 for 12 months as it is " pre stop/start " model which came in Sept 15 and was only £340 to tax but hey you cant have it all can you. This has made up for all the ****e i have had to endure this last 12 months in regards to my P38 search so i can now move on and enjoy this beast. As you can se she is now living the luxury life in my " mancave " on my 4 poster lift ramp where i can attend to her all i want. LOL. Similar cars like this on main dealer forecourts and at other garages ( with more miles on them ) are going for excess of 42k upwards. My mate paid £115k for this new back in 2015 and i have the sales invoice listing all the optional extra's he had on it. The electric deployable tow bar i love and was one of the most expensive options he said albeit he has only used it about 5 times in 6 years. It came with a spare set of the same style 21 inch alloys too which are now at the refurber's being done and these will be going back on the car in place of the plain silver wheels which i will probebly sell on. I have started ordering some bits for the car online already to make her my own and planty of polish going on to keep her super shiney. Wish me luck guys. LOL.
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Tigger Eeyore & Roo
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Congratulations! Good choice
tomcat59alan
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Enthusiastman
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Thank you. Bank balance took a huge hammering but she is worth every penny. LOL
Enthusiastman
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Cheers, i am very happy.I knew it
Nice machine dude
Enthusiastman
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These 21 inch L405 Autobiography alloys and newly fitted Goodyear Eagle F1 tyres might be for sale in a few days time as i have my Diamond polished set back from refurbishment and they will be having new tyres fitted later today and then going on the car. The plain silver set coming off the car are in great condition with just a couple of tiny stone chips on one rim i think. I will be cleaning them up also once they are off. The tyres were only fitted end of March by the chap i bought the car off and are still as new and only done 250 miles max and he paid nearly £800 for the 4 tyres. They have the all important TPMS valves fitted as well and centre caps so essentially all ready to fit straight on to any L405 model or similar model Range Rover. I spotted a chap in our town the other day with a L322 model with the same wheels fitted so i know they will fit older Range Rovers too. Cant wait to get my newly polished rims fitted. Give me a call on 07779950808 to discuss further.
