airportmark · May 3, 2015

Hi good afternoon I am new on here and hoping for some advice before I purchase my first L322. I have had a few RRC but this is a big step for me. I have around £6000 to spend so I am not setting my sights to high. Which one should I go for, Petrol or diesel ? If petrol should I look for one with LPG ? What should I look for fault wise ? I am looking forward to getting one but want the best for my £6000 as it has taken quite a while to save. Thanks in advance for your thoughts

Mark.....

MrNasty · May 3, 2015

You might as well start pricing up a new gearbox and front diff whilst your at it.

davidsmith1307 · May 3, 2015

Harsh. You may buy one that has had regular gearbox fluid changes.

You may......

Datatek · May 3, 2015

airportmark said:
Hi good afternoon I am new on here and hoping for some advice before I purchase my first L322. I have had a few RRC but this is a big step for me. I have around £6000 to spend so I am not setting my sights to high. Which one should I go for, Petrol or diesel ? If petrol should I look for one with LPG ? What should I look for fault wise ? I am looking forward to getting one but want the best for my £6000 as it has taken quite a while to save. Thanks in advance for your thoughts Mark.....

£6K should just about cover your first 12 moths repairs, gearbox, suspension, VANOS on the petrol, various pumps electronic failures due to water leaks, the list is endless.
For that money, you would be better off with a late P38 diesel leaving you with cash for the much cheaper repairs

MrNasty · May 3, 2015

Yeah..........may, odds on for 6K, its going to need a box and front diff soon. It's just the reality of older Rangies, once they fall out of dealer networks they seem to grow the wheel sizes and the windows get more darker but the servicing is neglected. The neglect is then apparent once another poor sap has it in is custody.

airportmark · May 3, 2015

So what you are saying is don't bother and save my money !

Datatek · May 3, 2015

airportmark said:
So what you are saying is don't bother and save my money !

Yes if £6K is all you have. Unless you want to enter a world of pain.
Look at some of the posts by Saint.V8 or rs2000 custom if you don't suffer from nightmares.

Datatek · May 3, 2015

davidsmith1307 said:
Harsh. You may buy one that has had regular gearbox fluid changes.

You may......

And the box then might manage a little more than 80K miles. Since dealers never do the gearbox oil, don't count on it. See holiday Chickens gearbox posts.

MrNasty · May 3, 2015

2008 onwards are a bit better, for £6k I would not bother, it will end up a bag of ****. Shame because they are nice trucks, just crap. Don't feel bad Defenders are crap too, just way easier to repair and seem to have mental residual values.

Datatek · May 3, 2015

MrNasty said:
2008 onwards are a bit better, for £6k I would not bother, it will end up a bag of ****. Shame because they are nice trucks, just crap. Don't feel bad Defenders are crap too, just way easier to repair and seem to have mental residual values.

2008 are only better because they have yet to reach the critical age. They still have plenty of problems.

blackstrat · May 3, 2015

could get a really sharp Classic for that

Datatek · May 3, 2015

blackstrat said:
could get a really sharp Classic for that

Or a really good late P38 diesel with cash to spare. V8 is too fragile to consider.

MrNasty · May 3, 2015

Yep I agree mate, shameful really, otherwise I would have one, but the RRC were crap enough and I got sick of them falling to pieces, looking back though they were not as bad as the L322 by a farmers mile, just the rust and interiors that fell to buts and anything electric was always broken.

airportmark · May 3, 2015

Thanks all of you. What would you suggest ? I quite like discovery 3 but would have to put a little more to it. (Another few months of saving !) This is why I like these forums as they pull no punches and there is no monetary gain to be made unlike the garage where I would buy from.

airportmark · May 3, 2015

Datatek said:
Or a really good late P38 diesel with cash to spare. V8 is too fragile to consider.

I have never fancied a P38 as I thought they were pretty poor reliability wise.

Datatek · May 3, 2015

airportmark said:
Thanks all of you. What would you suggest ? I quite like discovery 3 but would have to put a little more to it. (Another few months of saving !) This is why I like these forums as they pull no punches and there is no monetary gain to be made unlike the garage where I would buy from.

The D3 has it's own problems including the stupid electric handbrake and lots of repairs need the body off. You need to double your budget to leave at least £3K for repairs in the first year.

airportmark · May 3, 2015

Datatek said:
Or a really good late P38 diesel with cash to spare. V8 is too fragile to consider.

blackstrat said:
could get a really sharp Classic for that

I have had 4 of them just wanted a change really.Something a little more modern but not a P38

airportmark · May 3, 2015

What if I found one with full service history, 130,000 V8 and it had gearbox and front diff replaced ? Would I still be making a mistake ?

wil2813 · May 3, 2015

airportmark said:
What if I found one with full service history, 130,000 V8 and it had gearbox and front diff replaced ? Would I still be making a mistake ?

go for it you only live once,they are not as bad as people make out,had my l322 v8 vogue lpg 4 years. usuall

gearbox
intank fuel pump
bottom arms
battery
tyres
brakes
bm54

general wear & tear imo,just keep a couple of k loose change hanging around incase

dogsbody · May 3, 2015

airportmark said:
So what you are saying is don't bother and save my money !

Yup!

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