^^^ thanks mate, great advice. You steered me away from a rough one with a bad headgasket a few weeks ago and told me to hold out. Glad I listened as this one is much better so thanks again! The wheels are this type but gutted to hear they are from the sport. I see so many with these wheels I...

Yeah I went in a bit gung ho but I got fed up of choosing one to compromise and thought sod it! There also seems a huge demand for dark coloured lpg conversions at the moment too and even as I was paying for it the seller was getting calls giving offers above what I paid. She basically said take...

... apart from open my wallet and assume the position?? Haha Seriously though, I've been hunting far and wide for about 3 months now for a deal on one and managed to pick one up privately yesterday. Paid £7500 for one which is exactly what I was after. 2003 4.4v8 with LPG, black with cream...

Thanks Saint, you're a err.. Saint! Can see it fine now but to confuse matters further I'd say its lighter than that yet darker than the head gasket pics. Probably slightly more towards a head gasket I'd say. Will a head gasket issue throw any standard odb codes? I have one on my phone so I...

Thanks again. I can't see the picture of the poor maintenance sludge unfortunately. Can you repost it please? It won't show on either my laptop or phone. I would say the sludge was darker than the examples of the head gasket. On the filler cap I just thought it was condensation but I was then...

Thanks guys. I know it sounds like I'm crazy but I am prepared for the time, frustration and costs as long as it makes sense financially. I have a long checklist and the engine trouble on this one is the only thing stopping going for. It's black with cream interior, lpg system fitted, sub 100k...

While I understand head gasket issues are rare on the L322 and symptoms can sometimes relate to thermostat or other issues, I'd be grateful if anyone could comment on the following problems on a particular car... Temp gauge rises to 3/4 and drops back down to 1/2 intermittently when driving...

Thanks again Saint and no need to apologise at all! Your expertise is clear to see so I thought it was worth a shot! I'm going to have a look at the car this weekend and will try to arrange an indy to do an inspection from there. Will give Rangers a ring plus a few more I've found online...

Thanks Saint, that all correlates with what I've read so far. I will give Rangers a call and see what they say. Would you also consider doing an inspection too if I could tempt you with enough beer seeing as you are so close? I've actually just come off the phone with a seller too. The car is...

Thanks for the welcome!! And yes I was kinda expecting the mental health check up advice, I left myself open for that!! I've read some horror stories so I'm halfway prepared of what to expect. Have thought about it long and hard but an L322 is really what I'm after and fully prepared for...

Looking to get myself an L322 in the coming weeks and have done quite a bit of reading so far. I would want to get any potential purchase checked out professionally before buying as I'd like a good inspection to check for anything. Does anyone know of any recommended or reputible garages I...