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I'll definately be looking for all that but also going in with an expectation that even the best maintained can have issues and will need some cash and work thrown at it at some point. From buying other cars there are lots of little items that...

I hear where you're coming from but they aren't cheap cars to run and maintain. A cheap end car is unlikely to have been maintained. Has the diff oil ever been changed? What about the gearbox oil? The oil isn't cheap!! A re-con box starts at 4k...

I have a 2011 Vogue SE Autobiography. Utterly fantastic car - but I did not buy it cheap, I bought it in 2015 at 4 years old at a typical price for 4 year old top of the range L322. Maintenance is so important. I have maintained mine by the book...

Probably around £2-3k. I know people say you should pay as much as you can but more expensive cars can also have issues and i'd rather pay £3k for the car then spend £2k on it that buy one for £5k. I'm aiming to have a few months overlap until i...

I guess if it's just mechanical/bodywork repairs then go for it. If it has electrical gremlins run away.

A project, something to tinker with and something that will get me to work every most days.

ok that makes more sense. Thanks

So I really want an L322. I always had Grand Cherokees and enjoyed keeping them running. I replaced rear axles, rebuilt transfer cases and regularly serviced them. I did however get the train to work so didn't matter if it was off the road for a...