2004 4.4 V8 Range Rover

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Am i mad??

These seem to be going for a steel at the moment. I know they are juicy! but work pay for my fuel anyway!

Tell me why i shouldn't spend £10,000 on a V8 Range rover with only 61,000 miles from new and a full Land rover main dealer history!?

Any thoughts
 
I'd say go for it.

They are nice cars but they deprecate a lot, drink fuel and have several well known reliability issues. As long as you buy it prepared to fix a few things during your ownership you should enjoy it.
 
Tute said:
I'm guessing because when things break, it's going to sting the wallet.
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Not so much nowadays. You can get warrantied refurbished gearboxes and air struts for not that much money - all the seriously big bills which used to put people off don't exist anymore unless you take it to the main dealer and say "fix it" :p
 
[TW]Fox;28803202 said:
I'd hardly say a five figure sum for an 11 year old example of a 15 year old design is 'a steal'. More 'about right'.
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I think a bit more context than that is required.
 
13 old design. The L322 came out in 2002.

I had also considered these recently. And I do wish I had bought one instead of opting for the 4.0 P38 I ended up with. But yes, it's not so much the big bills that would be the worry. It's the many, many little ones all adding up.

That being said, why not just do it? Although the TDV8 has the same power and better economy, or the supercharged 4.2 has the same economy and more power. I did speak to a Range Rover specialist who did suggest the Supercharged one was the pick of the bunch, as they were generally better specced and better looked after.
 
[TW]Fox;28803202 said:
I'd hardly say a five figure sum for an 11 year old example of a 15 year old design is 'a steal'. More 'about right'.
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I'd say more 'rip off' myself.
 
Other than rust they are pretty solid actually.

I have a L322 TDV8 as a daily runner, I drive it everyday to work. It's supremely comfortable and just bloody great.

The air compressor if it fails can be rebuilt for not much, suspension can all be gotten aftermarket. There is a huge wealth of information on the forums, RR owners tend to be handy with a spanner so there is also a huge DIY scene. Great dealer diagnostics that you can have at home for cheap.

It's all great.

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xs2man said:
13 old design. The L322 came out in 2002.
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It was officially introduced in January 2002, we have almost completed 2015. It's been virtually 14 years since it came out and they didn't design it overnight. It's a very old platform - the first models had E38 7 Series electrical systems!

It is a fantastic car but it's age and design make £10k for an 11 year old really about right, not 'a steal'.
 
[TW]Fox;28803343 said:
It is a fantastic car but it's age and design make £10k for an 11 year old really about right, not 'a steal'.
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Very odd way to put it I think.

You could argue the opposite in a way. The replacement came out much later, and thus with a private plate you could easily mistake it for one much newer and more expensive. Great if you want to appear richer than you are! :D
 
pepsilol said:
Other than rust they are pretty solid actually.

I have a L322 TDV8 as a daily runner, I drive it everyday to work. It's supremely comfortable and just bloody great.

It's all great.

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Love mine too, really really good cars which I'd only want to swap for another Range Rover. You've got the best engine there though really, my petrol engine sounds great but ultimately is a bit of a silly engine for the car
 
Electrical problems, heated windscreens, steering wheel, seats, power steering, air compressor, are some of the issues to look out for. Won't fail to start mind you.
 
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