L322 Range Rover TDv8 Autobiography

[surveyor]

sunnyb13 said:

Drive nicer than the Volvo?

Much nicer place to be. Driving experience is very different

idealstandard said:

Excellent, how are the rear sills and arches?

i picked up a 57 plate in Tonga Green last year, enjoying my time with it so far. TImeless design and the 3.6 engine is comparable in my eyes to the 4.4 - having had two of those. 6 speeds work fine versus 8 and get mid 20s combined

Rear sills and arches just been done…

[NDA]

I miss mine (supercharged full fat) and I'd had it from new. 150,000 miles later it was only worth £5k - despite being in top condition.

Yours looks lovely, I've never seen a red one in the wild - must be quite rare.

[surveyor]

Fist problem.. Hopefully not a sign of things to come.


https://youtube.com/shorts/IN6Z1Ois_0U

Edited by surveyor on Thursday 2nd May 21:27

[KingGary]

surveyor said:

Rear sills and arches just been done…

Should have bought a P38. They may have electrics designed by the devil, but they don’t rust at all.

Nice car though. I too love old Landies.

[EggsBenedict]

surveyor said:

Fist problem.. Hopefully not a sign of things to come.


https://youtube.com/shorts/IN6Z1Ois_0U

Edited by surveyor on Thursday 2nd May 21:27

I might squeal like that with a fist problem, so to speak.

Hope it's OK and nothing more than usual consumables. I imagine it is just normal wear/tear. Although you might not love the blue hoses, at least they've been changed - that's a known point on these I've discovered as I've been doing my research on them.

[surveyor]

EggsBenedict said:

I might squeal like that with a fist problem, so to speak.

Hope it's OK and nothing more than usual consumables. I imagine it is just normal wear/tear. Although you might not love the blue hoses, at least they've been changed - that's a known point on these I've discovered as I've been doing my research on them.

Ha. It seems to have self healed. It's already done last years annual mileage within my 4 week ownership. Perhaps just waking up.

And well aware of the hose problem. Our last one had a hose fail in France, on a Saturday evening in Le Mans (not race week) on the way home. Being France, they turned up with a tow truck, and sent us home via taxi, train, plane and taxi. Diagnosed the car in the week (and removed a very smelly cheese), and I got sent back at the next weekend, via taxi, train, plane, train, taxi, hotel, taxi, and new ferry...

Safe to say it was the best breakdown cover ever spent, especially as I ticked the £10 option for parts cover...

[surveyor]

Apple car play installed..

All factory at the front. Plug and play.

[PushedDover]

Nice - eye wood too if I had the cojones and space for an N+1

[KingGary]

Good work. I was thinking about one of these for my disco 4. Was it difficult?

[surveyor]

KingGary said:

Good work. I was thinking about one of these for my disco 4. Was it difficult?

No straightforward, the most difficult bit was getting the aux to the centre console.

Expensive though. Bit options are limited especially when wanting to keep it looking original