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[BigBen]

harrykul said:

Krikkit said:

Would it be absolutely bob-on then though? £1400 spent on an icon like a 560SEC doesn't really sound like money wasted.

Very much this^^^

I'm sure that a low mileage, solid screened 560sec would be worththe investment: if not, offer it up here!

This is the car in question:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C676844

Too much rust for my liking, which is a shame as I was quite looking forward to the drive home.

Ben

[hornetrider]

RDB said:

E65Ross said:

Thanks everyone

I did indeed go for a drive, although I didn't leave the house until around 9:30. It felt great to be behind the wheel of my car again....and not a bloody passenger! It is also not just the fact I can drive again, but also the fact that it's my last step to getting my life back, in reality. Great feeling and a good way to mark 1 year to the day since I was under the knife!

Fantastic news Ross! Really glad to hear you're back behind the wheel.

Agreed. Excellent news Ross congratulations on your recovery.

[Stegel]

hornetrider said:

RDB said:

E65Ross said:

Thanks everyone

I did indeed go for a drive, although I didn't leave the house until around 9:30. It felt great to be behind the wheel of my car again....and not a bloody passenger! It is also not just the fact I can drive again, but also the fact that it's my last step to getting my life back, in reality. Great feeling and a good way to mark 1 year to the day since I was under the knife!

Fantastic news Ross! Really glad to hear you're back behind the wheel.

Agreed. Excellent news Ross congratulations on your recovery.

+1 - great news and a real milestone in your recovery.

[nct001]

louiebaby said:

nct001 said:

11 owners rust on tail gate and bonnet no doubt arches inner and outer and lower doors, interior like an old discovery / maestro, eight weeks mot still left to run and still somehow good value?

As I said, in the spirit of the thread!

The way I see it, with the L322, there all sorts of gizmos to go wrong. With a Classic, it's more likely to be rust, rust and more rust. I don't know which is worse, but possibly confirms that there is no such thing as a cheap Range Rover.

To be fair an early l322 for that money is a safe bet as it's worth most of that as spares or repairs whilst the classic rangey is just left as scrap if it completely fails as it most likely will. The BMW v8 should struggle on and with a replacement box all that's left is the odd electric gremlin and a suspension pump... something you would wish you had as a main bug bear in an war horse of a classic.

Although I would love a superb classic range rover ideally an LSE as a plaything, but would triple the budget and even then expect it to need attention.

[Jimmy Recard]

tercelgold said:

Things I like;
The price is only £500 over budget, gearbox been replaced and has new tyres, photo of dash warning lights taken with engine started, radio tuned to Magic FM, tray of car care stuff in the boot.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

I'm not sure how I feel about the wrong badge, black grille, chrome gills and what appears to be a chrome ring around the Land Rover badge (to me they just ruin the great lines of the early L322)

[Max M4X WW]

Jimmy Recard said:

tercelgold said:

Things I like;
The price is only £500 over budget, gearbox been replaced and has new tyres, photo of dash warning lights taken with engine started, radio tuned to Magic FM, tray of car care stuff in the boot.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

I'm not sure how I feel about the wrong badge, black grille, chrome gills and what appears to be a chrome ring around the Land Rover badge (to me they just ruin the great lines of the early L322)

I noticed the chrome too

Do these suffer the same E39 cooling issues?

[Jimmy Recard]

Max M4X WW said:

I noticed the chrome too

Do these suffer the same E39 cooling issues?

I haven't heard that there are major cooling issues, but I know the Jaguar V8 ones better

I also don't know the E39 cooling issue

[bmthnick1981]

BigBen said:

harrykul said:

Krikkit said:

Would it be absolutely bob-on then though? £1400 spent on an icon like a 560SEC doesn't really sound like money wasted.

Very much this^^^

I'm sure that a low mileage, solid screened 560sec would be worththe investment: if not, offer it up here!

This is the car in question:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C676844

Too much rust for my liking, which is a shame as I was quite looking forward to the drive home.

Ben

Any pics of the rust?

[RDB]

E65Ross said:

RDB said:

E65Ross said:

Thanks everyone

I did indeed go for a drive, although I didn't leave the house until around 9:30. It felt great to be behind the wheel of my car again....and not a bloody passenger! It is also not just the fact I can drive again, but also the fact that it's my last step to getting my life back, in reality. Great feeling and a good way to mark 1 year to the day since I was under the knife!

Fantastic news Ross! Really glad to hear you're back behind the wheel.

Thanks mate

How's my old E38 been?

It's going well thanks. I had the joy of replacing the petrol tank over the summer, but other than that it's all good. I replaced the parking brake cables at the same time so that even works properly now

[harrykul]

BigBen said:

This is the car in question:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C676844

Too much rust for my liking, which is a shame as I was quite looking forward to the drive home.

Ben

That would be a great road trip for sure.

[BigBen]

bmthnick1981 said:

BigBen said:

harrykul said:

Krikkit said:

Would it be absolutely bob-on then though? £1400 spent on an icon like a 560SEC doesn't really sound like money wasted.

Very much this^^^

I'm sure that a low mileage, solid screened 560sec would be worththe investment: if not, offer it up here!

This is the car in question:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C676844

Too much rust for my liking, which is a shame as I was quite looking forward to the drive home.

Ben

Any pics of the rust?

The vendor sent me them so it does not seem appropriate to just post them on here. Send me a PM and I can forward them if you are keen.

The main area for concern was the usual rear parcel shelf and the corners of the rear panels where they meet the corners of the screen, the shelf in particular is royally f**ked!

Ben

[E65Ross]

RDB said:

E65Ross said:

RDB said:

E65Ross said:

Thanks everyone

I did indeed go for a drive, although I didn't leave the house until around 9:30. It felt great to be behind the wheel of my car again....and not a bloody passenger! It is also not just the fact I can drive again, but also the fact that it's my last step to getting my life back, in reality. Great feeling and a good way to mark 1 year to the day since I was under the knife!

Fantastic news Ross! Really glad to hear you're back behind the wheel.

Thanks mate

How's my old E38 been?

It's going well thanks. I had the joy of replacing the petrol tank over the summer, but other than that it's all good. I replaced the parking brake cables at the same time so that even works properly now

Great to hear it's going well, and has gone to a home that is taking good care of it!

[E65Ross]

So I drive into work and the new receptionist (well, 7 months....) hadn't seen my car before and she said "is that your car? It's huge!)

Yes, I suppose it is parked next to her VW Polo

[CharlesdeGaulle]

E65Ross said:

So I drive into work...

This line makes me happy!

[Motorrad]

G

CharlesdeGaulle said:

This line makes me happy!

+1 great to hear the car is getting used again.

[K12beano]

E65Ross said:

......next to her VW Polo

Probably jealous of your better emissions.....

[Easternlight]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

E65Ross said:

So I drive into work...

This line makes me happy!

+1

Outbreak of barges on the other thread!

L100NYY said:

This S280 is only £1695.00........so plenty of change left to cover the phone bills of calling people to let them know you'll be late;

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/m...

Edited by Easternlight on Wednesday 2nd December 17:38

[BeirutTaxi]

Why oh why do people feel the need to write adverts all in upper case? Not only is it an eyesore, it also gives the impression that the seller is a bit odd.

[Sterillium]

Lowtimer said:

Yes, I feel the lack of these too. However we seem to be in a tiny minority. For all the people who said they liked the idea of a touring M5, it turned out most of them didn't like the idea enough to actually put down the money for one. It never sold well in LHD markets on the E34 platform, consequently not deemed worth doing in RHD, and also consequently the absence of one in the E39 range. Cue the renewed clamour of people saying "why isn't there..." so they reinstigated it for the E60/61, and sales were very disappointing again. I think they've learned their lesson now. Monster German estates need to be Mercedes or Audi to sell, it would appear.

[E65Ross]

Thanks for the kind words everyone

K12beano said:

E65Ross said:

......next to her VW Polo

Probably jealous of your better emissions.....