The £3900 Range Rover l322

[Slow]

Trouble strikes just as its about to be sold haha.

Driving to work along a really tight single track lane with hairpin turns etc. Noticed everytime I slowed down there was a grumbling from the front. Disappeared whenever I accelerated though so in my mind the engine its self is fine.

Does it when in park/neutral/drive/reverse. Even when not moving so its not dif/gbox/tbox related.

Only thing that springs to mind would be either the water pump or alternater. If anyone has experiences this sympton help would be great

[Emeye]

Aircon pump bearing? Only say this as your symptoms sound similar to those in my wife's Kia Sorento a few weeks ago. I know, completely different vehicle....

[Max M4X WW]

Does it have a BMW engine? If so I had an alternator go on my 540i which grumbled, same situation with the water pump. Give the viscous fan a wiggle.

[CX53]

I wish I had the balls to own one of these, I bet it makes a cracking daily driver!

[Slow]

So this one has been sold to my mum, the fault was the bolts in the torque converter came loose and needed tightened.

BUT

Im off to view a 2003 td6 with a engine rebuild, 22" wheels, 2007 facelift for a whopping £3350 with the gearbox fked... very common fault.

[Slow]

Due to be delivered this evening with the dead gearbox, just from lying under it I could see the sump is caved in from hitting something.

£3100 delivered.



22" wheels off a later l405 I believe, a 2007(I think) facelift, a rusty tailgate and bonnet that won't open on one side.

[Shadow R1]

Looks interesting.

Update us when you can.

[p1stonhead]

I would love a Range Rover like this. I had up to £15k to buy one recently (and have plenty to do anything which could go wrong) and still didnt have enough bravery in me! £3900 is just brilliant.

Makes me want to re-visit these. Staggering amounts of car for the money. But my uncle had one which worked I believe 4% of the time.. :hhe:

[Slow]

So it got delivered while I was at work so mum sent me this picture, all I have for now. Not bad for £3100 I reckon.

[Stenn]

A bit borked and blingy sure, but I'd best most people on the street would guess that's a £20k+ motor.

Those wheels must be worth a few quid I'd think.

[Slow]

Stenn said:

Those wheels must be worth a few quid I'd think.

About half what I paid for the car if I priced them as the cheapest on ebay.

[AH33]

I wish I was this brave.

[anonymous-user]

looks well for 180k miles.

[Slow]

Both front tyres need replaced, ones flat and the other has cuts in the sidewall. Wheels are in good condition though, only the odd very small kerb marks.









Will probably just buy a tailgate instead of trying to fight the rust.





Not sure what I will do about these arches though.







Usual misted up rear light, fixed with a hole in the bottom I think.



Interior isnt in that bad condition for the mileage, better than the blue one atleast.









Seems to have hands free bluetooth, no idea if it works.

[Slow]

Update.

Wasn't just a loose bolt, well it was sort of.

This flex plate might have sheered off 2 corners and the third hole was growing.

[Slow]

Update to this thread for people somewhat interested in running a early l322 td6.

Sold it to my mum sometime early this year as I had planned to use the silver one pictured. Ended up getting tracked down and some guy bought it off me for a grand more than I paid without me actually doing anything to it other than taking the gearbox out (wasnt broken, engine wouldnt turn over by hand so some sort of problem there with its "replacement" engine just before it broke).

Since then it has needed a brake caliper, a service and a battery drain which is yet to be figured out.
Currently sitting on something like 175-180k miles I believe.

Her boyfriend got interested by these after running disco 300 tdi's so he bought a early cheap £4k one too.
Other than a stuck caliper his has had no problems in over half a year too.

Tips If you want to buy one: dont worry about the appearance at this end of the scale or you wont get a car which has had the big things done, instead you have a polished turd as it will break.

Interior can have bits replaced easily - common fail is the drivers side window switches

Make sure it has history of the gearbox being refurbed recently (only for td6) if when you select drive it takes a second to go into gear thats the box starting to die - before mine went it would take 5 seconds to go into gear
Injectors refurbed/replaced - not just one but the full set or you know the others are on their way out soon too
Air suspension pump having been replaced/refurbed at some point idealy, the bags arent any more expensive than new springs/dampers anyway
Nothing larger than 19" wheels or they vibrate when you have your foot on the brake in stop start traffic (only for td6)
A low battery can cause all sorts of electrical problems even if the car starts ok

[Lynch91]

Thanks for the update, are you planning on buying another?

[Slow]

Lynch91 said:

Thanks for the update, are you planning on buying another?

Yes, but not a td6 but a newer tdv8 to just have more power (same mpg) and the newer interior/dash for phone connectivity. When towing 3 ton around the highlands you feel the lack of power on the hills.

Im only 22 but can say they are the best car I have ever driven for day to day duties. Yes its not a weekend sports car but they do everything else you need to do so well. I have owned a wide variety of cars and driven even more so not like im comparing it to some old fords and corsas.

The biggest problem with owning one personally was the negative comments to seeing a 20 year old driving one. Often got pulled by the police and car searched, got drug dealer comments constantly (even by a tyre fitter looking to buy drugs), mummy and daddys car etc. People just assume they are really high end and I couldnt of worked for it myself.