Approved used L322 - Should I?

Approved used L322 - Should I?

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Wild Rumpus

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Friday 20th November 2015
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I'm thinking of treating myself to a Land Rover Approved Used L322, it would probably be a 2011 TDV8 with around 50k miles. The 2 year warranty from Land Rover is a definite plus point but is there anything I should be looking out for?

Wild Rumpus

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Thursday 26th November 2015
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Cheers, good info!

Wild Rumpus

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Tuesday 1st December 2015
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Cool, I'm working on persuading my wife now....

Wild Rumpus

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Friday 4th December 2015
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Slaav said:
Has she had a ride in one? My Mrs always wanted one; as did I! AS above, we pulled the trigger 4 weeks or so ago and she thinks it is massive and wont drive it. (We still have a Disco and had an old Classic RR some years ago)

She absolutely loves being driven around in it though.....

Good Luck!
Thanks, she hasn't been in a L322, but has been out in a 4-door Classic in the past. Fortunately she isn't intimidated by large cars (except in multi-storey car parks) - she drives an XC60 herself.

Wild Rumpus

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Monday 7th December 2015
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Well, I've done it! Coming soon to a driveway near me....

Wild Rumpus

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Monday 7th December 2015
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2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue from Parks in Ayr. Black outside and inside (I prefer the look of the Tan or Sand interiors, but black is more practical for a scruffy bugger like me!).
It has the remote pre-heating option which should be useful up here in Scotland, but with our recent weather the 700mm wading depth is probably its most useful feature...
Thanks for the tip on tailgate corrosion - this definitely had it (being rectified by the dealer) but otherwise everything was spot on.

Wild Rumpus

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Wednesday 17th February 2016
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tvrforever said:
currently looking at a 2012 Westminster mid 50s miles - any lessons learned I should be aware of?
Yes - check everything! The warranty is great but in my experience the dealers don't really do the checks they are supposed to for the Approved Used cars, they then use warranty claims to fix the problems that they should have corrected themselves before delivery.....
My car was delivered with non-functional screen washers (despite being MOT'ed 2 days before delivery). They were so badly blocked that they had to be replaced. My car was also delivered without the second key and the parcel shelf - the dealer promised them in a few days, but it took them 2 months! If I was buying it again I would refuse to pay for the car until everything is right - I bet it wouldn't have taken them 2 months to sort out a second key and a parcel shelf if the sale depended upon it....
Oh, I'm also pretty sure that it was delivered with air-con that didn't work but I didn't test it for a few weeks as it has been pretty cold since I bought the car.

It's a great car, though! Just a pity the dealer I used has been very poor.