L322 Range Rover 4.2 S/C

[jamesbilluk]

Hi all,

I recently picked up my first Range Rover smile I originally meant to out to purchase the 3.6 V8 diesel, I then realised the milage I was doing, so decided to go for the 4.2 Supercharged..! Such a fantastic engine, very smooth, but really pulls when you want it to, this is my first Supercharged car, love the sound!

I wanted the 2007 facelift interior, I came across one with 40,000 miles on the clock, decided to go to see it, and went for it!







Love the spec and the amount of car you get for the money! The car seems to float along, even on the 20" wheels! (JLR Accessory apparently) as I didn't recognise them.

James.

[eliot]

Are the rear arch lips ok?

[Quhet]

The seat looks worn for 40k miles. Hope it's not as bad as the picture makes it look

[Maz_uk]

Vogue SE?

Looks nice, drivers seat hasn't worn well must have belonged to a heffer!

Awesome car, I would change the wheels if it were mine but those wheels do look nice, it's common for the transfer box to whine on these Land Rover and most garages will tell you that you can only replace the transfer box.

Find a decent transmissions specialist and they'll change the bearing.

I've had 3 an 06 a 56 and an 07 2 have had new transfer boxes and one we had to do ourselves, the transfer box is a few grand to replace or a few hundred to repair.

[jamesbilluk]

Quhet said:

The seat looks worn for 40k miles. Hope it's not as bad as the picture makes it look

It does seem to be quite a bad photo to be honest, in real life it doesn't look too bad, the rest of the interior looks great.

After the first test drive I did worry that it did look too worn for the milage, The MOTs and the service history all seem to back up the milage though. I rang the various garages in the Mot's to check also.

[jamesbilluk]

Ecurie Ecosse said:

Looks really great.

Check out Powerhouse for some enhancement goodies for the supercharger.

Many thanks

Just been having a look at Powerhouse, I may be giving them a ring!

[jamesbilluk]

Maz_uk said:

Vogue SE?

Looks nice, drivers seat hasn't worn well must have belonged to a heffer!

Awesome car, I would change the wheels if it were mine but those wheels do look nice, it's common for the transfer box to whine on these Land Rover and most garages will tell you that you can only replace the transfer box.

Find a decent transmissions specialist and they'll change the bearing.

I've had 3 an 06 a 56 and an 07 2 have had new transfer boxes and one we had to do ourselves, the transfer box is a few grand to replace or a few hundred to repair.

Yeah, its Vogue SE, just found out the cooled seats today!

I think It must have been! The rest of the car and the passenger seat are fine, Ive given them a clean and condition with Gliptone, and its looking better now.

I'm still not sure about the wheels my self to be honest, I may get hold of a nice set of these - http://www.v8wizard.com/photo_gallery/Range_Rover_...

Many thanks for the heads up with the transfer whine as well

[jamesbilluk]

eliot said:

Are the rear arch lips ok?

Hi there, I think so, just had a look now, both sides seem similar.

[Maz_uk]

Those 20''s are nice, personally if it were mine I'd be tempted to put 22'' Overfinch wheels on.

[MrBarry123]

Maz_uk said:

Those 20''s are nice, personally if it were mine I'd be tempted to put 22'' Overfinch wheels on.

No way man - don't do that.

The best wheels for a FFRR are the ones fitted to this...

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

P.S. Nice car OP.

[eliot]

jamesbilluk said:

Hi there, I think so, just had a look now, both sides seem similar.

That's good to hear. Friend had an earlier SC and I was really suprised to see both rear arches starting to go rusty.

[jamesbilluk]

Maz_uk said:

Those 20''s are nice, personally if it were mine I'd be tempted to put 22'' Overfinch wheels on.

Do like the look of the over finches, Not sure if I want to go over 20" at the moment though.

[jamesbilluk]

MrBarry123 said:

No way man - don't do that.

The best wheels for a FFRR are the ones fitted to this...

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

P.S. Nice car OP.

Not seen those before - very nice, think I'm going to investigaste them further!

[jamesbilluk]

eliot said:

That's good to hear. Friend had an earlier SC and I was really suprised to see both rear arches starting to go rusty.

Just had a check this morning in the day light to make sure, They all look good Ill keep an eye on them though.

[anonymous-user]

Got one of these (though an 06 pre-FL) a couple of years ago. Lovely thing - like a a favorite old pair of shoes or jumper. I've also found driving it to be noticeably lower stress experience than any other car I've had; relax, smile and wave, smile and wave...

[jamesbilluk]

Very true that! Really is a lovely place to be, and the A/C is fantastic! sitting in a jam the other day was quite relaxing, I found out today the windows are doubled up as well,so lovely and quiet in there.

[justanother5tar]

It looks spot on as is to me. Looks to be very cared for too, its in great condition from the photos.

I can't get over how st the drivers seat looks though for so little miles!

[RS Grant]

I do like the look of an unabused FFRR... and the wheels fitted to yours are a wee bit different to the norm, so I'd be inclined to keep them.

Out of interest, what sort of MPG does one of these manage in the real world?? I'd assumed that it'd be a <10-12mpg average, but it may not be quite so bad??


Cheers,
Grant

[jamesbilluk]

justanother5tar said:

It looks spot on as is to me. Looks to be very cared for too, its in great condition from the photos.

I can't get over how st the drivers seat looks though for so little miles!

Many thanks, it does seem to have been, very true about the seat though, I may see if there is anything I can have done to it to improve it, it may get bad again though, I find I can't get in and out very gracefully without side steps...

[jamesbilluk]

RS Grant said:

I do like the look of an unabused FFRR... and the wheels fitted to yours are a wee bit different to the norm, so I'd be inclined to keep them.

Out of interest, what sort of MPG does one of these manage in the real world?? I'd assumed that it'd be a <10-12mpg average, but it may not be quite so bad??


Cheers,
Grant

Many thanks : ) I was thrilled when I came across it on the Range Rover forum, that's true about the wheels, they are starting to grow on me, the diamond cut part needs a bit of work as its corroded,

The MPG doesn't seem as bad as I thought it would be, I seem to be getting a hit 16/17mpg at the moment, that's a mix of cruising and hard acceleration as aswell.