L322 Issues

[C8PPO]

Afternoon all. Thinking about a Rangie again an have seen an L322 Vogue SE Supercharged which is interesting, belongs to someone I know, so I have reasonable history on it.

Checking a few reviews though, and

Honest John said:

Front diff life is typically 40k - 60k miles, costs £4,000 to replace.

Instrument pack tends to last around 70k miles, costs £1,200 too replace.

Transmission usually lasts about 100k miles, costs £6,000 to replace.

Are those realistic facts? The one I'm looking at is on 48k and I don't fancy weighing out another four grand any time soon if I buy it.

Any other biggies to watch out for? Is there a buyer's guide?

Thanks.

[Meeja]

I'm not an L322 owner (I'm still on a P38!) but I think the "short life of the Front Diff" issue was resolved by a recall.

Lots of articles on FullFatRR about the gearbox being "sealed for life", and if you factor in an independant service agent replacing the oil in the gearbox, then the life of it should be considerably extended.

List of common problems and fixes here

[jdw1234]

Double check this, but the diff thing was sorted by the time Supercharged came out. In any event, it was a free upgrade on the TD6 and 4.4s.

As above, change oil on gearbox and do not consider it as "sealed for life".

Do you mean the pixels going on panel? I don't think it is any where near as expensive as that to fix.

[C8PPO]

That's encouraging, thanks. Time to get my current car in the classifieds, I think!

[agent006]

Honest John is often accurate, but when it's not it's utter horsest. Prime example of the latter above.

[Jem0911]

Definitly check out http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/index.php
Loads of threads there to put your mind at rest.
Get out there and buy one.

Edited by Jem0911 on Thursday 11th March 10:34

[JCW_Matt]

Front diff life is typically 40k - 60k miles, costs £4,000 to replace - Resolved With Recall

Instrument pack tends to last around 70k miles, costs £1,200 too replace - Not in all cases, just keep your fingers crossed I guess!

Transmission usually lasts about 100k miles, costs £6,000 to replace - Only if transmission oil is not changed.

[C8PPO]

Great, thanks, I like the look of the one I've seen but need to shift the Monaro first!

[Jayzee]

C8PPO said:

Great, thanks, I like the look of the one I've seen but need to shift the Monaro first!

Has it been that long since you got the Monaro? I remember you from the Fiat Coupé site, and seeing you around Groombridge some years back in your 20VT - Mine was the Sprint blue one.

Go for S/C - I love mine

Edited by Jayzee on Monday 29th March 01:56

[JW911]

JCW_Matt said:

Front diff life is typically 40k - 60k miles, costs £4,000 to replace - Resolved With Recall

Front diff life can be 20-30k miles. Free to replace.

JCW_Matt said:

Instrument pack tends to last around 70k miles, costs £1,200 too replace - Not in all cases, just keep your fingers crossed I guess!

A rare failure but they can go.

JCW_Matt said:

Transmission usually lasts about 100k miles, costs £6,000 to replace - Only if transmission oil is not changed.

Been advised similar. Get the geabox oil changed at Inspection II.

[C8PPO]

Jayzee said:

C8PPO said:

Great, thanks, I like the look of the one I've seen but need to shift the Monaro first!

Has it been that long since you got the Monaro? I remember you from the Fiat Coupé site, and seeing you around Groombridge some years back in your 20VT - Mine was the Sprint blue one.

Go for S/C - I love mine

Edited by Jayzee on Monday 29th March 01:56

Hi, yes, that's me - I remember - didn't you buy Jintel's modded Sprint Blue?? I think something bad happened to that car in the end!

I still have mine. Was fully refurbed/restored about 18 months ago and now lives in a nice dry garage for sunny days only. It's in amazing condition now, very pleased with it.

I do fancy a s/c Rangie - friend of mine is selling one, but we're also about to move house so it's slightly out of budget for the short term.