Wack Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Short version of a long thread Bought Nov 17 with a blown enginePut new engine in that was worse than the old onePut another 70,000 mile engine in out of a 330D that I saw running this time It's got loads of history inc recon gearbox and suspension done Drives ok , no warning lights on , 2 keys, one needs a battery , 12 months mot, everything works inc AC Needs the blower direction box sorting , it's on your feet, could be 5 minutes , could be 30 mi utes then theres a whoosh as something frees off and it's all working normally I had a Google and it's something to do with vents, the box goes misshapen, I read a screw in the right place pulls it back into shape Inner rear arches behind the back doors need welding , heated screen only demists the passenger side It'll come with the original 18" wheels and wheel nuts as well as the 19" that are on it, but the 18" tyres are close to the limit Qualifies for modern classic insurance , adrian flux quoted me under £200 TPFT , I went with A plan at £300 fully comp I haven't advertised it anywhere else yet Original post below I've been looking at Range Rovers for a few weeks , in the past as I have a very competent/cheap mechanic I've bought a few projects that have worked out Ok but not a RR I've found one with an engine problem, not too far away guy wants shot of it so he'll take £1000 for it , it's a 2003 HSE with 150k on the clock, MOT history looks very good, it's tested until next april and he said it's had gearbox work in the last 6 months It's a really bad idea isn't it ,put me off with tales of woe, I'm really tempted to go and see it and risk divorce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Engine problem might be an expensive problem Do it Sell it to me for £900 once you’ve spent loads fixing it. brickwall and The Moog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 2003 will be an L322. RUN eddyramrod, Iamgroot and richardthestag 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiperCub Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 You'd be regarded round here as very brave for taking it on quite frankly. A colleague of mine is the most recent sufferer of this malaise, much as he liked driving it, he soon tired of repeated £600 per month bills - every month and his had no problems when he bought it. He now has a Nissan. As Ghosty says, run and don't look back. Otherwise, lots of luck, you are way braver than I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 What engine is it? Early L322 s used either V8 BMW petrols or the 3.0 BMW dizzler, both of which are relatively easy to find in rusty/crashed e39s. Presumably a lot less of a liability than fixing/ replacing a later 3.6 V8 TD or a Jag 5.0 Supercharged lump.£1000 sounds like the cheapest ever ( so far) and would probably break for more, pretty low risk purchase. dome and bangernomics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 All I’m seeing is “do it” Dave_Q, chaseracer, The Moog and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 4.4 BMW v8, nice and cheap to fix...HSE is a base model btw. I speak from the perspective of having owned two Range Rovers, they are the nicest Land Rovers to sit in whilst you wait for the AA man. HillmanImp, brickwall, 11001010 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted November 20, 2017 Author Share Posted November 20, 2017 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2003-Range-Rover-4x4-3-0L/142589106430?hash=item2132f918fe:g:IxYAAOSw-wJaEbaA The ebay jokers have bid it up to 8k reg is W5BLK, the tape trick didn't work no advisories at all over the last few years, it's also been a local car , at the moment I have 3 cars, 2 of which have problems so I think another is a step too far Most are L322 , the new one didn't start until a few years ago and they're still £££ man maths is telling me I could spend 10k on one and have as many problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantingYoof Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 PURFEK 4 XUD SWOP M9 This contribution is as helpful as a £1000 Range Rover will be. Do it. HarmonicCheeseburger, AMC Rebel and Supernaut 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled_Tat_Gatherer Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Personally - (owned one only though so a noob in RR dept.) - I'd prefer to go for suspension type issues....... although the engines can be done I'm more of the underpinnings to complete/fix/ - but that's my own preference.THey really are nice once you've got over the coma inducing bills that can come up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted November 20, 2017 Author Share Posted November 20, 2017 That's what's worrying me but unless I find one somebody has already spent a packet on the same could be said of a 10k one , as posted above, it's getting close to breaking money The only immediate issue is getting it the 60 miles to the garage as it weighs 2t so transit sized recovery is out , I suppose buy tax then AA is doable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Here's an idea. You send me £1000 and I will send you a bucket of scrap and ring you up and laugh at you and demand more money every day for a month. After that you can take the bucket to the tip and be relieved that the taunting has stopped. That's pretty much the same as buying a non running modern Land Rover. NO? D Spares & Tyres, solid61, blackboilersuit and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_Rocket Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Early L322 wasn't too* bad* by Land Rover standards.Gearboxes are weak and all fail. 'Had work' isn't good enough, they need a fully reconditioned unit, which, if you're very lucky will do 80k.There is no way of running these things cheaply. Every repair will be £1k+ if you're not doing it yourself and it will want something doing every other month (I'm not joking BTW). They're a nice drive though, until the next ftp/ warning light/ trip in the big yellow ambulance. Go for it at £1k, but unless you're breaking it, you need to be wealthy to afford the constant bills. scruff and richardthestag 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Isn't that the right age for slipped liners that tend to destroy the block if left long enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 I don't have a problem with a £3k range rover as long as somebody else is buying it. HillmanImp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_Rocket Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 The slipping liners thing was a speciality of the p38 more I think. The 4.4 in the '322 liked to trash its chain and guides though. I've also seen sheared crankshafts. Quality products. Retro_Auto 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 The slipping liners thing was a speciality of the p38 more I think. The 4.4 in the '322 liked to trash its chain and guides though. I've also seen sheared crankshafts. Quality products. You might be right at that, rings a bell as a P38 now you've said it. Retro_Auto and Rusty_Rocket 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_Rocket Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 They should have left the old V8 boat anchor at 3.5 litres! Everything since had (major) issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 What's suddenly wrong with buying MoT-less 1,000 quid Range Rovers? I can only recommend it. dome, HarmonicCheeseburger, captain_cal and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 The slipping liners thing was a speciality of the p38 more I think.Yup - 4.6 Quality products.Nope! Rusty_Rocket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 They should have left the old V8 boat anchor at 3.5 litres! Everything since had (major) issues. In fairness they did manage a fine job of making a right royal pigs ear of a fuck up before they were done with it. Alusilber, Rusty_Rocket, scruff and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr A Lawrence Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 I'll have 11, 36, 39, 48 and 52 please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Buying it for a grand, breaking it and making 1500 quid sounds like a good idea to me. Sod repairing it, that's a mugs game. How the fuck is a running* driving L322 not worth £1000? Jesus. Get it bought. Kiltox and dome 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRi05 Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Oh no, oh no no no no no Do it JohnK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardthestag Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 slipped liners came in at the 3.9 classic. weak fuel mapping according to eggspurts I had one, liner dropped only a couple of thou. enough to create a gap under the fire ring for the compression to escape into the cooling system on the squeeze stroke and then coolant to be both pushed and sucked back on the suck stroke. miss firey coolant spewing mess. shat the lot one day and went bang. that was the end of that v8 pressure washed piston top was a clue. as bad as the 3.9/4.0 could be the 4.6 took this to a whole new level. look for top-hat liners fitted 1k L322 as a runner project and not a breaker? No way hose, I reckon it would make a Disco3 running cost look cheap. A mate of a mate has one, thinks nothing of throwing that ^^ purchase price at fixing issues and servicing. He has recently had issues with the front diff, again, which is almost regarded as a service consumable. It's called progress donchano Rusty_Rocket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted November 20, 2017 Author Share Posted November 20, 2017 yes, much to the utter disgust of Mrs wack , fortunately I'm getting to an age where sex isn't as important as it once was clayts450, somewhatfoolish, warninglight and 27 others 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 You fucking hero. Retro_Auto and tooSavvy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted November 20, 2017 Author Share Posted November 20, 2017 I'll have 11, 36, 39, 48 and 52 please.Noted I've had a word with my competent mechanic and if it all turns to shit we can break it between us , my AA cover runs out in 3 weeks so this will be my parting blow , though I'll probably go for their breakdown cover with £750 towards repair costs as It could be money well spent richardthestag and Kiltox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colnerov Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 Hi, It's a diesel and as said it's up at £8k now. Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 The ebay bidding is a pisstake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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