A tale of three Range Rovers

[Schaefft]

The dark tan (if thats what it is) feels a little bit more special. Are they changing color halfway up the backrest?

[NorthernMonkey]

13 minutes ago, Schaefft said:

The dark tan (if thats what it is) feels a little bit more special. Are they changing color halfway up the backrest?

No, it’s just the shadow.

[jonathan_dyane]

Fix it and run both?

[NorthernMonkey]

3 minutes ago, jonathan_dyane said:

Fix it and run both?

The thought did cross my mind but I don’t need to petrol SCs.

I could sell my XC70 to @ruffgeezer and replace it with a late 4.4 TDV8 though which would be slightly less ruinous to take up and down the country… 🤔😂

[dome]

I love how you're making (future me) a really well sorted supercharged L322. 

Carry on!

[loserone]

I definitely need to back to back one against my old man's na 4.4.  That extra 1/3 power is sure to be an asset 

[dome]

Just now, loserone said:

I definitely need to back to back one against my old man's na 4.4.  That extra 1/3 power is sure to be an asset 

My BMW 4.4 was surprisingly quick with 280 (I think) bhp. I'd really love to try a 5.0 supercharged but could see me slumming it in a mere 4.2 at some point. 

Problem is my last one was (yes, really) pretty much trouble free and I doubt I'd get so lucky again...

[loserone]

I'm hoping most of the problems are selfishly hogged by the tdv8 owners

[NorthernMonkey]

6 minutes ago, dome said:

My BMW 4.4 was surprisingly quick with 280 (I think) bhp. I'd really love to try a 5.0 supercharged but could see me slumming it in a mere 4.2 at some point. 

Problem is my last one was (yes, really) pretty much trouble free and I doubt I'd get so lucky again...

I really believe this generation is as reliable as they get. The AJ engines are well proven and as long as you keep on top of any corrosion underneath with vactan and lanoguard whilst avoiding cheap suspension parts, there’s nothing to be scared of.

Even the diesel ones can be kept running to silly miles with regular oil changes (and using all the drain plugs, not just the obvious one!)

Things certainly took a nosedive reliability wise with the next generations.

[J-T]

56 minutes ago, NorthernMonkey said:

Other bonuses discovered so far are an absolutely mint upper tailgate which is worth not far from the price paid for the entire car, three good alloys with decent rubber along with an as new spare in the boot and an almost brand new prop shaft which is handy as mine has a collapsed centre bearing.

The other massive dilemma that’s going to be facing me is the interior.

Mine is lovely, don’t get me wrong…

 

But this one is really eye catching, to me at least. It’s also got dark carpets, door cards and centre armrest which would be a lot more practical...

What’s everyone’s thoughts?

Would it go along with the Tonga green or would it clash? I need feedback… 🤔

Proper result there!

The tan interior is the best combination but it was pretty tired in places, so I’d just go with whichever is in better knick.

Cant wait to buy this back, tell you what I’ve got a half knackered classic now, let’s switcharoo when you’ve really gone to town 😂

[hairnet]

1 hour ago, dome said:

I love how you're making (future me) a really well sorted supercharged L322. 

Carry on!

@NorthernMonkey this

 

[NorthernMonkey]

The green SC is still awaiting a lower ball joint for the replacement hub I fitted on Friday in order to get working brakes.

The black one is minus it’s front suspension so is currently sat on the back of my old recovery truck so it can be moved around easily enough (although not that easily as the truck popped a brake pipe the other day depositing DOT4 all over the workshop floor so any movement is very slow and involves the handbrake a lot)

The only thing missing on the black salvage donor was a tow bar which I’ve been meaning to fit to the green one for a while. I must own the only 2 L322s in the country that have never dragged anything.

Anyway, instead of paying £300+ for a new tow bar, I did the only sensible thing and paid the same price for another complete RR with a nearly new bar fitted. WCPGW?

[NorthernMonkey]

This one has a blown front strut (got a couple), two rear cracked lights (got them), a knackered prop bearing (guess what…) and a tatty interior (you can see where this is going) but in it’s defence, has got a good tailgate, is a TD6 and is very clean on the bodywork to say it’s covered 250k miles so having collected it at teatime and dumped it in the doorway, I’ll stick it on the ramp tomorrow before deciding on its future.

Worst case, I’ll get my money back on the boot lid and alloys, make some profit on what’s left over and end up with a free tow bar to boot!! 😂😂

[NorthernMonkey]

Apparently, it used to be very well looked after before living on a farm for the last few years…this was taken by a previous owner five years ago…

[Schaefft]

This is the line of thinking I currently have with the ZTT. They are so cheap that I could just buy a few entire cars for the few bits I need. In reality its probably going to be one at most, if at all. Unfortunately I'm lacking the trailer.

[loserone]

Just now, Schaefft said:

Unfortunately I'm lacking the trailer

That's a slippery, slippery slope.  Would you like some soap? 

[Schaefft]

2 minutes ago, loserone said:

That's a slippery, slippery slope.  Would you like some soap? 

I'm currently watch-listing the most obscure, highly capable tow vehicle you could own in the UK on ebay. Let's see how things go when the auction finishes tomorrow...

[Gaffer]

As someone who spent 6 hours swearing working under his L322 yesterday you have my condolences for this illness you appear to have developed.

Sod’s Law I’ve just imported a tailgate from Barcelona as I couldn’t find a rust free one in the UK after searching for ages. The Spanish one actually cost me less than any ‘rust free’ uk ones I could find anyway.

Just recently put a towbar on mine and couldn’t get over how well it towed with the tdv8 so the Supercharged is going to be well on top of the job!

 

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, Schaefft said:

I'm currently watch-listing the most obscure, highly capable tow vehicle you could own in the UK on ebay. Let's see how things go when the auction finishes tomorrow...

What's the potential towing capacity of a ZT-T? 😄

[Schaefft]

18 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

What's the potential towing capacity of a ZT-T? 😄

1600kg, so basically a trailer and an MX5. Unfortunately I usually don't go for MX5s😅

[High Jetter]

3 minutes ago, Schaefft said:

1600kg, so basically a trailer and an MX5. Unfortunately I usually don't go for MX5s😅

A frames are trailers on a serious diet 😄

[Supernaut]

13 hours ago, Schaefft said:

I'm currently watch-listing the most obscure, highly capable tow vehicle you could own in the UK on ebay. Let's see how things go when the auction finishes tomorrow...

Knowing your dedication to complicated German things... A Unimog?

[Tayne]

14 hours ago, Schaefft said:

I'm currently watch-listing the most obscure, highly capable tow vehicle you could own in the UK on ebay. Let's see how things go when the auction finishes tomorrow...

A V10 tdi Tuareg or a W8 Passat?

[Surface Rust]

Got to be a Dodge Ram dually, with the Cummins fitted.

[loserone]

Or a suburban 

[Schaefft]

3 hours ago, Tayne said:

A V10 tdi Tuareg or a W8 Passat?

 

2 hours ago, Surface Rust said:

Got to be a Dodge Ram dually, with the Cummins fitted.

 

1 hour ago, loserone said:

Or a suburban 

All of these are way too common in the UK, think more obscure!

[Tayne]

A Perentie Land Rover 130 with the 3.9 TD?

An OKA truck?

A 70 series TLC with the petrol v8?

A 6x6 Pinzguaer?

A Mowag Duro?

[Schaefft]

I don't want to derail this thread any further but it was Canada import 2015 Infiniti QX80 with a dodgy past (clearly has been sideswiped before) from a dodgy seller in Bradford.

I got outbid but I'm hoping that it was just another eBay account of said seller and it will get listed again!

[jonathan_dyane]

I like that TD6 mind

[NorthernMonkey]

1 hour ago, Schaefft said:

I don't want to derail this thread any further but it was Canada import 2015 Infiniti QX80 with a dodgy past (clearly has been sideswiped before) from a dodgy seller in Bradford.

I got outbid but I'm hoping that it was just another eBay account of said seller and it will get listed again!

Don’t worry…derail away, it’s all interesting content!

There’s a part of me that thinks you may well have dodged a bullet there though. I take some risks but even I draw the line at stuff with a suspect past in Bradford.