face lift l322 any better?

Hello everyone,
good to be on your site I hope your a friendly bunch . Anyway down to brass tacks I see that the early l322 RR's aren't very reliable is the 2005-on face lift one any better?

Yep 2006 onwards are seen to be a lot better
They ironed out alot of faults by then and you also get the option of the lovely TDV8 engine

Thats next on my list

The early ones ain't that bad, nothing a competent owner can't solve
Part of the fun of owning them is fixing them lol

07,08 amd 09 are better,a little (Fat) birdie told me after 09 things started to go south again...

just look what posting in the right section brings,

oh wonder of wonders it is good here

L322 had a facelift in Jan 07 so look for one after this date. Much more refined.

Get a p38 you know you want to get down a dirty with it.

Think regardless of age it's important to leave yourself a slush fund for when a warning light appears. Great fun though and there are lots of knowledgeable people around on here to help. I'd probably just go for buy the best you can afford but don't forget the 'rainy day' fund

Saswitch said:

Think regardless of age it's important to leave yourself a slush fund for when a warning light appears. Great fun though and there are lots of knowledgeable people around on here to help. I'd probably just go for buy the best you can afford but don't forget the 'rainy day' fund

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Good advice.

True !
Regardless of there age, they will always cost an arm and a leg in someway ! Lol

As soon as the warranty ran out on my 56 plate TD6 the rear arm bushes failed the MOT. £450 keeeeeeerrrrching.

I'm keeping my eye on this one.

Funkykipper said:

As soon as the warranty ran out on my 56 plate TD6 the rear arm bushes failed the MOT. £450 keeeeeeerrrrching.

I'm keeping my eye on this one.

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Should have changed them yourself ?
Was that a dealer job ?

2.0_hippo said:

Should have changed them yourself ?
Was that a dealer job ?

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Yes dealer job.

Funkykipper said:

Yes dealer job.

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No wonder it cost you the earth

Not long ago changed both left and right side upper and lower bushes on the front of mine with the help of a friend for no more than £100 for the parts.

I'd be looking at petrol power 2005 onwards, anything to note between 4.2 s/c and 4.4?

Supercharged is slightly quicker !! Lol
And juicier on petrol !!

hotgjc said:

I'd be looking at petrol power 2005 onwards, anything to note between 4.2 s/c and 4.4?

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Unless you really need the supercharger performance go for the normally aspirated car. Much kinder to its gearbox and less to go wrong. The bearings in the 'charger can go kaput at 50Kish miles - £2K.

I understand theirs a 4.4 BMW and 4.4 Jaguar unit is this correct and when was the change over period?

I think they went over to Jag power in 2006 replacing the BMW 4.4, the 4.2 is the supercharged engine, the 4.4 normally aspirated. The Jag engines are a big improvement, better torque, power, refinement and mpg.

hotgjc said:

I'd be looking at petrol power 2005 onwards, anything to note between 4.2 s/c and 4.4?

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Why?
Do you own an oil company?

hotgjc said:

I understand theirs a 4.4 BMW and 4.4 Jaguar unit is this correct and when was the change over period?

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The diesel is better than either, the Jag unit suffers from more than it's fair share of failures as my son in law will testify.