New ownership off to rubbish start!!

Just purchased a '95 on an M plate Range Rover 4.6 HSE in Epsom Green with tan leather interior. It's an auto and has LPG conversion. It appears to be in excellent order throughout and has been well looked after and also has a complete full service history.
Unfortunately three days into owning it I have had the dreaded immobiliser problem....(lock car with handset, then cannot reopen with handset so open with key but immobiliser stays operative). Flatbedded into LR dealer wednesday afternoon. Tried the EKA process but to no avail as did the recovery guy and the garage.
.......Back up and running but,.........now cannot use the key fob to lock or unlock car as garage says there is a fault with the BECM (£700-800 to replace??!!??!!) and the car will simply re-immobilise itself. Garage reckon there is a fault in the engine as they do not like the sound of it when it is cold? And...the poxy LPG system does not work properly..........already beginning to wish i hadn't bought this one!

Car Buyer's Legal Rights'

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As the buyer, you are covered by the Sale of Goods Act 1979. A vehicle must be:

• Of satisfactory quality, bearing in mind its age, what it cost and how it was described to you. It should be free from serious defects, other than those you were made aware of.
• As described. If the dealer says it's a 2.0 litre, and it's actually a 1.6 litre, you can reject the car and seek a refund or replacement.
• Fit for any reasonable purpose. The car should do all that you reasonably expect of it, including any specifics you state to the dealer. If you need a car for towing and the dealer says a 1 litre supermini will be fine, you can reject the car if it struggles.

However, if you pay for the car to be inspected, the dealer is not responsible for any faults the inspection should have found. Always get a statement on the car's condition from the dealer.

If your car is faulty, you have six months from the date of purchase in which you can reject it. You can demand repair or a replacement, unless it would cause 'disproportionate or significant inconvenience' to the seller. Examples of this would be if a repair would be as effective as a replacement, or if a price reduction would be more appropriate for minor defects.

Dealers must now prove the vehicle was of satisfactory quality when it was sold. This means you no longer need to seek an independent inspection.

However, if you believe your car is faulty, you must stop using the car immediately, and contact the dealer directly. You need to follow this up in writing, providing evidence of the problems.

Private

You have far less legal comeback when buying privately. The only obligation for sellers is to describe the car truthfully - but even if they don't, getting compensation from them can be difficult, time-consuming and costly. However, you can still expect a car to be: capable of passing an MOT, unless the seller specifies it isn't and owned by the person who is selling it. If you find out later that it has been stolen, you have no legal right to keep it.

hello mate sorry to hear of your troubles , although a great car when they are running well they can unfortunatly be an expensive pain in the arse when they go t*ts up, tbh i would take much notice of the "engine dont sound right mate" comment if its running ok and no issues with oil or water then leave well alone , as for your alarm it may well be the alarm control unit ( the name of this escapes me at the mo ) the early ones are notorious for failing in the way you have just described , i think the cost is around £ 120.00 ish ( do a search on here there are posts which cover it ) .
finally your lpg system fault , take it along to an lpg specialist ( a decent one ) maybe someone on here can recommend one for you in your area there are loads of reasons why an lpg system does`nt run properly and a lot of them can be quite cheap to fix , but you do have to know what it is your looking at , i hope this helps .
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Thanks for the info and comments guys. Went to use the car this afternoon and the battery was flat as a pancake! Went and bought some jump leads and got her going from another battery.
Looks like this could well be the defective RF Receiver problem (hope it is anyway as all the symptoms to date seem to fit the bill) so by replacing this module with the different part numbered one could cure all these problems.
The dodgey engine sound, I reckon is the catalytic converter. On starting from cold the tinkling sounds are all coming from that.....seems like the ceramics inside may be damaged.
As for the LPG I would welcome any guidance as to who to take it too. I am on the Isle of Wight and cant find anyone here who does LPG but somewhere like Portsmouth, Southampton, Lymington would be good.
The RR has an OMVL Dream LPG system fitted by the way.

This may help
LPG Discussion Forum

Feeling much more upeat about our RR purchase now!! Have bought and fitted a new RF Receiver module yesterday and no flat battery this morning! Have bought a new catalytic converter ready to fit and had a little look at the LPG fault....removed the dashboard switch disconnected it from the wiring harness, gave it all a bit of a tug and plugged it back in and hey presto all works well now!!!