TDV8 Engine. Good or Bad?

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DanClarke said:
Exactly! A bit of fun and you are unlikely to break it. LR's do that all by themselves, but saying that all modern cars (with a few exceptions) have much more to go wrong in terms of electronics.
I am committed to my old P38, it has sufficient comfort and refinement for my needs and a minimum of gee-whizzery to go belly-up on me. :D
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very true, even the l322s have plenty of electrics but a good battery keeps them happy and still nowhere near the amount of electrics or sensors a lot of new stuff has.
Go for the RR, with 70,000 on it when you may move it on you shouldn’t lose much anyway and get the RR ownership out of your system… you’ll probably end up selling it then buying another estate or saloon then sell it within month or two and buy another RR, they do get under your skin and have something other cars lack.
 
rich28uk said:
very true, even the l322s have plenty of electrics but a good battery keeps them happy and still nowhere near the amount of electrics or sensors a lot of new stuff has.
Go for the RR, with 70,000 on it when you may move it on you shouldn’t lose much anyway and get the RR ownership out of your system… you’ll probably end up selling it then buying another estate or saloon then sell it within month or two and buy another RR, they do get under your skin and have something other cars lack.
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I’ve had 2 Discos and a defender…
 
rich28uk said:
If it was me, personally I’d put some cash to one side each month, similar to your MB service plan then just pay a good local independent to service or repair as and when it’s needed, or do the servicing yourself as many of us do on here, not hard cars to service and long as you keep the parts receipts it still keeps service history.

When looking at cars I prefer receipts that main dealer invoices when there’s a chance filters are ticked off but not changed, saw that the other week servicing a mates Nissan qushqui or whatever it’s called and last was Nissan dealer.. oil filter was rusty and seized solid, no way had that been off within 12 months.
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I have noticed the metal oil and fuel filters tend to look old very quickly.
I reckon its the usual money saving on the paint/laquer they use on the filters is as thin as psis.

Lots of stories about of main dealers not doing what they are paid to do.
 
Quality of parts is definitely down to a price especially paint on filters etc but this one on this Nissan was seized solid and seriously corroded, like you say there’s plenty of story’s / undercover filming of main dealers not doing jobs.
Think it also depends on local area and what garages there are, mine is a general garage not LR special, but known him years and never had an issue and anything transmission related there’s a excellent transmission specialist only few miles away. However where I can I will repair my RR myself. Something quite satisfying when you fix a problem.
 
Just seen this on faceache shame its for a land cruiser.
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JohnM70 said:
Deal Done. Just sorting out emptying the Merc and a collection date / insurance swap / cancel MB Assist etc etc
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Congratulations on the purchase. I hope it serves you really well.
If you can keep the damp out of the electronic wizardry they are a great vehicle with levels of refinement that are well worth having.
Happy Motoring! :D :D :D
 
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