WTF have I done? I've got that sick feeling in the pit of my stomach....

Like some have said here I much prefer the look of the P38, but time will soon come when P38s are just too old to have any trust in them and L322 comes calling - looks like you've found a nice one - good luck.

V8, well done. U have deffo done the right thing! That IS a find at £7k if it is as good and fualt free as it seems. i have had 2 L322s in the last 3 yrs and they have been sublime and prob free compared to my p38 autobiograpy. Make sure you check all four hoses as they are known to "dissolve"causing probs. my v8lpg gets 20 mpg on petrol and 26-30 equivalent on LPG. Fuel Cost per mile is c. 25p

Enjoy feeling like the king of the road!

You've done the right thing. Do you feel better now? Sounds a bargain to me, bugger the doomsday merchants

Nice looking L322, Ive got lpg on my P38 and its just cost £987 to put right, but don't let that put you off, you have just got a bit of buyers remise which is normal with such a major purchase, I know what clarky130 means about the interior though, but still a nice looking car, good luck and be happy

Fanatastico! Yep you did the right thing Bro!

Very, very nice. And being a 2003 model T4 TestBook can be used (up to 2005!) so cheaper diagnostics maybee? Hope you never need it.

Will have to doft my cap to you when you waft past!! Lucky you.

honestly!!! the amount of times i see that on ere, (it will be expensive to run if the lpg system fecks up ) well what the feck yer gonna run it on if the diesel system fecks up :frusty: at least with lpg you have the option of petrol to get you home.

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honestly!!! the amount of times i see that on ere, (it will be expensive to run if the lpg system fecks up ) well what the feck yer gonna run it on if the diesel system fecks up :frusty: at least with lpg you have the option of petrol to get you home.

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At least diesels run without any12v power!!apart from the electrics eek on a p38

That looks stunning, and a virtually new engine also.
It looks very smart, really does.
I guess a modest private plate, and no one who didn't know their Rangie's, would be non the wiser if it had have cost you 5 times that much.

Well done.

vette

defender300td1 said:

At least diesels run without any12v power!!apart from the electrics eek on a p38

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No modern diesel runs without 12volt power anymore than a V8 will

Datatek said:

No modern diesel runs without 12volt power anymore than a V8 will

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I know just teasing , although if an alternator gives up your get much further on a diesel than you would in a petrol those coils and sparks will zap it up .

defender300td1 said:

I know just teasing , although if an alternator gives up your get much further on a diesel than you would in a petrol those coils and sparks will zap it up .

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It's not the coils that take the juice, I used to run my race bike on a couple of lantern batteries, it's the ECU's, Fuel pumps, etc.

Datatek said:

It's not the coils that take the juice, I used to run my race bike on a couple of lantern batteries, it's the ECU's, Fuel pumps, etc.

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True but out of two identical cars whoa gona win diesel every time

Diesel engine for me anyday ! Lol

I dunno, those old solenoid injectors used to drain a lot of current, and the newer piezo injectors which are fired multi times per cycle in diesel applications aren't exactly frugal with energy. Of course a Range Rover's drain on power is enormous compared to many cars (except cars with EPA steering) I doubt if there will be a huge difference in current drain petrol vs diesel when it comes to Range Rovers.

At least you get to use all your boot with a diesel not hauling a LPG tank about !

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At least you get to use all your boot with a diesel not hauling a LPG tank about !

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My tank is in the Spare Wheel well - and on my previous Classic they were underslung - no loss of boot space for me - although on the L322 I don't have a spare tyre!!

I'm gonna regret saying this - but I cannot remember the last time I had a puncture on four wheels (reasonably common on sticky motorcycle tyres). For the last 25 years I've always changed tyres before they drop below 3mm tread so this is probably the reason why I've had no punctures in that time - the vast majority of punctures occur in the last 20% of a tyre's life. I'd rather have a nice compression ignition engine on LPG than a diesel - stuff the lack of spare. The only exception being the TDV8 which is an awesome engine in its own right.

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I'm gonna regret saying this - but I cannot remember the last time I had a puncture on four wheels (reasonably common on sticky motorcycle tyres). For the last 25 years I've always changed tyres before they drop below 3mm tread so this is probably the reason why I've had no punctures in that time - the vast majority of punctures occur in the last 20% of a tyre's life. I'd rather have a nice compression ignition engine on LPG than a diesel - stuff the lack of spare. The only exception being the TDV8 which is an awesome engine in its own right.

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I find a 3" screw is no respecter of tread depth.

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I find a 3" screw is no respecter of tread depth.

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True but, remarkably, that sort of puncture is not the norm, usually the screw will sit there forever without you ever realising! but I can assure you the stat is correct. Most punctured (deflated in use) tyres are heavily worn, because most punctures are caused by a picked up "sharp" in the tread working its way through as the tyre tread wears.

How's this for good and bad luck at the same time, sitting on my sofa I heard a bang, I went outside to see my brother sitting there with a deflated rear tyre on his motorbike, we wheeled it to my workshop although cause was immediately evident. he ran over a fork (cutlery) it embedded itself into his tyre HANDLE first! - How unlucky was that? The tyre was brand new too! The lucky bit was it happened outside my house and I was in, so I got the job of removing the wheel and changing the tyre for him, and as he was skint (as usual) I ended up buying a new tyre for him.