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After many years service I sold my P38 for scrap last year. What can I get for £5k or under and where to look? (or not look)
Auction ,Ebay or Auto Trader?
Auction ,Ebay or Auto Trader?
What to Buy? Range Rover for Under £5000
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gold rover
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All of the above sound about right. Maybe some of the other market sites, such as gumtree,if you know what you're doing when dealing with a private sale.
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My recent L322 purchase was well below your budget and besides a couple of minor niggles it is a great example.....but you have to choose very wisely at these prices....
Mine was from Autotrader - a dealer - and I knocked them down a few hundred too.....
Mine was from Autotrader - a dealer - and I knocked them down a few hundred too.....
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The L322 is a model I have in mind. I don't want something too complicated,just diesel with a towbar in fair condition.
To be honest a lot of the later models look like urban chelsea tractors.
In an ideal world £3k is a figure I have in mind. Seen quite a few go through auctions at that price.
However I have read the instrument panel packs up at 70k miles and there are other expensive problems.
To be honest a lot of the later models look like urban chelsea tractors.
In an ideal world £3k is a figure I have in mind. Seen quite a few go through auctions at that price.
However I have read the instrument panel packs up at 70k miles and there are other expensive problems.
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lots of expensive problems on the L322.. Gearbox.. steering lock, electrics.. it seems with the L322 its best to have the technical knowledge and skills of a SaintV8
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So I guess there are a lot of problem cars out there?
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A Range Rover is a 2.7 tonne problem!!
The P38 is simpler! and slightly cheaper in parts department..
The L322 is stuffed with tech and you need a mini Saintv8 in ya glovebox if you buy one!!.
Parts are quite expensive aswell.
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Henry_b
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I like that one. They should put that at the top of the RR section!
Aye it should!!
in big red letters!!
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My own opinion on this that there are lots out there, due to lack of maintenance. For the last couple of years, too many people have found they can afford to buy an L322. They then find, very quickly, they cannot afford the upkeep. Hence the market of nice looking L322s, at a price anyone can pay, is getting larger and larger , however, more and more of them have been run on the cheap and will land you in a world of pain.
Be incredibly picky and overly vigilant and you might come out unscathed. Personally, apart from the usual things to look at, I'd be looking at how long each previous owner had her. Might seem odd but if they only keep it a year or two and then get rid ,I'd be searching for why
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Why does everyone think the Range Rover is that heavy (or more!!)?
EEC Kerb Weight for the L322 is 2570kg and the heaviest P38 (the 4.6) is 2220kg....
The L405 is a lightweight in comparison!
The D3/D4 on the other hand is a hefty beast!
EEC Kerb Weight for the L322 is 2570kg and the heaviest P38 (the 4.6) is 2220kg....
The L405 is a lightweight in comparison!
The D3/D4 on the other hand is a hefty beast!
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No idea but I see it lots at roundabouts, where people think they can "just nip out" in front of the big heavy Range Rover. Some interesting looks on their faces when they suddenly see a RR grille just off their driver's window.
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My 54-plate TD6 came via ebay from a classic car dealer who had taken it as a trade in against a Jag. Previous owner was an upmarket law professional, and it came with a load of documented history, much of which revealed it being taken to ( and charged by) different garages a few days apart each time regarding the same fault. That convinced me that I had to keep across this and other forums to have any hope of getting away with keeping repair costs down.
The price was just over 3K, and was reduced further by accepting a low trade-in offer for the Jeep that had been gassing me and the family.
I had it inspected and test driven by my local, known, one-man garage before the ebay auction ended. It had/still has a lot of niggling faults - things like the glove box lid was in the boot, but that is known as character.
Since August I've had to spend vastly more on repairs and servicing of my 10-reg Skoda Octavia than I've paid out on the FFRR. So far, I'm very happy, and part of the fun is wondering just when it will decide that it's time for its fourth gearbox.
My bad back has been diagnosed as a crushed vertebra, so currently I have to rely on others to wield the hammers and spanners.
The one thing I hadn't anticipated was apparent jealousy from owners of newer, average cars. Lots of dings and scratches have appeared, including the time when my wife was sitting in the Tesco car park and a quite well dressed gentleman banged on a panel and then ran his key along the paintwork before getting into his car and quickly driving off.
The price was just over 3K, and was reduced further by accepting a low trade-in offer for the Jeep that had been gassing me and the family.
I had it inspected and test driven by my local, known, one-man garage before the ebay auction ended. It had/still has a lot of niggling faults - things like the glove box lid was in the boot, but that is known as character.
Since August I've had to spend vastly more on repairs and servicing of my 10-reg Skoda Octavia than I've paid out on the FFRR. So far, I'm very happy, and part of the fun is wondering just when it will decide that it's time for its fourth gearbox.
My bad back has been diagnosed as a crushed vertebra, so currently I have to rely on others to wield the hammers and spanners.
The one thing I hadn't anticipated was apparent jealousy from owners of newer, average cars. Lots of dings and scratches have appeared, including the time when my wife was sitting in the Tesco car park and a quite well dressed gentleman banged on a panel and then ran his key along the paintwork before getting into his car and quickly driving off.
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Just another one of the many reasons I have a dashcam and also have CCTV to watch her at home. The CCTV caught the person guilty of continually pinching my black oval hub covers. Not a child as first suspected but a man in his early 50s , who drives a company provided , 2yr old Insignia, and has been green with envy since the first day I got the Golden Girl.
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Just my impression from reading on here but I get the feeling the later L322s had less issues. Might be an age thing but I get the feeling the gearboxes and air-suspension had some fairly major niggles ironed out. Problem is, they'll be the more costly ones.
Personally with that budget I'd be looking at a very tidy P38 and keep a few grand back for the inevitable repair bill!
Personally with that budget I'd be looking at a very tidy P38 and keep a few grand back for the inevitable repair bill!
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One of the most used but deceptive phrases in the motor trade is 'a lot of motor for the money'
So many people, despite evidence to the contrary, believe it's possible to own a Champagne model for lemonade money & when proved wrong try to cut their losses by flogging the car off to someone with the same belief.
Years of motoring have resulted in my living in the real world & I would think the chances of you finding such a technically complex vehicle, that doesn't have a stack of underlying problems, for your budget are minimal. Something like a probate sale is possibly your best bet, that way you might get a well cared for example for a reasonable price, conversely a credit company snatch-back or a desperate seller (trade or private) are probably the worst options.
So many people, despite evidence to the contrary, believe it's possible to own a Champagne model for lemonade money & when proved wrong try to cut their losses by flogging the car off to someone with the same belief.
Years of motoring have resulted in my living in the real world & I would think the chances of you finding such a technically complex vehicle, that doesn't have a stack of underlying problems, for your budget are minimal. Something like a probate sale is possibly your best bet, that way you might get a well cared for example for a reasonable price, conversely a credit company snatch-back or a desperate seller (trade or private) are probably the worst options.
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gold rover
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There will be a few early L322s, that have been looked after, out there. Should I ever get rid of the Golden Girl, someone will be very lucky. There have to be quite a few, now for sale, where the owners have taken care of them. Those ones will have had the gearbox ,the compressors/airbags/brake pipes and all the other main niggles done. He just has to find one.
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A classic 200 or 300tdi or a 90/110 is what you are asking for.
P38 is less complicated than the l322 and the P38 is well known for being too complicated. Both are bargain basement for a reason. Some still love them thiugh.
