Thread: Would you buy another L322?

I went into this process knowing it would be a long one... so i am lucky to have a reliable 98 300Tdi Discovery too keep me going until i finally find the one...

I am willing to travel but truly hoping one would pop up in Sydney... I have decided not to rush and if it takes me 12 months so be it! it will be worth it in the end i am sure

James.

there's a few on car sales.

Just did a quick search and there's a dozen, Silver, Blue, Gold, Green, even a black one!

I looked for nearly 8 months and not once did a black TD6 with jet interior and sat nav come up, and now there's one there. Mind you it says "There will be some work that will need to be carried out on the Range Rover for the roadworthy. " in the listing.

All food for thought.

Hi Guys,
I love the vogue seats, I decided to go with the petrol and haven't looked back. But saying that its not my everyday car only for longer trips averaging 15k/year. Average country roads 13-14l/100, highway 12-12.5/100 and towing jayco van 15.5/100 but if you drive it really hard when towing, look out 20l/100.

If you have a tight budget and approx 20-30k's/year go for the diesel.

I have heard they are slightly noisier through the firewall than the petrol is it true?

Regards Paul

Originally Posted by tebone

If you have a tight budget and approx 20-30k's/year go for the diesel.

I have heard they are slightly noisier through the firewall than the petrol is it true?

Regards Paul

Yes they are - I test drove both the petrol and diesel versions before buying a diesel, and the petrol was quieter during acceleration, but when up to speed, and cruising, they seem to be about the same.

Fuel economy of the diesel is great though - this was the deciding factor for us, as it is SWMBO daily driver. Her trip to work and back has both town and highway driving, and the car is averaging just over 11's at the moment - that's worked out the right way - from calculating KM and actual fuel used, not the computer, but having said that, the computer seems to be fairly accurate. On the highway to and from my Mum and Dad's, it averaged 9.7 over the 800KM round trip. Very happy with that.

I have to say I am glad I went the petrol. The V8 4.4 is an awesome free revving engine and our highway usage shows around 13-14L per 100km's. I dont think this is too bad, considering my noisy 2.4 diesel Defender ( Puma SVX ) does 11's. not alot less. My 92 3.9V8 Classic about 17's ( shocker ).

You really need to do the numbers on diesel versus petrol and how many and type of km's ( country / city / mix ) to work out if the diesel is worth the extra. There is a lot less of them ( mainly due to rich new RR owners not giving a flying f...K about petrol pricing. ). I do a lot of highway driving and the V8 is practically silent whereas the diesel IMHO would ruin the whole quiteness of the drive. ( havent driven one admittedly)

I have always bought the best possible model I could for the money of an car I purchased. So following that approach the Vogue V.8 4.4 for 30- 40K with the least amount of K's would fit that.

Black is a painful colour ,but really does look spectacluar when clean. I fact i clean all three of m landies most weeks ( RRC WestMinster Grey , Deefer Black ) and the Vougue is the easiest to clean with the big broom brush. Takes about 5 min less as all the panels are so smooth in line.

Any way just my thoughts on why I would go a Vogue V8 in black again !

It's an interesting comparison between diesel and petrol in the overall cost... if the vehicle is used mainly for long(er) trips the marginal cost of the petrol version over the diesel alternative seems to be of the order of $50 per thousand km or $5k per 100,00km.

That $5k can be eaten up in initial additional capital cost of the diesel over the petrol version.....which at say 6% is a reducing $300pa on interest forgone ... then there's the longer term "through life support" costs which at this stage seem to favour the petrol version according to the RR.net and other forums ( ...I mean "fora" )

Apparent financial advantage accruing from lower fuel consumption in the diesel could therefore be illusory when oversall long term costs are tallied up
Thoughts?

cheers

The great Diesel Vs Petrol debate... i guess it essentially is personal preference and mine usually favours to Diesel i feel...

The main thing drawing me to Petrol in this case is the increased possible purchases for me, often lower millage, and higher specifications...

But i feel overall a Diesel would be more affordable and ideal for the prospect of long distant travel.

Kind Regards.

There are some really nice Silver ones out there...