Thread: Would you buy another L322?

Have to agree, have just driven our 03 back to back with the 20s on it and again on the same stretch of road with the factory standard 19s fitted back on again.

Ride is definitely marginally rougher with the 20s (although not much in it), although the 19s give marginally more tyre noise. That's probably down to the particular tyres however.

As such I think I will leave the 19s on there and give prospective purchasers the option of the 20s instead if they prefer rather than the other way round.

18s seem to be readily available, you see loads of sets of the HSE style going past on ebay on a regular basis.

Originally Posted by ariddell

Ride is definitely marginally rougher with the 20s (although not much in it), although the 19s give marginally more tyre noise. That's probably down to the particular tyres however.

That is good news. Us old guys......well me.....need all the comfort we can get.

I got a set of 20's from a 2007 supercharged in new condition for $500..even came with the nuts gotta love Ebay

I didn't notice the difference in ride.. no gravel roads here though.

Put the set of 18's aside for when I need to do a trip up north.. Thinking I might get them painted black.. the 18's are bloody ugly!

Camo

Hi Camo and I must catch up with you some time so we can see the differences in the two models.

As far as I am concerned your’s is by far the superior of the two.

Whole my 07 handles slightly better on road, the ride in yours is noticeably more comfortable and so is the interior, having bigger seats in yours.

I was going to say yours is better off road but as mine is a waste of time even trying to go off road, I’ll simply say at least you can take yours off road.

Ok I will do a straight swap if you like drivesafe Would be a brilliant deal!

Doubt mine would be too flash offroad with the 20" road tyres. Wonder what mine would be like on the beach, the 20's won't bag much. Anyone know?

Cheers

Camo

Hi Camo but you can put 18” on yours, which not only means better off road tyres but you can air down.

With the 20”, you air down at your own peril. Found that out the hard ( expensive ) way.

You would remember where I could put my 02 RR and that was with stock road tyres, the 07 RR is nothing more than a pimpmobil.

Great on road but don’t consider taking it much further off road than you can take a commodore.

Camo, this is why you don't see me at any of the club trips. While I own an RR, thanks to it's inability, I don't have an off roader anymore.

Originally Posted by drivesafe

I was going to say yours is better off road but as mine is a waste of time even trying to go off road, I’ll simply say at least you can take yours off road.

Drivesafe, I've seen some of your other comments... Is it just the inability to get 18" wheels fitted or other factors that in your mind make your new RR woeful off road compared to the TD6?

Hi 2nd Rower, the wheels are the primary drawback because the electronics onboard would make the RR comparable with a D4 but the D4 3lt can have 18” fitted, nothing is available for the RR without modifying the brake callipers.

Land Rover are making it abundantly clear that they are moving away for the 4x4 fraternity and are more interested in the soccer mum market, or more accurately, the rickshaw mum market.

If you want to tow a caravan, well about 18 months back, one of the mags stated that the best two tow vehicles in Australia are the VW Touareg and the TDV8 RR.

I agree with that, great tow vehicle but a waste of space when it comes to off roading.