This isn't going to be a build post. With the price of L322's making them "affordable" for people buy I thought I'd share my experience so other people who are looking into buying one can see the highs, lows, and costs I'm going through.

Firstly I bought the Range in a bit of eBay madness. Paying £4300 for a 2002 4.4 v8 with 100600 miles on the clock. After reading through pages of stuff on what to look for I picked it up. Seemed in very good shape with the odd small age related mark and silly things like the cigarette lighter not working. On the whole over the moon with it.

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looks very nice,

they have come down alot in price, and most people out there can afford them now but do wondering if everyone buying them really know the cost it takes to drive them.

but the cost of running and fixing is still very high.

If gearbox goes wroung, thats 2k rebuild
Engine timing guides fail, Looking 3k to replace and fix
Suspension Air bags £600-1000 for both fronts.

I love mine and i use mine daily, and multiple time a day for wife aswell.

I never see more then 10-12mpg around town with traffic. 23mpg on a run (motorway at 70mph)

Enjoy the car, always loved that colour. 2003 Range Rover 4.4 Litre V8 - Adriatic blue

2003 Range Rover 4.4 Litre V8 -Maintenance History Click Here = http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic39687.html

So today was the dreaded MOT day, and surprise surprise it failed. Not nearly as bad as expected but it failed.
A track rod end,
Near and offside rear lower arm bushes where it connects to the hubs
Split drop link gaiter
And handbrake inefficiency

So I've got all the bits on order, going to do rear discs and pads while I've got the wheels off, plus calipers, hoses etc.... a complete over haul for the rear. Don't know what the cost of parts are yet but I'm expecting £3-400. I'm self employed and work a minimum of a 6 day week so time is a luxury I don't really have so will be a late few nights over the next week or so to get it all done.

Next on the list will be getting PCV valve plus hoses replaced. The hopefully can enjoy a few miles before the next bills crop up.

I've owned and self maintained mine for over 3 years, (2002 v8's LPG) and have put 30k, on the 140k, makes it 170k now. I bought it with timing guides broken, (non runner) and repaired it. Since then, apart from an issue with my previous ownered pro shop rebuilt gearbox splitting an o ring, meaning it had to come out, for a £1 repair, plus service oil/ filter etc....it's only needed oil changes, another battery, a few water leaks, culminating in a valley cover pan repair....and just lately, a couple of coil packs, which I changed them all for some S/H ones to prove the fault, and left them all on! And I put a lower temp thermostat on too.
It's true I don't cosset her as much as when I got her, kind of over the honeymoon period, but still, it's the only car I want to drive, any day.
Mine had already had the rear bushes done by previous owner.., and apart from getting it 4 wheel aligned in case it was bad, (needed it) all has been good for me. I ditched the 22 inch wheels it came with for 20's and drive it any distance wth confidence. I regularly open the bonnet and have a look round, just in case I see anything naughty, but all god for me.
...oh, and I've got three mot's without fail, since I bought it (bought with no mot, but failed on headlight...so I face lifted the front to mid term 2006 look, as was cheap to do...honeymoon remember!) .
Life is good.