I currently have a 4.4 v8 petrol and the miss has found a 3.6tdv8 that she wants so looks like we’re going to end up with two in the house hold.

I’m very familiar with mine having done all the work on it and the p38 before.

I’ve no experience of the 3.6 tdv8 so am after buying advice what’s it like to live with?

Buying advice in the wiki

I went from a 4.4 petrol to a 3.6TDV8 - you shouldn't;t be disappointed

The usual advice applies I guess - the more paperwork the better etc.

Fantastic cars...just ensure it had a decent service history..makes all the difference on these.
Mine uas 141k now and has been brilliant thus far..

I've done the same in the last few months and I love it

EGR's & Turbo's are probably the big worry... Lots of owners here have blanked the EGR's and mapped them out, service history with quality oils are a must

A gearbox service frequently helps the TC too

My 2008 tdv8 is the best car I’ve ever owned. As indicated look for 6000 mile service intervals. I think engine oil flush is particularly good for these motors.

Mine has no DPF and EGRs have been disabled which also helps I think. ______________________________
Vogue tdv8 08MY poverty pack - wow

Great cars , loved mine, as others have said , some issues to be wary of but i dont think you can get more car for as little money with any other machine. 2015 4.4 AB
GSXR 1000 K5
R1 1998

I’ve had mine for almost 12 months now and not a single issue! Everything works perfectly! Highly recommended

I have had mine for over 5 years now.
63 000km when I bought it, just ticked over 130 000km.

To be fair I have done my fair share of maintenance and repairs in that time.
Thermostat, alternator, rear shocks, front struts, EGR deletion, multiple suspension bush replacement (front and rear), 2 transmission services, about 9 oil and filter changes, etc...

It frustrates me when I am working on it, but there are very few vehicle out there that would come close to being a replacement. It has enough tech to be modern, but is still simple enough to be relatively easy to repair, maintain and modify.

Sometimes 7 seats would be handy, but I couldn't give up the glorious engine just to get the extra seats a D4 would provide.

I have driven a client's TDv8 quite harshly as it was very very sluggish. Soon this changed

We have to get rid of the particulate filters soon, but till then I blew out the cobwebs and cockroaches and was really impressed. Drove a 4.4 Petrol v8 only shortly before, had to cut off at 175 km/h but was surprised that the diesel went as fast as the petrol up the hill. There is a looong climb from the lowlands, about 700m of altitude to the garage and it was one of the fastest I have tested so far.

we now have two range rovers one petrol and one diesel. Current: 16 my2016 Range Rover l405 4.4 sdv8 Aruba gold & 11 MY2011 RANGE ROVER L322 4.4 TDV8 ZERMATT SILVER

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