Hello all, I’m currently looking for a late model L322. I’ve looked at a few cars but nothing that quite ticks all the boxes yet. I’m aware of the model differences between Westminster, SE & Autobiography but what I’d like to know is what opinions are worth having in the real world. Specifically things like adaptive cruise & headlights, do the work well or are more trouble than they’re worth? Also the sound systems is the HD noticeably better? In a nut shell, what opinions couldn’t you live without?

Jon

We're all different - that's why they are options I guess.

I think some are a waste of time - like Rear Seat Entertainment - money better spent on iPads IMHO

My wife is a huge fan of cooled seats - but we spend summers in Bordeaux so can appreciate them.

I'd want at least a mid level sound system - on the L405 there are 3 and the basic one is, well, basic IMHO, but the top end one is vv expensive

I love the cooled seats, i couldn't do without adaptive cruise & high beam assist as i like my gadgets...

I personally thought the extra leather on the doors & roof of the AB was worth searching for on a used one

The headlining on mine is not as nice as on the 2003 TD6 I had, so a leather AB would be nice.

I like adaptive cruise.

Wish I had the HD hifi, but I’m a bit of a music geek. Standard Logic 7 is fine if you turn the Logic 7 off....

Semi aniline leather doesn’t seem to wear as well as the other seats that have piping on...don’t know what those are called.

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2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

For that year, HD sound system, I love adaptive cruise and arse cooling seats. Side steps really do help with little ones and old folk too.
Great choice too, so you can afford to be picky

+1 for adaptive cruise. I had adaptive headlights on my 2007 and didn't realise until i was on a narrow back road and 2 months after i got it. Would love surround cameras. Rear entertainment is great for the younger kids imho. Best feature for me is the depolyable side steps  2015 4.4 AB
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my 2010vse has

deployable steps -cool, handy for littleuns and olduns to get in and out but a bit slow if you're fit enough. i had these fitted after purchase and loved them at first but find them a bit of a pain now

surround cameras - also cool but apart from showing them off don't recall ever having found them beneficial

adaptive cruise - great

adaptive lights - pretty common on most cars these days

cooled seats - indespensable!

RSE - outdated and anyone in the back who'se bothered generally has an ipad / tablet which is better anyway. i can only recall back seat passengers watching the telly once and the signal breaks up when there's buildings around

I hate the deployable steps

the adaptive cruise is neutral IMHO - it's nice when it works, but sometimes on a motorway bend, thinks a truck in the middle lane is in front of you and slams the anchors on

forgot to mention remote heater - absolutely marvelous but you need a good battery if there's a lot of cold mornings and you only go a couple miles to work. apparently you need AB spec in l405 for this

AB in L405 for remote heater as standard, but available as an option on all I think

I'm looking for the electric rear seats, HD stereo and deployable steps in my next one. It's taking quite a time to find one (that isn't black exterior/interior)

For me its cooled seats all round, reclining rear seats, surround sound hifi and adaptive lights. On a 405a pano roof is a must and not having InControl Pro, which doesn’t work that well.

for me it is still the rain sensor, old school I know (and probably standard now)

and I am starting to really like the EPB, although I wish it would knock it out of gear as well when applied .
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Previous: L322 Range Rover TDV8 3.6 2008; L322 Range Rover TD6 3.0 2002; P38A Range Rover V8 1999

It does from 2011MY 4.4TDV8 onwards joe90

So happy with my optional extras:

A 322 dream list:
- Adaptive cruise
- Surround cameras (occasional use but bloody handy those times you need)
- HD sound (just epic)
- Electric rear seats
- Heat/cooled front and rear seats
- deployable steps
- illuminated tread plates
- Privacy glass (FF's just look weird without)

Don't have but don't miss:
- No RSE, I have an iPad solution which works great.
- No Dualview TV - my wife doesn't want to watch TV while I'm driving
- Am curious as to how the 4-zone climate work, the 3-zone standard isn't much chop.

Would love:
- Some rear tray tables (nice ones)
- On-board espresso (really!)
- A couple of AB trim items:

One thing I look longingly at is the door speaker grilles on an AB. AB's have a silver edge trim which makes them look so much better than standard. Silly I know but I really want AB spec just for that. Also AB's have better little LR badges in the doors. Std ones look a bit plain jane. Come to mention it, I might look on ebay/breakers for some AB door cards....
. Cheers, Greg
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