I have a client who went from a d4 to a l405 then to a l322 which is his daily.

He also has this in his car collection 10k from new totally original

Miles apart IMO. The 405 comes out on top in all counts, internal comfort, stability, ride and I have to say in my case economy (even though 4.4's in both cases).

Towing the tin tent is no worse that the 322 in terms of visibility stability and power.

Then (again only IMO) the looks. I get that some say the 322 is the last proper looking Range Rover but subjectively a baltic blue 405 is far more appealing than Stornaway 322.

But just to contradict myself a little, from a standing start I believe my old 322 would sh*t on my current 405 - if thats your thing.

Oh and finally in the 405 corner - the pano - what a game changer. 405 AB exec seats Baltic and Cirrus
93 RR Classic efi

Remember it's easier to get forgiveness than permission!

Gone in order:
4.4 TDV8 SE - gone to a good home
93 Classic hard dash Plymouth Blue
03 L322 Oslo Blue
2000 Disco TD5 ES Epsom Green
98 P38 Rioja Red
89 Classic Cairngorm Brown

L322 definitely

The look is so much more excusive, it's not like that L405 with weak plunging nose, I hate that round face it's so "banal" "it needs some intelligence to undestand you may not have enough"

The L322 is a better looking car.

Pano roof? In Australia? Not bloody likely. Too much heat input. I don’t even like the sunroof on my L322 nor our Subaru.

I took a call at the workshop where I was helping out last week and a chap asked about fixing the leak in his pano. The local LR dealer quoted A$20,000 to fix it. They told him they’d have to replace the roof. Ron B. VK2OTC
2003 L322 V8 Auto
2007 Yamaha XJR1300
Previous: 1983, 1986 RRC; 1995, 1996 P38A; 1995 Disco1; 1984 V8 County 110; Series IIA

I look at both all day long here and have to say, my 405's both look better than 322's BUT... The 322 is a far better Range Rover! The 405 is a nicer car, even with its drawbacks...

And I think our grey 405 is a better looking car than the blue one! That said, the LWB again takes the biscuit over the SWB... Oh, decisions decisions...

L322

The L405 is the better car,
The L322 is the better Range Rover.

Never liked pan. roofs, neither from a tech's or owners perspective, that said, a lot of modern cars are depressing like mausoleums inside with the 'bible black' headlining and LED lighting giving no natural or background illumination. Aside from cleaning, the light headlining in my L322 combined with the 'spill' you only get from tungsten lighting makes it a very pleasant place to be, day or night.

Before I bought my current L322, I had three opportunities to buy a L405 at very good prices, I didn't have even a spark of enthusiasm for any of them, aside from the 'jelly mould' corners, there's nothing special enough, sure, they're dressed-up nicely enough, but they're cars not Range Rovers

P38 Fnarrrr!!

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