Having a look around for a TDV8 with about £5k burning a hole in my pocket. I have to say, finding anything half decent is proving to be a mission.
I know £5k isn’t a lot but there are some proper old dogs out there aye!
Fair play too, some of them have covered well over 200k miles, that’s a whole lot of fuel!

This might help, needs a bit of work!

https://auctions.asm-autos.co.uk/Lot/33497...9c46c7ff06 2017 SDV8 4.4 silicon silver AB
2012 TDV8 4.4 Stornaway Grey AB
2011 TDV8 4.4 Buckingham Blue
2012 VW V6 3.0 Tougreg

That looks pretty good doesn’t it.
We actually have a pretty good workshop and paint booth so I wouldn’t be afraid of a bit of tidying.

If you find a TDV8 for £5k you’ll likely need to spend 2-3k to bring it up to worth keeping. 2010 Range Rover 4.4TDV8 Autobiography Black Edition

Gone -
2005 Discovery 3 2.7 TDV6 S
2002 Range Rover 3.0 TD6 HSE

£5k in your front pocket should get you a 3.6 but if you want to run it you would be wise to have not far of a similar amount in your back pocket. 2012 TDV8 Vogue (L322)

Mali wrote:

Am I being too ambitious?

Yes

I disagree. I sold mine for <£5k three years ago. And it's been sold on since. There are good cars out there for that money.

https://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic66841.html 2016 Skoda Octavia VRS Estate
<gone>2009 FF Vogue TDV8 Buckingham Blue</gone>
<gone>2015 BMW 520D SE (not my favourite car)</gone>
<gone>2009 D3 HSE Galway Green</gone>

Depends what you want.

I spent £2K on a 2008 TDV8 VSE. Mechanically pretty good, interior pretty good. Paintwork/rust less good.

Spent (depending on whose accounting method you use ), somewhere between £2 & £3K, including four decent tyres and a chunk on welding sills/wheel arches).

As you say, some dogs out there, but some genuine bargains too (possibly!).

I just bought a 2010 Se with 177k miles . Paid just over £5k

Sounds about right - prices are dropping fast as seen by some recent bargins for very good cars in the for sale section. If I had the space I'd buy a few for future use...... 2012 TDV8 Vogue (L322)

For some context on costs after purchase I started the below which may interest you, you’ll need more than £5k that’s for sure!

https://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic71403...e7fa7f8b3e 2009 pre-facelift 3.6 TDV8.