Hi,

I am very close to putting in an offer on a 2002 Range Rover Vogue 4.4 but before that I have a couple of questions I wanted some help from current L322 owners:

- Fuel consumption. A tanks must cost over £100 given its 100L size, how long (miles) does that last in a) round London driving b) motorway speeds c) 50/50 of a and b?

- Ride. The ride quality on the car i looked at is very good, but not 200% 'magical carpet'. Is it missing something? I expected it to be ultra smooth even on poor surfaces, a bit like the old Citroens DS/CX.

Thanks!

hi and welcome i can only comment on the td6 diesel fuel economy you should expect about 500-600 miles to a tank on motorways and 400-500- around town as for ride quality your probly about right and theres nothing wrong with it they are all like that  onto no6 Range Rover

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Greetings....

Not wanting to put you off, purchasing an L322 would be a fine investment and I've never looked back
Although ensure that the Vogue is as fully loaded as possible ( I hear horror stories of HSEs which are sometimes impossible to sell as they lack the 'toys' )

With my 4.4 I tend to get around 380 miles to a tank which is a mix of M25 and around town driving, you can average 26 mpg if you adopt 'Nun style driving'. Urban driving will probably return around 16 mpg if your lucky, and off road will be sub 10 !

Ride quality is excellent although the FFRRs still tend to wallow a tad round corners like the P38s used too. Would check that the air suspension is working ok and that the ADC is working ok.

BTW What colour is the FFRR ?

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Thanks for the replies so far.

It is a Vogue, also has the factory side steps and mudflaps as well as the carpet overmats.

The colour is sonething else I was going to ask about. Its the dark green with 'sand' interior and carpets. That is actually my first choice, followed by blue and the dark grey (sorry, don't have the brochure with me for the names). I don't care much for black or silver as they're everywhere but I wonder if green is ok for resale in the future? Not that I care too much as what matters is that I am happy with the car's looks, already know it will be a financial disaster, so may as well enjoy it?

The colour you are looking at is called Epsom Green and Sand Interior (good guess! )

Lovely colour combo, I have Tonga Green which is the updated version (now since replaced by Galway Green)

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1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top

*Gone:L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB

I agree, the greens are my favourite on Land Rovers, I find them very "Land Rovery", maybe something to do with many of the Series 1 and 2s being green. Come to think of it, green should suit any British car, 'British Racing Green', right?

Back to the one I'm looking at now, it is just starting to have the pixelation issue, I have seen that it can be repaired rather than having to substitute the whole cluster by LR, any reccomendations in a reasonable radius from London that can get this sorted? I have budgeted £200 for this, enough?

The only other thing is the peeling of the driver side windown switch surround, what are the fixes and cost for this?

The RR looks good with excellent bodywork and an impeccable main dealer history every year from new (at yearly 10k m intervals). Had the front diff done last year.

Being one of the earliest examples you have to expect some small issues. Your best bet is to keep an eye on eBay for people breaking Range Rovers and scour the monthly Land Rover magazines too.

Worth downloading the RAVE Land Rover workshop manual if you are inclcined to do a bit of DIY and save some money.

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1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top

*Gone:L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB

Thanks again for your reply. The car is 3 owner (year 1 LR, then two private individuals for 3 years each) early 2002 build as it was registered in May 02. Its currently on 71k miles.

I am aware of the "don't buy first year production cars" concept but am thinking that at this age and mileage any major issues will have been spotted and taken care of by now. Just nornal wear and tear going forward, as for any 7yr old car. At any rate I am budgeting £2k a year in maintenance in addition to running costs (fuel, tax, insurance, etc). Do you think that is realistic?

Thanks for the link, will check it out when I get home.

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but am thinking that at this age and mileage any major issues will have been spotted and taken care of by now.

Yup, if it can fall off, it would have done by now, and someone has already paid to have it put back on.

I bought my 03 with 110,000 miles for that reason. 

make sure the front diff has been donereplaced,, 1st thing i checked when buying mine it had not and within 24hours had been replaced under warranty.

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Worth downloading the RAVE Land Rover workshop manual if you are inclcined to do a bit of DIY and save some money.

Either burn the image to a CD or DVD using your favourite Disc Recording program or use Virtual CloneDrive from Slysoft Paul

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