Risky Purchase - Buying a Range Rover from an auction sight unseen. 

110% AGREE ITS THE MORONS THAT JUST DO NOT GET IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!

😂the wife and I tell our friends this all the time!!

Thats why we need to use out own brains and stop listen to the idiots in goverments.

Wow! Thank you for the kind words.

But most of all, most of all.... I LIKE THE WAY YOU MOVE...

This sounds a lot like the voice of experience! If I take your advice I can't continue to be blissfully ignorant can I? There was an identical one not far from me and the MOT ran out two months ago. It's just sat at the side of the main road on a verge, slightly sagged at the front. I decided to go and see if I could find out more about it but it's gone! It was there the day before. Still no MOT and nowhere to be seen, I wonder what became of it; perhaps its blessing in disguise but also it would have been an excellent source of parts. C'est la vie.

By the way, does the threat of the breaking crank shafts worry you? It does appear to becoming more wide spread!

and then you want another one.

I maintain that ALL cars break and they all need some fixing, obviously some more than others but as long as you remember these are 70-80k cars new and the parts/maintenance doesn't depreciate like the car does and you can make peace with that, I'm sure you'll love it. Keep at least £1500 aside per year for repairs and with any luck you' won't need it all :-). Preventative maintenance is key though, spend the money up front on these and enjoy it. Best of luck and keep us updated if you do buy one.

I'm about to pick up another L322 from a friend that I'm going to sell on. It's a 2008 (58) 3.6TDV8 Vogue SE - Needs a thorough clean etc but overall pretty good. If you're still in the market, get in touch. Hopefully I'll have time to do another video on this one but the good news is that it doesn't need any repairs (currently :-) )

Thank you so much.

i heard the timing chains are super unreliable

It was my first time buying an auction car (successfully) so I don't have the experience to be able to impart any real knowledge on the subject. I did have the option of sticking with my original bid of course, however, I was also bidding on another older one that didn't make it's reserve and that particular car went through about 4 times before it sold so I doubt the seller of mine would have accepted the offer and just put it through again. I know I wouldn't have accepted that bid if the shoe were on the other foot. One of the beauties of this auction buy is that we will never know what the seller's situation or motives were, someone going through a bad patch may have had to cut their losses and accept a low-ball offer if pushed. If that had been the case then I'm glad they stuck to their guns on it for a while instead of taking another kicking. Whatever happens, I'm happy with what I paid overall for the car, I'm loving the RR experience and I'm glad to be able to say that I saved another old car. Your point about the market value is a good one and to an extent I agree, I've always maintained that they are worth whatever someone is willing to pay for them so in this case, I was willing to pay £3k and that also defines it's value. I suppose that by applying this logic, we are both right as my willingness to pay more than the hammer price couldn't be exploited at that moment. One day it was worth £1800, after the weekend it was worth £3000 and now I've fixed loads of issues it's worth £10,000, Ha, I WISH! I think there's loads of mileage in a debate on the values of all vehicles, for me personally it's about value for money and value doesn't just mean financial, it's about the experience overall too. Thank you for watching and commenting, I cannot believe the reception this video has received, it's very humbling.

@@FatNFurious thanks for thoughtful reply. Enjoy the car.

This is interesting to read as I actually found it quite a daunting car to work on to start with, I've never really been apprehensive about digging in but this one felt different. Once you get a couple of jobs done though I agree it is a fairly easy car to work on aside from the constant need to move my little step ladder around owing to my very short legs.

Yes it is a big heavy thing. There are lots of following on forums so nearly every job has a write up and there's a few aftermarket supliers of parts so costs can be kept lowish. Just remember if changing oil yourself there is two drain plugs on the 3.6.

There's a recurring theme amongst owners here I'm sure, it seems that once you've had one, you can't be without it. This has me a little worried, if I keep it a year, what will my thoughts be? I fear you already know! Preventative maintenance is the way and it seems yours is the proof of that right there. 227k isn't that much, check out my V70 video, that has almost 400k miles now and still (again) going strong.

The othere way I have found to be very very useful just remove the bulbs I swear to god these things are just put in to make money and half the time there is just no issue

Are we actually the same person?

@@FatNFurious Hah! Just done the same thing too many times.

Ah, that’s a top tip. My wife had a Freelander 1 years back with the “3 Amigos” light issue you describe. That was the brake light switch too. Good to know that it can be the same issue on the L322. Thanks.

Bizarre comment... He said he's servicing the gearbox, rust IS a problem, it's literally known for rust, pixel issues are known on pre-facelift cars, he doesn't have an M62. Do you literally just search "range rover" into RU-vid and paste this comment on every video without watching it?

Thanks for taking the time to write all of this, I think I've got it all covered (for now 🙂) Coolant leak is repaired, doesn't burn a drop of oil or drip it anywhere. Had the gearbox serviced and though I thought it was good before, it's like butter now! I did have the pan and filter replaced as well as a full flush which was almost £600 total but absolutely worth it for longevity. If I get a pixelated dash, I'll be crying in my beer as it has the full LCD/TFT or whatever tech is actually behind it. I'm not worried about the turbos, if they need replacing they'll get replaced, that's just part of owning a TD car I guess. All cars break and they all need servicing etc. but I do feel that people soon forget that although the car has devalued, the parts and maintenance doesn't so the expensive stuff quickly gets neglected.

We do not speak of the MPG. Ever! 🤐

@@FatNFurious Well not the Wife anyway , I’m quite pleased with my Ferrari Just to the shops x2 a week

If your in the uk give Rose transmissions a call in Mansfield my mates just had his fully rebuilt they take it out sort it refit reset it he paid £2200 all in with a 12 month warranty.

@@eddiek821 found a box from a 60k TDV8 , it’s fitted and works perfectly , no faults, no lights . £1100 all in . I’ll keep me fingers crossed .

JESUS DONT FLUSH ALL IT DOES IN MY HUMBLE OPINION IS SPREAD THE SHIT JUST CHANGE THE OIL FIRST GOOD QUALITY OIL AND THEN SERVICE REGULAR I had more problems after a flush than before I cant warn folk enough but as always up to you

Hahahaha. But also, yeah, you’re spot on there.

Fortunately (?) for me, the previous owner's dogs had scratched through it so I had a few places to start! Sadly, I don't know an easy method, personally I use a hairdryer or heat gun on low power to soften the glue a bit and peel it very slowly. If the weather is warm that will help and you can also use a mix of isopropyl alcohol and water to further soften the glue but of course the heat gun evaporates the alcohol almost immediately. Once it's off you can use a single edge razor blade and the water/alcohol solution to scrape the residue away. Rear door windows are really quick and easy but sadly the rear and rearmost side windows have the heater elements and antennas that mean you can't use the blade safely (at least I can't) so it's a scotch cloth if you're feeling brave or a lot of time with alcohol or brake cleaner and tissue or cloths to get the rest off. I did it on an ML320 and it was pretty easy, the RR was a lot more tiresome to do but I couldn't live with the scratches and once you start you are committed really aren't you? I expect it is down to the quality of the tint film that went on in the first place and of course assuming you haven't got factory privacy glass which of course you can't remove the tint from (not sure that really needed to be said, sorry).

Ah man, I laughed way too hard at this, sorry (not sorry). to makes you feel better though, I have another one now, it's not so good as it's leaking coolant and I've got to recover it 300 miles home this weekend. I intend to use this one to tow it with of course.

@@FatNFurious If I lived in England I’d have made you an offer!

I don't know that you have to be lucky, yes there are horror stories but remember, nobody goes on a forum to tell you that their car worked perfectly again today do they?

They stick to their terms and conditions. Read them carefully would be my advice. My experience wasn't too bad overall but I have heard of people having issues when their expectations are different to the reality. It is a trade sale, things are cheap and they are that way for a reason.

That’s a load of your life you can’t get back 😀 Thank you though.

@@FatNFurious I was sh"gging the wife.

It's only scary when you press the start button as you wonder "is today going to be the day... " 😅