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Landyman:
I've had my TD5 110 for just over a year now and I Keep looking at the price of L322 Range Rovers coming down to the point I think I could afford a nice 52 or 53 plate LPG or Diesel.
My Defender is very tidy and very fast and is without doubt the best Landy I've ever owned but I just don't get to off road it any more. Most of my off roading friends have all got normal family saloons so I'm wary of going anywhere alone.
I keep looking at these Range Rovers with their heated seats and electric everything and all for around the 10K price and think why am I driving a rattly old Defender when I could be cruising around in comfort.
Apart from the obvious depreciation with the range Rover what if any are the down falls of owning a 52 plate Range Rover?
Any thoughts or comments appreciated?

trecfive:
Just a thought,Ring a Land Rover main dealer and ask how much for a hours labour on a L322, If it frightens you, I think you will know which one to own. L322 are very capable cars but complicated when they go wrong. Just my thoughts. Let the floodgates open for a good debate.

Landyman:
Are they really still main dealer fix only? I would of thought that now they have been around for approx 10 years alot of independant garages should be able to tackle most things. Any thoughts?

psulli16:
I worked on l322 as an engineering manager , trust me the defender is the choice, go get  some nice 07my seats , set the doors so they close ,,ish, some new door seals and a good stereo, maybe a county interior and an of the the shelf cdl kit, youll be over the moon

Landyman:
Mines already got all that central locking leccy windows very nice seats not to mention uprated intercooler ashcroft discovery transferbox conversion and a tuning chip. Not much more I could do with it.
Looks like I'll be keeping the Defender for a bit longer.  :grin:

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