Was this more or less than you thought I'd spent on it?! For me it's about in line with what I expected. It's worth every penny though!

I’ve had my Range Rover Nearly 2 years coming from every other manufacture you can think of and type of vehicle and I wouldn’t drive anything else ever again your bang on when you say puts a smile on your face every time you drive it because it does me too lol you just feel like a king of the road when you drive one 😜😜

Have been wanting one for a while and while doing my research, found your original post. Still want one and have had my eye on a few but lost out. Glad you're sharing the details and honest costs as it helps to plan for things.

Looking forward to my first range next weekend, your videos are spot looking forward to more.

I bought a 2 year old, 19000 mile Westminster in 2014 and ran it for 5 years and another 80000 miles, I fully concur with how your Rangie makes you feel; every time I climbed into my car I felt like royalty. My only problems included an oil leak, a windscreen wiper motor and a driver's seat motor, all fixed for under £1000.

Great project, good to see it coming on

Thanks for this video mate. I’ve seen one I like, thinking of taking the plunge next week and buying it. There is so much negativity about the reliability of these so it has made me second guess the purchase but your video has given me the positivity again so thanks 👍

Highly interesting uploads that your producing on the RR. Lovely car and it’s great to see your enjoying the RR experience. 👍😀

Looking forward to the detailing. 👍

Know nothing about these cars but really enjoyed listening to you chat about what you had done and what more you are going to do. Will make another great video if you do a walk around when everything is done.

Just found your channel love it and great vids. 👍👍

Nice content Sam, very interesting and have subscribed. Have a Disco 3 HSE and while not as luxurious as the RR I also find it provides a very comfortable way of getting around.

Cooper tires! Nice. Great choice. We have Cooper Zeon LTZ's on our 2005 Supercharged. Only issues we've had on ours were the sunroof drains, and we think the previous owners ran over a concrete bollard with it on access height, and damaged the steering rack. Other than that, zero issues with it. Great cars. If anyone wants one, make sure it's been properly maintained by either the dealer or (and this is very important) an accredited Land Rover specialist.

Great cars. I've done 125k miles in my 2010 TDV8 now. No real issues. The odd electrical fault. They are great value.

Good vid, I think I will definitely try and buy a Range Rover probably same era / 2010/2012. But just waiting to clear my car finance first. Looking to change to it for more space and to keep the comfort and a lot of the mod cons and also 4x4 capabilities could be handy / fun, also would like a car that I could do some of the maintenance on myself. Also secretly I always wanted one but have been put off in the past buy some of the horror stores of past owners, But doing research has reassured me what I may get myself into. But I am excited to give it a go and am confident i will like it. Enjoy seeing the progress of yours.

Can't wait to see the new interior vid 👍🏻

You can use Discovery Arch liners on the rear to give you a little more coverage!

thank you for the insights

For such an abused car I think that is a perfectly acceptable repair list. Great buy

Great video mate 👍

Great video, was interesting to watch your first 3 months with your RR :)

Sam thanks fr your candid comments and comments I am looking at a t2012 Range rover in Australia alan

I totally agree with you Sam. Love just relaxing listening to music and driving my Range Rover. Just snowed approximately 12” the other day which isn’t massive but enough to see how well my RR handled driving around in it. The snow was obviously no match for my RR. This one is my fourth one and I love the brand. No other SUV like a RR. I have enjoyed watching you working on this one. I’m sorry I was critical when watching the first vid but I mistakenly thought it was just another hate vid on Range Rovers. I was mistaken.

We all want to know what music you going to put on!??! That'll give us an insight to your personality! ! Great vid, thank you

£40 on detailing products was cheap lol. I'm glad you're enjoying it Sam as you worked hard to fix the issues and you did it yourself, nothing more satisfying with that. 👌🏾

Nice...I've had my 1998 P38 with the BMW 2.5 engine for 19 years now and still loving it, my dream car

Sam - I live in West Virginia and our roads are in horrible shape - My 2012 Supercharged RR rides rough over the jagged parts of the roads and head whip is a bit tough - I've discovered that things improve when you flip the stick shifter to Sport mode - I've spent a ton of money bringing mine into shape - You're doing good ...

Hi Sam. Key words here are the facts that like other RR owners they do not mind spending the money on them, they're worth it.

The harsh ride could be due to the air compressor, or if the rear suspension rubber bushes were replaced with Polly bushes.

I run a 2010 TDV8 RR Vogue and yeah you can’t run them on a shoestring, but they are so comfortable. I regularly do the 250 mile trip home, fuelled up beforehand and we don’t stop until we get there. It’s like sitting in your favourite armchair!

just watching the 4 seasons in the background haha!

Hi Sam, Ed China loves his Range Rover’s, bound to know a fix for suspension and be interested in your videos, he is back on KZfaq wanting to get involved in his audience builds etc. Got to worth a punt!

Ive had a 4.6 HSE for 3 years and awesome love it and still do ...

I have a 2007 3.6 TDV8 and was interested to hear you comment on the suspension bushes. Mine sounds like old bed springs and I did try (perhaps naively) spraying them (those that I could get to anyway) in WD. Hasn’t made a blind bit of difference but can now see that I may need to get it looked at.

I changed my suspension on my, 322 I put struts and springs on mine rides on middle setting no more ducking and diving good for road use cheers

Hey Sam I'm a mechanic and work at a land rover specialist, we had a sport in with hard riding suspension which turned out to be one of the ride height sensors incorrectly reading and causing the bag to not have the correct pressures in, it's worth getting a diag machine plugged in and looking at the live data for each ride height sensor make sure they look right! they also like to clog up with mud and crap causing them to stick/go stiff and break so worth looking at them aswell!, enjoyed watching your vids( even though I work on them everyday!) 😂😉

Sam those mpg figures are good , I have owned a 2013 Volvo XC90 2.4 diesel Executive 50,000 miles for 4 years , as soon as I bought it I had a full service , cam belt and followers , gear box oil change done regardless of what the sales people told me had been done , the car has been superb , smooth , very reliable and plenty of power at 70 mph + not that I speed 🤷🏼‍♂️36 mpg loaded up , around town not brilliant , so from a 4.4 + weight I think your doing well 😊👏🏻

Excellent video!! Did you manage to get the suspension repaired ? If so what was the fix ? Thank you

On a run late last year driving grandad style between 50/60 mph up the A12 mine achieved 45mpg, regular routine maintenance is a must on these.

I saw another video where a chap put the arch rubber from a Freelander 2 onto the rear arches of his Range Rover to cover the exposed metal. Seemed to work pretty well and was a cheap fix. Looked fairly OEM too.

Good vid. Enjoy my L322. Not cheap, but nice

High Peak Autos convinced me about Range Rovers, you prove to me that Range Rovers like any other automobile, needs care and attention. Thank you very much. I will fulfill my late uncle's dream of owning a Range Rover soon, Insha Allah.

Hi Sam, great video and appreciate the straight up honest review. With any 2nd hand car you should have a £2k put aside just in case you have spent under that. Although, you are able to to the work yourself which saves a lot of money on labour. Also some of the spend is your choice not a need so provides a level of weighting on the overall cost spent. A car that is 60K plus new is not going to be cheap to fix all of the time so we have to be realistic. If you priced up all the work done at dealer or even in dependant specialists it would be eye watering. But for you, it seems, the buzz you get out of solving the problems yourself is a payback in itself, it is an achievement and I well done for that. I had a brand new Mercedes E220d on a 64 plate and after only 3 weeks, the adaptions in-the gearbox were lost and it never ran as smoothly afterwards in 3 years of ownership! Even when I complained enough that Stuttgart got involved and they changed 1st, 2nd and 3rd gear sensors on the 7 GTronic gearbox. And after 18months i had a rear diff wine which was confirmed and changed under warranty. All this from a 40K car. So you have a better car for less than a quarter of the cost. Right, back to Autotrader and Range Rover searches :)

Sam, have you had a wheel alignment yet? I think when getting a new to you vehicle you should go through all of the fluids. You’ve done the trans and engine oil, how about coolant, brake fluid, power steering fluid, diff and transfer case oils. I got my RR about 6 months ago and I’m trying to get through all of these too. Those will add to your total initial costs, but won’t have to be done every year.

This list is absolutely acceptable ,and I reckon any car you buy would need few bits done unless it's brand new

You've done well with this car Sam, it's a beautiful ride! Keep an eye for rusty brake lines and handbrake pads. Rotors and pads will need to be replaced at some point as well. They are heavy cars and they chew them up pretty quickly. I just had all of those replaced and cost quite a bit. I have the petrol V8 and i'm ashamed to talk about the mileage I get! ;)

I want to buy it once you've finished with it 😄

You could consider ‘Linex’ which is a bed liner coating for trucks etc but it’d be perfect for inner wheel arches

Check the wiring going to the top of front shocks,i have had broken wires on both sides on mine which caused the suspension to go rock hard,they had been poorly repaired in the past.

Hey Sam, great videos. How have you found the new tyres? I have a Disco 2 and debating Cooper AT3 Sport 2 as the general grabbers in the size i want are unavalible and i think BFG's will be too hard as i'm more road then off road. Cheers Rob

Sam! I just subscribed to your channel. I live in Phoenix, AZ and just purchased a 2008 RR L322 and I love it. I have one issue, where the RR engineer should be run out of town. I have the 4.4 Jaguar engine and the AC Freon line runs right across the top of the fan shroud. It’s fixed on the right side of the radiator and has a flex line on the left side of the radiator. So every time you need to remove the fan shroud, you have to have the Freon captured and then, after the repair, have the AC system evacuated and recharged. There is hardly any flex in the line without bending and cracking the tube and there is no where to relocate this line. I want to look into maybe a quick disconnect. If they can remove and replace the whole front brake system at a 24 Hrs of LeMans pit stop in about one minute, they have to be using a quick connect, where you don’t even have to bleed the brake system. Just curious if you have the same issue in England and how you handled it. Stay well and keep up the great video sessions.

Not 1 dislike ! You're doing something right ! 😁

Hi Sam loving your videos by the way I think I may have beaten you on the cheapest Range Rover I'm still trying to comparison videos once I post them I will tag you in PS I Love The KZfaq link up with bends garage that was fun

It would be really nice to get some advice from you. There's so much to know with models. I'm looking at a 60 plate autobiography 4.4tdv8. It's got a really nice body kit. People call it autobiography bodykit but not all autobiography seem to have it? Also I'm not sure about tow bars with that bodykit?

Might be worth checking the air suspension compressor with a scanner plugged in to see if the pressure is correct to specs.

Bought mine a year ago 62 plate 68K miles, averaging about 25mpg, on short journeys and towing So cannot fault the MPG for such a big car. Spent about £600 about on front brake pipes, advisory on the MOT, would probably lasted a while but thought I would just get them done and replacement lower control arms, bushes totally shot lots of movement under heavy braking. Apart from that great car.

costs to come: split plastic rocker covers.. which are part of the turbo air compression cct inlet side at least £1500 the pair, turbos typically last 80k-120k miles £3.5k+, still love them though!

People bang on about Range Rover costs, but the bottom line is... ALL luxury cars cost money to maintain and run. At the lower end of 'luxury' I ran a 2004 Peugeot 607 for four years (2006-10) and some of the parts defied logic - £500 for a door card!!! I'm looking for a 4.4 tdv8 right now and, even one that is supposedly 'sorted' I would expect to spend another £2k on to make absolutely sure all the bits that are likely to catch me out (alternator - and water pump - being two of them on a 100k miles car) and then, hopefully, I'll have 70k relatively trouble free motoring. Please note I did say hopefully.... 🙄🤞🤞🤞🤞

Hi , was there any service records with the RR AND RECIEPTS for any thing in it,s passed . Well done as most people only whine at cost , when they expect to run any for nothing .🤔😉

Nice 1👍

Sam, how did you stream your music to the car? Can you show your set up?

Thanks for the fantastic review. I'm considering getting one (L322 in particular). You seem to do all the maintenance work yourself, or at least most of it. Is it an easy vehicle to work on? Are you a trained mechanic?

From Barcelona (Spain) to Manchester UK I averaged 35.1mpg, at "motorway speeds" (80mph ish) in bad weather. On the way back, towing a car trailer and Mini I managed 35mpg, obviously down at a max of 60mph and a fairly aerodynamic trailer. These are definitely way less efficient when cold, once warmed up the MPG improves dramatically. The biggest impact on the MPG is the tendency to boot it and enjoy that wave of wafty torque :)

Hi Sam, recently bought this motor and love it but hit by a big bill - not surprised! Higher mileage (130k) but with a good service history so I was a little surprised. Needed a replacement oil cooler, new turbo pipe and replacement brake lines - had a full service / wheel alignment drop link bushes replaced too. Worked carried out by excellent local specialist - not cheap but they know what they're doing. Very keen to get the motor back now but apparently issue with exhaust temp sensor and subsequently a full DPF. Any thoughts on whether I need to address this issue asap, or can I get the car back and run it for a few weeks first as really need it back! Cheers!!

Pretty sure that you can calibrate the wheel & tyre sizes if you have the IID tool

Hi Sam I’m pretty sure the fuel tank is 105 litres 😮 can’t wait to see the seats and door cards in mate! I’m ready for my trip to Isle of Skye in June so will do a video of mine on the trip so you can see where I spent my ridiculous sums of money 😂 take care mate, speak soon, Jim.

Sam I use a traffic for work only carry light tools but some times I need to get in length 2 meters would it fit 👍

Interesting on the fuel economy. My SD4 Freelander 2 sits at around the 27 mpg mark for short (about 12miles) trip and upto around the 36 mpg mark on a longer run (around 65 miles) so really, side by side, not much in it!

All terrain tyres is looking likely on mine, will wear these ones out first then looking at Cooper st max.

sam can you tell me or give me the link for the range rover l322 diagnostic tool many thanks in advance

I've recently bought similar car. 2012 TDV8 Westminster at 195k, for £8500. fantastic drive, and a step up from my old 2002 petrol v8. refinement is better, sublime quiet ride, and resetting trip computer, and doing a 250 mile roundtrip on m40, 70mph, and was showing 40.1 mpg. with around 10 miles in towns. It looks fantastic, and only a few touch ups to sort, and rear inner arches to protect too. these are fantastic cruising cars and so useful too. i also bought an Autobiography interior to fit, and have that job to do. AB leather is so much softer, and the lower dash has panels of leather too.. like the door panels. looks amazing. really enjoying your vids, simple, straightforward, and informative. keep them coming. i have an adaptive damper alarm too, and as a possible link, i can't select any terrain programs. -(i get a dong, and message, if i try) it was ok, till i jacked it to fiddle with a dodgy starter motor, and as since, its a leftover, also possible as battery was disconnected..car now droops overnight at front too. -was fine. p.s. i love the little grins you do, driving the car. we all do that!! -after one of these, there is no other car to desire! Sam, try your MPG. on a long run, -reset 'tripA' before the motorway, and see if you can average 40mpg, over a distance, at 70mph. ( i had no traffic/contraflows) - i know its only the computer, but its just to compare.

Lol I've just bought a sportage and it's got 19in rims I had a shock when I priced tyres 4 it at 128 for 1 cheapest set matador I didn't bother looking at premium as they were 200 +.😁

Any plans to fix the incorrect speedometer reading? I know it's only 6% but that will add up. Not sure if it's electronic - so could be programmed perhaps or if it's a gearbox pick up? Other RR's must have similar size wheels?

I felt like a whale in a fish pond driving round in my Range Rover, no one ever would let you pull out either! The tdv8 engine is awesome and sounds really good when u nail it, fuel economy was awful half wished I’d of gone for the v8 petrol in all honesty, I had hardly any issues when I had it, had only done 48k n I done 15k in it n was brilliant for reliability, I sold it as the wife wasn’t keen driving it!

Hi Sam can you tell me what you paid for your mobile gearbox flush.

You'd think the dealer would have cleaned it before selling. Would have got quite a bit more for it potentially.

Loved mine Now have l405 sdv8 like night and day the tdv8 is very agricultural in comparison

Was you aware of the secret menu and 753 code ? I believe you can adjust speedo in there

Are you getting a warning for adaptive suspension? I had adaptive warning and was a hard ride, and was just a corroded wire. I have 2011 rrs. Might be different though.

I did a run up to Scotland in mine range rover 4.4 2012 I do use fuel clears every 3 month and I do mix Vpower half supermarkets fuel and half Vpower it was about 4 and a half hours there I was doing about 60 to 65 some time 70 I was always above 40 best I got was 46.7mpg which was fantastic. There are fantastic cars just wish the road tax wasn't so high on it considering my vehicle before was a 2011 in beautiful rear blue audi A8 SE EXECUTIVE 4.2 that tax was only £300 a year.

Can you tell me please how you attach your phone to the vet grill. which type of holder you use. many thanks

What's the infotainment system like? Ie media, reversing camera, digital TV etc. Is it quite slow and laggy? Do you use it much?

Is it sad that I knew exactly where you were on the M6 throughout this video?

I remember a lovely comment - can’t remember from where; general public - reliability is so poor; air suspension on land / range rovers are crap, you have to replace the air springs after 10 - 15 years ---- Toyota owner -- outstanding - so reliable, the air springs last 10years / 100k plus -bullet proof. My disco 2 (while about to get some love £££) is still actually the cheapest car I’ve owned per mile.

Havd you fixed ride yet? If not its the wire to front suspension mounts. Mine was drivers side. It pulls out when you put full lock on. Kit available to fix it

Use Toughguard or Durabak Rubber coating that you use for a pickup's bin on your chassis and wheel arches. www.duram.co.za/product/durabak/ I use my Rangie for fishing along the coast and drive a lot on gravel roads. I have not had any rust as it is really tough.

I don't think that's bad at all really you know what's been done and it's been sorted now.

Crazy you got this so cheap. The prices have flown up now. Kinda puts me out of 4.4 territory. But I can't bring myself to buy the 3.6, seems a nightmare. 4.2s look good but people want 10k for an 06...

What company did you buy your car from

I only get 29 mpg out of my ford focus mark 2 1.6 estate

What is the mpg

When are we getting more range rover content ?

Hi Sam, 8 litres of ZF is £54 on eBay pal. Which sump and filter r u going for??

Electronic Hand brake module fitted costs around £1300.00 !!!!! i just leave mine in Park. Suspension expensive - Wishbones £750.00 a Pop

I prefer the L322 design wise but why don't you get the L4005?

I would love one of these but it scares me to death

The only advice I can give is sell it and buy a 90s Diesel Fourtrak :D Great video!

Great overview of ownership Sam - thanks - no doubt you will have seen this but there's a great video on youtube about protecting rear wheel arches on an L322 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/apOPlrhjldjKl6c.html

£8k is good going my 2010 RRS set me back 10k and another 6-7k in about two year😅

Brought genuine oil filter, £20+...opened box Made In Brazil/Mexico? Must have cost all of 75p?? Or Less...