Ok, I take your point, but what do you mean by the Peugeot being 'screwed', do you mean crashed?

I quite like the amazon land cruisers, would this be a better bet? My friend has a biodiesel plant so am thinking of running a certain percentage in my new car.

OP - that Peugeot is overpriced at £6500. I've found a petrol 3.0L V6 on a 2006 plate with lower mileage for under £4k and a comparable diesel 2.7L hdi for Around the £5k mark.....

The RR is frequently found propping up everything else at the bottom of all the reliability surveys, I would have a really long think about whether it's worth sinking £10500 into a 10 year old example! I would try and look at it logically, if you need the weight and towing ability, any number of Japanese or Korean 4x4s will do the job a lot cheaper and more reliably, with less grief. The Peugeot would be a nice drive and a lovely looking car, if the price were a bit lower.

I always enjoy watching RRs in multi storey car parks.. especailly those with tight corners and narrow parking spaces.

A car less suited to UK urban driving I have rarely seen..so you really need a smalller car if you travle in town..

This is all true to some degree. I have contacts who can get repairs done cheaply, but heard rumours that a recon gearbox is £2,000 before fitting, suspension airbags £300 a pop, etc etc. My cousin has just had to replace a blow turbo in his 'supremely reliable' mazda 3, and my Lexus IS still had its faults!

I think of it like this. Me and the girlfriend don't beleive in marriage, don't want kids, so might aswell use the money on something else that gives us pleasure! Sounds sad, but that is just the way we are.

Read the policy carefully. It is not as comprehensive as it appears-especially for older vehicles. Might be worth it for the first year-see if anything major happens, then don't renew if it doesn't. £500 is a lot of money though!

Go on to landyzone, there are threads with full lists of common L322 faults, the Beemer diesel isn't a patch on the 2.7 V6 PSA unit in the Range Rover Sport and Disco - but it does the job. The transmissions are a problem on the diesel (under-specified for the car - BMW engineering faults in on purpose to steal sales from RR?) but if that's been changed then it'll be fine for 80K miles until it goes bang again - for peace of mind (and to extend the 'box life by 10-20K) get the fluid changed every 30K miles at a autobox specialist. If well looked after (££££) L322s can be reliable but you will suffer electrical gremilins - similar to the 7 series BMW of the era which the L322 borrowed most of its electrical system from. When sorted they are lovely - nothing feels as nice as a decent Range Rover to drive. Air suspension parts aren't as cheap as a P38A but they are often cheaper than the system on the X5. Airbag replacement is a fairly straightforward DIY job - not as easy as the P38 ones which can be changed in 20mins per corner, more like an hour a corner on a L322.

The main thing to check for is that it has had the "front diff recall" (the front prop shaft is replaced with one containing a flexible coupling) otherwise the differential casing cracks and the diff locks solid. Check for water ingress at the rear near side of the boot area (fries the electrics) - any dampness then walk away or get a serious discount.