Hi Guys i am looking at buying a nissan patrol TI or a 2003 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER L322 MY2003 HSE, i am thinking more of the range rover $52000.00 are they reliable as i am new to this i was just after some advice. Thankyou for your help Dave........
Luck of the draw with either motor, you could get a crap one of either.
RR '03 onwards are much improved generally on reliability over there predecessors. The major issue of the potential front fiff faiulre on the RR has now been resolved with LR providing a FOC improvement kit that gets around the problem and should be being done as a matter of course for all owners.
Lee D
You should be able to do a lot better than $52k. Dealers are desperate to move these cars, I've been watching drive.com.au for 3 months and the same cars are still there. Make an offer, wave cash under their noses and grab a bargain. I reckon you'd get anywhere from $5-10k off straight away, ask for free extended warranty too (v. important)
BTW, the 3.0 litre turbo Nissan has a bad rep for engine & gearbox failures- search around for details. 4.2 diesel a much better bet, if you can find one. Also something about a front end shimmy/vibration, very hard to cure. Google is your friend. For info on potential L322 problems, have a read through here:
You would have to be MENTAL to consider a range rover.
Unless of course u want to put your local mechanics kids through private school.....
On or around Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:05:15 -0700 (PDT), snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com enlightened us thusly:
of course, no Nissan ever breaks down anywhere, ever. And unless it's very different over there, parts for the japanese stuff cost a small fortune.
What a cockend.
On or around Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:54:16 +0100, "Nige" enlightened us thusly:
Now now, Nigel, don't be shy, tell us what you really think :-)
I've heard of that Nige, where is it? :-)
About a mile from Upper Ramsbottom.
....and not far from Penistone.....
Lizzy
Where's all this relative to Cocking, near Goodwood.
nah its miles away from there about 20 miles from Broadbottom Derek
Wonder if it's twinned with Boysack, Forfarshire.
Near Bushey heath if you're lucky....
Steve
Hopefully nowehere near Intercourse, Pennsylvania.
I thought it was up near Cockermouth
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