Because I've just put a deposit down on an L322.
Picking it up next week subject to seeing it.
Feel free to mock me when I come back with tales of woe!
So, P38 not enough of a challenge?
Remember, when it comes to ownership of Rangies, "There are no victims, only volunteers"
No worries tho', we will all be here to assist you on the path to perdition!
But it's a diesel!!!!
The Duchess is running well to be fair. But she's getting too small for us. I'm 6'4" and my son is rapidly catching up. We can't fit him behind my wife who is 5'11 and 3/4" (or vice versa) without someone being uncomfortable. Plus we're still a household of five and getting three adults and two kids into the same vehicle is getting more challenging than it was 4 years ago when the kids were 11 and 12!!
Gilbertd wrote:
But it's a diesel!!!!
I know. The devil's pump :( I've also had complaints about range and the lack of LPG round here is pretty drastic. We spend half of our time on Petrol now. The good news is that I don't intend to cover many miles when I'm working from home - it's more of a holiday/expedition bus.
If I ever get another Rangie it will probably be a L322. I think they are great vehicles.
I adore the L322. Only other range I’d consider.
But often rusty behind the plastic trims.
and everything linked over Canbus so when a sensor on one system goes down, it affects all of the others. People may curse the oddball electronics on the P38 but at least each system is separate, so something totally unrelated doesn't put the engine into limp mode.
I'm under no illusions that the L322 is a vastly more risky purchase than a P38. Sadly, The Duchess just isn't filling the "big comfy car for family motorway trips" niche that she used to. After a decade and 60k miles never leaving us stranded, I'll be sad to see her go. As you can tell from my profile, she's had all she needed mechanically (I ran out of space to put more updates in!) It's bodywork that will let her down after I scraped the rear door/wing years ago :(
Noooo, keep the P38 for when the L322 breaks down......
You'll still be welcome to call in for a coffee or a beer when passing though.
Well, so far it has not been plain sailing! New brakes all round and there was a rag in the diesel tank which stopped the fuel level being reported correctly. Fun fact: the L322 has two senders and if they don't agree it throws a fault. If the fault stays for too long, the engine shuts off for self protection. I got it "fixed" in time but the threat of the engine just stopping was definitely a motivator!
Now it's going into Restricted Performance on and off, which looks like a boost leak. Hopefully at least as they're relatively simple fixes (just hoses) but if it's the turbo changeover valve that won't be fun at all. It's off to a specialist for diagnosis. Then we'll see if the warranty is worthwhile!
Hey ho.
On the upside, driving to/from the airport a couple of time recently made me feel like a President. It's ridiculously luxurious.
Am I missing The Duchess? Yeah, I am :( But I've still got the Jeep which is even simpler to fix, for emergencies and the Zombie Apocalypse.
Gilbert, I'd love to drop in. Not sure when but I know where you are! :D