Simon_CSK

The towbar has never caused an issue before and I don't leave it in place for fear of getting it stolen. Simonr I like your solution and there are kits available that do similar. When this favour was asked I removed a bolt on received hitch as it was not securing properly and kept on working loose. I wish I has just nipped up the bolts and used that instead.

Yesterday evening my neighbour ask me if I could help my Landlords daughter as her car had broken down with here horse box attached at the back of my house. I said sure and attached the towbar to my 2007 RR Sport. Done this many many tomes and have towed many Range Rovers 1000's of miles without a problem, When I put the towbar on I checked it was located properly my neighbour verified that I did this. We then hooked up the car and started the journey to her stabled. After travelling about 3.5 miles while going up hill I felt the trailer release and roll down hill. The brake away didn't actuate the the trailer headed into traffic but fortunately it avoided everything and came to rest in a field. I recovered my towbar from the trailer. The horses were removed from the trailer and were put in a farmers field. The trailer was recovered. My first thought was I had done something incorrectly but my friend verified that I had checked the towbar was secure and one of the onlookers confirmed that you cannot remove the key from the towbar unless it it properly attached. Has anybody had a similar experience of the towbar releasing and if so what caused it. I have reattached the towbar and have checked that the pin properly located in the chassis but am really worried about towing with it. There were three horses in the trailer all unharmed but it has certainly given me a big fright. My initial thought was the horses has moved and the weight distribution somehow allowed the pin to dislocate from the car. Certainly the pin on the hook was fully extended and locked when I recovered it from the trailer,

BB I get plenty of smiles per gallon with a 3.6 on both the Sport and the Vogue. Having said that my hack is a 4.4 petrol Vogue SE which runs on LPG. That gives me economy, power and a Range Rover to play with.

Are you looking to buy a Vogue or a Sport? I have both and there are both very nice cars and use them daily. My sport is a hack that I have been using for three years without a problem. The issues that the sports have and probably relevant to L322's is that the turbos are a weakness. The weakness is harder to resolve on the sport which requires a body lift to replace. My L322 has been off the road for 2 years with a suspected gearbox fault which turned out to be a popped driveshaft, this isn't the first time I have had this issue on an L322 as my 4.4 petrol SE suffered the same problem at the beginning of the year. Fuel wise I get about 21mpg but then I have a very heavy right foot and the car is a pleasure to drive. Prefer the TDV8 to the TDV6 in the sport however a 4.4 or 5.0 on Petrol with LPG is a much preferred option.

One of my L322's has had what appears to be a gearbox issue for the last 2 years and I have posted on here a couple of times. The car has been scanned and has not recorded any faults but will not drive at any speed in gear. The car has had a second gearbox fitted with a recon torque convertor. The gearbox came from a car I have driven for about 3000 miles so know it is a good one. I was driving off the trailer on Sunday and it was tightening up so put it in low box and it was much easier. I then drove it around the field for a few minutes and it didn't seem to be a problem. I have just now driven it around the field in low box and it didn't seem to be a problem then changed to high box and the same. Given that I have done much to the main gearbox and the only consistent component left is the transfer box what is the chances the transfer box is the problem? I have at least 3 spare transfer boxes so it isn't a problem to switch one over, the only problem is the weight and restrictions as I don't have a ramp to work under to will be driveway and trolley jack.

No offence taken. I agree about the vehicle and the background however my own place isn't much better and have 9 cars outside that need to be sent to be weighed in. Maybe get round to is before the winter sets in and I cannot get into the field.

My brother would be most upset by that comment, It his his place of work and while there are vehicles that look like scrap he stores vehicles and transports them. Doesn't scrap them. Well not many that is.

One guy came to see it. He knew the reserve and I did state that I wouldn't part with it for less. So while strong money I know how much now it is worth to someone but not enough for me to be parted from it. It isn't as bad as I thought it was. When he came to see it I got a chance to look at things more closely that I did when I put it on Ebay. Things for me have dramatically improved on the finance front which was one, if not the major reason for putting it on Ebay. At the end of the day try and find another one? As soon as I have the money from the property I have invested in I will be able to resolve the CSK issue. And will enjoy the time doing so.

There is a 1992 LHD 2 door from Spain Just come up on Ebay. If I had the free cash at the moment I would but it for the shell and be ready to go with my CSK.

At then end of the day if I get what I want for it then I am happy, if I don't then I keep it longer until I can restore it myself then I'm happy. To some extent this is a fishing exercise to see if it will sell. The cars listed for sale I have no doubt are in good restored condition and Kingsley are very good at upgrading their cars so what is a concours car with full documented history worth? Even concourse cars very rarely have all the logbooks with the car. Maybe I am overvaluing it and maybe that will disappoint me to some extent but then again I will get an indication of the value others place on it. I was told off on Facebook for letting it get in this condition and not letting others enjoy it before it did. My response to that was Whatever. It is my car and ultimately my decision what I want to do with it going forward. The advice about washing and listing faults are both very valid and correct.

Daan I feel that mine if properly restored should be of higher value to that one because mine has unique paperwork with the car, and the original private registration.

I have listed the CSK on Ebay will see how it goes. 😭😭😭😭😭

Needs a new shell at the very least, Cills, inner wings, slam panel, a pillars and inner wings are dist. Chassis is still good.

It has been hurting me for a number of years and feel very guilty letting it get that far.

And now the heart breaking ones

Good photos first

My CSK is causing quite a stir on Facebook but as yet nobody is offering any hard cash. When I looked back at my paperwork I have the following history:- Original owners logbook My logbook on purchase My logbook when DLVA went online Sales brochure with salesman's notes and registration (Private reg J200CSK) Presentation box with certificate sales brochure (pristeen) CSK booklet A scrawled sales receipt for my deposit Various MOT's SORN receipt The car requires extensive restoration but final value with a good restoration would should be very high particularly with the history and the limited ownership I had mention previously what I was offered and someone local said it was worth double that so I haven't a clue what I should be selling it before. I believe it to be unique because of the paperwork and something collector desire. Anybody got any ideas?

Tried Kingley and they have two for sale at the moment and not looking for more. Who is Twenty Ten? Should know at the end of this week how desperate I am to sell it as I awaiting approval of Planning Permission for some land I own.

Sadly I think I have come to the conclusion that I need to part with my CSK. I have had it for 20 years and it is lying rotting. I really do want it back on the road but the practicality or restoring it are distant and becoming more so as time goes on. Given the speciality of the car where is the best place to advertise it? I have contacted Mathewsons but is there somewhere else that may help? Don't think this is an Ebay item.

The Strut and the Airbag are one unit so just replace the both. If it was regassed I would check the pressure on the aircon first. Oil leaks on LR are common and if there is no stain then there is no oil leak. You will never complete the repairs as new ones will keep reoccuring. I am down towards Ayr on the A70 (cannot miss all my Range Rovers) do what everybody else does, knock on my door. Will take the hind legs off you about Rangies lol.

I can trump that. Too many cars and no money.

The front diff on the L322 is a separate unit like the defenders and series but without the half shafts. Drive shafts go out to the hubs. My photo is the connection between the diff and the NS driveshaft. the DS is at an angle the only way that could happen is if the bearing in the diff has collapsed and in this case probably taken out the crown wheel with it.

The more I look at the photo it would seem that the diff has trashed a bearing because there is no way the CV would be able to rotate within the diff in this manner.

Good guess. This is what I found when I went out after the rain had stopped.. I am more than happy to find it being so simple. Will have it fixed very shortly.

Following my thread about the gearbox on my 4.4 Petrol L322 I have now jacked the car up and listened to the transfer box and the gearbox with the car in drive. The front propshaft is turning without any load on the engine and there is a distinct banging even at low speed. I use a screw driver as a stethoscope and listened to the transfer box, the gearbox and the bellhousing and all sounded normal, i.e. there is no bangs. Given that the front prop is turning in line with the engine I suspect the front diff is US. Is my assumption correct? The next question is are all diffs on all L322's the same or can I use one from a Range Rover Sport 3.6 TDV8 which I have lying around funnily enough.