Mechanic Buys 210,000 Mile Range Rover - Has He Lost His Mind?

Here's the story of why I purchased my 2006 Range Rover HSE with 210,000 miles, what kind of condition a $5000 Range Rover is in, and what went wrong in the first year of owning it.

Are these L322 Range Rovers unreliable? What kind of repairs can you expect on a Range Rover? How much does owning a Range Rover cost?
Some updated numbers: I found the purchase agreement and I actually paid $4950 on this truck. 1 year later and roughly 15,000 miles I have spent less than $10,000 including purchase and all repairs and maintenance doing most of the work myself.
Ignoring fuel costs I spent about $500 a month on this vehicle. Certainly more expensive than some other vehicles, but realistically most SUV's will cost $300-400 per month in depreciation, repairs and maintenance.

Point is, the Range Rover isn't as scary or unreliable as most people would lead you to believe. Most of these problems are typical of a 200,000 vehicle in general. If you can do some repairs yourself you should 100% not ignore these trucks.

I would highly recommend 2006+ to avoid the BMW 4.4 V8 and their VANOS issues. The later Range Rovers have fewer issues and are still very affordable and easy to find.
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Welcome to the channel! If you're new I post VLOG's of my various car projects from Range Rovers to Aston Martin's. I'm an ASE Master Technician with an addiction to vehicle of questionable repute!

Start of the 2009 Rebuild Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVMCpBqoQVU
I Bought a 210,000 Mile L322 Range Rover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpytGwCkwgQ&t=461s
Bypass the L322 Steering Column Module For Free on 2006+ Range Rovers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCnjsXe_oqg&t=14s

Aston Martin Repair VLOG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWPnZTft1hY&t=387s
Jaguar XJ8L Bushing Repair VLOG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWPnZTft1hY&t=387s

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