P38 and the early L322 (pre 2005 FL) are BMW era, running BMW electrics and systems, mostly from the 7 series of the time, and aren't great reliability wise. Later L322 are a huge improvement in that area, and the 2nd FL around 2009 improves it still further.
True, hence the wheezy arthritic 2.5 diseasal lump. Although LR were also kind enough to liberally sprinkle bits of Lucas electronics about the place. Because, y'know, that's always a sure fire route to reliability
The thing is, I say all of this in the full.knowledge I am going to buy one. Some day. Because it's an itch I'll have to scratch.
That's where I am
. But it'll be at least a later L322.
That said, I did once have a blat around in one of our resident used car sellers' 3l BMW tractor powered ones, which was utterly, completely gutless. And I really enjoyed it, possibly more so that the real ones, simply because it removed the stress of even trying to educate other road users!