coozer
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| posted on 28/2/15 at 11:52 PM |
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Horrible.
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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mark chandler
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| posted on 1/3/15 at 08:30 AM |
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X5 very dated now, you know in your heart that a discovery or RRS will always feel inferior to the daddy, follow Jeff and get the best Range Rover you
can after its had its initial devaluation.
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jeffw
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| posted on 1/3/15 at 11:08 AM |
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Amen brother
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 1/3/15 at 01:30 PM |
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My tuppence worth.
Drive a disco 2 workhorse and a Seat leon sport road car.
Have driven quite a lot in my BIL disco 3 ( good car ) and Disco 3 newer 3ltr engine again good car.
Have driven courtesy cars in RRS and RR form again both good cars.
Have driven the new RR with TDV8 and fully loaded flappy paddle box etc. F**king rocket ship unbelievable for a car that size.
In summary though pound for pound and most enjoyable place to be Disco 3 or 4.
If its new fine if its older defo go for ext warranty for sure. Back discs and pads go at an alarming rate along with leccy handbrake issues ( on
disco and RR |RRS models) also egr valves are prone to problems( well where are they not on any model)
A lot of work needs body off as well so warranty defo required in my opinion.
I'l stick with my disco 2 though till the lottery comes up 
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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jeffw
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| posted on 3/3/15 at 02:07 PM |
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Had to change the plate....£250 off the DVLA. Not bad on a 4.4 TDv8 Vogue SE 
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PSpirine
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| posted on 3/3/15 at 03:08 PM |
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OP - what budget/age of car are you looking at?
There's a big difference between the Disco 3/4, and 2010-onwards RRS/RR - the facelifts were quite substantial inc. engines.
Jeff - that's a great one, hope you're enjoying it!!
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welderman
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| posted on 3/3/15 at 04:33 PM |
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Love my RRS TDV8, pulls like a train, great for towing. Had it remapped too. STONKING
 
Description
Few mods, DLR's fitted, different side and front grilles and newer rear lights.
[Edited on 3/3/15 by welderman]
Thank's, Joe 
I don't stalk people
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/23/viewthread.php?tid=172301
Back on with the Fisher Fury R1
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marco
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| posted on 8/3/15 at 08:06 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by PSpirine
OP - what budget/age of car are you looking at?
There's a big difference between the Disco 3/4, and 2010-onwards RRS/RR - the facelifts were quite substantial inc. engines.
Jeff - that's a great one, hope you're enjoying it!!
Unfortunately it's not a case of money no object, so probably around 15k which will be the earlier RRS TDv8 3.6 not the later 4.4 models. this
budget will be the 07 models with up to 100k already clocked up. I considered the 2.7v6TD but given the size and weight of the vehicle the extra
torque the V8 gives will suit it much better even though it won't be quite as good on fuel. I would be interested in getting a re map done which
can gain a little back and vastly increase the torque..
I won't be using it as a commuter (well maybe once a week ) only weekends and evenings and possibly a posh tow truck for the Indy on track
days.
I did consider the 4.2SC as I know it will make all the right noises and give some enjoyable performance but the yorkshire in me couldn't
justify at least passing one or two fuel stations without stopping
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marco
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| posted on 8/3/15 at 08:10 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by welderman
Love my RRS TDV8, pulls like a train, great for towing. Had it remapped too. STONKING
Description
Few mods, DLR's fitted, different side and front grilles and newer rear lights.
[Edited on 3/3/15 by welderman]
That's nice welderman, it ticks my boxes for looks.. Is that the 3.6 model then? If so what sort of mpg are you seeing given JeffW said his 3.6
was terrible compared with the new 4.4engine.
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jeffw
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| posted on 8/3/15 at 09:47 AM |
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I've never had a 3.6. only the 4.4 so I have no direct comparison. I know that the 4.4 has the sequential turbos and the 8 speed box which is
better of fuel than the preceding 3.6 (low emissions and tax as well).
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ianm67
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| posted on 8/3/15 at 10:00 AM |
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Audi SQ5.....? 309bhp, 479lb ft twin-turbo V6 diesel. 41 mpg apparently.........
Always biting off more than I can chew.....
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marco
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| posted on 8/3/15 at 07:23 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jeffw
I've never had a 3.6. only the 4.4 so I have no direct comparison. I know that the 4.4 has the sequential turbos and the 8 speed box which is
better of fuel than the preceding 3.6 (low emissions and tax as well).
Ah sorry Jim, I thought you had a direct comparison when you made that statement, no worries...
quote:
The 4.4 TDV8 has the 8 speed ZF box on it and does over 30MPG according to the EU figures. I'm averaging 28.6 over the 1500miles I've done
so far. It is a big improvement on the previous 3.6 with the 6speed box.
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marco
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| posted on 8/3/15 at 07:27 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ianm67
Audi SQ5.....? 309bhp, 479lb ft twin-turbo V6 diesel. 41 mpg apparently.........
No where near budget I'm afraid also all audi's basically look the same from the front now...
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ChrisW
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| posted on 8/3/15 at 10:07 PM |
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So I have a Range Rover Sport. It's a 55 plate 2.7 TDV6. We bought it with 85k on it a couple of years ago, it's now at 115k. As a
practical vehicle it's great, if a little smaller than the full size Range Rover. Comfortable, soaks up the miles, easily handles anything the
weather and local terrain throws at it, and will pull a full 3.5 ton trailer too. It's not a sporty drive by any means, but it's a very
easy car to cruise around in, the Mrs loves it, and I'm a lot happier with her commuting to work on the country roads in that as opposed to the
Astra she had before.
Things I've learnt from owning one:
1. The timing belts need doing at 100k or 7 years. There is one at the front and one at the back. The front one is the critical one (cam belt), the
back one just runs the diesel pump. RR say it's a body off job to do the rear one although specialists will do it with the body in place.
Expect to pay £1k to have both changed
2. There are rumours of the compressors for the air suspension going. What I've been told by a guy who works on them regularly is the failure
tends to be overheating due to continuous running when one of the bags is leaking. The trick is to spot if it has sunk on one corner when parked up
which is a sure sign of a leak. If that's fixed promptly the compressor tends to survive.
3. Pre-06 plate cars (ie the 05's and 55's) are on the lower road tax rate and, when we were looking at least, commanded a little more
money than the slightly later ones. £250 per year vs £450 I believe.
4. Ours will need suspension bushes this year, but it doesn't look that hard to do, and at 115k it's not exactly a hardship. You can buy
the bushes on their own and press them out but for the hassle of that the arms are not a lot more expensive.
5. We've got a knock in the steering rack too. It's annoying, but I don't think it's critical, not yet at least!
6. Brakes are reasonably cheap and easy to change. I've done both fronts and rears. The electric handbrake doesn't need a tool to reset
it unlike the Audis (and others?)
7. I did an alternator on it about 5k miles ago. About £100 for the part and 3 hours. Most of that was making a tool to lock the viscous fan so I
could undo it. I would have bought one, but I needed the car working and didn't want to pay main dealer price for the tool!
8. Be aware of the glow plug issue. Ours probably needs them changed, but they are known to snap off in the head so I've just left it. Be
aware that if the fuel is low the ECU does some kind of 'fuel saving' thing which makes it a pig to start it negative temperatures if you
have a couple of glow plugs out. We had terrible issues before Christmas with it until someone pointed that out. Now as long as it's not left
with the fuel light on and you give it a couple of goes on the plugs it will fire up without a worry, just a bit lumpy for the first minute or two.
All in all I have been very happy with the ownership. I would be happy to recommend it, just be aware that if you are not prepared to get your hands
dirty they can be expensive to have worked on. That said, we will probably swap it in the Summer - the Mrs fancies a Q7 or maybe a full-size RR.
Cheers, Chris
My gaff my rules
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welderman
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| posted on 8/3/15 at 11:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by marco
quote:
Originally posted by welderman
Love my RRS TDV8, pulls like a train, great for towing. Had it remapped too. STONKING
Description
Few mods, DLR's fitted, different side and front grilles and newer rear lights.
[Edited on 3/3/15 by welderman]
That's nice welderman, it ticks my boxes for looks.. Is that the 3.6 model then? If so what sort of mpg are you seeing given JeffW said his 3.6
was terrible compared with the new 4.4engine.
Yes it's the 3.6. mpg is around 26. Had it up to 31 on a long run and down to 19. Was averaging 22/23 but had it terra cleaned and it runs hell
of a lot better now. With the remap it pulls in all Gears too and the torque is amazing.
Thank's, Joe
I don't stalk people
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/23/viewthread.php?tid=172301
Back on with the Fisher Fury R1
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jeffw
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| posted on 9/3/15 at 06:22 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by marco
quote:
Originally posted by jeffw
I've never had a 3.6. only the 4.4 so I have no direct comparison. I know that the 4.4 has the sequential turbos and the 8 speed box which is
better of fuel than the preceding 3.6 (low emissions and tax as well).
Ah sorry Jim, I thought you had a direct comparison when you made that statement, no worries...
quote:
The 4.4 TDV8 has the 8 speed ZF box on it and does over 30MPG according to the EU figures. I'm averaging 28.6 over the 1500miles I've done
so far. It is a big improvement on the previous 3.6 with the 6speed box.
It's Jeff....I understand the confusion, I meant the 4.4 was better on fuel than the 3.6. not that I had owned a 3.6 FFRR.
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