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"Open Mike Night " sounded like a lot of fun until i found out i was going to an Autopsy

re-import from the USA ...... you can get them new here for 43.000 pounds All my spelling errorz are belong to me!

2023 FFRR L460
2021 AM new Vantage

Not an import. It was a pre-prod (hence the 09 plate) LR mule used by an LR manager (or so the dealer's told me) Graham

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Gone: 10MY L320 RR Sport HSE, Ipanema Sand
Gone: 20MY Jaguar iPace HSE, Silicon Silver
Gone: 17MY RR Evoque SE Tech, Loire Blue
Gone: 08MY Discovery 3 XS, Stornoway Grey
Gone: 07MY FFRR TDV8 Vogue, Stornoway Grey

i c - my bad.  All my spelling errorz are belong to me!

2023 FFRR L460
2021 AM new Vantage

Looked at that last year Mick. They can't give the thing away. There was also a green one, a lot newer quite recently in a Southampton dealer which I went to look at. I'd have bought it as well but there are issues with them.

Thing is, it was never a spec for the UK so stuff like repair items have to be ordered in from abroad, South Africa usually. Anything which is not common to both LHD and RHD is not held in UK stock anywhere. Think about fuel filters....unless it was common to a S/C RR etc. Plus of course the dealers have the devil's own job servicing them. No software for the diags on UK computers.......and so on. Warranty ?? Yeah good luck. Officially yes but subject to all the above.

'Tis a veritable pit of vipers.

Pity they don't make a 5.0L for the UK market  ====================================

"Open Mike Night " sounded like a lot of fun until i found out i was going to an Autopsy

Mate of mine has just ordered 2 disco 4's both commercial, the one he has ordered for his wife (company secretary) is fully loaded, even down to piano black trim, sat nav etc after his discounts and bearing in mind he gets the vat back it owes him 30K and its £800 for a firm to come down and put the leather back seat in it. Its a diesel by the way. One day your life will flash before your eyes......................................make sure yours is worth watching!

Which dealer did he use?

I would imagine whoever the dealer is in Lewes East Sussex, he gets a 5% discount as both he and his brother have one every 3 years I think and another 5% for being in the farmers union, the one he is just getting rid of owed him just over 22K (after vat) and he reckons it will make 20-21K in Ireland as they want to buy commercially registered cars, something to do with fuel duty and tax, so its cost him like 1-2K to have the disco 4 for I think 3 years. One day your life will flash before your eyes......................................make sure yours is worth watching!

From: £34,455(3.0 TDV6 210hp)

Discovery 4 Commercial Options

Engine
- 3.0 SDV6 255hp diesel engine

Features
- Cruise Control
- Front Parking Aid (must be ordered with Bright Pack)
- Heated Front Screen
- Xenon Headlamps including LED front signature lights (must be ordered with Bright Pack)
- Adaptive Xenon Headlamps including Cornering Lamps and LED front signature lights (must be ordered with Bright Pack)
- Exterior Upgrade (Body-coloured wheel arches, rear bumper and rear applique panel together with Oberon finish door handles)
- Metallic Paint
- 20" 10 Split-Spoke Alloy Wheels
- 20" 5-Spoke Gloss Black Alloy Wheel
- Pirelli Scorpion Zero tyres (linked to 20" wheels)
- Full-size alloy spare wheel
- Tyre Pressure Monitoring System
- Centre Console Cooler Box
- Heated Front Seats (must be ordered with Heated Front Screen)
- Hard Disc Navigation System (must be ordered with High ICE or LOGIC7 ICE Audio System)
- Premium Hard Disc Navigation System (must be ordered with High ICE or LOGIC7 ICE Audio System)
- Hybrid Television System (must be ordered with Hard Disc Navigation or Premium Navigation)
- Bright Pack
- Electric Seat and Armrest Pack
- Commercial Convenience Pack (Includes: Parking Aid - Front, Bright pack, Windscreen - Heated, Windscreen Washer Jets - Heated)
- Commercial Luxury Pack (Includes: Cruise Control, Seats - Leather, manual, Audio System - Harman/Kardon (Alpine Gen 2.1 MOST architecture): 11 Speakers including Subwoofer, Radio, Single Slot CD Player, 7" Touch Screen, MP3 disc compatibility, EON, RDS, PTY, TA, Digital Audio Amplifier, Auxiliary input, (380 Watts) ("High ICE"), Navigation - Includes DVD player and Virtual CD Auto-changer)
- Commercial Cold Climate Pack (Includes: Steering Wheel - Heated, Seats - Heated, Front, Windscreen - Heated, Windscreen Washer Jets - Heated)
- Tow Pack
- Roof rails (black finish)
- Roof rails (extended in black finish)
- Powerfold mirrors

How much is that little lot going to cost?

Thats what hes ordered, after VAT and with discounts it was just over 30K, he also ordered 2 others at a lower spec for him and his brother. One day your life will flash before your eyes......................................make sure yours is worth watching!

Yes but he will have to add VAT on and pay to revenue if he sells it....

But he gets vat back on it and sells it with vat on plus as its commercial the tax is cheaper and he can put all his fuel receipts in. One day your life will flash before your eyes......................................make sure yours is worth watching!

Yes the VAT back is included in the net £30k he is paying:

£32k base + £8k Extras = £40k

£40k - 10% = £36000

£36k - 20% VAT = £30k.....

(£24k net for the base model D4 Commercial)

That would be right then, he said it owed him 30K after the vat comes back. One day your life will flash before your eyes......................................make sure yours is worth watching!