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Andy B Member Since: 03 Apr 2012 Location: West Malling Posts: 1223 |
Just had a look at this rather nice TDV8 at a local-ish garage :-
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5th Apr 2014 3:26pm |
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JOKER Member Since: 11 Sep 2008 Location: Sconnie Botland Posts: 15876 |
Yeah don't do it went from 4.2 SC to 3.6 TDV8 .... best to go for the 5.0 ====================================
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5th Apr 2014 3:38pm |
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SKOT Member Since: 24 Oct 2012 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 792 |
How many miles do you do per annum?
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5th Apr 2014 3:44pm |
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Andy B Member Since: 03 Apr 2012 Location: West Malling Posts: 1223 |
Do around 5k per annum, mainly short trips to the station and back when I'm not working from home (around 7 miles each way) and an occasional trip to the folks in Folkestone (100 mile round trip). SDV8 AB MY 2019
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5th Apr 2014 3:50pm |
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silversurfer Member Since: 24 Oct 2013 Location: londinium Posts: 84 |
Test drive it and form you own conclusion.
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5th Apr 2014 3:51pm |
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SKOT Member Since: 24 Oct 2012 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 792 |
Petrol all the way............
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5th Apr 2014 3:57pm |
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Andy B Member Since: 03 Apr 2012 Location: West Malling Posts: 1223 |
Cheers for the really good advice Skot. And Silversurfer, you are right, I should give it a drive before making a final decision! SDV8 AB MY 2019
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5th Apr 2014 3:59pm |
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SKOT Member Since: 24 Oct 2012 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 792 |
I've got a 4.2 SC, I don't drive it very hard / fast at all. I think in terms of speed, the TDV8 is plenty quick enough. I quite like the idea of the TDV8 but I personally just don't do enough miles and long trips plus it's the turbo failures affecting both the FF and RRS which would keep me awake at night. It's all a bit of an unknown still but I guess it will all become clearer as time moves on.
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5th Apr 2014 4:14pm |
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Cam-Tech-Craig Member Since: 03 Aug 2011 Location: Gloucestershire Posts: 16263 |
Good advise Skot and an opinion i hold too... |
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5th Apr 2014 4:43pm |
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Emperor Mong Member Since: 07 Jul 2010 Location: London Posts: 1435 |
I went from a 4.2SC to a 4.4TDV8.
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5th Apr 2014 4:47pm |
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Vogue Member Since: 31 Jan 2008 Location: on the hill Posts: 3730 |
I've got both petrol and diesel RR's for the miles you do go for the petrol - if you were doing minimum 12 to 15k miles them I would say go for the 4.4 V8 Diesel it's a fantastic engine with stump pulling torque but probably not worth the extra cost for only 5k miles PA |
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5th Apr 2014 5:08pm |
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Andy B Member Since: 03 Apr 2012 Location: West Malling Posts: 1223 |
Cheers for all the advice on this great forum, I really appreciate it being a relative newbie to the land of Full Fats. I will start my search for a 5.0 S/C with the right colour combo. Seen one I like advertised at Saxton 4x4, but they have a dreadful reputation, so probably best avoided SDV8 AB MY 2019
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5th Apr 2014 5:28pm |
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E4 GUY Member Since: 07 Jan 2013 Location: London Posts: 513 |
Love browsing the classifieds to see how far away I am from upgrading ...
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5th Apr 2014 6:02pm |
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Andy B Member Since: 03 Apr 2012 Location: West Malling Posts: 1223 |
OMFG, what a hideous pile of ! Almost as bad as that blue L322 they upgraded for £2.50 on Wheeler Dealers! SDV8 AB MY 2019
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5th Apr 2014 6:16pm |
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