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A1GSS

Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
Location: Saffron Walden, Essex
Posts: 1973

jonlewis wrote:
Most common issue is water in the boot. Seals are pants on the early ones, and still fairly pants on the later ones.

Oh yes that rings a bell. When was it 'fixed' properly? Graham

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7th Sep 2014 7:41pm

A1GSS

Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
Location: Saffron Walden, Essex
Posts: 1973

Well, I gave it a miss.... and.... bought a Z4....

Pity I missed Gary's one(s) a few weeks ago. Grey with red leather. It's gorgeous, picked it up today, 120 miles in the rain coming home so it's all grubby

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

19th Sep 2014 7:42pm

KurtVerbose

Member Since: 08 Aug 2010
Location: Les Arses
Posts: 5848

2007 Range Rover Vogue TDV8 Stornoway Grey

Which engine did you get it with?

20th Sep 2014 5:25am

GraemeC

Member Since: 01 Jul 2012
Location: Chester
Posts: 836

2007 Range Rover Vogue SE TDV8 Zermatt Silver

23i sDrive (2500cc) - thanks to WBAC

My wife had the older Z4 in 3 litre hardtop coupe sport version - an absolute blast to drive

She was gutted when we found out you couldn't turn off the passenger airbag and hence it had to go when our little boy arrived (on the upside, it was my excuse for buying a ffrr!) 2007 Zermatt Silver TDV8 Vogue SE - now sold but was a great car!

20th Sep 2014 5:53am

A1GSS

Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
Location: Saffron Walden, Essex
Posts: 1973

Weather today is terrible. Bloody typical... 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

20th Sep 2014 6:54am

A1GSS

Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
Location: Saffron Walden, Essex
Posts: 1973

GraemeC wrote:
23i sDrive (2500cc)

Yes, it's a lovely 200bhp straight six. Growly exhaust and very smooth, it's a great engine, plenty of power but not bonkers. BMW now discontinued it in the Z4 and replaced with a horrid rough old 4 cylinder turbo thing that feels completely wrong.

Insurance was surprisingly reasonable at £91. 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

20th Sep 2014 6:56am

Silversurfer13

Member Since: 17 May 2014
Location: London
Posts: 83

2008 Range Rover Autobiography TDV8 Java Black

E4 GUY wrote:
Full Inspection & Comprehensive warranty to cover yourself ...

2 horror stories from friends. Can't remember all the ins & outs, but along the lines of....

1) bought an SL 55 from Saxtons, air suspension + something else
I can't remember. It was a 4k bill from Mercedes , they basically said it was unsafe

2) had a SL500 for a number of years, cost £30k. no issues. Took in for a service, Merc
Said it needed 7k of repairs, electronics , gearbox issue
Uneconomic to do it, sold to "we buy any car" £5.5k !!

I love them , but like the FFRR, plenty of toys to go wrong

SAXTONS..... Nuff said

20th Sep 2014 8:27am

Gazellio @ Prestige Cars

Member Since: 22 Jan 2010
Location: Chilterns, UK
Posts: 11309

THe Z4 is a great drive and a blast on the A roads. Its so good in the corners not much can keep up with you.

20th Sep 2014 8:32am

A1GSS

Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
Location: Saffron Walden, Essex
Posts: 1973

so far so very good. Weather is limiting use a bit... Graham

____
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

20th Sep 2014 8:45am

Turnover

Member Since: 27 May 2014
Location: Norwich
Posts: 39

2007 Range Rover Supercharged 4.2 SC V8 Zermatt Silver

Silversurfer13 wrote:
E4 GUY wrote:
Full Inspection & Comprehensive warranty to cover yourself ...

2 horror stories from friends. Can't remember all the ins & outs, but along the lines of....

1) bought an SL 55 from Saxtons, air suspension + something else
I can't remember. It was a 4k bill from Mercedes , they basically said it was unsafe

2) had a SL500 for a number of years, cost £30k. no issues. Took in for a service, Merc
Said it needed 7k of repairs, electronics , gearbox issue
Uneconomic to do it, sold to "we buy any car" £5.5k !!

I love them , but like the FFRR, plenty of toys to go wrong

SAXTONS..... Nuff said

Been there..............

2007 Range Rover Supercharged in Zermatt Silver with Jet Leather

22nd Sep 2014 1:17pm

55palfers

Member Since: 26 Aug 2014
Location: Solihull
Posts: 113

2008 Range Rover Autobiography 4.2 SC V8 Santorini Black

5.0 L engine is pretty bullet-proof

service history is vital

22nd Sep 2014 4:49pm

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