In the last 4-6 weeks I had made my mind up to sell the Range Rover and go to a 'Germanic' alternative.

I spent a good while reading other forums (quite shocked how bad they are compared to 'ours' and that actually had a factor in choice!!). So my plan was to head to VW and a Touareg TDI. Nice car, test drive went well - some very good 11/12/13 plate cars out there in my budget. So at £27k for a 3L Altitude 12 plate I was near a deal...but oh Sir you tow a caravan??? Why yes I do...oh that'll mean you need the 850w cooling fan upgrade, it's an additional £1,800. Ok, step away; over the road to Audi and their Q5 (not a fan of the bulky yet tiny inside Q7) and this was a pleaser for the wife, she liked the smooth 3L and the overall car. I actually liked the 2L S-Line and with a decent remap it'd be at 210BHP - very respectable. But, it's still £26k for a small 2L SUV and that's not a whole lot of value for me....

I briefly looked at a host of Jap / Korean offerings....ventured via an A8 Quattro and found myself here, right now....on my drive washing my Range Rover, whilst talking to it and realising that every now and then it's good to go and see what's out there....because actually, most of it still isn't as good as my 2007 TDV8

Last week I had a chat with a good pal who is in the trade. He talked of getting a 5L SC and the fact that in his eyes the £10k TDV8 premium you pay can buy a lot of fuel !

Emotional days chaps.....have a good easter Is this where I put the car details and a bit about myself ?........

Have you had a look at the e70 x5 ? Thats the only 4x4 i would consider going from my ff the 40d are incredible cars very quick and very good mpg for a 4x4. I must say I'm not much of a fan when it comes to VAG ( VW Audi group ) had a bad experience with a Golf GTI Mk 5 I loved the car at the start but couldn't live with the constant issues it would give ( abs, electrical, used oil, rust etc etc, people can't believe it when i tell them the most unreliable car i owned was a VW Golf a real pity as i loved the way the car looked and drove not sure if the new ones are any better but i personally wouldn't got back to VAG BMW are far superior i feel and the ones i have owned have never put a foot wrong  Range Rover Vogue 2006 4.4 AJV8 | Buckingham Blue | Parchment Leather | Supercharged Grill+Side Vents | CA02 HEY ( NOT 02 PLATE )

You traitor..... looking at anything other than a new Fatty is criminal.....

I know what you mean though.... bit difficult to beat them for all rounders.... at least I can get later ones...

A 5.0SC sorted for off roading would be a hoot....!!!! Pete

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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold
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I hear you Pete....how dare I even consider it....  Is this where I put the car details and a bit about myself ?........

And therein lies one of the main issues with owning a Range Rover.

Once you've had one, nothing else seems as good, despite all their foibles and gremlins. You just know that people who know you and know you for driving around in a RR, when they see you in a Q7,Q5, X5,X3, XC90, Jap/Korean etc will just assume you've fallen on hard times and you're strapped for cash!

I shoot with a guy who has a Porsche Cayman diesel. It's a lovely car, the new ones look very nice and the interior is lovely, very smooth, frugal, quick etc. He said to me in 36000km it has never once had a fault. That's great I suppose but in a way, boring! Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top

*Gone:L462 D5 HSE LUX, L663 Defender 110 HSE, Discovery 3 HSE, 2014MY Range Rover Sport 5.0 Supercharged AB Dynamic; L405 Exec Vogue SE 4.4, 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography, Defender TDCi XS CSW, Defender TD5 HT, Vogue SE TDV8, Vogue TD6, RRSport SC 4.2V8, Classic 3.9 Vogue Auto, Land Rover Series 3 SWB

Takes us back to the reason, IMHO, that we love them, they need constant care and attention so we grow to love them....

Mine at the moment looks like a heart transplant patient, gearbox out and getting stripped, just had a delivery of other stuff it needs whilst I'm at it... new front and rear flexis, new bake pipes, two new rear disc backplates, one rear driveshaft, rebuilt front calipers and new pads, new cooler lines and oil rad....

But I still love it and miss driving it....  Pete

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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold
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Wouldn't you consider a Discovery - the XS and HSE are a nice place to be and (of course) hugely capable

CG...you're not helping Loved my D3 tbh and had looked at an 11 plate XS. It was nice  Is this where I put the car details and a bit about myself ?........

I feel your pain young Nick. I'm glad you avoided the Toerag that wouldn't have been a good move at all. For sure nothing compares to a Range Rover  Present :2008 TDV8 HSE
Gone Audi A5 2.7TDI
Gone Discovery 3 HSE
Gone Mercedes CLK
Gone Range Rover 2.5 DSE

Fella, grab a coffee, watch this and then go outside and have a word with yourself.

Note the strap line !!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fha8KmAcq2Y

Fantastic add, it was as true then as it is now  Porsche 993 Targa, Buick Skylark Convertable 1968

Thanks for the therapy chaps....normal service restored, I even got the LR baseball cap out for my drive to the lakes tomorrow

Comment from wifey "like always, you'll buy something else and in 2 years we'll be right back here with another land rover...you've done the same for 15 years"....

 Is this where I put the car details and a bit about myself ?........

Well iv'e not fallen on hard times just got 2 extra grandkids and their entourage that goes with them and the FF was of no use hence why I got the Merc 420 GL .... Thought I would have missed the FF but not so ... Does what I need it to do and goes like the clappers when floored  ====================================

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

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Thanks for the therapy chaps....normal service restored, I even got the LR baseball cap out for my drive to the lakes tomorrow

Comment from wifey "like always, you'll buy something else and in 2 years we'll be right back here with another land rover...you've done the same for 15 years"....

Wise lady who clearly knows you well

No need to go to the (German) "dark Side" to get 7 seats

Left LR 3 times and came back - had an x5, nothing compares to the RR, got mine yesterday having traded the X5, grinning ear to ear.
 2005 L322 Vogue Gold gone
2006 L322 Vogue Black gone
2011 L322 Vogue Silver gone
2011 L322 Autobiography Black gone
2015 L405 Autobiography LWB Black gone
2019 L405 P400e Range Rover Autobiography LWB Eiger grey / black roof gone
2001 P38a 30th Anniversary Wimbledon Green gone
2019 L405 P525 Autobiography LWB British Racing Green