A big thank you to all who have assisted, helped and moreover supported me over the last 7 months of membership and ownership of my FFRR TDV8 but after 7 months of 'it just not being right' being back to the dealer 3 times, telling me things had been done, when they had not. Problems within 24 hours of ownership and arguing for 4 months before they would accept it back unfortunately really took the shine off it. I tried, but the feeling was just not there, some may understand me others may think, 'it's only a car', but you need to 'feel the luv'.
Whilst moved on from my FFRR I have now bought a beautiful 2012 RRS HSE Luxury with 24k mikes and ahhhhhhhhhhhhh, soft ivory leather interior. Soooooo comfortable, seats even have moveable side bolsters. Ride is excellent, more compact inside but ergonomically just right for me.
Regards
PS Now on the RRS Forum Porsche 993 Targa, Buick Skylark Convertable 1968

Shame about the FF, glad your sorted, even if it is only a pretend Range Rover.....  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
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

Yeah, just one of those things, one thing after the next and the lies. Four months with a faulty passenger door, lock window etc etc before they would even take it in.
So different to my first 03 4.4, that had to rank as the BEST car I have had, felt a million dollars driving it from the first moment, BMW V8 was faultless, everything worked, 5 years never let me down, really really miss it. The RRS I must say drives impeccably, ok it's a chip of the old BMW designed block but 'has the feel'.
Thank you again Pete, buzz be if this way
How is yours going, all we'll I trust. Porsche 993 Targa, Buick Skylark Convertable 1968

At least you are staying with a LR.

There are always lemon cars out there for every make and it is a shame your FF was one of them.

I am sure one day you might venture back the the large side....  Tom

Current Drive
2011 4.4 TDV8 Autobiography - Santorini Black - Ivory Leather

Previous Drives
2004 Model Vogue Td6 (Touchscreen) - Java Black - Parchment Leather
1994 RR Classic 3.9 V8 Soft dash - Niagara Grey - Grey Leather
1972 Series III SWB Safari - Green (Hand Painted) - Black Plastic

I'm not answering that on the grounds that if I say all is well it will bite me tomorrow....  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
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

[quote=". The RRS I must say drives impeccably, ok it's a chip of the old BMW designed block but 'has the feel'.
Thank you again Pete, buzz be if this way
How is yours going, all we'll I trust.[/quote]

The RRS was very much a Ford era car in it's concept as a second product to come of the Disco production line and the handling was rumored to have been signed of by Richard Parry-Jones himself and that is why it handles so naturally for such a very heavy car . 2008 MY Supercharged
Rimini Red / Jet
four zone climate
remote park heater
and no ugly kid windows.
magnus satis quod turpis satis

.'''.....and that is why it handles so naturally for such a very heavy car .''

indeed, i seem to remember looking up, that the early range rover sport, was indeed heavier than the similar year FFRR. by about 50kg. not a lot, but enough to put me off one without even driving. i thought i liked them, (early one) as they looked like my old p38. but i wont start a RRS rant here.
I shall only quote (again) Tennyson, to all FFRR 'lemon'-ites,

I hold it true, whate'er befall;
I feel it when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.

I had a 2010 sport right after my FF 2006 4.4 V8 and I have to say I hated it. The only nice thing about it was the engine. I had the V6 3.0 Diesel and it was superb.

I test drove the new sport a few weeks ago and I have to say that was very nice and a world apart from the old one.