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steeplejack



Member Since: 11 Apr 2016
Location: Gloucestershire
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Wales 
Out with the new, in with the old. My first RR

Well after deciding a few weeks back I was going to swap my Defender for something more comfortable and more importantly something petrol I got to looking for suitable Disco3 or FFRR. I had a hard budget of 10k and really wanted something under 10years with a full service history and under 100k miles. Then the task got harder after the boss ruled out a Disco after looking closely at pictures of both vehicles and spotting a few around.

So it looks like this week I hit the jackpot, a lovely Vogue SE from September 2006 with only 78k. A stack of Service invoices from LR for the first few years, and an independent later on. All the MOTs in the bundle, one owner from new, the stereotypical "careful Lady" according to the dealer and given the condition of the vehicle and the work done I have to say she has been very careful indeed. I have been all over the car and everything works as it should with one exception, the venturecam doesn't stay stowed so won't charge, I have jammed it in with a bit of paper to see if it charges or I may need to do a bit of DIY on the battery pack.

Car ran just fine on it's trip back from Cheshire to Gloucestershire so here's hoping I have a few years of happy FFRR ownership ahead.



Tomorrow I will mainly be preparing the defender for sale....

Post #382470 16th Apr 2016 2:25pm
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XXXAngelXXX



Member Since: 25 Mar 2007
Location: Stuttgart
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Germany 2013 Range Rover Vogue SE 5.0 SC V8 Havana

Thumbs Up All my spelling errorz are belong to me!

2023 FFRR L460
2021 AM new Vantage

Post #382471 16th Apr 2016 2:29pm
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Cam-Tech-Craig



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England 2015 Range Rover SVAutobiography SDV8 Loire Blue

Welcome Steeplejack... My favourite colour too Thumbs Up

Post #382482 16th Apr 2016 4:47pm
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United Kingdom 2019 Range Rover Vogue SE SDV8 Santorini Black

I just sold my Defender for similar reasons, it took a whopping 24 hrs to sell!

I'm on the hunt for an early D3 to use as my shooting brake. Seen a few but there's lots of nails out there

Good luck with the RR, you'll wonder how on earth you ever put up with a Defender! 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

Post #382608 17th Apr 2016 4:55pm
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3528cc



Member Since: 29 Oct 2014
Location: North East
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United Kingdom 2008 Range Rover Autobiography 4.2 SC V8 Buckingham Blue

Welcome to the fold Very Happy Regards
Royston

2008 4.2 Supercharged Autobiography
1994 Classic Vogue SE
1999 Rover BRM
1987 Rover Vitesse Twin Plenum

Post #382611 17th Apr 2016 5:14pm
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chawks



Member Since: 28 Oct 2013
Location: Dorset
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United Kingdom 2002 Range Rover HSE 4.4 V8 Alveston Red

Nice FF and nice Defender. Love my old slow and noisy Defender but aim is to keep that as my shooting vehicle and get a V8 FF for the everyday use.

Post #382614 17th Apr 2016 5:25pm
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Gritstoner



Member Since: 15 Apr 2016
Location: Barnoldswick
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United Kingdom 2004 Range Rover Vogue Td6 Oslo Blue

Defender prices have gone up a lot over the last year or so, I'm looking to trade our old defender in as well and move up to a RR, strangely makes better financial sense than a newer defender...

Post #382638 17th Apr 2016 7:26pm
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sako243



Member Since: 26 Dec 2013
Location: Wales
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United Kingdom 2011 Range Rover Vogue TDV8 Santorini Black

Funnily enough I was going the other way. Was getting a bit fed up of the problems I was causing with the RR trying to use it as a Defender.

Solved that by keeping both. Still love driving the 110 though, its noisy and rough but never fails to put a smile on my face. I'm younger and under 6ft so... Ed

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betonklinker



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Netherlands 2004 Range Rover Vogue Td6 Bonatti Grey

Nice car! I use Google translate, Sorry for my bad English...

Full Vogue Td6, new Gearbox, 22 inch Stormers, HSE, Cream leather

Post #382730 18th Apr 2016 2:56pm
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