mzplcg wrote:

Thanks. Must admit the Corris caught my eye as being understated and elegant. As for ivory, hmmm. Keeping that clean might be a challenge.

You've gone for my favourite colour combination and what I plan to have next

I don't have any problems keeping the Ivory looking nice at all and it looks fantastic

Congratulations looks stunning.
My latest choice would be similar waitimo grey with ivory expresso interior.

It's gorgeous !!! Enjoy !!!!! MY 2010 5.0 SC Galway green and sand interior!!
Have the Faultmate MSV2 Extreme to be tinkering with the settings etc. !!

mzplcg wrote:

I know what you mean. I looked for ages trying to find a L405 S/C but they are rare and stupidly priced. It was a dealer who convinced me to try the 4.4 diesel and I was very surprised indeed. So torquey, it's not far behind the S/C in terms of usable power, plus it all comes further down the rev range.

What a beautiful looking motor, hope you have hours of pleasure driving it.
congrats. Greg.

caymanblack wrote:

This was my thoughts after i tried the 4.4 surely on most roads there is not much in it ? also i found it to be ultra smooth.
Really was going to go for the SC but was surprised how well this engine went and good mpg also is the SC worth it? i,m not so sure now.
Still have not been able to try one yet though.

Well, I have tried one and yes, it does drive more like a petrol, well it would but what I mean to say is it's lighter feeling, quicker off the mark, more revvy, kind of like cars were when diesel was reserved for trucks. But, they are mental money as most are Autobiography spec and very rare. And FWIW I felt the log burner was just as quick in everyday use but a much more lazy drive with all that low down torque. Also, the petrol suits the 6 speed box more; with the 8 speed it never seems to be in the right gear when a squirt of power is required. The diesel just seems to pull in any gear.

For the difference in cost and also the price of fuel it was a no brainer.

I'm sure you'll love it - and the wheels are an easy swap once you come to your senses

Mine came with 20's and I actually prefer the ride on 22's, but I'm mostly motorways & fast A-roads. The 22's seem to handle roundabouts much better IMHO & I don't find them particularly harsh. I guess if I spent more time on B roads I might think differently.

I'm glad to hear your plans are progressing BTW

I agree with Alistair that if most of your driving is motorways and smooth A roads 22s are fine because they are never harsh. 20s ride the best but there's a compromise in terms of looks, which is why for me the 21s make the best sense. I've had 22s on my first car and 21s on the second. So when I changed this time I went for the exact same ones as last time because they look good and go great with black and grey cars in particular. Here's a pic of them on my last car and a close up of them on my new one. And as for ivory leather I think it's great and it holds up well.

Alistair wrote:

once you come to your senses

You think there's still hope for me?

I'm surprised to hear the SCs are more expensive than the diesel 4.4s !!! Anybody know why ??? I would have expected the petrols to be cheaper due to the higher fuel consumption or is there something going on regarding the diesel emissions in the UK ??????? MY 2010 5.0 SC Galway green and sand interior!!
Have the Faultmate MSV2 Extreme to be tinkering with the settings etc. !!

That is a very interesting question?

Historically Petrols have always been more expensive, I'm guessing the cost of a petrol engine is slightly less expensive to manufacture (no turbo's or dpf etc) so why are they more expensive?

The problem with 21s is that in the fatherland your engine is limited to a top speed of 220 km/h instead of 250 with the 22s.  All my spelling errorz are belong to me!

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ebajema wrote:

I'm surprised to hear the SCs are more expensive than the diesel 4.4s !!! Anybody know why ??? I would have expected the petrols to be cheaper due to the higher fuel consumption or is there something going on regarding the diesel emissions in the UK ???????

Indeed, but you missed laziness. The diesel is a very torquey engine so it pulls like a train without needing to take 3 gears to get into the torque band.

As for the price, every L405 S/C I've seen in the UK is Autobiography spec which is a lot of money when new. The standard Vogue starts at about 75k but just try and spec an AB for less than 100k, near on impossible. That definitely has to reflect in used prices, more so when you consider the rarity of them.

XXXAngelXXX wrote:

The problem with 21s is that in the fatherland your engine is limited to a top speed of 220 km/h instead of 250 with the 22s.

Erm, that'll be about 112km/h across the board in the UK.