Well I thought I would start my thread now that I have picked up my new FFRR.

2011 Autobiography. Of course stateside we only have gasoline (petrol) engines so of course this is a 5.0l supercharged model. My wife and I flew to San Diego, CA to pickup our first fatty, then proceeded to drive approximately 1200 miles north to our home in the Seattle metro area. The day after we arrived, my wife took for another trip across the state to visit her dad, so all I have at this point are a few pictures provided by the PO and a couple I took on the California coast highway. Be kind as we are not photographers, but this will be a start.

Upon arrival in San Diego, I had just had the transmission, transfer case, and differential fluids changed. Then about halfway home I had a set of Michelin Defender LTX M/S installed. Once I arrived, I changed the oil and filter as it was due for the change at that point. I decided to do that service myself as I wanted to learn the new engine setup and will do the normal service myself.

Back to the drive north, I am totally in love. I had read how much everyone loves theirs, but until one takes ownership you just don't know what it means. I had only driven one other 2010 SC model, so I didn't have much to measure it against. It just drives wonderfully. It is hard to explain, but the best I can do is a wonderful cross between a wonderful XJR, BMW 7 series and solid SUV. The power is spectacular for such a heavy beast, and I could never be wanting for more. This is the first time I have owned a vehicle that I can say that I don't want more power, and that is saying a lot given I will probably be swapping my XJR for an SL63 AMG.

After my wife got to Spokane this last Monday, she sent the most emotive message raving about how much she lovers her new RR. She rarely says anything about cars unless she really dislikes them, so this is a huge thing to hear her already talk about the L405 when it is time to upgrade to that!


California coast north of Morro Bay.

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Sounds good, looks great, and if the wife likes it that much you're stuffed to get your hands on it again

 Cheers
Richard

(there are no such things as an ordinary FullFat, an ordinary cat or too many tools)
2011 TDV8 Vogue Santorini Black
Gap IIDBT

Looks very nice

Looks great. I love the light-colored leather, as it really brings out the details of the interior. 2010 RR SC
2007 RR SC

Looks lovely. Im not jealous of your amazing weather at all..........  Current: FF Westminster money pit

Gone:
RRS 4.2 SC
RRS 3.6 TDV8
FL2 TD4

Really good looking! How many miles on the clock?

Thanks everyone. We really like the interior color as well. Won't be as high of maintenance as Ivory, but still has some of the same affect of highlighting the interior. As to the weather, I truly wish I could still claim it but sadly I moved from the Southern California area nearly 20 years ago, and now live in the Seattle Metro area. From what I have been told, the Seattle weather is very similar to what you on the other side of the pond experience. Mostly grey and dreary!

As to mileage, it is currently 123K+. It was more than I wanted when I was searching, but when I reviewed the stack of invoices for the maintenance over the last 5 years and 60K+ miles, I decided that the higher miles shouldn't matter too much if I were to project TCO! The PO spent $28.5K dollars over that timeframe.  2011 Range Rover Autobiography
Stornoway Grey
Storm/Jet Seats
Center Console Storm
IP/Topper Jet
Grand Black Lacquer Finisher

Beautiful car on a lovely road.
Bin there last year. Drive HW1 from SF to Portland with a RV.
Liked it a lot, go back there again some day.

Very nice but the steering wheel is on the wrong side

I was thinking some of the classic British Leyland quality issues were to blame for the steering wheel placement?!  2011 Range Rover Autobiography
Stornoway Grey
Storm/Jet Seats
Center Console Storm
IP/Topper Jet
Grand Black Lacquer Finisher

Piet wrote:

Beautiful car on a lovely road.
Bin there last year. Drive HW1 from SF to Portland with a RV.
Liked it a lot, go back there again some day.

No we didnt, and I wil keep that in mind for the next time we are there.
Thank you. We wil come back one time.
Again beautifull car, enjoy it.

Congrats on the new wheels and excellent choice


I skipped Hurst castle last time and settled for the elephant seals instead ........what an incredible and amazing site
Truly Attenborough material ----------------------------------------
2006 -2009 RRS HSE 80k mls trouble free (a lucky one)
1990 FF Vogue - fantastic

This is by far my favorite AB color combo.

There is another one of these for sale in Los Angeles right now but it's a super shady lot almost guaranteeing the vehicle is moldy and trashed.

I picked up a low mileage MY12 AB back in March. Locally (in LA) I found a Santorini Black with the Tan/Orange or Brown interior depending on how color blind a person is. I looked at a MY10 AB on Monday in SF with the blue/grey interior similar to yours.

Question tho: Did they explain how you ended up with 2 different color headrests?

Superb looking car.

Love the interior colour combo. Shame we don't see that colour over here. I like the ivory interiors but the practical bod in me thinks, hmmmm, grey.... 17 MY Corris Grey 4.4 VAB
Silver MB R231 SL350