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alanm_3



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pretlove wrote:
@alanm ive had the e60 bmw and if i could afford the m5 version then maybe that would be the way to go



I had an E60 545 sport before I came to the RR S/C. It was rather nice, and I had it for 3 years, which is an age for me!

The only thing that put me off the M5 was the fact it's the kind of car that "demands" to be driven and I wouldn't want that all the time.
I guess it's the old story that there isn't a car that is all things to all men, and any 1 car is always a compromise in 1 department or another.

if only I could afford both........... Whistle Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
Had- 2008 TDV8 Vogue SE in Java black
Had - 2007 S/C in Stornoway Grey

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alanm_3 wrote:
I guess it's the old story that there isn't a car that is all things to all men, and any 1 car is always a compromise in 1 department or another.

if only I could afford both........... Whistle


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pretlove wrote:
@mick if only i had your money but then again id still only buy another range rover id just get a newer and better one Thumbs Up


Although i would like the Jag pretlove, i have sworn i will never buy out the wrapper again as i have done it all too often with new cars , starting to think of Fox's advice buy used after the first owner gets all the niggles sorted out and let them take the hit .............. Thumbs Up

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i think id always buy used even if i could afford a brand new car as i think you just loose to much money....
id say you are maybe getting sensible in your old age Thumbs Up "RANGEISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED"
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"Open Mike Night " sounded like a lot of fun until i found out i was going to an Autopsy

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the L322 is one of he best cars ever made.... Rolling Eyes i have owned both a mk1 & mk2 gti and love them, got a mk5 now but better than a range rover i dont think so. 2004 black Vogue TD6

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Hmm, id always be wondering about the ride quality with such alloys on.

Nice car though Thumbs Up

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Wouldn't want to get rid of the FFRR for the world, best car I have ever driven (and I have owned and driven a lot of different cars). I can appreciate a nice non FFRR car (would love to drive/have an Aston Martin or Ferrari some day) and realize that not everyone can be a FFRR fan.
So enjoy the non FFRRs as much as I enjoy the FFRR Smile MY 2010 5.0 SC Galway green and sand interior!!
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Fox wrote:
Love overtaking these in my diesel Skoda, always confuses the owners.
Mind you, mine is tweaked up to 270bhp and a whole heap of diesel torque. Mr. Green
Took in to Santa Pod last weekend and blew off a Focus RS and a couple of TVRs. Whistle


270 - never knew that was possible from a 2 litre single turbo diesel. How did you get that much?

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Gazellio wrote:
I think the moral of these stories is "Horses for Courses" don't buy one just because its a Range Rover but buy it because you want & need a Range Rover.


That's why I bought mine. Needed a quiet, comfortable car that could tow a big trailer. Have no regrets. It's brilliant for carrying things and going on a trip. Even better for bringing your flooring/kitchen/car back on the trailer.

If I didn't need the load carrying/towing I'd have got something different. Dynamically FFRR's are not really fun to drive, they're comfy and luxurious. I have a sports car and a motorcycle if I want to go mental.

Having driven hot hatches and my VX220 Turbo, the VX220 is 100 times better to drive, but I'd prefer the hot hatch for a long journey in winter. With the VX220 and the Range Rover I have the best of both worlds - but you can't really compare them and say one is better than the other.

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KurtVerbose wrote:
Fox wrote:
Love overtaking these in my diesel Skoda, always confuses the owners.
Mind you, mine is tweaked up to 270bhp and a whole heap of diesel torque. Mr. Green
Took in to Santa Pod last weekend and blew off a Focus RS and a couple of TVRs. Whistle


270 - never knew that was possible from a 2 litre single turbo diesel. How did you get that much?


It's a 1.9 TDi. Thumbs Up
Quite a few tweaks, including a water cooled hybrid turbo, polished head, custom manifold, methanol injection etc...

Had it at Brands Hatch on Monday and did 70 laps in about +28c. No issues, which was nice.

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There's your everyday driving and there's your FFRR driving - one is considerable more expensive than the other and one is not interesting or special (admittedly sometimes interesting/special in a bad way). I can see the attraction of both Thumbs Up Geoff

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bigl322 wrote:
just bought this yesterday its 100 times better to drive than the rangie, looks like my car will be sold sooner now.
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I guess this sums up that:

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100 times better to drive than the Rangie

Not when you are on a narrow mountain track, with loggers above you, dropping massive trees in front of you, behind you, a steep ,long , downward slope to the one side of you, and no-one hearing your yelling , above the sound of multiple chain saws all over. (And for once you've forgotten your cell-phone, and you are unable to call the meat wagon to remove your mangled remains and inform your next of kin!!!)
I extricated myself by driving over the narrower tree- top end, I was in my Defender TD5.
I have every confidence that had I been in my FFRR, I could have done likewise.
The FFRR is 2 vehicles, in one. Comfort, luxury and prestige, PLUS huge off-road capability.
Here in Portugal, every day you need to practice your defensive driving techniques, when some tw@t going in the other direction cuts over onto your side of the road in a curve , in the FFRR, I feel my chances of survival in a head-on, are much increased. I agree with Kurt re: towing, a big HB510 and 2, very large Lusitanos, is no problem at all.
It's as Gazello points out " Horse for Courses"

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