In South Africa they are marketing a see through foil that is supposed to give excellent protection to the paintwork but can be removed easily. The company (and product ??) is called VPS, you see it a lot in the 4x4 magazines and Top Gear SA etc. MY 2010 5.0 SC Galway green and sand interior!!
Have the Faultmate MSV2 Extreme to be tinkering with the settings etc. !!

Sell the FF if its only a weekend car

I really really would avoid the navara! An ex neighbour had one and it was repeatedly in the dealer for bits falling off

Where I used to work the engineers had them for rote site access. They hated them. Too noisey for any motorway trips, engines were shockingly thirsty and noisy and they didn't like them offroad as much as a similar 110.

Get a rigid load liner ontop of a full boot liner and seat covers and a tow bar and be some with it.

She will regret it and being a woman will biatch an moan about it and blame you for it in some way.

Tell her she can get one and you'll keep the ff.

Maybe but her a cheap crv or rav4 basic spec for peanuts and run it into the ground  FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
Mantec Sump Guard, Rigid Load liner, MY10 BT upgrade.

Keep the car and have the wife for weekend use only...

Funny enough I'm going the other way! Selling my D2 and looking for a FFRR. I now don't need a car to chuck all my crap in, which the D2 was perfect for, and want some plushness in my life!

Re: navara

Wow, if the Defender is preferable on the motorway, that's one nasty car!

I think the Defender has an an excuse due to its off road capabilities (just like a Lamborghini is allowed to gave poor ground clearance). If the Navara is poor off road and on, what good is it? It's not sold here, so I know nothing about it apart from what was posted above.

I'd suggest the bike tow rack and a good set of seat covers and mats

campaj1 wrote:

they are such useful cars... depends what else is on the fleet atm tho

Does she have a sister....

Honestly mate, if my missus treated my old motor like that I'd be more than chuffed...

I lost count of the cringworthy moments I had with mine treating it like a focus estate....

Desperate to get back to a FF but couldn't live with the wife treating it like a load lugger... '08 Audi S6 Avant 5.2 V10 with Milltek non-resonated. Vrrrrrrmmmmmph
'59 Ford Kuga Diesel (boring but AWD and 40mpg...)
2007 (07) Subaru Forester XTen 2.5 Turbo. (Roundabouts are fun again!)
2007 (07) 4.4 V8 Vogue (gone)

Any other 4x4 is nasty compared to the FFRR I suppose. We have a couple of hatchbacks, an estate car and the FFRR.
Motorways is not something the navara would be used for. Only for her work, 6.5 miles away, and for leisure activities with the bikes. We have missed not having a trailer, so the flat bed of a double cab would be handy again for skip runs etc.
We had a brilliant 110 double cab some years ago and found it really useful. But as much as I think defenders are one of the most iconic cars in the world I was never really a fan of the safety aspect of them.. No airbags etc.
So, as much as some may think navaras are poor, it's being bought for a purpose, not a family car.
Anyway, it would be hers.... Not my problem..

Ps.... Pre August 2006 navara engines are worse than FFRR gearboxes for reliability. A high percentage shove conrods through the block. Dodgy big end bolts and shells. Previously..
Vogue SE TD6
Defender 90 2.4
Defender 110 TD5
Vogue 3.5 EFI

If you want a 997, get one. I had a 997 C2S with full aerokit and I miss it like mad. In fact, I'm thinking about getting rid of the FF and getting another one (this time a Gen 2 with PDK 'box). Actually, I think I may end up scratching the DB9 itch I've had for a few years.

Anyway...I love my FF and in many ways it's the best car I've ever owned but I don't need to tell you it's nothing like a 911. Like chalk and cheese. Just depends what you want it for.

I've never enjoyed chalk sandwiches and cheddar is crap for writing on blackboards.... Past (too many to list, but a few favs)...
2007 Porsche 997 C2S Coupe
2007 FFRR 4.2 S/C
2012 Jag XKR 5.0 S/C
2014 Merc SL500 AMG 4.7 V8 BiTurbo (remapped to 560BHP)
2011 FFRR 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE - Overfinch Conversion
2012 Porsche Cayenne Turbo
2018 AMG C63S Estate
2015 Mercedes GLE63S
2017 Maserati Levante Diesel
2017 Audi A6 Avant 3.0 Black Edition

I agree, sell it and get the Porker

Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated  Past (too many to list, but a few favs)...
2007 Porsche 997 C2S Coupe
2007 FFRR 4.2 S/C
2012 Jag XKR 5.0 S/C
2014 Merc SL500 AMG 4.7 V8 BiTurbo (remapped to 560BHP)
2011 FFRR 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE - Overfinch Conversion
2012 Porsche Cayenne Turbo
2018 AMG C63S Estate
2015 Mercedes GLE63S
2017 Maserati Levante Diesel
2017 Audi A6 Avant 3.0 Black Edition

^ That's what I'm talking about... Niiiiiiiice.

I'll maybe draft an advert tomorrow. Going to sleep on it tonight. Previously..
Vogue SE TD6
Defender 90 2.4
Defender 110 TD5
Vogue 3.5 EFI

It breaks my heart thinking about that car. It was an early one (2005) but my engine blew up a month into my ownership and was replaced by Porsche GB under warranty. So I sold it with 65k on the clock but it actually had a brand new engine, run in, but less than 2,000 miles on it guaranteed by Porsche for 2 years, it had the sports exhaust, iPod, phone, etc. I got £27,500 for it. Can't find anything anywhere near as nice for that kind of money now. Why the did I let it go?!  Past (too many to list, but a few favs)...
2007 Porsche 997 C2S Coupe
2007 FFRR 4.2 S/C
2012 Jag XKR 5.0 S/C
2014 Merc SL500 AMG 4.7 V8 BiTurbo (remapped to 560BHP)
2011 FFRR 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE - Overfinch Conversion
2012 Porsche Cayenne Turbo
2018 AMG C63S Estate
2015 Mercedes GLE63S
2017 Maserati Levante Diesel
2017 Audi A6 Avant 3.0 Black Edition

The navara is an awful car, you would never be able to have it over a full fat. I bought my ffrr for similar reasons to yourself and got an older one so that I can get it dirty and not care too much about it, I intend to buy another newer one as the 'nice' car. The ffrr is one of then best cars in the world, you should sell one of your other cars then have the ffrr and the Porsche and have your cake and eat it!