The Emperor introduced me to the Rivian a while back and quite tempted as Daughter is threatening to rehome the Defender when she gets her new house. letters not necessarily in the right order

Rosco wrote:

I have been toying with a GL420 CDI, not as aesthetically pleasing as an FF but big enough for my needs, anyone had/have one?

I had a 65 plate GL 350 for two years after my L322 (think it might have been the newer version vs the GL 420)

Great car, much more car like on the road than the L322, loads of space, quick enough, big presence (although a bit bling - I quite liked it), utterly reliable and very comfortable

The 7 seats seemed like a good idea but in reality I never used them as my kids are still in car seats and you have to take them out to access the extra seating

The interior felt a bit low rent vs the RR - fewer toys and not as plush, but very well put together


 2007 Zermatt Silver TDV8 Vogue SE - now sold but was a great car!

Wow, that Rivian is really ugly

Where do you charge them in the outback?? 2007 Zermatt Silver TDV8 Vogue SE - now sold but was a great car!

If you have the money, what about an early three door RR circa mid 70's but bang up to date running gear and motor? I had a 75 which I then put a 300tdi in and power steering etc.. Old skool charm with modern go and free road tax and no MOT! Or go big V8 and slam it to the ground?

Mmmmmmm mine would be a BEV L322/405 or a Rivian..................... MY 2010 5.0 SC Galway green and sand interior!!
Have the Faultmate MSV2 Extreme to be tinkering with the settings etc. !!

well ive made the jump and ordered a new merc gls 400d, arriving late jan !

Cam-Tech-Craig wrote:

A 405... simples 😏

and me.  Geoff

lucky wrote:

well ive made the jump and ordered a new merc gls 400d, arriving late jan !

owned a fullfat for the last 10 years (5 good years !!) just fancied a change, get a lot for your money and a great discount on sticker price. no doubt i will be back

Well Jon, what did you do??? Don't keep us in suspense sir!

lucky wrote:

well ive made the jump and ordered a new merc gls 400d, arriving late jan !

a few posts up craig  ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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No sir... Original thread starter was jonlewis Stan

lucky wrote:

owned a fullfat for the last 10 years (5 good years !!) just fancied a change, get a lot for your money and a great discount on sticker price. no doubt i will be back

I understand.

I went through nearly 3 years of umming and aaahing about what to replace my Disco4 with. In the end I settled on wanting to replace it with one vehicle, I’d been considering two and made a list of all the features I wanted in a single vehicle. Then I prioritised the features. The FFRR ticked the first 6 or 7 boxes.

The Disco5 wasn’t ever a contender. For several reasons but principally I didn’t have enough headroom due to the angle of the headlining.

Jag 5.0 supercharged XJ

Yes, XJ Supercharged.

Or a US-spec D4 with the supercharged 3.0 V6. 2012 4.4 TDV8 Westminster - Baltic Blue, Jet interior
1997 P38 2.5 DSE auto & 1998 P38 2.5 DT Manual
1988 Vogue 3.5 EFI - Manual, gone.
2004 Volvo C70 2.0T convertible, had since new.
2007 Mazda MX-5 2.0 Sport Roadster/Coupé, had since new.
2024 Mini Cooper S cabrio, JCW kit, 2.0, DCT auto