Message to OP, sorry to have hijacked your thread and everyone started fussing about engines I think you'll find the one you're looking at fine. As for colours being a drawback here's mine (I really miss my red one), yours does have the advantage in that I've always liked clear windows.

 Geoff

SC: 525HP 625NM
SDV8: 340HP 740NM

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For the yearly running costs, there is about €1500 difference between the 2 not including the insurance (I am waiting on a quote)

SC: €350 Tax + €4500 Fuel (12,7 l/100KM) Luxembourg Fuel: €1.164 (98 )
SDV8: €700 Tax + €2600 Fuel (9,2 i/100KM) €0.936

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As I say I'm not really that bothered, might point out that Diesel is more expensive than Petrol in the UK and I pay just over 500 quid in road tax but like I say who cares  Geoff

For the engine, I did look at both. I decided on the SDV8 for towing (I haven't driven an SC).

I already have a fun car in a Mini Cooper S Cabrio (with I have had tuned)... 260HP 400NM...

The RR will be for towing, longer journeys and family trips....

I've driven both, in fact I've owned both - yours does indeed seem like a good plan. Range Rovers are not really designed to be fun cars but luxurious cruisers that eat up the miles with the driver cosseted in leather and wood. They are great at towing and off roading but in my many years of ownership I've done neither but just like this morning I've driven along the motorway with all my senses totally rested - I didn't fall asleep though.

Cabrio sounds good in this glorious sunshine we are having at the moment.  Geoff

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I don’t see that colour as being an issue at resale..... ok, it’s not black or the grey that the masses seem to prefer, but it’s not a horrendous colour either.

I love it. If a prospective buyer down the line likes it, it will swing the deal. It would for me.

 2011 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8

Previous cars :
2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6
1999 Discovery Td5 ES
1995 BMW M5 3.8 6 speed
1992 Range Rover 3.9 Efi Vogue
1992 BMW M5 3.8
1988 BMW 735i SE
1989 Ford Sierra XR4x4 2.9i
1981 Ford Fiesta Supersport

We have an SDV8 L405 & a Mini Cooper S Cabrio - good combination

horse86 wrote:

Put a 5.0SC beside a 4.4L and the 5.0 will out tow it all day.

I'm not even sure what that means

It seems to be the 5.0 owners who try a little too hard to justify their choice & put down the diesels IMHO

The 4.4 SDV8 is a cracking engine & suits the L405 well, particularly for towing. Anyone who suggests the 5.0 is a better tow car is talking

The 5.0 V8 is a great engine - faster for sure & more thirsty to match. If it suits your driving style then that's great.

There simply isn't a 'best' or 'right' engine choice - they each have strengths and corresponding weaknesses - pick whichever one suits you best, but it doesn't make the other wrong.

I can even (almost) understand why people buy the SDV6

its the best of both Alistair..  ... - .- -.




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You're probably right Stan - if you neither tow, nor drive fast & just want a smooth ride .....

That’ll be me, drive like a vicar and never tow or go off road. But I think SWMBO need a soft top  Geoff

horse86: I have a 5.0SC and am happy to spend any extra cost involved. I have towed with both 4.4 diesel and 5.0SC and the diesel is better, not just from a cost perspective but also how the power is delivered, the steadiness of the engine holding gears etc. I don't believe the 4.4SDV8 is sold in the US, so how did you compare? I was just trying to help the OP decide, not to tell anyone else what to do. Only Range Rovers since 1988

so thinking and reading all day, while getting on with life... I think that if the sales man is willing to work on a deal I will go for it.

I am just waiting to see how much the insurance difference will be over a VW Sharan...

I guess I bad mouthed 4.4 somewhere and I damaged my RR paint work today. Size of a 50p paint damage. I think I will get a big bill due to paint matching.

People love diesel in europe. If anyone says anything against it, they will get told. So it is the petrol owners that are on the defence.

Americans love petrol and automatic cars. I think they always had the best taste.

There is no harm in trying 5.0 SC. It's just trying a different jacket on for size.

horse86 wrote:

If you’re pinching pennies on gas owning a RR then get a Tahoe.

If you lived on our side of the pond and had to pay our petrol prices you would have a very different mindset my friend.

We don't have redwoods here either.

Oh, & please don't use profanities on here - I use a hoe for weeding.  2003 Range Rover Vogue TD6