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Omg the dark side..
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2018 6:35 pm
by themoog
I was so close to buying an 04 range rover vogue 4.4 today.. I was going to view another X5 but it got sold so the RR was next.
I know it's basically an X5 underneath with worse mpg and worse reliability but I left it and came home.
Dodged a bullet there I think..
Re: Omg the dark side..
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2018 7:29 pm
by ttr
Eh up,
Been there done that .......never again!
There’s always good and bad on anything but RR are a costly item new or used, lovely car all the same.
Good luck with the search
Re: Omg the dark side..
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2018 9:26 pm
by Leslie
The next car I was going to see after the x5 was a 2007 RR sport tdv8 too ,given the x5 only just managed 27 mpg with mixed driving the RR must be about 20 mpg at best , great machine though
Re: Omg the dark side..
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 1:31 pm
by X5-D-Sport
They only put mirrors on a RR, so you can see what has dropped off....
Re: Omg the dark side..
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2018 8:14 pm
by A Blair
[quote="X5-D-Sport Salisbury"]
They only put mirrors on a RR, so you can see what has dropped off....
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That's so mean to talk about RR in such a way. Could you not be a tiny bit kinder to them.
V8 petrol rocks.
Re: Omg the dark side..
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2018 8:55 pm
by X5Sport
[quote="A Blair"]
[quote="X5-D-Sport Salisbury"]
They only put mirrors on a RR, so you can see what has dropped off....
[/quote]
That's so mean to talk about RR in such a way. Could you not be a tiny bit kinder to them.
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.......and to look at the
AudiBentley you left behind.
Re: Omg the dark side..
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2018 4:59 pm
by A Blair
Re: Omg the dark side..
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2018 12:40 pm
by AW8
I am currently driving a 2005 RRS 4.4 V8 (not a bmw engine).
It needed some attention to brakes when I got it earier this year....Today I am having a recon alternator fitted as the original item has been a little noisy in the last week.
Other than that it's been more reliable than my 4.4i E53.
Re: Omg the dark side..
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2018 1:58 pm
by Greydog
AW8 you do know what you have done now don't you ???
The Jag sourced engine is a peach though
Re: Omg the dark side..
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2018 1:53 am
by AW8
....I never tempted fate with my X5 but still spent thousands fixing/sorting various issues.
I avoided the SC as they all have ARC roll bars which can be costly to fix/replace.
Mpg not hideous if warmed up and 28-30 achievable taking it easy on longer run.
Superb over uneven terrain.
Sat nav on pre facelift a bit painful in use and to the eye.
As with the X5......can cause insomnia if you worry about what might go wrong.
Aternator swap sorted for £250 (recon exchange denso unit under £100 plus 3 hours labour with someone who takes care of me).
