At very long last my dealer rang me today to say they can take my order, so I am finally commiting to a specification. My problem is that I have actually seen very few RRS in close up yet so am not entirely clear what the best options are. My specification so far (which I can still change for the next 48 hours) are:

TDv6 HSE
Artic Frost
Ebony Black leather
Cherry wood
tow pack
PTi
Adaptive xenons

I have decided against a sun roof (seems like a lot of money for something I usually buy then never use.

Would anyone suggest that I am missing something important or going for something that wont look the part ? Cheery wood is a bit of a worry perhaps ? Should I spec a different wheel, there is even an option to chose a "Goodyear Tyre - subject to availability" ?

Help - I want to get this right ......

Glad to hear you've finally decided to commit to a RRS and I hope you've got over the shortcomings you mentioned awhile back.


I am sure you'll receive the best advice here. Good luck. Malaysia Boleh!
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Beautiful choices for options. You will be delighted. My only comments are these (from the US, so not sure if directly applicable):

1. The Lux package here comes with cherry wood, upgraded leather and heated seats. If you are in a cold climate, you might like the heated seats. Also, the upgraded leather is noticeably nicer than the alpaca leather. The cherry wood veneer is nice.

2. If your radio reception is spotty, you might consider satellite radio.

Best regards.

I would use the money from the sunroof to upgrade to the Harman Kardon Logic 7 system.

Other than that good choices. With regards the tyres had no choice on mine it just came with the Goodyears. Its out there somewhere. Second V10 Treg on the drive at the moment.

My opinion having seeen Arctic Frost in the flesh on a TDV6 HSE is that you should change colours, it's ok, but even the dealers have told me that it's unpopular so far and is 'one of those colours that no one will want in a few years time'.

In fact, the salesman dealing with my order said that apart from Maya Gold, it's the worst colour you could choose on that car.Food for thought.

Just my tuppence worth. L319 D4 HSE

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1982 Series 3 SWB

I believe Tim has an Artic Frost one - Tim - any comments on your color choice so far?

As for myself, we have switched minds between the Rimini Red, the Zambezi Silver and ultimately chose for the Buckingham Blue - the blue, IMHO is one of the nicest colors - its very deep, near black looking yet it has the depth of blue...

As for interior choice: i agree with the previous post, to choose for Premium leather - this makes the interior look a lot nicer. As for features, clearly the Nav system, heated seats and PTI are great choices. I have a sunroof but have never used it... I like the windows tinted so that is something you can choose to do afterwards... I also opted for the 20" wheels, this make the car looks more sturdy....

Good luck - - Robert

2006 Mercedes SL55 AMG - Black Opal
2005 Porsche Carrera 997 - Artic Silver
2006 Range Rover Sport V8 - Buckingham Blue

Tim's is Giverny Green.

Here's a picture of an Arctic Frost one that has been colour coded for sale in the UK from a Bentley garage. I think it looks bad...

http://www.bentleyapproved.com/detail?temp...tarthit=10 L319 D4 HSE

1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF

1982 Series 3 SWB

Thanks for everyones advice so far. I went to my dealer today and saw a freelander in Artic Frost (they dont have a single RRS in stock or on demo to look at !). Having seen what it looks like on the Frelander I am going off the idea of Artic Frost. The dealer says you cannot go wrong with black or silver - but neithr appeal to me. Bonatti Grey looks pretty good, but will it still do so when the shine fades ? Rimini Red also has its appeal, but maybe doesn't quite look like a £45k car in that colour ..... choices, choices ....choices.

In a recent AutoExpress article, they discussed what options you should have on a car to secure a good resale value in years to come. Sat nav was one option that they considered would be a must in a few years time. As for colours, they said you can't go wrong with black or silver, but grey is the new black and would be 'the' colour to choose.

Luckily, I've already had my Bonatti grey RRS with sat nav on the drive when reading that article.  Matt
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RRUK wrote:

Tim's is Giverny Green.

Here's a picture of an Arctic Frost one that has been colour coded for sale in the UK from a Bentley garage. I think it looks bad...

http://www.bentleyapproved.com/detail?temp...tarthit=10

Saw a Bonnati grey sport in my home town last week, did look very nice and as they say grey is the new black.  Its out there somewhere. Second V10 Treg on the drive at the moment.

Try Buckingham Blue it's a very nice Dark Blue and at night looks Black RRS TDV6 HSE BUCKINGHAM BLUE BLACK LEATHER INTERIOR RHODIUM TASMOD SILLS PARROT 3000 EVOLUTION WHITE SIDE REPEATERS RRPORT.CO.UK BROLLY & STICKER
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sparticus, if you intend to keep the car for a long time , you will probaly be better of having all the extras that you can as they will push the resale value up on a high mileage car.
Or If like myself you only intend to keep it a short while, then on most of the extras you will more than likely drop a lot on all of them