Alicatt wrote:

Happy happy joy joy 42k km and counting

Got the summer wheels back on now and rid of the noise of the MT/Rs

Happy, happy, happy!


@Angel:
If you want we can swap cars for some days then you will have the chance to drive a RRS again!  RRS TDV6 HSE, 2006, bonatti grey, ebony interior, rear diff, s/c grille and vents, stormers, privacy, tasmods, iphone integration

I just wanted to bring this up again because due to a remap* I am more happy than ever before, now it's really fun to drive!

And another thing that makes me happy: I've just had a look at my Hankooks: 20.000 mls and still about 8mm on them - I would have never thought that this will be the car with the lowest tyre costs but now it is!

Oh, and servicing it was cheaper than on Mrs McBunny's car which is one year less old and costs about half of the RRS when new! She's not happy about that fact anyway...







*Due to legal and insurance reasons I didn't do the remap at my car, of course, but on somebody elses and only - you guessed it - hypothetically!  RRS TDV6 HSE, 2006, bonatti grey, ebony interior, rear diff, s/c grille and vents, stormers, privacy, tasmods, iphone integration

McBunny wrote:

I just wanted to bring this up again because due to a remap* I am more happy than ever before, now it's really fun to drive!

And another thing that makes me happy: I've just had a look at my Hankooks: 20.000 mls and still about 8mm on them - I would have never thought that this will be the car with the lowest tyre costs but now it is!

Oh, and servicing it was cheaper than on Mrs McBunny's car which is one year less old and costs about half of the RRS when new! She's not happy about that fact anyway...







*Due to legal and insurance reasons I didn't do the remap at my car, of course, but on somebody elses and only - you guessed it - hypothetically!

Since I'm not your insurance agent which company did your remap?  2009 Range Rover Sport 2.7 TDV6 SE, Alaska White, Almond leather, tinted windows, active rear diff, tow pack, HiICE, full spare: gone and already missed

2004 Fiat Panda 1.2 Climbing 4x4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAg4DdXAp7Y

There are some Forum Sponsors who can help you with that, mine was (erm, would have been ) done by BAS, here you can read a little more: http://www.rrsport.co.uk/forum/topic14784.html

It's very good since you get an interface with which you can upload the remap or detune your car back to standard everytime before you bring it to the dealer (or after something got broken ). It's very easy to handle, even I worked out how to do it (after I found the instruction manual ).
I still do not have any smoke at all and the RRS really feels much more powerful - traffic lights are much more fun now!

If you have further questions, don't hesitate to pm me. You can also do a test drive when you are in town if you like!


Pete from BAS ( http://www.rrsport.co.uk/forum/member362.html ) is also a user in the forum, he's very nice and really, really fast, his prices are also very good and so is his remap.  RRS TDV6 HSE, 2006, bonatti grey, ebony interior, rear diff, s/c grille and vents, stormers, privacy, tasmods, iphone integration

I had to drive to a business meeting yesterday, 300km each way on country and dual carriageway roads not all with the best of surfaces, speeds varied between 110 and 120kph most of the time.

The RRS was just brilliant. Quiet, comfortable, plenty fast enough not a sqeak or rattle anywhere over some quite rough but sealed roads.

Stopped once on the way to get a coffeee at Maccas, someone said, "nice car mate"

Stopped once on the way home to get a Coke at a service station. Someone else said "I like your car"

I spent about 7 hours in the RRS yesterday. Got home and it was covered in dead flies and dust! A quick visit to the car wash today and with the right combination of jet wash, it is shiny again.

Filled up today and got 8.4 lit/100km (33.6 mpg) on the 600km trip.

Its hard to beat an RRS as a long distance cruiser when everything is going right, you step out of it not sore or tired. That's what I want from a vehicle and the RRS ticks all my boxes! Gone - 2008 Stornoway Grey RRS 2.7 TDV6
Gone - 2009 Buckingham Blue RRS 2.7 TDV6
Gone - 2010 Alaska White RRS 5.0 V8 Aspirated
Gone - 2017 Chawton White RRS 5.0 V8 Supercharged
Current - 2010 Java Black RRS 5.0 V8 Aspirated
Current- 2024 RRS P400 SE Dynamic

BKHK wrote:

not a sqeak or rattle anywhere over some quite rough but sealed roads.

You must be lying BKHK, how much are they paying you!? Of my "rattles and squeaks" and things, Land Rover Australia say "they all do that" and "its charateristic of all Range Rover Sports!"

BKHK wrote:

Stopped once on the way to get a coffeee at Maccas,

There you go, proof you're lying again BKHK... What Macca's serve up cannot be classed as coffee one iota!

bkhk wrote:

I spent about 7 hours in the RRS yesterday. Got home and it was covered in dead flies and dust! A quick visit to the car wash today and with the right combination of jet wash, it is shiny again.

Having seen your impeccable car BKHK, I am suprised you let it go so long between washes! I would have thought you'd have been applying the armorall at two hour intervals

bkhk wrote:

Filled up today and got 8.4 lit/100km (33.6 mpg) on the 600km trip.

Its hard to beat an RRS as a long distance cruiser when everything is going right, you step out of it not sore or tired. That's what I want from a vehicle and the RRS ticks all my boxes!

Seriously, glad you've got an issue free RRS, that is a joy to drive - happy days!

BKHK wrote:

it was covered in dead flies and dust! A quick visit to the car wash today and with the right combination of jet wash, it is shiny again

any excuse to pay a visit to kittens no doubt  Another Pommie Bar Steward down under

MY20 Defender 110 SE P400 Eiger/Ebony
MY10 3.0 RRS TDv6 Fuji/Ebony/Anigre

I'm on my 2nd RRS, and thinking about what to replace it with and have come to the conclusion that there is NOTHING else on the market that covers all the bases I need to cover, D4 and FFRR come soooooooooooooooo close but both are bigger than I need, F2 is brilliant but it's a LAND Rover not a RANGE rover! Now roll on LRX so I can see what that does for me because that is all I am waiting for to see if I order RRS no3. Only problem with choosing the next RRS is engine..................... they are all so good that it is very hard to decide which, I am trying to persuade myself that it would be folly to go for an S/C but then I have to have a car that matches the licence plate! 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

2nd Rower wrote:

BKHK wrote:

not a sqeak or rattle anywhere over some quite rough but sealed roads.

You must be lying BKHK, how much are they paying you!?

Well, you must understand, he is used to helicopters, talk about squeaks and rattles  '08 RRS TDV8
I converted my diesel RRS to run on an environmentally friendly mixture of caribou fat and baby seals oil

 
L 405 2013 FFRR 5.0 SC
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Good one Flydive!

Zilch, no Kittens today, I gave it a handjob myself!

2nd....you can have a comparison drive anytime. A good RRS is a good RRS. I have a good one now but I had a bad one once before....remember? Gone - 2008 Stornoway Grey RRS 2.7 TDV6
Gone - 2009 Buckingham Blue RRS 2.7 TDV6
Gone - 2010 Alaska White RRS 5.0 V8 Aspirated
Gone - 2017 Chawton White RRS 5.0 V8 Supercharged
Current - 2010 Java Black RRS 5.0 V8 Aspirated
Current- 2024 RRS P400 SE Dynamic

BKHK wrote:

Zilch, no Kittens today, I gave it a handjob myself!

best keep that quiet BKHK, Martin may lock the thread if there is any sign ofself abusive inference in the post

P.S. Yes i am happy with my Sport, even after all the hassle and repairs.. Another Pommie Bar Steward down under

MY20 Defender 110 SE P400 Eiger/Ebony
MY10 3.0 RRS TDv6 Fuji/Ebony/Anigre

Since I have been away for a few days: Still happy.



Although I am thinking of looking for nice 19inch wheels (are there some?) since the steering rattle of the Stormers (no damped steering rack) sometimes is a little nerving. - Or I'll have to pay the few Cents for the damped steering - I just fear it will be quite a lot of Cents...  RRS TDV6 HSE, 2006, bonatti grey, ebony interior, rear diff, s/c grille and vents, stormers, privacy, tasmods, iphone integration

Very happy and will be again when the new one arrives in 5 days.........  MY10 TDV6 HSE, Alaska White, Ebony with Contrast, Park Heat, Paddle Shift, Privacy, Heated Steering Wheel, Extended & Premium Leather,

MY07 TDV6 HSE, Zermatt Silver, Gone

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1964 Austin Healey 3000

2007 LR Defender

2011 VW Tiguan R Line