I would just like everyone's experienced opinions. I have recently bought a full fat and absolutely love it, I love the prestige and luxury and the driving position. I would like to replace the mrs merc c class for something similar but around 10k. I would love a sport but can't stretch just yet, I'm thinking cayenne?? What would you guys get as a second 4x4???

I had a fl1 for second car before the mini and having owned fl2's in the past I wish I had gone for one of them now instead of the mini

Fl1 are ok but Fl2 are superb imho  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

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A Cayenne S is alot of car for the money now but NO good once off the tarmac.

Kimmea wrote:

A Cayenne S is alot of car for the money now but NO good once off the tarmac.

Actually they are not that bad.

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I stand corrected...My wifes one with 22"s and low pros was rubbish offroad but thats not what we bought it for.

Kimmea wrote:

A Cayenne S is alot of car for the money now but NO good once off the tarmac.

The "it's rubbish off road" argument is rather odd in a forum where probably 99% of owners never take their 4x4 off road...

I spoke with a chap at a shoot this season. He was driving a Cayenne and had specced it so that he could use it off road around his farm and on shoots. Said that it would go everywhere he needed to get to in a lot more comfort and ease than his Defender.

The Cayenne has a low range box and centre diff lock - and can be had with locking rear diff too I believe - the same as the Touareg. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

joshrrs wrote:

I would love a sport but can't stretch just yet, I'm thinking cayenne?? What would you guys get as a second 4x4???

I don't any form of offroading at all, a bit of snow is all I have to contend with, I just fancy something big and different with some prestige such as the Porsche. I think the early patrols are such a lot of car for the money. Apart from its looks everyone seems to have good things to say about them, are they more reliable than land rover products??

http://www.fullfatrr.com/forum/topic17274.html Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

RRSTDV8 wrote:

joshrrs wrote:

I would love a sport but can't stretch just yet, I'm thinking cayenne?? What would you guys get as a second 4x4???

Have you looked at the Cayenne's cousin, the Touareg? They can be had for reasonable money these days. Get the right spec and they're as good off road as a Sport.

If you don't need a "proper" 4x4 then how about the Audi Allroad?

Had a Touareg bought new before the Sports very very good car offroad, my only problem with it was my wife being of slightly shorter stature kept hitting her head on getting in and out roof/raked windscreen because her seat was further forward than mine.

I went on VW offroad day thingey they do very very well with the right tyres

Dirt cheap for a reliable big 4 x 4 - Landrover could learn from their reliability Paul

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