...thought I would pop back to the old haunt having gone to the dark side with 5.0 Big Daddy.

1st on list for the {still unannounced} RS Range Rover Sport - deposit placed over a year ago

Having driven the new Sport supercharged - I don't want to wait another {potentially} 12 months before its release  L322 Big Daddy SUPERCHARGED 5.0 Autobiography - Here & Now!

5 series for the miles

RRS S/C factory built HST - Gone

45 others have been and gone!

You won't know many people on here now Will, lots of new faces but some of the cars are still the same.

Saw my first new RRS in Piccadilly a week or so ago (not here yet) during a visit to old Blighty for work, my first visit in 5 years. Not convinced about the new RRS...but maybe need another good look sometime. 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.....you sound like me back when the new RRS was launched lol

After ranting and raving about how it looked like an Evoque, had no road presence, wasn't equiped as well as my current HSE and that it was too expensive I finally calmed myself down and had a test drive and a good poke about one.

Do I like the new shape - No.....but it is growing on me. Mrs Jim did point out that I initially didn't like the shape of the Disco when it first came out in the early 1990's but then went on to own 3 (200Tdi, 300Tdi & TD5) and then I didn't like the look of the RRS when it came out. I then went on to buy one of those too.

Like it or not JLR are not going to change the new RRS after investing countless millions on R&D. The shape will not change for a good few years, although we can probably expect a tweak in 4 to 5 year time.

I love driving my Current RRS and get a kick out of it whenever I do, BUT in the next couple of years the value of the old style RRS will drop like a stone. At present they are holding their price but this is only because supply is limited for the new model.

Hopefully I will collect my HSE Dyanmic at the end of October. I will miss my current RRS (which is probably the BEST car I have ever owned) but time, technology and styling move on.

Jim

BKHK wrote:

You won't know many people on here now Will, lots of new faces but some of the cars are still the same.

Saw my first new RRS in Piccadilly a week or so ago (not here yet) during a visit to old Blighty for work, my first visit in 5 years. Not convinced about the new RRS...but maybe need another good look sometime.

Piccadilly .....you were 500 yds from my office, would have bought you a coffee BKHK  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

Jim, I am not closed to it, just not sure about the back end.

Bean, I was at the Le Meridian hotel for a couple of days. Arrived on the Monday arvo and back to Oz on the Friday Morning, very short visit this time. Next time..... 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