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BoldlyGo

Member Since: 13 Jan 2006
Location: Surrey
Posts: 216

Gleaming again..This is a beautiful car.. !

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Gave Her Majesty a good clean today and waxed her with Autoglym Resin polish. . Absolutely stunning... These are beautiful cars, the ride is ridiculously smooth, there is no gear shunt like the old RRS and in fact I do not notice any changing at all, the more i see of the old sport just reminds me of a brick now (even though I loved the car ) and the new streamlining makes the car look very current, I think btw its the aerofoil shape leads to a dirty rear end, the interior is a special place to be too IMHO. Far plusher by far than the previous RRS. (Though needs some fine tuning ie new leather interior being fitted soon following saggy seat saga and I need petrol tank baffles too), tonnes more power and 110 is the new 80 I"m told in terms of cruising speed and not realising you've hit that. Speed limiter thus useful since car is so quiet at speed... Averaging 33 mpg but hit 40.7 the other day.

Will get roof rails and a box at some point. The boot is smaller than the prev RRS but that won't be as much of a shock to what the new Disco owners will have.

Got boot rails fitted and a rear barrier (off eBay as is the same for full fat RR) stops anything exiting boot when u open the rear. I like andman's rubber mat idea and will go for those and some mud guards.

Just loving it... P400e HSE Portofino Blue and Ivory Seats.. it's like a yacht!!
Lexus traded in ..a total piece of crap
Boldly now acquired - a Lexus RX 450hL
BoldlyGone...Sep 15 MY16 RRS SDV6, HSE, Barolo Black, Espresso/Almond interior.. Best car ever & Drop dead gorgeous... sadly with fuel dilution headaches that became intolerable
Arrived 2014. Oct - Lemoned March 2015- RRS SDV6 HSE
Boldly Gone = Sold for 14k via Pistonheads - 2006 TDV6 SE Buck Blue/Almond int

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Sun Jan 04 2015 4:07pm

viper

Member Since: 21 Apr 2007
Location: chester le street
Posts: 857

2010 Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 HSE Bali Blue

Looks the dogs must admit love mine too 2016 bmw x5 40d m-sport space grey
2015 bmw 335i m-sport touring mineral grey/coral interior looking to change again .
Gone HSE SDV6 Dynamic indus silver, santorini contrast roof,panoramic roof,red brakes,privacy,climate front seats,tow bar great car enjoyed it ��
Gone my10 3.0 tdv6 Bali blue/ivory 5 years 24k no problems great car will be missed

Sun Jan 04 2015 4:35pm

ABSport

Member Since: 14 Aug 2014
Location: Plymouth
Posts: 698

2011 Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 Autobiography Santorini Black

Nice car but would look better if you colour coded all the black plastic.

Sun Jan 04 2015 4:51pm

RRSTDV8

Member Since: 12 Aug 2011
Location: Northamptonshire
Posts: 9013

2012 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Orkney Grey

Have you ever thought that some people, perhaps even the OP, might not consider colour coding to be a better look? 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Sun Jan 04 2015 6:07pm

andman

Member Since: 08 Oct 2011
Location: la vella
Posts: 1155

2011 Range Rover Sport 3.0 TDV6 HSE Fuji White

Really glad to hear you're enjoying it...

Any news on when your seats are getting done... My seats seem to be deteriorating ... They look more and more like a

Sharpei every day

Looks great after the clean as well... nice job... AG SRP is a great all in one....

Did mine this morning after a 1,200 mile trip....Satisfying !!

2014.5 SDV6 AB Dynamic ... Fuji /Santorini Pan roof and 22's
2013 Porsche Boxster S 3.4
2014 Audi A3 S line Quattro
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Sun Jan 04 2015 6:52pm

ABSport

Member Since: 14 Aug 2014
Location: Plymouth
Posts: 698

RRSTDV8 wrote:
Have you ever thought that some people, perhaps even the OP, might not consider colour coding to be a better look?

Have you ever thought everyone is able to comment on this forum. I said nice car and my opinion I would colour code. If the op chooses not to then so be it.

Sun Jan 04 2015 7:14pm

BoldlyGo

Member Since: 13 Jan 2006
Location: Surrey
Posts: 216

Won't be colour coding, have a great body shop to do it, but don't see point of painting areas that could get bumped. Ie bumpers and protection trim. Think the contrast works well as it stands IMHO. Appreciate the thought though. P400e HSE Portofino Blue and Ivory Seats.. it's like a yacht!!
Lexus traded in ..a total piece of crap
Boldly now acquired - a Lexus RX 450hL
BoldlyGone...Sep 15 MY16 RRS SDV6, HSE, Barolo Black, Espresso/Almond interior.. Best car ever & Drop dead gorgeous... sadly with fuel dilution headaches that became intolerable
Arrived 2014. Oct - Lemoned March 2015- RRS SDV6 HSE
Boldly Gone = Sold for 14k via Pistonheads - 2006 TDV6 SE Buck Blue/Almond int

Sun Jan 04 2015 7:28pm

ABSport

Member Since: 14 Aug 2014
Location: Plymouth
Posts: 698

Thank you for your constructive feedback, I am loving the car.

Sun Jan 04 2015 7:45pm

BoldlyGo

Member Since: 13 Jan 2006
Location: Surrey
Posts: 216

andman wrote:
Really glad to hear you're enjoying it...

Any news on when your seats are getting done... My seats seem to be deteriorating ... They look more and more like a

Seat situation is that Hunters fought my corner and got LR to agree to a total refit of all seats and headrests.. The upholstering will be done by a specialist in Surrey and I'm making dam sure that all cushioning is up to standard too, if not added to, I'm just awaiting Hunters telling me that all the leather swabs are in.. just awaiting one last swab from LR. Should look the nuts when done. Btw I'll get the sloshing gas tank sorted then too with a bit of luck.

Your car looks great btw... These babies are one desirable item and have a soul ! More this site talks about the positives in balance with the niggles the better for us all (and residuals

) P400e HSE Portofino Blue and Ivory Seats.. it's like a yacht!!
Lexus traded in ..a total piece of crap
Boldly now acquired - a Lexus RX 450hL
BoldlyGone...Sep 15 MY16 RRS SDV6, HSE, Barolo Black, Espresso/Almond interior.. Best car ever & Drop dead gorgeous... sadly with fuel dilution headaches that became intolerable
Arrived 2014. Oct - Lemoned March 2015- RRS SDV6 HSE
Boldly Gone = Sold for 14k via Pistonheads - 2006 TDV6 SE Buck Blue/Almond int

Sun Jan 04 2015 7:51pm

Chrisr1806

Member Since: 23 Jun 2013
Location: Sussex
Posts: 683

Looks stunning! You've made me feel guilty about not cleaning mine for two months. Arrived: MY16 A/B SDV6 in Aruba, Ivory interior, piano black trim, black panoramic roof, spare wheel, blind spot monitoring, mudlaps and more...

Gone but not forgotten:
2014 RRS2 SDV6 HSE in Loire Blue
2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE in Santorini Black

Sun Jan 04 2015 10:41pm

andman

Member Since: 08 Oct 2011
Location: la vella
Posts: 1155

Thanks boldlygo... I'll be waiting for your leather pics with great anticipation and move forward with mine soon after..

I was going to say... your post has nice upbeat outlook on the RRS , which it rightly deserves....

It's a shame we get detracted from that with the unnecessary niggles.... proving to be an unfair reflection of the RRS

overall 2014.5 SDV6 AB Dynamic ... Fuji /Santorini Pan roof and 22's
2013 Porsche Boxster S 3.4
2014 Audi A3 S line Quattro
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Sun Jan 04 2015 11:07pm

andman

Member Since: 08 Oct 2011
Location: la vella
Posts: 1155

I took this today when I put the back seats up... not the best pic as I wasn't going to post it....

but you can pinch about two inches of spare leather on the bolster....

2014.5 SDV6 AB Dynamic ... Fuji /Santorini Pan roof and 22's
2013 Porsche Boxster S 3.4
2014 Audi A3 S line Quattro
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Sun Jan 04 2015 11:11pm

Beancounter_74

Member Since: 11 Oct 2011
Location: Down here now...
Posts: 5796

Shocking for what that cost you 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

Mon Jan 05 2015 10:53am

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