After reading all sorts of horror stories prior to purchasing I bought a tdv8 from a general used car dealer with one of those worthless 3 month £500 max warranties, but i was a cash buyer and the main dealers only wanted to sell me finance.

I am 30 years old and my insurance is £278 fully comp. unbelievable
Road tax £500 as my father first smuggly pointed out
2 services and 1 door latch (im a fan of fresh oil and filters)
squeaky front Arb bushes for 2 days in hot weather but disappeared when roads became damp again
getting ready for some tyres but can get 4 new pirelli scorpion zeros (275/40/20) fitted for just under £600. well pleased
all in all just the usual used car expenses with less than expected prices

Even done a 450 mile trip for £70 diesel averaging 27mpg, and not driving like miss daisy

Happy to report back that it has been a lucky/pleasurable experience thus far. When i first purchased i took it for a service at my local indy who took great pleasure in telling me that i would become well acquainted with the garage and pointed out all the things that will go wrong, £5000 here £9000 there. I returned home and one neighbour was all "you know what people say about men who drive big cars", the other was "can you sell me some gear"

I find such a wave of negativity from everyone who isnt an owner. Maybe its green eyedness or maybe just regurgitating what theyve heard but for anyone thinking of buying, I would just go for it. Not only that, this forum provides a far superior customer support network than any main dealer.

All the best
Rob

 Range Rover Sport 2010 3.6TDV8 HSE Santorini Black

I'll second your thoughts there pal ! I have had my "baby" (2006 Sport HSE) for 2 years now and I am over the moon with it. Yes the tax at £500 hurts me to pay it especially with my local roads being like pothole city specials . I have had a couple of "issues" in that time (suspension compressor and air receiver, but both these were sorted by my warranty that I took out with the car when I purchased it ! hey hey ! ) So apart from consumables like tyres / discs & pads etc no major expense ! I have just decided to renew my warranty and keep it for another year, then see what is on the market regards something a little bit newer. In the meantime I look forward to another 12 months of pleasure driving said "baby"

Just goes to show they are not all bad! long may your reliability continue gents  2003 BMW M5 - 5 Litres of V8 Optimax Slurping Goodness in Carbon Black

2013 SDV6 HSE Black Edition- Orkney Grey with Ebony & Ivory. LR Facelift RAI, Genuine G4 Expedition Rack, 4x Warn SBD-160 Spotlights, Warn 9.5XPS Winch, Mantec Underbody Protection and Sump Guard, Full Easy Lift Suspension Module, LR Light Guards, Light Force HTX230 Hybrid spotlights, 18� Compomotive PD1881 on 265/65/18 BF Goodrich KO2, ARB fridge, TuffTrek awning 😎

Just to put my tuppence worth in also 2 years in the TDV8 owners club and no problems with 20k under the belt including 1 drive the length of France and back..
I also see some negativity from other road users including othe RRS owners, guess they don't like the colour !!
 2008 G4 RRSport TDV8 current
2009 TDCi 90 current
2018 Discovery 5 HSE lux current
1994 Dakar current

Just pinching myself. Yep. I'm not dreaming. Must be a parallel universe!  L405 P400e Autobiography (MY2020)... Silicon Silver / Espresso
RRS TDV6 HSE Lux (MY2011)... Nara Bronze / Arabica - now gone!

Just coming up to the end of my 4th year with my TDV8. There have been some annoyances and stuff that really shouldn't cause problems in a modern car. Then it goes and shows a little bit of what it's capable of and all is forgiven.

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Good to hear. Those tyres are a good price as well. SVR 2018 in Santorini Black.

My 2013 HSE (old body style) has been completely trouble-free in the past two years (about 15K miles).

Well, there is the occasional rear brake squeak on slow rolling stops that drives me mad, but dealer's checked it out and brakes are OK. They can't find the cause of the squeak.

If a squeak is all I have after two years...is this really a Land Rover?  2013 RRS HSE Lux, Fuji White w/Silver Pkg, 5.0 V8
Gone, but not forgotten: 1995 RR County Classic SWB, Arctic White

Low speed brake squeal is not uncommon. Bloody annoying when off road and with the window open... 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed