Hi Everyone.

Saying Hello. I will hopefully pick up my Range Rover Sport on Saturday 3rd October. It is an early one in Tonga Green, chassis no 148. Registered 1/1/2005, and I think it was a Dealer Demo car for the launch. I will hopefully be able to prove that soon.

This will be my first sport, but I have had a couple of D3's and lots of other LandRovers of various sorts.

This one will be my fourth Range Rover. Currently I also have a 1993 Classic SE which is nearing the end of a restoration, and a pre production P38a that I will start restoring once the Classic is finished.

When I test drove the Sport, it certainly is a lovely car! Can't wait to get it.

Duncan

Seeing as they went on sale in late May 2005 I think you may have a pre-production RRS if it was registered on first Jan 2005! Worth keeping in good nick as it could be rather rare....... if it is also a 4.4S/C then it will be one of only about 6 ever built too. Yes you read that right, there were a few 4.4V8 S/C's built to evaluate the long term strength of the engine when supercharged............. for production it was sleeved down to 4.2lts 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

Yes. The thinking is that is a pre production car.

Just got to get definite proof. According to my info so far, it's build date was 7/12/2004, and it was first registered on 1/1/2005. It has a Birmingham registration, but was then sent up to Williams LandRover in Hulme Manchester and they were the registered keepers until 1/02/2006. I am only it's third owner.

I spoke to Williams LandRover yesterday, and they say that it was already registered when it arrived with them, so I suspect that it was registered by the factory in Birmingham and sent out as a dealer demo car for the launch. It may also have been a press car, but I have no evidence for that yet. I have more investigation work to do yet.

The car is a diesel, so not the 4.4, but the 2.7. It is certainly in very good nick. And it's got a full dealer history, which is amazing too.

The car will be at future shows with the CVC Register of which I am a member.

If you contact Pete@LandRover ( he's our link with Land Rover Customer Services) on here with your VIN and details of the car then he may well be able to give you the car's full history. You need 5 posts to use the PM system but he also has phone and email details. 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

Thank you for that.

I will do that once I have picked the car up, and built up a few more posts.

Cheers.

Good Morning all, just purchased a RRS 2005 Supercharged in Black.

The site looks great, already looking at the vast amount of information in these parts, looking forward to a long involvement with RRS's and the site!

Rob

Hi All,

New to British cars and excited to learn more. Originally a German car guy.. Having a few issues with my RRS S/C 5.0 and hoping I can get some help here

Cheers


Canrover

Well after owning my range rover sport 2005 hse for 5 months thought I'd join some of you guys on here as I'm on the Facebook groups bought mine standard slowly modifying it.
Hopefully be getting lots advance when need it.

After a couple of false starts now registered.

Name is Martin, live St Albans, Herts

Reason for being here is my 2010 Buckingham Blue HSE RRS TDV8

Owned a late P38 for the last 8 or so years but she's (reluctantly) now gone to a new home!

Kept my Blackbox MSV2 though and licensed for the L320. Have already managed to activate Timed Climate Function ... But have also upset a number of other minor settings!

Would be glad to hear of others with experience ... Needless to say it's a more complex beast than the P38!

Martin

Hey all, just got the funds to buy my first RRS and as with every car I own I look for a good forum.

I was originally after a TDV8 however I'm now leaning towards a tdv6 just because I hate paying high car tax, I'm of the understanding a remapped tdv6 is just about bearable, And I'm really looking for comfort over speed otherwise I'd buy another M3. also there are plenty more tdv6s in my price range 12-14k

I would be interested to read other people's thoughts on 2.7's and remaps

Anyway, hope to spend many hours on here reading

Thanks
Marc Wilson

Hi all, don't have a rrs but have a disco 4, hope I'm welcome

Wilson wrote:

Hey all, just got the funds to buy my first RRS and as with every car I own I look for a good forum.

I was originally after a TDV8 however I'm now leaning towards a tdv6 just because I hate paying high car tax, I'm of the understanding a remapped tdv6 is just about bearable, And I'm really looking for comfort over speed otherwise I'd buy another M3. also there are plenty more tdv6s in my price range 12-14k

I would be interested to read other people's thoughts on 2.7's and remaps

Anyway, hope to spend many hours on here reading

Thanks
Marc Wilson

Picking up my TDV8 on Saturday

Congratulations Wilson, so the tax wasn't too much of a burden? Tell us all some more about it 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

hello all
so yesterday after a long 4 week wait off shore i finally got home and picked up my RRS Supercharged Autobiography on a 10 plate.
i have to admit i was very excited driving back down the m6 and almost had a little wee
couple of small niggles nothing major - the ali on the side steps is tarnished ( any ideas on cleaning it or is it an eBay job ?) and there is a very small amount of condensation in the front lights - again any ideas ?
must dash, need to visit the petrol station ...again
cheers robin

Tim in Scotland wrote:

Congratulations Wilson, so the tax wasn't too much of a burden? Tell us all some more about it