A great British trait is to focus on the negative of things in general, but occasionally we need to stop and think about the POSITIVES.

So here we go; the car I now own is an absolute poem, if I were to list what I like it would be the following:-

Sheer presence on the road
The driving position
The ergonomics of the cockpit
The opulence of the interior
The ridiculously smooth suspension
The quietness at speed
The mid range acceleration
The light cluster styling
The fact it's aluminium and pushing 700nm of torque
The flatness of its cornering
The joy of driving the beast
The terrain flexibility and ability in snow
The way it attracts stares
The mpg
The incontrol journey recap facility
The incontrol "where did I park it" guide
The incontrol Wifi

It is a pleasure to own one of the most desirable cars on the road. It has a soul. 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

Good call!

In addition to the above:

A DIESEL engine that is so quite even on cold starts.
Much quicker engine warm up compared to the previous model.
The ample power.
The smooth, virtually unnoticeable gear shifts.
Dynamic mode.
Dynamic mode.
Dynamic mode.
Smooth ride even in Dynamic mode.
Light steering.
Seats that sort of wrap around you.
Heated and cooled seats.
Remote Park Heating. Current: Volvo XC90 T8 Inscription Pro PHEV with some optionals on top
Gone: MY16 RRS2 3.0 SDV6 Autobiography Dynamic, Carpathian Grey & Santorini Black Sliding Pano/Ebony & Ivory 2 Tone
Gone: MY13 RRS 3.0 SDV6 HSE Black Edition, Orkney Grey/Ivory
Gone: MY09 RRS 2.7 TDV6 HSE, Santorini Black/Almond

Also safety features that work very well:

Active Speed Limiter
Adaptive Cruise Control
Adjustable Forward Alert
Blind Spot Monitoring
Closing Vehicle Sensing
Reverse Traffic Detection Current: Volvo XC90 T8 Inscription Pro PHEV with some optionals on top
Gone: MY16 RRS2 3.0 SDV6 Autobiography Dynamic, Carpathian Grey & Santorini Black Sliding Pano/Ebony & Ivory 2 Tone
Gone: MY13 RRS 3.0 SDV6 HSE Black Edition, Orkney Grey/Ivory
Gone: MY09 RRS 2.7 TDV6 HSE, Santorini Black/Almond

I've never owned a car with as many issues/problems as my RRS; it's the best car I've owned.

Sums it up nicely for me.

Commute at "sorry officer" mph, tow with disdain, off road like a mountain goat. Does it all. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

I will add something that very few here will experience I suspect................. superb off road performance using the very latest in technology and a car that very few will ever find the limits of without doing some very extreme things. This car will do everything that my Defender can do straight out of the showroom without any modifications but in so much more comfort AND it remains extremely capable on the road too and it can do it with no fuss even on 22" wheels and road biased tyres. Even hauling a huge and heavy trailer is grist to the mill for the RRS unlike it's BMW and Audi competition which need to have gearbox and suspension modifications to tow the weights that an RRS can do as standard. 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

fkarim wrote:

Adjustable Forward Alert

The buttons to increase/decrease the distance from the vehicle ahead in adaptive cruise mode work to increase/decrease the forward alert "time to impact" when adaptive cruise is off. Same display in instrument panel showing the orange bars tells you what it is set to. Starts off with 3 or 4 bars which sounds the alarm too soon IMHO. I decrease it to 1 for town driving and find it alerts appropriately enough. Current: Volvo XC90 T8 Inscription Pro PHEV with some optionals on top
Gone: MY16 RRS2 3.0 SDV6 Autobiography Dynamic, Carpathian Grey & Santorini Black Sliding Pano/Ebony & Ivory 2 Tone
Gone: MY13 RRS 3.0 SDV6 HSE Black Edition, Orkney Grey/Ivory
Gone: MY09 RRS 2.7 TDV6 HSE, Santorini Black/Almond

I don't have ACC on my RRS HSE Dynamic but had it on my TDv8 RRS and FFRR and even back in 2007 and 2010 it was great, also in those days the Forward Alert worked even if you didn't have the cruise engaged - it saved my life in fog one day with the forward alert set out at it's maximum range and the little light on the dash started to flash that it had detected something........... with visiblity around 20-30ft I eventually crept up to an unlighted grey tractor and trailer in the fog travelling at walking pace. Now I wasn't exactly speeding in the conditions but even if I had hit it at 10mph I'm sure the RRS would have come off 2nd best under the back of an agricultural trailer............... 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

fkarim wrote:

The buttons to increase/decrease the distance from the vehicle ahead in adaptive cruise mode work to increase/decrease the forward alert "time to impact" when adaptive cruise is off. Same display in instrument panel showing the orange bars tells you what it is set to. Starts off with 3 or 4 bars which sounds the alarm too soon IMHO. I decrease it to 1 for town driving and find it alerts appropriately enough.

So it does this why joining a forum is a positive you learn something new everyday

DRDILL wrote:

Its a from me for the RRS, and that's the 1 & 2

This has to be the best thread on here Well done BoldlyGo

Having had a concussions and not being able to drive for 10 days, I can confirm that we own WONDERFUL cars. Let's be honest, they are imperfect but we love them all the same. The issues just give them character, give us something to talk about and to laugh about.

If they were perfect, how would we make our friends feel better when they are jealous of what we drive.

I love my range and wouldn't change it for the world (and I've had a lot of issues) 2014.5 Mariana Black 5.0 Supercharged V8 Autobiography

fkarim wrote:

Good call!

In addition to the above:

A DIESEL engine that is so quite even on cold starts.
Much quicker engine warm up compared to the previous model.
The ample power.
The smooth, virtually unnoticeable gear shifts.
Dynamic mode.
Dynamic mode.
Dynamic mode.
Smooth ride even in Dynamic mode.
Light steering.
Seats that sort of wrap around you.
Heated and cooled seats.
Remote Park Heating.

Excellent chaps, let's keep this rolling along, get that positive stuff on the table, we are protecting the brand and the residual value and desirability of our asset.

And by the way not to mention it's British lineage and the fact the SPECTRE baddies drive one..... 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

Tyrefitter wrote:

You forgot to mention Dynamic mode 😂😂😂😂

Andy.