Morning

I'm forced to buy a new motor thanks to some idiot on his phone writing my L320 off..

Anyway i'm thinking of going with the L494 this time, the old one was an Autobiography and it had the remote FBH. Do the Autobiography L494's come with them?

Is there much difference between the HSE and Auto?

Thanks in advance..

Edit - meant to put this in the L494 forum, feel free to move!  L494 3.0L SDV6 Autobiography in Chile Red (Current)
L320 3.0L SDV6 Autobiography in Baltic Blue (RIP 29/03/2021 insurance total loss)

As an off topic aside, did the police charge the idiot for using their phone whilst driving, or were they not involved?

At least the idiot's insurance costs will go up for a bit, not that it's much compensation for you. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Not involved.

It was right outside a school at kicking out time too, the story could’ve been so much different. L494 3.0L SDV6 Autobiography in Chile Red (Current)
L320 3.0L SDV6 Autobiography in Baltic Blue (RIP 29/03/2021 insurance total loss)

abiopete wrote:

Morning

I'm forced to buy a new motor thanks to some idiot on his phone writing my L320 off..

Anyway i'm thinking of going with the L494 this time, the old one was an Autobiography and it had the remote FBH. Do the Autobiography L494's come with them?

Is there much difference between the HSE and Auto?

Thanks in advance..

Edit - meant to put this in the L494 forum, feel free to move!

You get a fair bit of extra toys ss standard on AB over HSE.

Lower parts of front and rear bumpers are different .. abit more sculpted and body coloured on the lower corners.

Different srats with heated/cooled front and heated rear seats.
Heated steering wheel.
3 zone climate control
Panoramic opening glass roof with auto blind.
Black pack..i think.
Privacy glass...i think
21 inch wheels standard
Blind spot monitoring...but may not be on earlier models..on MY16 it is standard.
Meridian 825w system
Full extended leather..dash/ door roll tops, door cards etc.
Solar attenuating windscreen
Ventre arm rest cubby cooler/fridge box
Lane keep assist
Adaptive cruise control...i think
Auto high beam assist
Adative headlights .. i think
Different headlining options.
More colour combos for seat leathers...though some ppl still select all ebony or other single colour.
Auto dimming /heated power fold side andrear view mirrors
Auto road sign recognition
360 degree parking sensors with rear camera
Adaptive dynamics
All terrain response 2..though these two are standard on HSE Dynamic too

Think thats it

Definitely worth getting AB

Yep, put a nominal(£100) deposit down on one this morning. Taking it for a spin Saturday

 L494 3.0L SDV6 Autobiography in Chile Red (Current)
L320 3.0L SDV6 Autobiography in Baltic Blue (RIP 29/03/2021 insurance total loss)

Lovely looking car....do like the Firenze red colour... assume it is the Firenze red...

Think its the 'Chile' red. Or burned orange as i've been calling it  L494 3.0L SDV6 Autobiography in Chile Red (Current)
L320 3.0L SDV6 Autobiography in Baltic Blue (RIP 29/03/2021 insurance total loss)

Definitely "Hot" lookin

Powerful Uk do a nice new style grill to bring it up to date  Joined the X5 45e club
1994 Defender 90 300 tdi

If it’s a MY17 or later, it will have in control remote start via the app, for both heating and cooling. The fuel burning heater is less useful then. RRS MY17 SDV6 AB
Evoque MY17 TD4 AB

Presume it's either a 2013 or 2014 as it's Chile Red? (I was told they stopped offering Chile Red in late 2014 though that could be duff info) My June 2013 5.0 AB (also in Chile Red) came with FBH- not that I've used it as the car is garaged. Not seen one with the lower trims painted in body colour before- all black on mine and the only other one I've seen in the Wigan area.


 2013 L494 5.0 SC in Chile Red

I'd prefer the FBH over the colour coded trims any day.

Nice looking motor  L494 3.0L SDV6 Autobiography in Chile Red (Current)
L320 3.0L SDV6 Autobiography in Baltic Blue (RIP 29/03/2021 insurance total loss)

Dave-t wrote:

Powerful Uk do a nice new style grill to bring it up to date

Eyeing the 2018 grille and the black lettering up  L494 3.0L SDV6 Autobiography in Chile Red (Current)
L320 3.0L SDV6 Autobiography in Baltic Blue (RIP 29/03/2021 insurance total loss)

Just out of curiosity, as I love to buy second hand cars, too.

It IS a beauty of a car -but I was wondering: the obvious shifting of the white line reflection at the end of the rear door; is it a sign of a (good repaired!) accident on that side -or just a visible presentation of the famous laser guided, micrometer precision JLR factory car building standards?