OMG what a day yesterday....Drove to Bedford from Nottingham to go and look at a 2005 RRS SC, I got to the dealers and the car looked fabulous..It was a 2005 but it had had a complete 2012 Autibiography update..including front and rear lights, bodykit, grill...and a complete Ivory and piano Autobioraphy interia which i wasnt expecting. I looked her over and there are one or two issues...one of the 22" alloys need a refurb, a tyre that will need replacing soon and the petrol filler spring is missing..but all in all not to bad. So i grabed the guys and set out on a test drive...on the A1M....Now while on the A1M at a point without a hard shoulder...just three miles into my test drive...i ran out of petrol. I was in the driving lane with nowhere to go, lorries hurtling at me at 70mph, i reached for my phone.....I HAD LEFT IT IN MY CAR BACCK AT THE DEALERS.....i scrambled out of the passenger side after putting the hazards on and ran 200 yards down the road towards the on coming traffic....i stood and directed the traffic for half an hour untill the police arrived (someone had 999 them) who then coned the area off and used his van as protection. The traffic police then bought the traffic to a stop with a rolling road block untill me and one officer pushed the RR 50 yards to a parking spot...he then googled the dealer and let me phone him...two gallons got me going again...i was fuming tho. THe police where fantastic. The dealer embarrassed ....and yes i bought the car...but with a half tank of fuel and a £250 discount for my trouble.

And you bought it

Glad you survived the ordeal  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

Yeah i know, i wasn't going to...and then as i walked away from the car...in the bottom corner or the rear window there was a small sticker that said "Hunter" and that is my first name...was just a huge coincidence...and we ahd all ready been through so much together lol

I thought you bought this car last Sunday ? Or is this a different one ? MY16 AUTOBIOGRAPHY Indus silver with some toys

2012 3.0 SDV6 Luxury gone, but a great motor

I had put the deposit it on it...as i was on an oil rig...only saw it in the metal yesterday.

If the wheel and tyre are the only problems you will have had a real result eh.
The test drive sounded eventful. MY16 AUTOBIOGRAPHY Indus silver with some toys

2012 3.0 SDV6 Luxury gone, but a great motor

Yep that seems to be the only issues (up to now) Im even reconsidering doing the orange stuff as it looks good as is...maybe a black grill rather than the silver one..but all in all im very happy...Oh yeah...the spring on the fuel filler is missing.....

Sounds like a very nice RRS, but what an ordeal to go through. Just got a new grandson called Hunter cool name  TDV8 2007 window tints, side steps.

OMG mate, bet you had a few choice words for the dealer lol. good luck with it.
Get some pics up .
Cheers
Bob

You were clearly fated to buy it irrespective.

Looking forward to some piccies  FF 4.4 V8 Soooo looking forward to this bad boy
Ex 2006 RRS SC - garbage
Ex 2016 135i M Sport - dream car
Ex 2003 RS6 Avant - piece of cr*p
Ex 2014 320d X Drive, M Sport Touring - ok I guess
Ex 2007 RRS TDV8 - bloody loved it
EX 2007 FL2 XS - not so bad

Was the fuel gauge not working or we're you so wrapped up in the experience that you did not see the BIG YELLOW warning that you only had X miles left in the tank?

Seriously though, hope you really enjoy it and fingers crossed for no more drama during your ownership. MY 2014 HSE Dynamic
MY 2012 RRS HSE
2009 Audi A6 Avant- superb quality but boring never missed
2007 Q7 -loved it but not a patch on RRS
Various BMW's, Audis
199 TD5 Disco XS, great car big improvement on previous Disco
1981 Fiat Mirafiori Sport 2000 TC - Bright Orange and Black, great Car when new but soon deteriorated, those were the days

Good call Hunter, you will love it, whats meant to be etc.......

chrisebabes wrote:

Sounds like a very nice RRS, but what an ordeal to go through. Just got a new grandson called Hunter cool name

Well couple of hundred miles covered and still ok, oh apart from i can't get one of the rear dvd screens to come on.