Hi I'm new , haven't got the car yet but about to get one , always wanted one of these cars and as we all don't want to buy a money pit...I've narrowed it to one of these engines , I'm not on about economy more about reliability

Good or horror stories both welcome , thanks

I have the supercharged petrol engine so i am biased but as far as i am aware they are more reliable but still have a few issues

4.2SC.

4.4 is rare

I'm biased too!
I have had the 4.2SC for 2 and a half years and (touch wood) not had a single engine issue (had a few electrical issues though).
From what I know, it depends on the typical daily journeys you do too. Short daily journeys = petrol. Longer daily journeys = Diesel or Petrol (if you can afford petrol!) 2016 RRS SVR Estoril Blue
2005 4.2L Supercharged Java Black - gone but was my first love.
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If we all point our RR's in the same direction and accelerate at the same time can we turn back time?

I think you’re limiting your self to the oldest RRS when looking at the 4.4, at least if you look st the 4.2 you can buy a car that at its youngest could be 10 years old.

Depending on budget, I’d look at the 2010MY TDV8 or 5.0 SC, if the budget won’t stretch, a 09MY TDV8 or 4.2 SC. A perfect service history is essential and if on the TDV8, the Turbos have been replaced. 2019 5.0 SC SVA (Current)
2012 5.0 SC AB. Sadly written off by a campervan
23 plate Focus ST (Current)
1942 VEP Ford GPW Jeep (Willys) (Current)
1943 Whites M16 Halftrack (Current)
16 plate Eurofighter Typhoon, 2 x Eurojet engines with 20,000lbs thrust each. 1380mph

Wouldn't it be cheaper to fix 4.4 one on 4.2 supercharger itself cost 400+ ... Don't mind repairs but don't want to put fortune into it all the time , and if it runs fine I might think of converting it to LPG but that's a long term , in there any 4.2 running LPG here ??

SC are fairly reliable though.
And so much fun


you will spend ages looking for a 4.4! Try it !

I have the 3.6 V8 and as brit plummer says, turbo's are an expensive item,,, I'm keeping my fingers crossed!. Most other things are par for the course no matter what model you get,,, front arms, wheel bearings, brakes. 2010 RRS, TDV8
bali Blue / colour coded
side steps / flappy paddles
black perforated leather
22" overfinch
heated everything, TV,fridge ...... now with gold calipers and mud flaps !( black mud flaps that is) !!
Many years ago,,,,, 1955 series 1 landie , sometimes wish I had kept it

My supercharged has a lpg system and a lube kit and runs with no issues that i am aware of

Are you getting any faults coming up on dash when u running LPG ?? Just summat I've seen on other forum

I have a SC with lpg / lube kit also. Runs OK. No dash lights.
Have had to have alternator, ac condenser, coolant temp sensor and intercooler rad repaired in the last 10 months tho..
Lovely to drive tho. I wouldn't have a diesel car ever.

No faults now but was getting the P0172 P0171 code but found that to be the oil filler cap not sitting on properly on mine and i think that's the most common fault that shows which is lean bank 1 and 2

The early ones can also have the aux pump for the supercharger wired the wrong way round so the pump actually runs back wards but easy enough to change the pump yourself and costs about £100-120 for the pump that puts it into limp mode when the spirited driving mode starts which is quite often lol

yeah the lean/rich codes codes can occur without LPG

Yeah but quite surprised that it was so simple on mine to get rid of the codes but took a while to find