Hello guys and girls this is my first post on here.

I am looking to get behind the wheel of an RRS and me being me, I go to the far end of a fart with everything I do, so want as much info relating to the car as I can get my hands on. Having found this place to be the definative resource tool on all things RRS I decided to join up and use the forum myself. I Have already discussed depreciation, residuals, finance etc with Kam so I feel I have the knowledge I need in that area. I have read many posts relating to the pro's and con's of the various engines, so again I believe I have the knowledge I need here also.

I do however need to know what the car is like in a state of high miles so I ask all those owners to please give opinions on their cars...anything from condition of the seats, paintwork, mechanicals, fit and finish, problems encountered, rising cost of services as a result of age/miles, etc etc.

I am specifically thinking supercharged models just because my heart and wallet is pushing towards that engine however my head tells me tdv6/8 so I would like opinions from the wood burners aswell as the petrol heads.

Thanks in advance to any replies.

Gav.

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Will be suprised if no one has an early edition that hasnt covered between 15K and 20K a year....surely a flashy rep mobile or long commuter maybe?

If not maybe CharlesHurstLondon may be able to honestly evaluate the state of high mile examples they have taken in part exchange??? I appreciate not all owners treat their cars the same and also build standards may alter from car to car.

Unfortunately such sites as WHATCAR etc think the RRS is still too young for them to give advice on reliability issues (3 years old now isnt it ?)

Cheers guys and thanks again

MrBrown - the oldest cars are only 2 1/2 years old - if I were driving 50,000 miles in that time I wouldn't have time to post on this forum. There is bound to be someone along soon. It might be worth looking at disco3.co.uk to see if any issues arise on D3's of that mileage - many things might be relevant to both cars. 2005 Zambezi TDV6 - Gone but not forgotten
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Fair comment about miles consumed and available time to play about on here so I shall expect a limited number of usefull responses

I guess mechanically you would expect similar experiences in the D3 and RRS so I will check out the other forum ultimately thats all i would be concerned about and the bills associated with corrective work should anything go wrong...my intended use is to lug my labrador back and forth to work, trudge through and climb over the pot holed road leading to my place of work and to drag a hand full of football team mates around on a weekend so I think its gonna get a bit of abuse inside and out.

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I have around 50k on my tdv6. My backrground, after the military, is in fleet management (so I have a lot of experience with a vast amount of cars).

IMO, I still absolutely love to drive this car. It is not without its problems but then again I have had problems with Aston Martin, Porsche, Skoda, Ford etc etc.

The paintwork is holding up well, despite the copious amounts of salt that we have on the roads over here and the "gravel" that the Austrians use. Odd rattle here and there but it is easy to sort out yourself or for your dealer to fix. Electrics seem to be sorted though I had far less electrical problems with this than a Mercedes CLK or any Audi. It is still very quite and responsive. The drivers seat is showing wear but that is completely normal, the seats seem to be very robust to be honest. The interior has stood up to load carrying (including my idiot boxer-dog) so I am very impressed with that side of things.

To be honest, most of the problems are sorted with warranty and are only slightly annoying problems.

The one area that I believe is weak are the wheels. I mullered two of my wheels when I clipped a kerb at around 20mph (both standard 19 inch wheels).

Personally, I would not be put off by 50k mileage. Ask the dealer for a print out of all warranty work that has been carried out on the vehicle (yes, they can do this) and as with ANY vehicle, take out an extended warranty.

Good luck

Hey I've done 74000 kms in mine you see I drive my car while others I'm sure I saw here that someone had done 110,000 kms but maybe I'm mistaken.My RRS drives better than the first time I drove still getting looks even though the car is 30 months old. Still got the Permagrin and have not had any probs with my RRS. RRS TDV6 HSE BUCKINGHAM BLUE BLACK LEATHER INTERIOR RHODIUM TASMOD SILLS PARROT 3000 EVOLUTION WHITE SIDE REPEATERS RRPORT.CO.UK BROLLY & STICKER
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Evening all,

My 06 is still a baby at 23k but in my quest for a RRS I viewed a few with around 50k on the clock , a couple of which were on LR dealer forecourts. No surprises , engine and drivetrain was just the same as any of the low milers I test drove. Drivers seats were showing signs of wear but nothing that you wouldnt see on any other range rover or discovery. Interiors wore well , I wouldnt have objected to buying one that was a bit miley but was luck enough to find a cheap one with low miles.
make sure it's been serviced like an aircraft and you won't go far wrong , oh and make sure you've got all the toys

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did see a S/C on AutoTrader with 80K on the clock...

what was more worrying, he would have spent nearly £30K on fuel in two years!!!!

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its a cat D rebuilt super charged approx 23k but cheap Not to all tastes but I have no idea what a cat D means

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Very Annoyed wrote:

MrBrown - the oldest cars are only 2 1/2 years old - if I were driving 50,000 miles in that time I wouldn't have time to post on this forum. There is bound to be someone along soon. It might be worth looking at disco3.co.uk to see if any issues arise on D3's of that mileage - many things might be relevant to both cars.

Hi
Mine is now up to 58,000 miles. Still a great ride and to be honset, hard to tell the difference between now and when new. Very solid.

My only issues have been covered with warranty work....the famous knowcking noise which seems to work it's way in to the front every 25K. Simple job to fix but annoying to have to live with for a few weeks as it build to a crescendo.

As others have said, the bodywork is holding up very well. When it does get a scrub, looks (almost) like new.

Tyres have lasted 25K on avergae. Now trying Goodyear Eagle , which seems better for noise, feel and roadholding.

Can be heavy on brakes ...but that might be my driving.

Take the plunge, you will not regret it !

as for me....just mulling over a move to the V8

Cheers

Jon

jk516696 wrote:

Hi
Mine is now up to 58,000 miles. Still a great ride and to be honset, hard to tell the difference between now and when new. Very solid.

My only issues have been covered with warranty work....the famous knowcking noise which seems to work it's way in to the front every 25K. Simple job to fix but annoying to have to live with for a few weeks as it build to a crescendo.

As others have said, the bodywork is holding up very well. When it does get a scrub, looks (almost) like new.

Tyres have lasted 25K on avergae. Now trying Goodyear Eagle , which seems better for noise, feel and roadholding.

Can be heavy on brakes ...but that might be my driving.




Take the plunge, you will not regret it !














as for me....just mulling over a move to the V8

Cheers

Jon

Dont Mull just get one   SDV8 vogue SE.
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Forget to say....

Don't fpget if you gofor the diesel the 90k service is to replace all timing belts (1 cam belt and 1 pump timing belt)
It's an engine out job and over a grand.

Good luck,

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