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Fatandre

Member Since: 05 Oct 2009
Location: Reykjavík
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2006 Range Rover Sport Supercharged Santorini Black

Need your help deciding. Petrol or Diesel.

Ok guys. Help me with this one.
Getting a Range Rover. Supercharged or Diesel?
I willl be used for many things. Towing my car, driving and so on.
How is the MPG on the new supercharged compared to the V8?
Is the diesel better for towing?
How is the reliability on both of them?
I have heard that diesel engines are not that cheap to maintain.
I will be planning on keeping it for a long time. 91 BMW 850CSI

Sun Nov 04 2012 10:07pm

JasM

Member Since: 02 Nov 2012
Location: Lanarkshire
Posts: 1186

2012 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Orkney Grey

My 2.7 TDV6 averages about 20mpg around town and 30-32 mpg on a long run. Although I do have a slightly heavy foot. 2014 L405 SDV8 RR Autobiography

2012 RRS SDV6 HSE -Orkney Grey with A/B bodykit - Now Gone
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Sun Nov 04 2012 11:05pm

rrsboy

Member Since: 06 Jan 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 1391

2010 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HSE Santorini Black

TDV8 about 16mpg when driven as it should be, can get to 28mpg at 77 on the motorway

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2007 TDV8 HSE - superb car and very reliable
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2012 - dearly departed, sadly missed.. to return in late 2013 with a new TDV8!

Mon Nov 05 2012 9:16am

URX

Member Since: 09 Feb 2009
Location: Edinburgh
Posts: 194

rrsboy wrote:
TDV8 about 16mpg when driven as it should be, can get to 28mpg at 77 on the motorway

pretty much what he said
I had a tdv8 hse for 60k miles and it ran through rush hour traffic in the morning and err faster runs home average mpg was 26.2 to 26.8 -ish

Mon Nov 05 2012 9:58am

Kiwi Graham

Member Since: 06 May 2012
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Posts: 24

2007 Range Rover Sport TDV6 SE Stornoway Grey

Why by a V8 anything and worry about fuel consumption?

Deisel has more torque so will be better for towing, Petrol has more hp so better for playing

Mon Nov 05 2012 7:41pm

Ady 555
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Location: Good old yorkshire
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2012 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Santorini Black

I'm really surprised your asking the question

Mon Nov 05 2012 9:23pm

Fatandre

Member Since: 05 Oct 2009
Location: Reykjavík
Posts: 401

Ady 555 wrote:
I'm really surprised your asking the question

Well. My mom got her one and and am also in the search for one. 91 BMW 850CSI

Mon Nov 05 2012 9:33pm

Ady 555
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In that case, use your mums motor for a test bed for the petrol version, then take a extended test drive in a 3.6 TDV8 Then do the same in a supercharged version. If you have shares in shell or you like the girl behind the counter then i'd go supercharged, because you will be visiting her often. The best compromise would be the 3.6 TDV8. Good allround package.

Mon Nov 05 2012 9:44pm

Fatandre

Member Since: 05 Oct 2009
Location: Reykjavík
Posts: 401

Ady 555 wrote:
In that case, use your mums motor for a test bed for the petrol version, then take a extended test drive in a 3.6 TDV8 Then do the same in a supercharged version. If you have shares in shell or you like the girl behind the counter then i'd go supercharged, because you will be visiting her often. The best compromise would be the 3.6 TDV8. Good allround package.

I have been thinking about the TDV8. I have just been reading horror stories with that engine.
By cars are usually workhorses. Towing stuff and being abused on the road since I like to put the pedal to the metal.
Also I would be using it to tow my e31.

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Mon Nov 05 2012 9:50pm

Ady 555
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Very nice but, how the hell do you get that on a trailer without taking the bumpers off The TDV8 isn't anymore unrealiable than any other, they made the TDV8 right upto 2010 which will still have a warranty, so no worries just yet.

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Mon Nov 05 2012 9:53pm

Fatandre

Member Since: 05 Oct 2009
Location: Reykjavík
Posts: 401

Ady 555 wrote:
Very nice but, how the hell do you get that on a trailer without taking the bumpers off

The car is on coilovers so I can alwasy raise it if I want, but either way the trailer I own is a low profile one. 91 BMW 850CSI

Mon Nov 05 2012 9:57pm

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