Last December I was sought of forced into trading in my RS4 because my wife had problems getting in and out of it. I thought what can I buy. After considerable thought about 10 seconds I decided to look at RRS and took a drive to Hammonds of Halesworth and looked at a RRS black edition which I liked. Told them what I needed in part exchange and if it was acceptable I would then go for a test drive. As you can guess all went well and I had my Christmas present. I had pneumonia at the time and was feeling like not a good time to make important decisions but it cheered me up. I then joined this forum and thought " Oh no what have I done" all these expensive problems and now a list of every thing that has gone wrong.

NOTHING

I do miss the RS4 but would I go back the answer has to be no. The world has changed and there is no place for high speeds on our crowded roads if you have a need for speed the track is the place. I now arrive pretty relaxed even after traffic jams has made it a slowish journey.
PS I have always bought on impulse.

Merry Christmas everyone

Good to hear

What MY did you get and what engine ?

Ps I agree too about the speed thing which is why I've sold my M3 and looking for an RRS next.

I've recently moved back to Australia and it's terrible here, quite a few highways have an 80kmh (50mph) speed limit, and the max is 100-110kmh tops ..... Bit of overkill on the speed limits in my opinion but hey I'm sure others will
Disagree with me.

I agree with you JK, Australians and particularly Perth people drive slower than my old Nanna did in her Fiesta, its pathetic. But I am thinking of going the other way and getting a new M3

Terry, I wouldn't expect anything to go wrong in the first year. My X6 hasn't gone wrong either, if it did I would be livid!

JKay it is a MY13 RRS1 3.0 oil burner and on speed limits it would be nice if you were able to break the speed limit. I looked at my average speed "30 mph". I go to Germany a couple of times a year and people speak of autobahns as a Mecca for maxing your car it is untrue many have limits and are as crowded as our motorways. There are some but you have to know where they are. I maxed out the RS4 on one and the GPS read 168mph. To be honest I did not feel comfortable at these speeds and slowed down to about 120mph.
Terry

BKHK It was slightly used I would not have been happy if something had gone wrong but I still remember my early driving days with British cars however I did have a Lotus Cortina which caused me no grief. I eventually went over to the dark side and bought a BMW 2002tii and remained faithful to german cars until now because nothing went wrong actually I lie I did have a BMW that required a short engine in the first year due to bore wear.
Terry
PS My father was born in Surrey Hills Sydney and many of my family live in Perth also if you ever unfortunately end up in hospital you may be treated my one of my son's friends.
Here is my grandfather

BKHK if I personally had an M3 here in Aus I would just hand in my license lol.... I wouldn't have the will power to keep my right foot back. I've been pinged by speed guns more in the past 2 months in aus than I ever was Every year in the UK
...looked at an M4 (the new M3 Coupe to me) the other day and I must admit I was tempted. Also seen some decent used E92's for sale Online

TerryRRS an MY12/13 RRS1 oil burner is exactly what I'll be looking for when I find the right one at the right price....glad to hear that not all of them fall apart....

I think its well recognised that the post 2010 cars have improved mechanical reliability. The 2.7 engine's bottom end is a weakness that even JLR accept.

Unfortunately gremlins in the electronics still cause heartache as the cars mature. Great cars when they're right - a nightmare when not.

Hopefully when JLR's own engine plant starts feeding production there won't be a new set of teething issues.

With the dear old EU making new noises about the long term future of diesel cars lets hope JLR hasn't built a white elephant.

Luckily JK, radar detectors are still legal here in WA and my Valentine 1 has been a most worthwhile investment. I am not tempted by the E92 anymore, but I would love an F80 having had a great thrash at a BMW track day recently!

drdelrrs wrote:

Hopefully when JLR's own engine plant starts feeding production there won't be a new set of teething issues.

With the dear old EU making new noises about the long term future of diesel cars lets hope JLR hasn't built a white elephant.

Ingenium will cover both petrol abd diesel applications

http://newsroom.jaguarlandrover.com/en-in/...se_090714/

The world has changed for you with regards to speed. 2006 RRS Supercharged 4.2 HST muthuaflecka!

BKHK wrote:

Luckily JK, radar detectors are still legal here in WA and my Valentine 1 has been a most worthwhile investment. I am not tempted by the E92 anymore, but I would love an F80 having had a great thrash at a BMW track day recently!

Ooh they're legal here are they?? Hmmmm now I never knew that

Had mine nearly 2 years now (61 plate) and also found it extremely reliable...at least after the very first day of ownership when it broke down due to a gearbox hose leak!

Awesome cars - you only hear about the bad ones.

Only in WA JKay, totally illegal in all other states and territories I'm afraid.

VIC is the biggest nanny for speeding but it's bad everywhere here. You are right, a fast car is a waste of space in Oz. Last time I drove in the UK I thought 100 KMH felt fast enough until I realised it was MPH when I was on the motorway

My first one went into limp mode half way home from the dealers.
The usual wheelarch trims failed..other than that it was 70k of great motoring(tdv8)until the arbs went..not actually that expensive a fix but time for a newer one.
Then I got a my12 hselux. Better in every respect except the 3.0 sdv6 has 1% the character of the v8 but it's noticeably better on diesel. Replacement door handle and more wheelarch trims but that's another 26k of fun motoring....

Your post makes me smile. I have had B5 and B7 RS4's from new. The B5 spent most of its first 6 months in dealer with loads of oil leaks, 27 bent wheels, gearbox support bearing collapse and B7 had lots of electrical failures including rad fans running battery flat and Xmas light dash. Eventually all sorted. Sold B7 after a year as its not a drivers car, even the mrs could hoon it in safety, I still the B5 it's not just JLR products that have issues
There is no doubt that the Sport is very good at what it does just a shame larger percentage have issues that muddies the love, I also believe the dealer network has questions to answer as often the problem isn't solved in one visit.
I miss my Sport everytime I drive the barge, but I take out my frustration on a track
 2x TDV6. SE and HSE. Both returned to sender with issues👀
TDV8 Sport HSE...... Gone. Loved it but it didn't love me!!
Now rolling in MY10 Fullfat TDV8 Vogue. Slammed it to go round corners🙈
Cruising daily #56 mph in a Volvo V8. 😱
Lots of other toys in the cupboard...😜