Sounds good, mine is also at the dealers.  Arrived: MY16 A/B SDV6 in Aruba, Ivory interior, piano black trim, black panoramic roof, spare wheel, blind spot monitoring, mudlaps and more...

Gone but not forgotten:
2014 RRS2 SDV6 HSE in Loire Blue
2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE in Santorini Black

Chris,

I have a Loire Blue HSE very like your old car. I would be very interested in your comments on your new purchase and any comparative information. I am trying to decide if it is worth the money to get a newer model. Regards

Malcolm

Hi Malcom,

Sure, I'll post some of my thoughts once I've collected the car.  Arrived: MY16 A/B SDV6 in Aruba, Ivory interior, piano black trim, black panoramic roof, spare wheel, blind spot monitoring, mudlaps and more...

Gone but not forgotten:
2014 RRS2 SDV6 HSE in Loire Blue
2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE in Santorini Black

Hi,

As promised, the Dealer dragged the new RRS in from the rain for us to have a look at her, take photo's and close the deal.

VERY happy with final deal - but no discount off the car itself!

All "bits" mustered and correct - nothing missing - everything "as requested".

Roll on 1st March !!

Scrumps

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Looks great in silver, great choice. 👍😊

Hi,

We thought we'd ordered "Aruba Silver" but in TopiX it comes out a "Ingot Gold / Aruba Gold".( Sorry - got mixed up with Indus silver )

Not really bothered what it's called - we love the colour!!!

Strange thing is that in this colour with a black roof and privacy glass the car looks longer and lower than the all black one that was in the showroom - optical illusions!!!

Scrumps Somerset - Where the apples do grow and the cider do flow!
2021 Defender 90 D250 HSE in Tasman with white roof.
24MY D300 AB - Verasine Blue - 😀
19MY SDV6 AB - Byron Blue - Gone
17MY D5 SDV6 HSE - Firenze Red - Gone
16MY SDV6 AB -Aruba Silver - Gone
13.5MY SDV6 "HSE Black" - Baltic Blue - Gone
10MY TDV8 HSE Galway Green - Gone
14MY D4 HSE in Scotia Grey - Gone
05 TD5 D90 CSW in Cairns Blue

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I would love to know how LR thinks up the colour names............. having spent many hours on ships going up and down parts of the River Indus it is neither gold nor metallic in colour................ milky coffee brown or dull grey with dead cows and goats in it, the odd human remain and a gawd awful stench most of the time too. I've been to Aruba too................ it isn't silver or gold either, but very pretty all the same and much nicer than the Indus! I suggest you call it Aruba Gold rather than Indus! 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

I think this colour is the very best to show off the new RRS. Well, I would, its the same as mine, although I have the Ebony/Ivory interior.

Just for info, on Topix mine is listed as INGOT GOLD/ARUBA GOLD. It is also known as Aruba Silver - just wait till you see it in bright sunshine!

Good luck with your new car. If you are only half as happy with yours as I am with mine, you will still be thrilled.

H.

Hi,

Phase 1 complete! My 13.5MY HSE Black has been signed over to the dealer this morning. We're really going to miss her as she's been brilliant over the last 3yr & 36000 miles.

We didn't want to risk driving in on Tuesday in an un-MOT'd, un-taxed ( and probably technically un-insured) car to get the new one so we've got the Dealers 16MY RRS2 A/B demonstrator till 0900 on Tuesday.

It's going to be a long wait!!!!

Gives me chance to play with all the toys before I get mine !!!!

Scrumps Somerset - Where the apples do grow and the cider do flow!
2021 Defender 90 D250 HSE in Tasman with white roof.
24MY D300 AB - Verasine Blue - 😀
19MY SDV6 AB - Byron Blue - Gone
17MY D5 SDV6 HSE - Firenze Red - Gone
16MY SDV6 AB -Aruba Silver - Gone
13.5MY SDV6 "HSE Black" - Baltic Blue - Gone
10MY TDV8 HSE Galway Green - Gone
14MY D4 HSE in Scotia Grey - Gone
05 TD5 D90 CSW in Cairns Blue

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Tim in Scotland wrote:

I would love to know how LR thinks up the colour names............. having spent many hours on ships going up and down parts of the River Indus it is neither gold nor metallic in colour................ milky coffee brown or dull grey with dead cows and goats in it, the odd human remain and a gawd awful stench most of the time too. I've been to Aruba too................ it isn't silver or gold either, but very pretty all the same and much nicer than the Indus! I suggest you call it Aruba Gold rather than Indus!

Tim, Indus varies a lot. You've probably only seen the parts where it meets or is close to the sea, by which time it has collected all sorts of pollutions over its ~2000 mile length. Next time try going further up and you may find parts that inspired LR to name their colour after it. The waters in the pictures below aren't exactly silver but are just meant to underscore my point about variation:






PS: Great looking car scrumps  Current: Volvo XC90 T8 Inscription Pro PHEV with some optionals on top
Gone: MY16 RRS2 3.0 SDV6 Autobiography Dynamic, Carpathian Grey & Santorini Black Sliding Pano/Ebony & Ivory 2 Tone
Gone: MY13 RRS 3.0 SDV6 HSE Black Edition, Orkney Grey/Ivory
Gone: MY09 RRS 2.7 TDV6 HSE, Santorini Black/Almond

scrumps wrote:

Hi,

So....the HSE Black will be three years old on 1/3/16 therefore it's time to start looking for the replacement. After some serious research and pondering the "loaded HSE" v "AB" conundrum, today I fell into the trap of visiting our local Stealers to pick-up SWMBO from having her D4 HSE serviced...and it looks like the decision has been made!!!

Order now locked on:-

16MY (maybe 16.5MY) 3.0 SDV6 AB
Kaikoura Stone (now Aruba Silver)
Ebony/Ebony
21" Style 505's (now 21" 507's - not Diamond Turned)
Adaptive bi-Xenons
Fixed pano with blind
Santorini roof
Large washer bottle
2nd sun visor
Full size spare
Remote park heat
Solar attenuating windscreen
Privacy glass
HUD
Lane departure/ road sign recognition
Dimming mirrors
Load rail system
Surround cameras
Service pack
W & T insurance

Just waiting to get the call to get a Jan16 build slot for Feb delivery to Stealer and 1/3/16 on the road.

Your thoughts?

Scrumps

My thoughts.... Lucky !

Oops didn't see that date on this post! Lol  2015 RRS AB SDV6, Fuji White, Ivory
2012 RRS HSE SDV6, Sumatra Black and Ivory
Audi A5, 3.0 TDI, Gone
Audi TT, 3.2 V6, Gone
BMW 5 series tourer, Gone

Lovely colour Scrumps, bet you're just jumping up and down for the 1st eh!

Out of interest, noticed the gear stick. Not looked in any recent models myself, so they did away with the turn dial changer then? 2015 RRS AB SDV6, Fuji White, Ivory
2012 RRS HSE SDV6, Sumatra Black and Ivory
Audi A5, 3.0 TDI, Gone
Audi TT, 3.2 V6, Gone
BMW 5 series tourer, Gone

Hi Chris,

The "gear knob" came in to RRS1 with the 8-speed box.

L494 (RRS2) has gone back to a stick.

We've currently got the Dealers demo and it's quite strange. SWMBO and I have been used to jumping between her D4 and my RRS 1 without a thought- the RRS2 is totally different.!

Can't wait for Tuesday. Spec'd the car last June, paid the deposit in Sept to get an allocation and (so far) the Dealer has hit every date.



Scrumps Somerset - Where the apples do grow and the cider do flow!
2021 Defender 90 D250 HSE in Tasman with white roof.
24MY D300 AB - Verasine Blue - 😀
19MY SDV6 AB - Byron Blue - Gone
17MY D5 SDV6 HSE - Firenze Red - Gone
16MY SDV6 AB -Aruba Silver - Gone
13.5MY SDV6 "HSE Black" - Baltic Blue - Gone
10MY TDV8 HSE Galway Green - Gone
14MY D4 HSE in Scotia Grey - Gone
05 TD5 D90 CSW in Cairns Blue

Ahh i see.

Wish you all the best and hope the deal continues to keep to dates!

So envious! Lol  2015 RRS AB SDV6, Fuji White, Ivory
2012 RRS HSE SDV6, Sumatra Black and Ivory
Audi A5, 3.0 TDI, Gone
Audi TT, 3.2 V6, Gone
BMW 5 series tourer, Gone

Chrisr1806 wrote:

Hi Malcom,

Sure, I'll post some of my thoughts once I've collected the car.