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Pufftmw Member Since: 23 May 2012 Location: Carmarthenshire Posts: 1048 |
Coming up for 6 years ownership in May with 60000 miles and I still absolutely love it - over 150k now. My one is used & abused but takes it in its stride, whether its towing for a 500 mile journey, being loaded to the gunnels with crap or thrashed down the local B roads. It rarely gets washed (though its got so much road salt on it at the moment I'll have to), its often muddier inside than out but if it needs something, it gets it, so regularly serviced and preventative maintenance. Cost 18.5k and I'd probably get 8-9k for it now I would expect, so that's reasonable depreciation in my book but I'm not going to sell it as I've got it just about spot on. What other car can haul timber out of a muddy field, then look smart enough to turn up outside the Ritz for a function? No regrets.
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Tue Mar 20 2018 6:15pm |
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Scrumpy Member Since: 11 Nov 2016 Location: Surrey Posts: 567 |
I don't regret it for a minute!
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Tue Mar 20 2018 7:27pm |
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Cymruambyth Member Since: 27 Feb 2017 Location: North Wales Posts: 1533 |
^^^^ Go on, what did you do? Steve. |
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Tue Mar 20 2018 8:02pm |
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Cymruambyth Member Since: 27 Feb 2017 Location: North Wales Posts: 1533 |
A mate of mine had 3 Sports. 2 x 2.7`s and a 3.6v8...all black and I always loved the look / road presence. At the time, I was too into my cars...loved the quick, well handling ones and wasn`t "ready" for a Sport.
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Tue Mar 20 2018 8:23pm |
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Scrumpy Member Since: 11 Nov 2016 Location: Surrey Posts: 567 |
I changed the internal lights for LED ones and blew a fuse. Hastily looking at the glovebox fuses I saw a symbol that looked like a book so thought it related to fuse for reading lights which had blown (realised later the book symbol meant "read the handbook"!) So I pulled the fuse (I think 26 but I'm not sure) then realised it wasn't that one, so quickly put it back and it arced and the engine started (no key in ignition!). I then couldn't turn the engine off!!!! Panicking in the darkness I ended up having to pull the fuel pump fuse in the engine bay and wait for the engine to stop. Bottom line was I had fried the BCM (Body Control Module) ECU which controls all of the other ECU's! I had to get another though my indie from LR as it also is programmed to the keys and cost me £2,500 for diagnosing, supply and fitting. Any other car, this wouldn't have happened but the electrics on these things is something else! Expensive lesson learned and still suffering from the embarrassment but as they say "you live and learn", although I think a Haynes manual is less than £2,500 !!!!! 2016 RRS SVR Estoril Blue 2005 4.2L Supercharged Java Black - gone but was my first love. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If we all point our RR's in the same direction and accelerate at the same time can we turn back time? |
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Tue Mar 20 2018 10:21pm |
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Cymruambyth Member Since: 27 Feb 2017 Location: North Wales Posts: 1533 |
Holy poo! That was a bit of bad luck mate Steve. |
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Tue Mar 20 2018 10:23pm |
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Scrumpy Member Since: 11 Nov 2016 Location: Surrey Posts: 567 |
Yes mate but I can't blame the car which has been faultless for a 13 year old car. It was my own stupid fault!!
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Tue Mar 20 2018 10:38pm |
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Cymruambyth Member Since: 27 Feb 2017 Location: North Wales Posts: 1533 |
Oh well, it`s only money Steve. |
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Wed Mar 21 2018 11:47am |
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HughN Member Since: 10 Sep 2017 Location: Near Llanybydder Posts: 651 |
Regrets?
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Thu Mar 22 2018 8:37am |
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Smarttech Member Since: 11 Jan 2017 Location: West Sussex Posts: 424 |
My only real regret is having spent all that money on a fantastic car that I love driving but not getting time to use it enough as I'm always working lately so have only managed 4.5k miles in a year but I must say I have enjoyed those as the car is so comfortable and quiet after always having had hot hatches or sports coupe's previously 2017 SVR. SVO Scafell grey Ebony interior
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Thu Mar 22 2018 9:09am |
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Lyonhead Member Since: 21 May 2016 Location: Cardiff Posts: 351 |
No definitely no regrets.
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Thu Mar 22 2018 10:49am |
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d-9 Member Since: 10 Jan 2017 Location: Herefordshire Posts: 299 |
Nope, I love it I get back in the missus audi, a car that I put 60k on in 4 years, and realise how much I like the performance and handling, but then I get back in the sport and realise I love that too. Its even ok on fuel, averaged 29mpg on the last tank!
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Thu Mar 22 2018 4:04pm |
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Col Member Since: 02 Sep 2012 Location: Hawkes Bay NZ Posts: 4833 |
Yeah, should have bought a 5.0L S/C a lot earlier.
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Thu Mar 22 2018 9:43pm |
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Eaters Member Since: 11 Apr 2016 Location: East Sussex Posts: 1532 |
Had mine two years now. Spent a lot (along with my warranty company😊) on getting various probs fixed but no regrets. Done over 28,000 miles in it now and wouldn’t have missed that for anything. Whether it’s a pop to the shops, a visit to friends in the West Country, holidays in Wales, or trips to north Aberdeenshire this is the baby to do it in. 👍 Robin
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Fri Mar 23 2018 12:08am |
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