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J4cko



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7 seats and Rear Entertainment not available??

Evening all.

New member and first post.

I'm just finalising the spec of my V8SC and the wonderful configurator doesn't allow 7 seats and rear screens - which seems odd to me. Dealer is looking into it (why don't they know the products they sell?) but just wondered if anyone had any thoughts.

There seem to be used ones around with both, but things change. If it's an error, I'm sure it's not the first configurator issue.

Thoughts welcome and I look forward to posting as an owner soon (waiting lists permitting...)

Cheers,

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philmw



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Is odd isn't it? 

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PauloAmore



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I have seven seats and Rear screens on the headrests of the front seats.

Must be a seat type issue. 2022 P440e AB

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The Red One



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Hi J4cko,

I think the reason for the 7 seats non option is due to the SC need edging a bigger fuel tank, which means the extra seats would not fit. Not sure about the rear entertainment though! Thumbs Up

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philmw



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It must be a(nother) mistake with the configurator. I've driven a 7 seat SC AB with RSE, and this AB SC that was hawked around the country a year ago had 7 seats and rear screens:

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Mark_N



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Good you are specifying your ABSC. Wondering how long you have been in the queue and when you expect to take delivery. I ordered last August and am nowhere near even specifying the car, still less having a build slot. Mark

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philmw



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But you must have passed on a few build slot offers though, unless you've ordered from Argos or somewhere similar. 

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Mark_N



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One only, waiting for InControl. Mark

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andman



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Re: 7 seats and Rear Entertainment not available??

J4cko wrote:
Evening all.

New member and first post.

I'm just finalising the spec of my V8SC and the wonderful configurator doesn't allow 7 seats and rear screens - which seems odd to me. Dealer is looking into it (why don't they know the products they sell?) but just wondered if anyone had any thoughts.

There seem to be used ones around with both, but things change. If it's an error, I'm sure it's not the first configurator issue.

Thoughts welcome and I look forward to posting as an owner soon (waiting lists permitting...)

Cheers,


Welcome to the forum J4cko.....

Don't blame the dealer.... he's technically just the distributor for a manufacturer that still makes quite a few mistakes from

time to time and has a habit of moving the goal posts regularly and also running out of stock parts and limiting the supplies

of what they do have to the models they see fit....

He's done the right thing not making any promises and checking with LR first....

as you say there are plenty SC's around with RSE.....

It's probably a mistake .... let us know what the dealer comes back to you with

Interestingly I was spec'ing a French LHD SDV8 AB and the configurator only showed contrast roofs as an option and no Panoramic roof available......
I went AB SD V6 in the end so never followed it up.... 2014.5 SDV6 AB Dynamic ... Fuji /Santorini Pan roof and 22's
2013 Porsche Boxster S 3.4
2014 Audi A3 S line Quattro
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Post #421109 Sun Apr 13 2014 5:37am
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J4cko



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Thanks all for the comments. The configurator allows 7 seats on a SC so no issues there but when you select the rear screens it deletes the 7 seat option. I have started to look at the plan b option of aftermarket screens but that will be a shame. Anyway, I'll see what the dealer comes back with - I need to finalise the order next week.

Lead time wise they are saying December and it's all about the engines apparently. They do have a physical car in the showroom but I want to wait for a 2015 build.

Thanks again,

J

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Mark_N



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Comments from others here suggest a chronic shortage of the V8 SC engine, especially as it is used in a variety of Jaguars as well as RRs. Since China and the US do not do diesels, I expect there's a body of opinion to pull it from the UK market since less than 1% of the cars are V8 SCs. If they did that, I would rapidly lose interest. Mark

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J4cko



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Update - it's a configurator error, as is the addition of a rubber boot mat which adds the tray liner - which are mutually exclusive. To err is to human, to really f@&k it up, you need a computer Wink

So, order pretty much complete now. Have to recommend Patrick at Roger Young Landrover in Plymouth - top bloke...

Cheers,

J

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philmw



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Told you. Very Happy

So. What have you gone for? 

Post #421494 Wed Apr 16 2014 5:37pm
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J4cko



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You did Phil.

Was with the dealer today and have finalised ABSC in Barossa with Espresso/Ivory. They lent me a TDV8 AB for the last few days and I had planned to treat myself to the Meridian reference audio but to be honest, the standard Meridian 825w system was pretty fantastic so I'm sticking with that. 5+2 seating, rear screens (yes you can), various wading, parking, surround camera, in control electronic frippery that I'll no doubt end up using once, towbar and side steps.

I put the two youngest into the +2 rear seats in the car they had in the showroom today (they are 7 and 8 ) and with the rear bench in its most forward position, there's plenty of space - only issue is it's a bit claustrophobic in the back there so only for short distances - which is all I would use it for anyway.

Anyway, that's me done and delivery December/January all being well. There's still some debate on what the exact 2015 spec will be and what might be put in as standard (e.g. washer bottle - there's 30 quid saved!). The sat nav is a likely update candidate for 2015 but no-one official seems to know exactly what. To be honest, I quite like the current Nav system for its simplicity when I compare to other cars so maybe that's a sign of getting old!

Cheers,

J

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andman



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sounds like a cracking spec.... congratulations on the hardest part......

Has anyone spec'd the 10" RSE or got any pics..... 2014.5 SDV6 AB Dynamic ... Fuji /Santorini Pan roof and 22's
2013 Porsche Boxster S 3.4
2014 Audi A3 S line Quattro
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