hi Easy
My advice is don't let your heart rule your head on this one. My friends son is 19 and he is also really turned on by custom cars and blinged machines. But he has just lost a fortune by paying way too much for a VW Golf that had custom interior, paintjob, bling wheels etc. Someone drove into the side of his car in the snow a few weeks back and the car is a write off. Despite the accident not being his fault, he is now having a nightmare as the car is not deemed to be standard. The car is probably only worth £3k - but he paid £7.5k for it as he could only see the bling. Now he has no car, and the insurance company are refusing to pay. The moral of the story here is consider the cost to buy and the cost of ownership, and don't forget the insurance issue in non-standard cars- and then the resale value in a couple of years time.

If you want an individual car, you could do worse than buying a good, one owner 07/08 and adding your own personal touches. You will get more satisfaction in doing this and you will save a lot of cash as I personally feel the red one is way over priced for what it is (a getting on a bit 'Cliff Richard' of a car) and its none too pretty. I have had mine colour coded and this was only a few hundred pounds. A small cost yet a huge difference. If you are prepared to lose 60% of your cash in buying this car over 2 years (yup - that's what this will cost you), and if you really want it, then go for it. But consider all the issues beforehand. If you do buy it, I am sure I'll see you driving around the South Side! But go 'easy' on this one (pardon the pun!).
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Very wise words from muffd. For me this car is OTT and not really a good example. You could do your own custom job on a standard RRS and have cash to spare. 2005 Zambezi TDV6 - Gone but not forgotten
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Think you could earn money from this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2006-Land-Rover-Rang...3ca91640c9

Sorry M8, I'm with most of the others. I think it's a horror ... But, if you like it then that's absolutely your choice and you shouldn't be swayed by anyone elses opinion about it's looks. Although, that said, MUFFD's point about insurance problems is a VERY good one and deserves consideration. If you do still want to buy it then I'd say check with your insurance company first as to how they would handle a claim. 2013 Discovery HSE Luxury - 3.0 SDV6 - Santorini Black
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GONE - RRS - 2.7 TDV6 HSE - Java Black (2007)
GONE - Porsche Boxster S - 3.2 - Black

If you want to pay that kind of money for a 56 plate 2.7 HST then I'll sell you my 09 plate one for that money!!! In black with a few add ons............  Current, M135i in Estoril Blue with more extras than the cast of Ben Hur.

535d m-sport Platinum grey and a few extras.... Gone

X5 3.0 sd in Space Grey, 20's, Dynamic Pack, Memory Pack, Media Pack, Tow Pack, Rear DVD, Panoramic Sunroof, Steps, 7 Seat Pack, Reversing Camera with moving lines, programmable park heat, etc etc etc - Gone

Range Rover Sport Santorini, privacy, dvd, towpack GONE!!!

Some great advice for Easy to think about, it has to be your decision at the end of the day, my input would also be to 'trick' a standard one up and save some cash  MY10 3.0 TDV6 HSE, Zermatt Silver, 20" Diamond Turned Alloys, Factory Privacy Glass, Premium Leather, Contrast Stiching, Side Steps, Etc

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VW Transporter, 19" Rims, T32 170 BHP, Lowered

Cheers for the advice guys.. Never really thought about the sell on in a few years aswel.

Thinking about taking my deposit back and maybe doing a few personal touches to a HST.

Still looking for a revere or kahn tho

I liked that car cause it was different but I guess it is a little OTT haha.

Easy

check out this post from Khan:

http://www.rrsport.co.uk/forum/topic16841.html

Now, if you bought a standard car, look at the interior you can get from these guys. Add a nice set of rims and color code the car and hey presto!
 If you see a bandwagon - it's too late.....

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In the stables:Mercedes CLK 230K Cab W208; BMW 318d; VW Golf (LHD) 1.6 SE in Spain:New RRS to come soon...

Good move Eazy - red is not the colour to go in any case....

I think it looks great.

DO NOT BUY THIS, HAVE YOU LOST THE PLOT.... AT THIS PRICE... AT 28K YES BUT IF YOU GOT MONEY LIKE THIS

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TO summarise DO NOT BUY IT, OVERPRICED

I really do like it, BUT it's only a 2.7.......as others have said, resale will be the killer... 2010MY Land Rover Freelander 2 HSE
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Gone: 2005 RRS SE, Silver, Chrome Mirrors, Tinted with a stupid spare wheel!
Gone: Audi A4 2.5 TDi Quattro 180bhp
Gone: BMW 535i
Gone: 1985 Audi Quattro
Gone: Subaru Imprezza Turbo (rubbish)

THE WORST example of an RRS I have ever seen, and I have seen THE STORMER, Stephen Ireland's effort and Sexy Pauly's!

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