Disco_Mikey wrote:

And a body off is not as drastic as it sounds. The cars were designed to come apart easily. Can have the body off in only 2 hours

Shame you can't get yourself a job training dealer techs
Most have a degree in sucking their teeth and stopping every ten mins for a fag break then if it takes dealers 8 hours to remove a body??? Bet you don't scratch the bumpers, up the heat shields and break the dip stick tube off the manifold either  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...😜

OMG Just gone through dilemma myself (over the last 6 months!) I had a 3.6 very briefly a few years ago until the arse fell out of the market, I was impressed with the grunt and sound of the v8 but did not own it long enough to get a grip with the running costs etc, but am told they can be heavy on tyres due to the amount of torque going down, but I a no expert.

So....I took the plunge, .I part exchanged my freelander XS for a 2.7 HSE, java black, Ivory, 22", two weeks ago, I was initially worried that I would have buyers remorse and want the v8 back immediately, however my daughter said to me " dad if you want a v8, get a sports car, if you want a range get a range" she was right, I have found the 2.7 very capable, not rapid that's true, but capable, I have also found that my driving style has changed somewhat in that seem to be just gliding around now..it will get upto 90 (so I'm told ) and will sit quite comfortably on cruise all day long.

Getting around 28.5 mpg with mixed road driving which is around what I was getting from the freelander 2.2, so quite happy.

Very happy to be in the RRS club

Nik wrote:

Not sure I'd ever want a sport with a manual box
More of a lazy boy sit back and drive car for me.
Nik

simple1 wrote:

Shame you can't get yourself a job training dealer techs
Most have a degree in sucking their teeth and stopping every ten mins for a fag break then if it takes dealers 8 hours to remove a body??? Bet you don't scratch the bumpers, up the heat shields and break the dip stick tube off the manifold either

I know my local dealer quotes 20 hours to lift the body and replace front - rear brake pipes
That is a £2500 bill!

I can do them in under 4, without removing the body

Disco_Mikey wrote:

I know my local dealer quotes 20 hours to lift the body and replace front - rear brake pipes
That is a £2500 bill!

I can do them in under 4, without removing the body

DM - sounds like your dealer wants reporting to trading standards - this is like a builder charging £1000's to repair your roof when all he did was replace a couple of tiles  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

Well, it is a dealer that vaguely rhymes with Crapstones. Says it all really

Say no more

The standard of workmanship I have seen over the last few years I wouldn't trust any dealer to remove and replace the body without damage or connecting everything correctly after - especially when you see how temperamental the RRS is  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

I am up into double figures for bodies off RRS's and D3's. Probably done around 20 or so now, all for various issues. Would like to think Iknow what I am doing

DM - good to know - petty you are so far away  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

I've owned both...

My 2005 D3 had the 2.7 engine (mapped by BAS) and as much as it was way nicer than in standard form (pulled well up the gears even at 90 on the m-way ) it was still no match for my current TDV8 (also mapped by BAS) in shear throttle response and the ability to overtake with minimal effort/planning.

But saying that the 2.7 does chug along quite well (map a must)

If you like a bit of performance in your RRS, then you only really have 2 choices, and one needs to come with shares in Shell! so it has to be the TDV8 RRS gone
Audi SQ5...Gone Audi Q7 S-Line 240 3.0TDI Gone
Audi A6 Allroad Sport 270 3.0TDI

muddywheels wrote:

Say no more

The standard of workmanship I have seen over the last few years I wouldn't trust any dealer to remove and replace the body without damage or connecting everything correctly after - especially when you see how temperamental the RRS is

Indeed. Last time mine had major surgery to replace the rear dynamic anti-roll bar they managed to reconnect the steering column so that the steering wheel was at an angle when the wheels were straight ahead.

Little stuff that should be simple to check as they go along. Makes you wonder how much of the complicated stuff they get right if the simple stuff is beyond them...  2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

RRSTDV8 wrote:

Indeed. Last time mine had major surgery to replace the rear dynamic anti-roll bar they managed to reconnect the steering column so that the steering wheel was at an angle when the wheels were straight ahead.

Little stuff that should be simple to check as they go along. Makes you wonder how much of the complicated stuff they get right if the simple stuff is beyond them...

Which is odd, because the rear ARB is, funnily enough, at the rear of the car. The body does not have to come off for that. They would also have had no reason to have anything apart at the front of the car (unless there were additional works at the same time)

They reportedly took the body off to do the work. No idea why. As it's a LR dealer, who knows why they were doing it...  2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

my first was a 2.7 which was ok at the time....

then i found they came with a V8

RRSTDV8 wrote:

They reportedly took the body off to do the work. No idea why. As it's a LR dealer, who knows why they were doing it...

It is approx 4 hrs to replace the rear bar...

I only hope it was under warranty