Hi All. I have had eight wonderful years with my TDV8

The car has been absolutely brilliant and caused me little headache.

Bought a L405 today.

Lets hope it's as good.

Does this mean I have to log in on FULL FAT   SDV8 vogue SE.
Corris grey and ivory leather + most of the toys.
Limited edition RRS model number 0001
Gone TDV8 RR Sport. Never to be forgotten.

Wife has an i8 BMW

Full fat is beckoning  * Current: 2024 D350 Defender 90 on coils!
* Current: 1974 Lightweight 2.25L petrol. Old skool
* GONE: 2012 RR Sport HSE SDV6 Orkney Grey. Now being piloted by RRSTDV8
* GONE: 2011 4.4 TDV8 Full Fat. Amazing piece of kit.
* 1949 80" in family since 1975
I use www.glenrands.co.uk Great independent specialist!

Well my next move will be a L405 or L494 - not decided yet and also haven't saved enough yet !

I drove one for the first time Wednesday.
Things have got way better from the old model. So refined...  SDV8 vogue SE.
Corris grey and ivory leather + most of the toys.
Limited edition RRS model number 0001
Gone TDV8 RR Sport. Never to be forgotten.

Wife has an i8 BMW

I will be testing one this week Btw any pics ????

Will do. Picking her up next Friday  SDV8 vogue SE.
Corris grey and ivory leather + most of the toys.
Limited edition RRS model number 0001
Gone TDV8 RR Sport. Never to be forgotten.

Wife has an i8 BMW

I've only driven the L405 once, on the forum off road day at Luton t'other year. What impressed me most was the ride comfort. We drove along a partially-made track and, where all of the other models including the RRS and Disco were a bit bouncy on the rough surface, the FFRR just smoothed it out totally. It was on a different level of ride quality. The fact the interior is fabulous too just made it the stand out moment of the day for me.

I've promised myself one at some point - once the work on the house is done I can think about saving towards one...  2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

I have to say... You guys have saved me a fortune over the past 8 years,



From tuning tips to stupid things that drain the battery.

I shall move over to the dark side with pride   SDV8 vogue SE.
Corris grey and ivory leather + most of the toys.
Limited edition RRS model number 0001
Gone TDV8 RR Sport. Never to be forgotten.

Wife has an i8 BMW

See you on the other side .............................one day

Good choice. If they did a 7 seat option is have one on the drive. Lovely cars.
Had the pleasure of a fully loaded SDV8 loaned from Farnells a few months ago. Seriously smooth ride and more toys than you could shake a very big stick at  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

join us on FFRR.

Great car but then I'm biased  Paul

L405 Loire Blue
Swift Conqueror 645
Abarth 500c

How many toys do you need in a car? Decent seats with heating, a passable stereo, heated screen, decent headlights and the radar cruise control with queue assist would do for me. Shame you often have to go for a high spec version to get one or other of these. Seats are often fairly basic and lacking adjustment in lower specs, for example.

At least the FFRR gets decent seats in all specs. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Took a 2012 SDV6 out at the weekend - don't know if it's because I hadn't driven a RRS in a while but the whole ride experience was a ton smoother than I remember in my TDV6 - driven a FFRR on experience days and it does feel a bit more 'refined' - just can't believe how smooth I found the SDV6 though

RRSTDV8 wrote:

How many toys do you need in a car? Decent seats with heating, a passable stereo, heated screen, decent headlights and the radar cruise control with queue assist would do for me. Shame you often have to go for a high spec version to get one or other of these. Seats are often fairly basic and lacking adjustment in lower specs, for example.

At least the FFRR gets decent seats in all specs.

RRSTDV8 wrote:

How many toys do you need in a car? Decent seats with heating, a passable stereo, heated screen, decent headlights and the radar cruise control with queue assist would do for me. Shame you often have to go for a high spec version to get one or other of these. Seats are often fairly basic and lacking adjustment in lower specs, for example.

At least the FFRR gets decent seats in all specs.

I feel much the same. There was a time when I'd want most/all of the available options on a car - My D3 is exactly the spec I'd like had I ordered it from the factory - but now I look at the options lists of the new LRs and think "Um...no thanks ".

When I really put my head to it and think of what I really value, I'd say, a heated windscreen, a good sound system, leather seats (from a practical perspective), sunroof, adaptive xenon lights (really grown to like these). Out of those, the only one I would have to have, is the sound system, because I like my music. I don't really need PDC or CC (I might use CC if it were adaptive though); I don't have to have rear HVAC, I can manage without auto lights and wipers.

Seats are an interesting one actually; in winter, I'm glad of the heated seats, but could manage without them, but come summer, I do tend to really wish I had cooled ones.

I would, frankly, rather be without an electric tailgate, electric seats, electric steering column...or, god forbid, an electric arse-wiper... Visiting from DISCO3.CO.UK
2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 Auto HSE Zambezi Silver