but i'm stunned by how many BMW's I see on the side of the motorways these days

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45 others have been and gone!

Very true.... I even saw a Phantom on the side of the road a couple of weeks back with it's bonnet up. Looks like a little van had appeared where a couple of unfortunate RR employees were being publically flayed in front of the owner in recompense  

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S you were very lucky to sight one on the roadside with it's bonnet opened..................... the local LR Assist man here used to work for RR/Bentley and when I mentioned that I had seen a Rolls in dristress at the side of the road with it's bonnet open he told me that the techies concerned were likely to get a regal because RR's instructions used to be that any broken car should be recovered on a covered trailer to the nearest dealership for repairing, it was never to seen that a Roller might break down. How standards have dropped since RR became part of BMW

Next we'll see silver Phantoms with stripy orange livery with "Customer Care" stencilled on the sides cruising the highways and byways looking out for RR's in distress at the roadside. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Back on Topic! I think the Q7 proves the point that LR ned to make the D3 more luxurious with more power. It is far bigger inside than the Q7 but a lot smaller on the outside - ok you'll say it looks like a van, but looks are hardly the Q7's fortune.

As a died in the wool LR person though I just don't get having all the disadvantages of having a 4x4 from a dynamics point of view if the car isn't capable. To me it is like building a DB9 and putting a 1.0 litre engine in it  Porsche Cayenne S Diesel 66 Plate

tim, if they ever do that with Pahntoms I am going to apply for that job!

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Workers at the factory get to bring them home on a reasonably regular basis, they have to put quite big mileages on them Porsche Cayenne S Diesel 66 Plate

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I'm sure my BIL will swap with you  Porsche Cayenne S Diesel 66 Plate

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