Hi after a little advice off you guys , iv currently got an X5 and am thinking of trading it in in for a sport. http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/adv...gcode=visc
This is the link please take a look and advise me wether to take the leap. Thanks alot in advance

Do it! Lol....

Best advice I can give. Love mine. 2006 HSE for Sale - £7,499 (Manchester)
http://www.rrsport.co.uk/forum/topic46383.html

They all look great in the ad but the reality can be very different so you have to reserve judgement until you see it in the metal.

There are a few posts on another forum that I frequent ranting about travelling all the way to Wigan to look at a cars from Phantom only to find they were not as described.

It is overdue for a service.

Assume that the mileage has had a haircut - I was recently shocked to discover that it is entirely usual for the well-heeled original owners to arrange a visit from a man with a laptop to chop 30k off the mileage before they trade it in.

The wheels look a bit like Overfinch but expect someone more knowledgeable will be along in a minute to point out why they are cheap Chinese knock-offs likely to crack and fall apart.

22 inch wheels were never approved by Land Rover for this model and will give you a teeth rattling ride (some on here won't agree!).

The tyres are cheap 'Taiwanese ditch finders' will have no grip in the wet and won't have the correct 106Y load rating for the Sport so your insurance will be invalid unless you change them.

If you inspect the car - do all the usual checks and a few special ones peculiar to Sports - some of which you can find in an attempt at a buyer's guide:

http://www.rrsport.co.uk/gallery/albums/us...uide~0.pdf 2008 MY Java Black TDV8 HSE

EEE1221 wrote:

Hi after a little advice off you guys , iv currently got an X5 and am thinking of trading it in in for a sport. http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/adv...gcode=visc
This is the link please take a look and advise me wether to take the leap. Thanks alot in advance

Take your time ,buy a motor thats standard and then modify to your choosing ,it makes more commercial sense. Then again go and buy a volvo much more reliable and people wont despise you as much .I say this as i limped home again today with the dreaded "restricted performance " warning displayed on the dash god i hate liking these cars 2010 tdv6 range rover sport black,ivory leather

gone 07 tdv8 range rover sport, mercedes eclass 320 ,02 BMW m5

It says it has every extra, but to me it just looks like a standard colour coded HSE with replica wheels.

Doesn't have heated steering wheel, sunroof, adaptive cruise control etc. 2014 L405 SDV8 RR Autobiography

2012 RRS SDV6 HSE -Orkney Grey with A/B bodykit - Now Gone
2007 RRS TDV6 HSE - Zermatt Silver - Gone

if you are prepaired to fork out dosh on a regular basis no matter what to keep this car go for it , however if you are in any way tight shall we say then the only way is head for the hills , then again once you read paddis link above your mind might just be made up, good luck

EEE

The RRS can be a great car but one needs to be a bit of an enthusiast with a few quid in the bank to own one unless it is new. You also need to be willing to tolerate things going wrong once in a while. There are good RRSs and some real dogs. They are no different to X5s in that respect although my experience is that the BMWs are more reliable, that's MY experience.

But the RRS has a certain class (if not modded to look silly). The driving dynamics are not as good as the BMW but the ride (on the proper sensible tyres) is first rate.

Its a tough choice, ideally, I would have both but right now I don't have an RRS and I enjoy my X. Gone - 2008 Stornoway Grey RRS 2.7 TDV6
Gone - 2009 Buckingham Blue RRS 2.7 TDV6
Gone - 2010 Alaska White RRS 5.0 V8 Aspirated
Gone - 2017 Chawton White RRS 5.0 V8 Supercharged
Current - 2010 Java Black RRS 5.0 V8 Aspirated
Current- 2024 RRS P400 SE Dynamic

Mine is 5 years old, I've had it two and it hasn't had a single thing go wrong with it. Love it.

Buy carefully and stay away from chavvy, modified crap like that one which would have the entire suspension set up.

thanks for these replies really helpful iv decided to leave that one as it is quite heavy on price also so gonna look for a standard one lower mileage.

darrenmcneill wrote:

Do it! Lol....

Best advice I can give. Love mine.

Not got PM

Well - unless you're not in a hurry... RRS SC 2011 for fun
Mercedes 500 SE for Sundays
Mercedes 300 E for Mondays
Volkswagen Golf for wife and dogs

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/adv...?logcode=p
This is another iv just seen seems standard ?

hi

This IMHO is a much nicer looking car all it really needs are some side steps .I think they look really great as long as people do not try and chav them up then again there is no accounting for taste  2010 tdv6 range rover sport black,ivory leather

gone 07 tdv8 range rover sport, mercedes eclass 320 ,02 BMW m5

second car is similar to my old my2010 bali and ivory interior always looked good i loved that car in fact i kept it for 5 years and the interior looked a good as new and never had any problems the only thing i can see is the privacy is after market 2016 bmw x5 40d m-sport space grey
2015 bmw 335i m-sport touring mineral grey/coral interior looking to change again .
Gone HSE SDV6 Dynamic indus silver, santorini contrast roof,panoramic roof,red brakes,privacy,climate front seats,tow bar great car enjoyed it ����
Gone my10 3.0 tdv6 Bali blue/ivory 5 years 24k no problems great car will be missed