New owner - TDV8

[CSBrisie]

Hi guys, have moved from a D4 with the lot (on sale now - see Markets section!!) to a new Vogue, bought from ULR today in Melbourne; first reg 6/2012; stunning white on black, 4.4tdv8 with some nice touches like rear e-diff, electric brakes, dealer is fitting dual battery system (Optima Yellowtop and Traxide) and I'm fitting a Icom UHF. I swapped the 20's for 19's the dealer had on another car as I've got MTR's on
A second set of rims (ex the D4). Keen to hear if I can get a front bash plate? Will also order LLAMS having had it on the D4. Very excited to get some Kay's under the wheels!

[chuck]

Congratulations

Nice car.

20 inch wheels have more tyre options than the 19's.

Cheers

[CSBrisie]

Surely 19's (ATR, MTR) are a better option in long run??? Greater sidewall strength etc.???

[Homestar]

Very nice, congratulation. :). Post a pic or two when you can to make us jealous...:D

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Very nice, congratulation. :). Post a pic or two when you can to make us jealous...:D

:rulez::D

[CSBrisie]

Will try and add photo

[Pedro_The_Swift]

very nice from this angle:cool:
thats a great colour scheme:ohyes:

hmm, no TDV8 badges?

[BigJon]

hmm, no TDV8 badges?

Mine didn't have a TDV8 badge, but I fitted one. It is nice to brag :D.

The car looks great, very similar to mine, but newer.

[harlie]

How good does that look in white!

I always thought LR white looked a bit naff, did they change the colour? Don't like the colour of my Mate's 2004 in white, or our '99 D2 for that mater, but I like the newer white.

[chuck]

Stornaway

Again beautiful car.

I had the Goodyear MTR's on my D3 & had a few problems with them.

Only Mud Terrain I have ever had a puncture with although to be fair the other mud terrains had higher sidewalls.

They are also hard to get now although I believe Goodyear have made a Duratrac in that size although it is not yet available in Australia.

You can get a 285 x 50 x 20 Cooper Zeon LTZ - this tyre has a very good reputation.

Not sure if Gordon's 18's fit on late model FFRR.

Cheers

[CSBrisie]

Chuck, is the LTZ Zeon available in 19inch too now?? I thought I'd give the MTR's a go - have 6 of them from the D4- and replace the Scorpions on the RR with LTZ's in due course as I thought they were now available

[Graeme]

is the LTZ Zeon available in 19inch too now??
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/147230-d4-19inch-cooper-zeon-ltz-255-55-19-a.html

[chuck]

Stornaway

Yes they are available in 19".

Have you picked the car up yet?

I live near the airport if you need a ride.

Cheers

[CSBrisie]

Thanks Chuck, much appreciated; at this stage the sale price includes transport up here so I'm hoping I wont need to go back to Melbourne. But will PM you if that changes. Appreciate advise on Tyres too guys -and I will be in touch with Gordon at GOE re 18's as an alternative in the long term. Graeme, thanks for the LLAMS pdf - will look at the wiring post delivery and let you know if its all same as 2007MY

cheers

Chris


PS "Stornoway SA" username has been Upgraded too!!

[Graeme]

2010 suspension system wiring with and without the damper module is the same as the 2007 so its only a question of whether the 2012 is the same as 2010.

[CSBrisie]

Understood - will send you some (passenger footwell electrics etc) photos once I have the car.

[GregMilner]

Hi Chris, I've had my eye on that car for a few weeks, waiting for my RRS to sell - you beat me to it!
Nice piece of work, I had a drive of exactly the same model/year/colour here in Perth a couple of weeks ago, loved it. Only had about 12000km on it. (And Khan 22" wheels, along with a set of the original, unused 20" set)
The Vogue Luxury TDV8 seems a good choice since LR loaded it up with options for the runout to the L405 arrival.
If it's not too rude of me, a pm would be welcome if you felt comfortable about it, to let me know what you eventually got it for. (From memory they had it advertised for about $139K driveaway)

Anyhoo, the RRS is now sold so I guess I can go shopping.
Cheers, Greg

[CSBrisie]

Very sorry Greg - I did look at a 2011 Autobiography in Perth too (I'm in Perth monthly) but this 2012 with only 20k and e-diff was exactly what I wanted. Will be the ultimate tow car (we are buying a Bushtracker van).


I will P M you more details mate - did you have 20's on the RRSPORT? I know you did some serious off road touring in that car so curious re the tyres. Cheers Chris

[GregMilner]

They've had that Autobiography on the lot for many months now, considering the new RRS, the new Vogue and the fact it has 40,000km on it I think they'll struggle to get the asking price.
Thanks for the tip on the tyres Chris, I'll have a look at those next year. I've PMd you also.

[CSBrisie]

This is an extraordinary car - having owned a D4 3.0L and a D3 2.7 before that I really noticed the change between the two models - refinement, luxury and quietness and THAT diesel twin turbo in the D4 took the D3 concept to whole new level - nothing beats 600nm of Torque.

Except 700nm of Torque :D

I'm stunned how good the 4.4TDV8 8 speed is. If this combo. was available in the D4 you'd sell a million of them. Just effortless, feather-light-throttle power. AND the economy???? seriously - showing 5.9l/100 when we cruised at 90??? Averaged around 8.9l/100 for a trip to and from the Sunshine Coast!! Ridiculous in a 2.8 tonne car. My God its GOOD!

I'm seriously hooked on this thing and cant wait to see whether it even notices a caravan on the back...the D4 hardly noticed the 21 foot Jayco Sterling we towed (hired last Easter) - this thing feels significantly better again.