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    LR3 or RR

    Hi all,

    You may have seen me lurking here in the past.

    I was all ready to go buy an LR3 recently. Took the wife down for the final approval. She drove it, liked it (except for the way the tail gate is assymetrical the wrong way), then went and sat in the RR.

    Now she looves the TD6 RR.

    My opinion is the LR3 is probably more bang for buck (in HSE guise) but I do admit the RR is very comfy indeed.

    The end of financial year sales are coming up and, with an update RR due next month, there could be some "bargains" to be had.

    I always wondered why, with the BMW TD6 under the bonnett, the RR never updated it's power and torque when the X5 (with the same engine) now does about 150kW and 480 Nm compared to 130kW and 390 Nm for the RR.

    Does anyone know of a chip upgrade for the RR (outside of the UK). Something like the DTronic?

    What do you think?

    Cheers, Ziggy.

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    Ziggy,

    I drove a secondhand RR TD6 as a comparison to the D3 TDV6. Chalk and cheese (TDV6 was miles better). I thought the handbrake on the RR was still on when I accelarated off from the dealer's lot. It wasn't more than about 5 mins before I hated to drive the TD6 and I brought it back. It just didn't want to get going.

    The assymetrical rear should be the other way for RHD but unfortunately it isn't but because you get beep beep beep on the back standard it helps a bit but nothing is as good as seeing behind.

    In terms of space and rear load area the D3 is better.

    If you are going to use it off-road then I'd take a D3 over the RR. Current model with all the gizmos and costs a lot less. As you say better value for money.

    But it's personal choice.

    Chris

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    Hi Ziggy, it all depends on what you are planning to do with the machine once you have it, it’s horses for courses.

    The Rangy has more room and rides better but the D3 is a big jump forward and my wife loves driving the Rangy but after test driving a D3, she was impressed and says she would rather have the D3 and I thing for what you get in the new disco, they are better value for money but I would still have the Rangy over the D3.

    Hi PCH, there must have been something wrong with the RR you drove because I will lay money that there is not a D3 diesel that can get near my Diesel Rangy and there is a number of other LR owners that had a drive last week and if they see this post, may be they can put their opinions forward.

    Cheers

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    Originally posted by drivesafe

    Hi PCH, there must have been something wrong with the RR you drove because I will lay money that there is not a D3 diesel that can get near my Diesel Rangy and there is a number of other LR owners that had a drive last week and if they see this post, may be they can put their opinions forward.

    Cheers
    The RR had 40,000Km on the clock and to me it felt like a slug. Maybe that was why it was for sale. I can't compare it to other RR's but I certainly can tell you the D3 is quicker off the mark than that RR I took for a drive.

    Chris

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    If its a RR you now want over the D3, wait till next year and try out the RR with the new V8 TD, not sure when it will arrive. What about a RR Sport? Matt
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    Yeah, read about the Sport.

    I will use this thing off road, and I reckon the sport is getting just a bit low in ground clearance.

    It's probably worth a look, though.

    It's funny when we talk to the dealers: Here we are looking at a brand new RR HSE. "You do know it will be going off road. No, seriously, just like in your promo pictures. So what if it needs towing? You know your road assistance program will only tow vehicles over 2.5T at the owner's expense? That's gotta be almost every vehicle in your range, hasn't it?"

    I always see them run we I say that one!

    Cheers.

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    When the going gets tough the dealer gets going. Matt
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    Originally posted by drivesafe
    and there is a number of other LR owners that had a drive last week and if they see this post, may be they can put their opinions forward.

    Cheers
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    Originally posted by VladTepes+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(VladTepes)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-drivesafe
    and there is a number of other LR owners that had a drive last week and if they see this post, may be they can put their opinions forward.

    Cheers
    Goes like the clappers :!: [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img][/b][/quote]

    When Marcel brought the D3 to my BBQ in february we were leaving on the sunday morning and we were all turning across the dual carriage way which runs past my house, i turned right across the two lanes and headed up the hill, Marcel had to wait for a car coming down, i looked in my mirror a few seconds later and all i could see was D3, and he had to break to avoid running into me. I havent driven one but i can confirm the TDV6 is one top motor. Matt
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