Thread: new fella advice wanted

I have a few friends with the tdv6 (in disco 3's) and they love it. Also know of one guy with the TDV8 in a rrs and he can't shut up about it. All these people run up heaps of k's on their cars and not one has had any reliability issues. There will be others here with scientific answers regarding economy but from what I've gathered so far, there isn't much between them in that regard. Just the V8 really GOES

I tow a heavy camping trailer easily with my TDV6 RRS - good fuel economy too. (I have to admit I would love a TDV8 though but can't justify it).

Don't be mistaken in thinking a RRS is just an SUV, it is a true, fully functional, tough, 4WD. It will scare you with it's capabilities if you are not used to Land Rovers.

Oh yes, and the RRS is a really cool car too!

Originally Posted by Diego Luego

I tow a heavy camping trailer easily with my TDV6 RRS - good fuel economy too. (I have to admit I would love a TDV8 though but can't justify it).

Don't be mistaken in thinking a RRS is just an SUV, it is a true, fully functional, tough, 4WD. It will scare you with it's capabilities if you are not used to Land Rovers.

Oh yes, and the RRS is a really cool car too!

well that about says it all then

thanks guys, can any owners of rrs in tdv6 and also tdv8 tell me what would be an average fuel economy in real terms, unloaded of these vehicles, firstly around town and then on the highway. not the printed figures put out by the company. i really appreciate your thoughts on all of this. regards tomcat.

Not sure how many folks here have got RRS, and your post heading isn't likely to 'trap' their attention, so you might want to re-post in the RR section with a Q on fuel economy.

I can't help exactly, but I've got a RR Vogue with the 3 litre straight 6 diesel. The Vogue is bigger and heavier than a RRS, so you'd probably do better than:
o Slow speed sand/mountain and low range work: 15L/100
o Town/stop start driving: 12L/100
o Out in the suburbs driving/commuting: 10L/100
o Highway driving: 9L/100

Warning: If you drive a v8 diesel, you will just want one The fuel economy will be irrelevant! I'd love to upgrade, but can't justify swapping out the 6 though.

Hope that help a bit
Cheers
David

cmon fellas, any more advice out there. regards tomcat

G'day Tomcat,

I don't know a lot about the RRS except I drove the bosses supercharged Petrol V8 and I want one

As far as fule economy if your Territory is anything like my mates 4wd one..... fuel shouldn't scare you at all I wouldn't think.

But on a more serious note, I can't see where you are located.

If you are in one of the major cities, this is possibly irrelevant but if you are in a regional area - think carefully about where your nearest LR Dealer is.

These things are very clever cars - full of very clever equipment. They need to be serviced by people that understand them and have access to the correct Land Rover Diagnostic equipment.


Otherwise... I'd have one if I could afford one

Mark

You want the really boring statistics! Well my TDV6 RRS give me:

11.2 in heavy Sydney peak hour traffic (Spit bridge, Harbour tunnel, Eastern distributor -can't get worse than that)

9.6 in general running around

7.8 in long country runs such as the Hume highway to Melbourne- no roofrack - cruise control set to 100 - no mountains. But always better than 9 in the country.

These are all measured with the trip computer. Real consumption is a little bit higher than this - about 3% when I add up all the fuel used and the kilometres travelled.

The country economy is better that the TD5 Defender I traded in, the city is about the same.