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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm View Post
    If you can afford to buy an expensive car with a high performance engine, then you shouldn't feel the need to complain about fuel consumption. 11-12 l/100k is nothing to complain about anyhow. My scabby Falcon ute has consistently used 14-15l/100k in city service.
    I dont subscribe to that train of thought "if you can afford an expensive car dont worry about fuel" i still worry about fuel doesn't matter what i drive, i dont worry heaps about it but if i dont go out there to stupidly waste it. In my eyes i probably wouldn't bother with it because i would guess it would chew quite a lot of fuel compared to the twin turbo diesel. I would want to have a overnight test drive of real world driving and that to get a good feel and see how it went with fuel figures before to be sure before i would lay the $$ down.

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    4X4 Australia compared the 200 Cruiser, the newer model Patrol & the SCV6, all petrols...makes for a very interesting read. I guess there are people who don't like diesels for what ever reason.

    The SCV6 is pretty good on fuel though for a petrol & according to that article it is pretty smart from a standstill too, not a hint of any lag, the benefits of a supercharger.

    I would say LR have done this from a marketing point of view, a V6 is probably perceived to be more responsible than a V8. But as 4wd's are not at this stage considered Eco friendly anyway, V6 or V8 is not an issue. That may change when LR release the Hybrid RR.

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    It makes me sad that they've dumped the tradition of the V8 in a Disco.

    Its not that I don't like other motors, it's just that I love V8's, the simplicity, the power, the sound (in some V8 motors only two of those are true ... haha). Some folk may think I'm a bit nuts, but I'm sure there are a lot of folk who agree

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    Quote Originally Posted by Epic pooh View Post
    It makes me sad that they've dumped the tradition of the V8 in a Disco.

    Its not that I don't like other motors, it's just that I love V8's, the simplicity, the power, the sound (in some V8 motors only two of those are true ... haha). Some folk may think I'm a bit nuts, but I'm sure there are a lot of folk who agree
    pssst.... don't tell one, I've always wanted one.
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    Every bloke needs to own a V8 at least once in your life
    2014 SDV6 HSE - LLAMS, Tuff Ant Tree Sliders, Tuff Ant 18" rims, Nitto Ridge Grappler tyres 265/65 R18, Custom Lipo4 battery, Custom Drawer storage system https://www.box.com/s/jem0ilac3cner2mexq64

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    Whenever we buy a car in our household my wife says "if you buy this car, you may never say to me 'I wish we'd gotten a V8' or there will be trouble". We usually have at least one V8 motor in the stable at any time (soon to be two again, yay). It helps with the habit a lot that we have a tiny little car for town work.

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