Thread: Buying a RR sport......

If buying secondhand TD V8

It will be a secondhand purchase but with low k's as possible. Seen a few TDV8 but k's are around the 100k mark and above. Know much about the V8's?

I would assume that now that you can no longer buy a new RR Sport in a V8 TD, the price of second hand ones would increase.
If you do want the V8, don't hesitate.

BTW - 100K for a V8 TD.......or a V6 TD, is nothing.

Cheers, Craig

Originally Posted by Disco4SE

I would assume that now that you can no longer buy a new RR Sport in a V8 TD, the price of second hand ones would increase.
If you do want the V8, don't hesitate.

BTW - 100K for a V8 TD.......or a V6 TD, is nothing.

Cheers, Craig

Cheers. But are they a reliable block or known to having issues?

My wife's RRS is great, i drive a fair range of Toyota's and it took alot to get her out of a Landcruiser, she wont be going back, only one item out of service has been a rear tail shaft, stick got in and wrecked the boot on the CV and driven clunking until too late, mail order the part in from the UK and saved a heap 4xs.

On my second TDV8 both to date have been fantastic. Have a look at RRSport.co.uk, seems to be no real issue with TDV8 all comments about the engines have been good.

Just acquired a RRS TDV8 after swapping Disco3 and Deefer 130. Life throws you curve balls and as result I didn't need the 7 seat disco family wagon anymore...the Deefer was getting a handful so did the deed for the Ranger.

2008 TDV8 with 100k kms on the clock....she drives beautifully. A very jealous mate who lives in Landcruiser wagons and Prado's couldn't pick the age or kms when he drove it. No squeaks, rattles, oil drops or faults.

And that engine....awesome, ****ing awesome.

I thought the Disco3 TDV6 was a good drive, but the (similar) RRS just lifts the game......

aew849

I love my 2.7Ltr TDV6 D4, but
If I was to get a Sport it WOULD be a TDV8. Just Sensational !
The engines are great no issues at all, only small kink in it armour is not engine related but Suspension!
They have a system called Dynamic Response which is std on TDV8 (or what D2 owners had called ACE-active cornering enhancement) It is an option on TDV6's also, easy way to tell is Brembo's on front discs, 19" rims & yellow reservoir on drivers side in engine bay.
Basically the stabilizer bars runs through a hydraulic SCREW RAM which limits body roll to next to nothing, awesome on a race track but can give a knock in the suspension. To check remove fuse 14 from memory & drive again & the knock will be gone as you have just locked the ram & gotten rid of the only issue.

Drive one! You won't regret it.