Thread: Upgrading to RSS

if you get the later pre facelift models i.e 2008-2009 most of the bugs are ironed out, i had a 2006 one, which had a few design probs and required lots of things upgrading by LR under warranty. Usual thing will be to check service history, belt changes dependent on KM's, also transmission, transfer and diff fluid changes.. on the 2.7 Servo/Master cylinder Brake modification completed to prevent oil contamination (hard pedal), Compressors go after 4 or 5 years, so dependent on age worth checking if thats been done recently.. Basically the same running gear as a D3, so same ailments.. MY10 onwards, twin turbo 3 litre, come with a whole lot more goodies as standard, such as satnav, Terrain response improvements etc, less issues, but based upon KM's check the essentials such as service history, transmission fluid changes, look for blue/greyish smoke, could be a symptom of either it needs the turbo drain modification, or something more serious..

Myself being greedy would be looking at a TDV8.Shame they didnt get in the D4.
Andrew

When I saw the thread title, I wondered why you wanted to upgrade your newsfeed.

05-06MY are euro 3 emissions - can blank EGRs but have other issues the 07+ don't.
07MY changed to euro IV emissions - can't blank EGRs, many bugs fixed and revisions to electronics etc.
08MY more revisions to various mechanical and electrical items, interior trim revised slightly - dash now all black, leatherette with diagonal stitching to door trims standard, harman/kardon 9 speaker system standard are a few.
09MY has a few external changes including clear indicators to side and rear, body colour lower tailgate trim, probably some others.

For maintenance, Zilch pretty much nailed it - the fluid changes are a must on the transmission. I have a 2008 with 205k which has been very good apart from the transmission, which wasn't serviced before I bought it. I am now looking at putting in a new torque converter before christmas. As for the tow-truck driver, I would have to say no - mine did leave me stranded once when the alternator died (very common), but to be fair - this is the only car I've owned where the battery light actually came on to warn me the alternator was dead, so I knew it was dead and I drove it anyway, so can't really blame the car.

The later models (2008-2009) are not exempt from the oil pump casing issue either. It's not an expensive part and it's not terribly hard to replace, but definitely worth doing along with the timing belt.

I always day dream about TDV8 too, but the TDV6 is still very good - put it in sport mode and it really does take off from a stand still. Mine isn't chipped, but apparently the chip makes a huge difference. The other good thing is it's very economical in the RRS - mine is sitting on 8.7l/100km indicated which is about 50% city 50% highway. I've had it down to 7.0l/100km indicated on long trips and 8.4 towing a 2-tonne camper. The dash readout is about 10% optimistic, but that is still exceptional for such a large and heavy vehicle.

I caught the off-road bug over in the Vic highlands, but 99.99% of my driving is still on bitumen roads. The RRS seemed like the right car and overall I'm very happy with it. Light off-roading is a waste of its talents!

Originally Posted by p38arover

When I saw the thread title, I wondered why you wanted to upgrade your newsfeed.

I doubt the OP knows what you are talking about.

Originally Posted by garrycol

I doubt the OP knows what you are talking about.

a few of us understood the question, just not shooting the messenger for getting the acronyms slightly wrong

Originally Posted by zilch

a few of us understood the question

I didn't spot the slip-up until it was pointed out - just read it as intended.

As Andy said,, it depends on how fast you want to go,, 2.7L then 2.7 chipped, then 3L, then 3L chipped then V8 and god forbid the chipped V8.
MY will decide some of it for you.
Good Luck with the search!