Thread: Contemplating 2nd Hand RRS

Originally Posted by Geedublya

Garry has it spot-on, I looked at RRS before buying my D3 but the interior wasn't suited for family use. The V8 Supercharged would be great but I don't think you can get an auxiliary tank for the RRS and filling up every 300-400 km would get tedious very quickly for me.

Well you would have to have a lead foot or do a lot of Metro driving.
I just got back from doing a trip where 2oo+ klms was towing and 275klms driving in the country and still showed 108klms to empty.
As I posted previously they are thirsty in stop/start city/suburban traffic but quite economical out of town.
Yes, you can get an auxiliary tank for an RRS. Its the same aux.'Fuel' tank thats available for Discovery's it can be either Petrol or Diesel. This information might help those wanting to do a long trip.

Metro my V8 D4 gets 18-20 L/100 on a trip 12-14L/100. Most of my driving is Metro stop start and my D4 is heavy. 400km would be about my maximum range day to day on the standard tank but I have a 92l auxiliary as well so usually see 900km which is acceptable. A long range tank on the RRS would mean no spare, a wheel carrier or spare in the load area, I haven't seen a wheel carrier on a RRS but I suppose it is possible (but ugly), spare in the load area isn't practical for me as I need it for tools and other gear.

The service intervals on the tdv8 started at 12,000km but ended up going to 24,000km, with the same motor and oil. Go figure. Mine has been serviced every 10,000km from new. The tdv8 has 640Nm of torque which is amazing, and goes to 700Nm with a standard remap. I’ve never felt short with the standard tune.

The tdv8 has no timing belts and never heard of a crank case/big end bearing failure. Retiring the EGR seems to help these motors keep their pipes clean. The most known issue with these motors is turbo failure. I’m at 265,000km and runs beautiful. I think 10k oil changes, induction cleaner and EGR mod all help a lot.

The 4.2sc is said to be one of the best motors put into a RR. I think the 5.0 na would also be pretty good.

It sounds like the TD V8 is the beast to get - pity there are so few of them about.
I guess the downside is the cost of rego - >$1,100+ here in QLD - and the fuel economy.

Interestingly enough, Wikipedia website shows the TD V8 has better fuel economy than the TD V6!!
Range Rover Sport - Wikipedia
But I guess you have to be nuts to believe everything on Wiki - but 11.1l/100km is better than my 3.0l Nissan Patrol!

I think I am leaning towards the RRS, I don't need 7 seats and I really would like some comfort, refinement, performance and style now after driving around in Nissan's for so long.

Now to find one for a reasonable price.....

Cheers,
Tricky

You won't regret it, Tricky.

Originally Posted by Archangel007

I guess the downside is the cost of rego - >$1,100+ here in QLD - and the fuel economy.

Why do you think the fuel economy will be bad - your own research shows it is good unless you have been looking at the petrol V8 which is not so good. $1100 for a years rego and 3rd party sounds about right for any RRS - I pay that for my TDv6.

As I indicated the TDV8 would be my pick in either a series 1 or series 2 but will be hard to find in series 2 and have a price premium. Plenty of series 1s but I only counted a couple of series 2s on Carsales.

Garry

Rego for my RRS TDV8 in Vic is $668 and my wife's BMW X5 TD6 is $337. Her's has concessional rego though. I don't think I'll move to Qld in that case.
Fuel economy for my car is in the 9's without towing and 14-15 L/100 when towing our van. More than happy with that.

Originally Posted by p38brickus

Rego for my RRS TDV8 in Vic is $668

Is that just the rego component or the full rego cost with 3rd party insurance. If it is the full thing then maybe we all should move to Vic.

My rego is $480, 3rd Party $550 plus another $60 or so in admin fees and levys bringing the total Rego Cost to $1090. I thought is was basically the same overall amount within $100 or so for most states.