Thread: Found a very good 2012 L322 TDv8 Luxury

Mmmmm. Wish I knew how to turn them up the other way:-)

Well done -Welcome to the Club!!!

Well Chris, you're right, what a magnificent car! And white is so the right colour choice.
I'm astounded at the difference in ride quality compared to the RRS, which I thought was pretty good until I picked up the Vogue yesterday. There's daylight between them...and that's with the Vogue on 22s with 285/40 rubber. I guess it'll be even better with the original 20s on it.
Just remarkable fuel consumption. Sitting on 100kmh on the freeway this afternoon, and the readout is showing less than SIX L/100KM. Doing 1250rpm. That's at least 2.5l/100km better than the RRS with the 3.0 TDV6 at the same speed. Just bloody amazing.
And the cabin feels 50% bigger and more airy. Having the sunroof probably helps that.
Looking forward to towing the boat 2 or 3 hours north to see how that feels.

Great news mate - glad to hear it!!!

Photos Greg

Originally Posted by GregMilner

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I'm astounded at the difference in ride quality compared to the RRS, which I thought was pretty good until I picked up the Vogue yesterday. There's daylight between them...and that's with the Vogue on 22s with 285/40 rubber.
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And the cabin feels 50% bigger and more airy. Having the sunroof probably helps that.
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Nice one Greg.

It is interesting to hear your thoughts re RRS to L322, I’ve been touting these points for ages, to be met by “why would anyone bother” and the best one “the RRS/D4 is actually better, just an ego price premium for the FFRR”. Guess it’s easy to see who has actually sat in one.

However, I'm still not a fan of the split tailgate, worst feature of L322

Originally Posted by CSBrisie

Photos Greg

Yes please, need pics as an attachment, not linking off to somewhere else which seems to be the trend.

If I knew how to attach photos I would, it seems to me the forum only allows referencing photos to a hyperlink. Clues?

Yeah I'm not a huge fan of the tailgate arrangement. Having said that, I did find myself sitting on it having a cup of tea in the garage yesterday:-)
The other minor disappointment compared with the RRS is that in the FFRR you can't create a digital speed readout on the TFT screen.

But minor quibbles. My boat partner was about to replace his RRS with a second-hand Lexus 570 until I told him about the FFR's attributes - how's now madly scouring carsales for a 07-08 TDV8 3.6 and demands I take my FFR around to him for a drive this morning.