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Thread: Excited! booked 2022 RR Sport. But help needed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AlM View Post
    I have just taken delivery of an Eiger Grey HSE. I did consider the black pack, but did not want 21in wheels (I spend a lot of time in the snow), so did not go that way. As fate would have it, I am currently up the mountains, and I am parked next to an identical HSE, but with the black pack. Call me biased, but I think the silver trim and wheels actually work better with Eiger Grey.

    I went with the 221kw engine, pano roof, tow hitch receiver, Meridian sound system (amazing!), and TPMS.

    Having owned 3 X5s, I expected that I would be giving up some handling performance as a trade for comfort. Nothing of the sort! It was an absolute delight on the Hume, as expected, but also amazingly good going up the mountain. Better than the last X5.

    You will enjoy whatever you get… except for the waiting!
    Thanks AIM. Glad to hear that you are loving your RR sport! The colour decision is a challenge. 😜😜. I have exactly the same specifications (meridian sound, tow hitch receiver etc) as yours except mine is a 183KW. Did you consider front console refrigerator?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rajs View Post
    Thanks AIM. Glad to hear that you are loving your RR sport! The colour decision is a challenge. 😜😜. I have exactly the same specifications (meridian sound, tow hitch receiver etc) as yours except mine is a 183KW. Did you consider front console refrigerator?

    I decided against the cooled or refrigerated cubby because I figured I just would not use it enough. Given I have had the car for only 4 days, I cannot say whether that was a good decision.

    if I wanted to spend more money, I might have gone for the cooled seats; for a lot more money, I would have gone for the 258KW Autobiography! :-). …but I am perfectly happy with what I have. It has exceeded my hopes and expectations.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AlM View Post
    I decided against the cooled or refrigerated cubby because I figured I just would not use it enough. Given I have had the car for only 4 days, I cannot say whether that was a good decision.

    if I wanted to spend more money, I might have gone for the cooled seats; for a lot more money, I would have gone for the 258KW Autobiography! :-). …but I am perfectly happy with what I have. It has exceeded my hopes and expectations.
    Good to hear the first hand owner experience. Keep posting some cool stuff as you find out about the Ultimate Machine.

    Hopefully, I also get some information on Build.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AlM View Post
    I decided against the cooled or refrigerated cubby because I figured I just would not use it enough. Given I have had the car for only 4 days, I cannot say whether that was a good decision.

    if I wanted to spend more money, I might have gone for the cooled seats; for a lot more money, I would have gone for the 258KW Autobiography! :-). …but I am perfectly happy with what I have. It has exceeded my hopes and expectations.
    Thanks AIM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by napsterx View Post
    Good to hear the first hand owner experience. Keep posting some cool stuff as you find out about the Ultimate Machine.

    Hopefully, I also get some information on Build.
    Hi Napsterx nothing from the dealership yet?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rajs View Post
    Hi Napsterx nothing from the dealership yet?
    Nothing yet. Dealer said he is still waiting from JLR to get the order confirmation which is dependent on build slot allocation.

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    The dangers of grey/metallic

    Quote Originally Posted by Rajs View Post
    Hi Guys, super excited to have finally booked and payed deposit for a factory build RR Sport. Going for a SE DI6 183KW model. Now Need help from you experts and current owners. Colour selection- Eiger Grey or Fuji white??? By the way the car will have ‘black pack’ (wheels etc) as standard and also I opted for panoramic, black contrast roof. What body colour do you guys recommend? Thanks in advance
    I've got an absolute bug-a-bear about grey/black/bitumen-coloured/rainy-day-coloured cars.
    For goodness sake, get white? (I think it's cheaper as well, both at acquisition and in maintenance).

    My observation is that on a rainy dusk, half the cars will not have put their lights on and about 80% of them will be cars that are hardest to see. I actually started car-counting in one patch of weather like this. The weirdest thing was - a lot of them were cars I knew had auto-headlights, so that feature had been switched off. I'm expecting the insurers to up the rates for 'vanishing colours' at some point soon.

    Oddly, one of the most safe colours I've ever owned (I've a white LR-FL2 and a red Honda Jazz) was a Nissan's bright, non-metallic blue. And it was so easy to find in a car-park as well.

    But - my LR is white - and I've never regretted it. Just had some minor body-work done (after colliding with a black[!!] car!!!) and the result is 'as new or better' - obviously the paint was easy to match.

    Incidentally, my experience is that LR paint is robust. I got my LR saying 'it will get scratched!' - but I've not got anything after kissing the shrubbery that didn't all but wash off.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phideaux View Post
    I've got an absolute bug-a-bear about grey/black/bitumen-coloured/rainy-day-coloured cars.
    For goodness sake, get white? (I think it's cheaper as well, both at acquisition and in maintenance).

    My observation is that on a rainy dusk, half the cars will not have put their lights on and about 80% of them will be cars that are hardest to see. I actually started car-counting in one patch of weather like this. The weirdest thing was - a lot of them were cars I knew had auto-headlights, so that feature had been switched off. I'm expecting the insurers to up the rates for 'vanishing colours' at some point soon.

    Oddly, one of the most safe colours I've ever owned (I've a white LR-FL2 and a red Honda Jazz) was a Nissan's bright, non-metallic blue. And it was so easy to find in a car-park as well.

    But - my LR is white - and I've never regretted it. Just had some minor body-work done (after colliding with a black[!!] car!!!) and the result is 'as new or better' - obviously the paint was easy to match.

    Incidentally, my experience is that LR paint is robust. I got my LR saying 'it will get scratched!' - but I've not got anything after kissing the shrubbery that didn't all but wash off.
    Agree with the safety aspects but do own a Grey car as colour is my last consideration. I always drive and ride with lights ! For new I prefer not to own Red White or Black but would have if all other important to me aspects were available and I got a discount for buying those colours.

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    I think the new RRS comes with DRLs as standard so the issue of lights on or off is irrelevant.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 101RRS View Post
    I think the new RRS comes with DRLs as standard so the issue of lights on or off is irrelevant.
    Correct. DRLs will make the car far more visible, at much greater ranges, than any paint could (well, perhaps painting it hi-vis fluoro might do it).

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