2 possibly silly questions

[lpj]

Hi Forumites,
I was at an industry event last week and one of the speakers said most people go through life unaware of what certain acronyms and terms mean because they are too afraid to ask and look stupid. So at the risk of looking stupid, I have 2 questions. Here goes:

Having lurked for the best part of 2 years, I'm now in a position where I am seriously considering a purchase of a D4-like this week. I was hoping to stretch my current ride till June but I don't think she's going to make it. I'm looking at 2010 or 11 models, and I want the 3.0l. I know that SE & HSE denote option levels but I'm unsure what "Commandshift" means.

Also, on an unrelated topic and more out of interest than anything else- I have read on this forum about the FFRR- I know it’s a Rangie but what does FF stand for? Perhaps ‘four point four’, as in engine size?

I've read this forum fairly closely but if I have missed a post that explains these mysteries, please accept my apologies in advance!

LPJ

[bee utey]

Heard of google search?

Urban Dictionary: FFRR

[sheerluck]

No such thing as a stupid question!

CommandShift is LR's term for a semi-automatic gearbox, I.e. you have the option of sticking it in "D" and letting the vehicle choose which gear it needs, or you can move the selector across, and move up and down the gears manually (almost) as you wish.

And FFRR= "Full Fat Range Rover", to denote the full price, full size Rangie, rather than the Range Rover Sport which is based on the Discovery 3/4 platform.

[lpj]

Heard of google search?

Urban Dictionary: FFRR

Hence the reason people keep their mouth shut!

[lpj]

No such thing as a stupid question!

CommandShift is LR's term for a semi-automatic gearbox, I.e. you have the option of sticking it in "D" and letting the vehicle choose which gear it needs, or you can move the selector across, and move up and down the gears manually (almost) as you wish.

And FFRR= "Full Fat Range Rover", to denote the full price, full size Rangie, rather than the Range Rover Sport which is based on the Discovery 3/4 platform.

Thanks Sheerluck. I would expect almost all SE's and HSE's to be Commandshift in that case. I wonder how many got delivered that were not?

[sniegy]

With Sheerluck's response which is correct but is missing one action.

The gearbox can be used it 3 ways,

D = Fully Automatic, let it do the work for you.
S = (shift the stick to the left) Sports mode, which holds gears longer for you.
Manual Mode = (shift the stick forwards & backwards) You get to shift the gears & chose them yourself, mainly in off road mode.

All D3's & D4's, RRSports come standard with Commandshift.

Good luck & enjoy.

Cheers

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[sheerluck]

Thanks Sheerluck. I would expect almost all SE's and HSE's to be Commandshift in that case. I wonder how many got delivered that were not?

The choice is either a manual gearbox, or an auto box, which LR call CommandShift.

And D3/4s with manual gearboxes appear to be quite rare here.

[edit] Thanks Sneigy, forgot about the Sport bit.

[lpj]

With Sheerluck's response which is correct but is missing one action.

The gearbox can be used it 3 ways,

D = Fully Automatic, let it do the work for you.
S = (shift the stick to the left) Sports mode, which holds gears longer for you.
Manual Mode = (shift the stick forwards & backwards) You get to shift the gears & chose them yourself, mainly in off road mode.

All D3's & D4's, RRSports come standard with Commandshift.

Good luck & enjoy.

Cheers

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Thanks Pete,

Whatever happens, I'll be bringing it to you for servicing

[sheerluck]

Just as a matter of interest Sneigy, (and only a little off topic) how many manual D3/4/RRS do you see at your place?

As many as hen's teeth?

[101RRS]

And FFRR= "Full Fat Range Rover", to denote the full price, full size Rangie, rather than the Range Rover Sport which is based on the Discovery 3/4 platform.

RR owners remind me that the FF is not in fact "Fully Fat" but "Fully Featured" but I parked my RRS next to a FFRR the other day and I was surprised how much larger they are again over the RRS - so Fully Fat suits them well.

Garry