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For £10k I would be looking at a 2010 full fat Range Rover with the 3.6 TDV8 engine.
The interior feels fresh, the car has dated really well imho and you don't get the issues with the FF RR that you get on the RRS due to the fact there is loads of air around the turbos in the engine bay so they don't overheat and give up.
I loved mine, genuinely the only car you ever need really.
However, I also had a 2012 Mercedes E350 estate, and that on winter tyres got me everywhere I needed to go, even in Norfolk this winter.
A lot of the niggles were sorted on the 2010 model, and I know owners who have had them 8 years now with nearly 200k miles on them and not really had any issues at all.
2.7 RRS has issues.
3.6 RRS has issues.
4.2 and 5.0 RRS wil piss you off with 10-12mpg and unless you get the 2010 model with the updated cabin it feels really dated imho.
Also, I can't see the point, the Discovery 4 makes far more sense and has a classless feel to it, sorry but there is an image problem with the RRS, let alone a 10 year old RRS.
3.6 FF RR from 2010 on, so dual vision nav and digital instrument cluster is a really good buy imho. If you can squeeze to a 4.4 TDV8 then do so.
Don't get me wrong I love petrols, but these are so thirsty they just annoy.
Nothing does luxury, waft and load space better than a FFRR imho. I have had 7 Series and S Classes, but the FFRR does it better and far more practical. I'm sure a new Isuzu Trooper would be more reliable but that interior is not for me.
Mercedes ML is a good choice, had 4 of those, and very underated, much nicer than the X5 from that era (2013 X5 is better than 2012 ML though) and so much nicer than the Audi offerings.
Have a look on the FFRR forum in the classifieds, that is where I would buy from. |
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