Discovery vs RR vs RRS - Conundrum!
Discussion
Mrs I is currently dragging a horse and horsebox around the countryside behind a Passat. It's a great car but she's not feeling safe, especially on the motorway. So it's time for something more suitable. Performance cars I know about, 4WD is a new thing to me...
Budget is £30k and I'm thinking up to 4 years old and 60k miles. And 'cos I'm paying it needs nice ICE (logic 7)! A quick survey reveals that at this price point, all three big LR products appear in HSE form. In fact I don't see any price differential at all - which is nice in a way - but makes the decision harder!
We live in the back-end of beyond and the vehicle WILL be dragging a horse box across muddy fields on a regular basis. D4/RRS do 30mpg with TDV6 engines and the RR 25mpg with TDV8 - and fuel cost isn't inconsequential - but otherwise I'm not sure why I'd get the Discovery when the 'premium' products cost the same.
Or do I just go German and get an X5/Toerag/Q7?!
Any anecdotes/advice/help gratefully received from those that know!
Budget is £30k and I'm thinking up to 4 years old and 60k miles. And 'cos I'm paying it needs nice ICE (logic 7)! A quick survey reveals that at this price point, all three big LR products appear in HSE form. In fact I don't see any price differential at all - which is nice in a way - but makes the decision harder!
We live in the back-end of beyond and the vehicle WILL be dragging a horse box across muddy fields on a regular basis. D4/RRS do 30mpg with TDV6 engines and the RR 25mpg with TDV8 - and fuel cost isn't inconsequential - but otherwise I'm not sure why I'd get the Discovery when the 'premium' products cost the same.
Or do I just go German and get an X5/Toerag/Q7?!
Any anecdotes/advice/help gratefully received from those that know!
Crossflow Kid said:
Ionican said:
Or do I just go German and get an X5/Toerag/Q7?!
Can you repeat that bit about dragging a dobbin box across a muddy field again?Many thanks for that... The Discovery certainly looks the sensible and pragmatic option.
...only problem is - I've seen FFRR 4.4 TDV8's at around 31k... lotta car for the money (but then I hear probably a lot of bills!) Can't really afford that but the FFRR owners seem to be very passionate about their vehicles...
...only problem is - I've seen FFRR 4.4 TDV8's at around 31k... lotta car for the money (but then I hear probably a lot of bills!) Can't really afford that but the FFRR owners seem to be very passionate about their vehicles...
Thanks all again for the great feedback.
I completely take the point about it being trashed - I love that cream leather in the FFRR with the piping and stuff, but Mrs I will be clambering in and out covered in horse-poo and with wellies a foot deep in mud on occasions.
Equally if we had a Disco she'd be doing the same - seems odd to worry that better quality leather is being made equally dirty when the cars cost the same :-)
Thankfully it certainly sounds like there isn't a 'wrong' answer here and the info has been really great.
Trailer Stability Assist looks extremely useful - but am I wrong in thinking it's fitted to all LR products from 2010 on?
I completely take the point about it being trashed - I love that cream leather in the FFRR with the piping and stuff, but Mrs I will be clambering in and out covered in horse-poo and with wellies a foot deep in mud on occasions.
Equally if we had a Disco she'd be doing the same - seems odd to worry that better quality leather is being made equally dirty when the cars cost the same :-)
Thankfully it certainly sounds like there isn't a 'wrong' answer here and the info has been really great.
Trailer Stability Assist looks extremely useful - but am I wrong in thinking it's fitted to all LR products from 2010 on?
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