Another What Car? thread: New model year or higher spec?

[anonymous-user]

So, if your OH was wanting to change a 57 plate RR Vogue TDV8 for a Discovery 4 and was expecting the new car to be "low 40's" and insisting it was main dealer sourced....

Would you advise the purchase of a low spec XS MY12 version, like this one for instance

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2011...

Or a high spec HSE MY11 version, like this one for instance

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2011...

Use of vehicle is general driving about, often with 2 or more kids in... raisins squashed everywhere, footprints where you would least expect them, that type of thing.

Expect to keep car for 4, maybe 5 years and do about 15k / year

[Deerfoot]

Out of the two I'd go for the HSE.

In reality I'd be sticking with what you've got......

[anonymous-user]

Deerfoot said:

Out of the two I'd go for the HSE.

In reality I'd be sticking with what you've got......

I know you what you mean Dearfoot, I would really like to swap the RR for one of the current 4.4TDV8s (and have even offered to pay the difference between the low 40's she is expecting and the low 50's needed to do so, but she is insisting on a Disco "because it has 7 seats" (2 of which would be used once, or maybe twice, a year by my estimation).

[Superhoop]

I'd go for the higher spec of the HSE - it's only done 6k, has more toys and most importantly, someone else us already lost a chunk of the depreciation, separatist ion that you'll have to stand on the XS

[anonymous-user]

MY12 is significantly different to MY11

in particular it has the 8 speed gearbox

[Lets Torque]

I would go for the HSE spec one.

If you/your Mrs is worried about the number plate (ie: not having a '61' plater) then just buy a private plate.

[LHD]

JPJPJP said:

So, if your OH was wanting to change a 57 plate RR Vogue TDV8 for a Discovery 4 and was expecting the new car to be "low 40's" and insisting it was main dealer sourced....

Would you advise the purchase of a low spec XS MY12 version, like this one for instance

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2011...

Or a high spec HSE MY11 version, like this one for instance

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2011...

Use of vehicle is general driving about, often with 2 or more kids in... raisins squashed everywhere, footprints where you would least expect them, that type of thing.

Expect to keep car for 4, maybe 5 years and do about 15k / year

As i work for LR i may bring some expertise:

12MY XS every time.

The 8sp Gearbox changes the whole nature of the car and the extra 10PS makes a difference too.

Unless you want the extra features of the HSE go 12MY XS as it now gets the Nav with TMC.

[Deerfoot]

JPJPJP said:

MY12 is significantly different to MY11

in particular it has the 8 speed gearbox

Hmmm, I wasn't aware of this. Does the eight speed (anybody else think this sounds like overkill?) box give any benefits such as reduced CO2, tax etc?

I'd still take the HSE though, the interior looks a far nicer place to be.

Edited by Deerfoot on Saturday 15th October 20:40

[soad]

Higher spec every time.

[anonymous-user]

I think the only way to answer this is for OH and I to do back to back test drives of said vehicles.

I am expecting the 8sp to be a significant positive in my assessment, maybe OH will even notice too!