FFRR - 2008/9 or 2010 ?
FFRR - 2008/9 or 2010 ?
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hot66

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700 posts

241 months

Sunday 8th December 2013
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Apart from the obvious exterior styleing changes & the dash, are there any big differences between a prefacelift 2008/9 Range Rover & the facelifted 2010 model ? I have heard the wiring looms are different on the facelift ( possibly more relaible???? )

I'm looking to buy a facelift one soon, but trying to workout if the almost £8K difference is justified and wether in 4 years from now a facelifted model will actually be worth more than a pre

NomduJour

20,443 posts

283 months

Sunday 8th December 2013
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The 2010 facelift also brought adaptive dampers (called Adaptive Dynamics), option of adaptive cruise, dual-view screen, cameras etc. They are a bit sharper to drive, but if you're going diesel I'd pay more to get a 2011 4.4 with the 8-speed. The 2010 3.6 TDV8s don't have front Brembos either - just puny-looking cast calipers. 2010 petrol is obviously the 5.0, so a step forward.

The glitzy facelift looks far worse to my eyes, but there's a fair trade in tarting-up old Range Rovers to look like 2010-on ones, so I suspect there will be a value difference on top of the usual model year one.

camel_landy

5,418 posts

207 months

Sunday 8th December 2013
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The 2010 model also got the new dash & split screen centre display.

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NomduJour

20,443 posts

283 months

Sunday 8th December 2013
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camel_landy said:
The 2010 model also got the new dash & split screen centre display
hot66 said:
Apart from the obvious exterior styleing changes & the dash
NomduJour said:
dual-view screen

camel_landy

5,418 posts

207 months

Sunday 8th December 2013
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Just making sure... biggrin

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hot66

Original Poster:

700 posts

241 months

Monday 9th December 2013
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thanks smile

I'm definately looking for a facelift 59 plate onwards. Doesn't appear to be a huge number for sale currently . One or two Im interested seem to have a couple of owners which I'm surprised about for a 3 / 4 year old car.

camel_landy

5,418 posts

207 months

Monday 9th December 2013
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hot66 said:
One or two Im interested seem to have a couple of owners which I'm surprised about for a 3 / 4 year old car.
Not really when you understand the market.

1st owner will often shift it on after 6-12mths. (When you have that much cash, who wants to be seen in a car older than 6mths.)
2nd owner will trade in at 3yrs old. i.e. End of warranty period.

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hot66

Original Poster:

700 posts

241 months

Monday 9th December 2013
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So a 2008 would be no less reliable than a 2010 ?

camel_landy

5,418 posts

207 months

Monday 9th December 2013
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hot66 said:
So a 2008 would be no less reliable than a 2010 ?
AFAIK... It's pretty much the same running gear underneath.

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