RR 5.0 Supercharged or S63/S65 AMG?

[relkeel]

Hi All

I'm after a new car after my last one got stolen from my driveway. Not interested in an overpriced box less than 4 years old due to current price inflation.

So for a bit of fun (and school run for the wife) whats likely to go wrong less/ be more fun??? Live in London and only drive 4k a year, all motorway bar 4 mile school run.

RR L322 5.0 V8 Supercharged
S63 AMG 5.5 or 6.2
S65 AMG

Used to have a CL63 AMG (6.2)and it was the best car I owned (way better than 550).

Will using one daily melt the engines through too many heat cycles (starting from cold twice a day)? Prepared for £4k a year bills before tax, insurance and petrol.

Thanks

[Equus]

relkeel said:

...whats likely to go wrong less/ be more fun???

That's like asking who is the nicest guy between Hitler and Stalin.

I've owned both FFRR's and S-classes. Both have amongst the highest bork potential of any car you're likely to come across and if you get a bad one will be endlessly unreliable.

If I had to toss a coin, I'd say that the Range Rover is likely to be most reliable, but neither is really suitable for low mileage on the school run: the less mileage you do in them the more faults (electronics glitches, mainly) they'll be prone to develop.

[andy43]

AMG. Less likely to get your tyres deflated. And they make a better noise.

[Welshbeef]

Great lurking 8 posts in nearly 15 years.

Am assuming ULEZ /congestion charge isn’t a consideration?
Go for the S65 - v12 bi turbo, you have to have a v12 in your life (or would an Aston DB7 V12 be a better move?)

[anonymous-user]

Welshbeef said:

Great lurking 8 posts in nearly 15 years.

Am assuming ULEZ /congestion charge isn’t a consideration?
Go for the S65 - v12 bi turbo, you have to have a v12 in your life (or would an Aston DB7 V12 be a better move?)

Over your 47500 in as many

[lambo666]

5.5 S63 all day. Am on my 2nd (this time a rare cab). I tried everything and the only upgrade on this car in my view,
is the new Bentley Conti (2019 onwards) at a considerally higher starting point cost wise.

[SteveR1979]

I had an L322

Never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever again

No.

[aponting389]

L322s are great, get a good one and service it regularly and they are very reliable

[ZX10R NIN]

relkeel said:

Hi All

I'm after a new car after my last one got stolen from my driveway. Not interested in an overpriced box less than 4 years old due to current price inflation.

So for a bit of fun (and school run for the wife) whats likely to go wrong less/ be more fun??? Live in London and only drive 4k a year, all motorway bar 4 mile school run.

RR L322 5.0 V8 Supercharged
S63 AMG 5.5 or 6.2
S65 AMG

Used to have a CL63 AMG (6.2)and it was the best car I owned (way better than 550).

Will using one daily melt the engines through too many heat cycles (starting from cold twice a day)? Prepared for £4k a year bills before tax, insurance and petrol.

Thanks

Has to be the S65 if you're happy with the higher running costs it's a no branier:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202107165...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202203033...

S65 Coupe

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202111169...

Or if you liked the CL63 maybe go for a CL65:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202010094...

[alec.e]

My experience with my L322 was better than the W216 that I owned, so going to say the RR is probably the more reliable option amazingly!