09 RR TDV8 Vogue, 26,000 miles, £44k-good value or get a D4?

[philcray]

Hi

After 7 years and 73,000 miles of trouble free motoring with my ML270 I feel it is time for a change before something blows and ruins our relationship....

The wife fancies a Disco 4 but I have a RR itch I'd like to scratch and have seen the car as described above at Hillingdon LR. They also have a 59 plate D4 HSE with 7,000 miles - both are stornaway grey with black interior.

We probably do about 10,000 miles a year. Obviously the RR has a bit of a chunky mileage for an 18 month old car - the question is, looking at keeping the car for 3-5 years, should I go with my heart for the RR or go with the D4 for an easy life?

While I realise it is "how long is a piece of string" - the key questions are which is better built, more reliable and likely to keep its value better over, say, a 5 year window? Also, starting with 26k miles, am I leaving myself wide open to a world of pain before I even start?

Any first hand experience gratefully received.

Finally, I am awaiting them to come back with a trade in price for my ML - do you think they should give me a better price against the RR (or the D4 perhaps?) or will it be the same proce regardless as they wil ljust ship it off to the auction?

Cheers

Phil

[LHD]

Go and drive both.

The D4 is a great car but the Vogue is in a different league all together.

£44k for a 26k mile 09-plate Vogue seems very cheap, we're retailing a 57 plate Vogue TDV8 with 11k miles at £40999 just now and that is a cheap car.

So, in summary - Vogue.

[macar]

I would go for the Disco4, the FFRR is a great car in 3.6l diesel format but the latest model has a 4l engine- this will be the car of choice in the second hand market in a few years. The D4 has recently had its update and is selling well-no discounts on new ones, on the road I don't think there will be a lot in it performance wise. The Disco may lose a little on the interior but is great for its 7 seat practicality.

[philcray]

Thanks for the thoughts. I think long term the D4 is perhaps the more sensible buy, especialy with 7 seats as I have 3 kids!

Strangely enough, the garage offered me £1k more on the trade in against the D4 than the RR - I would have thought they would have been keener to sell the RR given the D4 is a new model.

[LHD]

philcray said:

Thanks for the thoughts. I think long term the D4 is perhaps the more sensible buy, especialy with 7 seats as I have 3 kids!

Strangely enough, the garage offered me £1k more on the trade in against the D4 than the RR - I would have thought they would have been keener to sell the RR given the D4 is a new model.

The D4 they have may well be their demo which they need out of, hence the extra grand.

[philcray]

I think the D4 is a demo, they also have a silver HSE at the same price.

[seawise]

u can get a discount on a D4, but it's nothing fantastic - about 4 pcnt tops. if u have 3 kids then i'm afraid it's the D4 every time, there is no bigger luxury than space (when it comes to keeping children happy) !