will anyone buy the 5.0?

[tamore]

don't get me wrong, i'm moving from london to ruralish derbyshire this year and the first thing i'll do when i get there if not before, is get a range rover. i'm reading great things about the 4.4 deez, so why would anyone buy the 2011 5.0 sc?

Edited by tamore on Wednesday 5th January 19:22

[flyingjase]

I would. I know it doesn't make any sense when the new diesel is as quick as the old (2007) supercharged, but knowing there is another one in the range that does 0-60 in 5.9 secs would eat away at me.

Also I have an unhealthy hatred of diesels for no good reason except old fashioned stereotypes

I know that sounds sad but I love the speed that the supercharged gives you - it feels so wrong in such a good way in a 2.5 ton vehicle.

That said, I would want to test drive the new diesel first.

Either way it's an academic conversation for me as there are other priorities right now, like house extensions and the like.

I did go onto the configurator and my ideal spec comes in at just over £100k. May be a few years away that one!

[bogie]

I will ...when they are 3-4 years old and under 1/2 price I will trade in my 4.4 V8 for one

[Gazzab]

I live in rural Derbyshire and get terrible mpg out of Diesel D3 (and TVR). It is very hilly where I live and so the weight of the Disco means poor MPG.

[Rocksteadyeddie]

Yup. Was talking about it the other day with Mrs RSE. Suggested the diesel makes more sense.

She said "I won't be driving anything but a petrol Range Rover"

Ok then dear. You're the boss.

[anonymous-user]

plenty of them in Dubai and similar parts of the world

[christofmccracke]

People who are recession proof, and as a statement

[RedLeicester]

bogie said:

I will ...when they are 3-4 years old and under 1/2 price I will trade in my 4.4 V8 for one

This. I'm hoping to god enough people buy one that I can pick one up in a couple of years.

Buckingham blue with pale leather please.

Oh, and don't forget to throw the options book at it, there's a good chap.

[bogie]

RedLeicester said:

This. I'm hoping to god enough people buy one that I can pick one up in a couple of years.

Buckingham blue with pale leather please.

Oh, and don't forget to throw the options book at it, there's a good chap.

I will take mine in black with black two-tone please

/greatful that there are richer people in the world to buy them new, do a few thousand miles in them, and cast them off because they are 3 years old LOL

[dubbs]

Buckingham blue and pale interior? Options list thrown at it?

Sounds like my FFRR which is now in the classifieds

House renovations to make happen before another FFRR in 2 years time.

They are GREAT!!! Petrol V8 supercharged... anyone that doesn't know why it'd be picked over a diesel hasn't sat in one on full chat... SOLD!!!!!

[RedLeicester]

>looks<

2007.... thank god.


>phew!<


That was a close one!

[Jem0911]

If they can gas one then yes. If not then a 4.4 V8 oiler in five years.