Thank you all for your responses. It has helped me make my mind up. I will be going for a supercharged Range rover.

Good for you, the only thing i would say is try both RR and Sport versions, whilst RR is more refined, the throb of that V8 in the Sport especially on overrun is very addictive.

Why would you even contemplate a Diesel at that annual mileage, you don't need the extra headaches.

Indeed why would you contemplate a Range Rover at that annual mileage?

Liking them?

Oh Avant, how could you..:-) Yeti?? CashCow?? ye gods man.

Geezers got some decent wonga to spend on a blinkin great 4x4 luxobarge, lucky him too, wish i had £30k burning a hole in me sky rocket, we all know he should have a V8 petrol, supercharged for good measure, and enjoy that muted thunder in sumptuous piped leather, even if its only for 20 minutes a day.

Wish it was my choice, and that would be one of the last Amazon 100 V8 Petrols, unfortunately not supercharged.

I doubt £500 VED is going to put a chap off who's got £30k to blow on a desirable motor without rhyme or reason, and bloomin good luck in the vehicle search.

If I only drove 4,000 miles a year..and wanted a big comfortable 4x4, the difference in fuel costs of 20 mpg (petrol) and 30 mpg (diesel)..is at most £400 a year. There will also be a VED penalty of around £200 a year.

So total annual cost penalty of £600 on a car costing £50k plus to buy new.

Chicken feed in the scale of things.

Offset that with greater quiet,, lower risk of fouling DPF etc and more power.. and your choice is obvious.

Of course, if £600 a year matters to you, don't buy a 4x4: A set of new tyres will cost you over £1,000 on some models..As for servicing costs..

I'd buy a Porsche Cayenne...handling and power...

Pity my garage is too small.

Edited by madf on 19/08/2014 at 21:55