aerofabrique
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Pics and vids shortly for you dubber fans 
StuckAgainSteve
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I'd have to agree with that - although, IMHO the seats are still better than average in the P38 - especially the quality of the leather.
martynv8
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I agree, the seats on my Touareg were looking well worn after 3 years. The seats in my 10 1/2 year old P38 look far less worn in comparison (virtually new looking).
The plastic fixings in P38's are brittle & can snap when taking things apart but the finish is much more tactile than many modern German cars i've driven.
The plastic fixings in P38's are brittle & can snap when taking things apart but the finish is much more tactile than many modern German cars i've driven.
stjohnsmythe
Active Member
I'd have to agree with that. The seats are very good quality leather. Trouble is that mine are cream and I always seem to be cleaning them!
Grit Valve
2000 4.6 Vouge
I like your choice nice looking motor I'm sure your miss the old girl , put some dse chrome badges on the new one to ease the pain
Pikey
Dummy Ejection Facilitator..
gold rover
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2.0_hippo
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That's known as depreciation. and is mainly caused by the cost of parts and repairs
lol hmmmm...
still cant beat the look of the RR
and the "left turbo charger" is £600 !!!
and im guessing theres two of them !
aerofabrique
Active Member
Part of the reason i went for one ...so much car for the money!
Well first report- drove her to what i hope isnt her final resting place- and im not looking back.
The power the v10 produces is incredible effortless overtaking and acceleration on the motorway and the torque can accelerate it up a hill at idle. Amazing for a 2.7t motor.
Air suspension and adaptive damping means it handles like a golf yet it feels so big inside.
Tickled it home at 70 on cruise control and got figures of 28 29 mpg but any sort of incline requiring more fuel input saw it drop to low 20s. Floor it and ins cons shows 7mpg!
I'll get some pics and a video up when i have a chance.
Well first report- drove her to what i hope isnt her final resting place- and im not looking back.
The power the v10 produces is incredible effortless overtaking and acceleration on the motorway and the torque can accelerate it up a hill at idle. Amazing for a 2.7t motor.
Air suspension and adaptive damping means it handles like a golf yet it feels so big inside.
Tickled it home at 70 on cruise control and got figures of 28 29 mpg but any sort of incline requiring more fuel input saw it drop to low 20s. Floor it and ins cons shows 7mpg!
I'll get some pics and a video up when i have a chance.
aerofabrique
Active Member
lol hmmmm...
still cant beat the look of the RR
and the "left turbo charger" is £600 !!!
and im guessing theres two of them !
2 turbos 2 fips 10 cylinders 10 injectors
Pray the gods of motoring are with me on this.
Thankfully its not a daily driver.
rasheed
Well-Known Member
I think I agree with this. I love my P38 but the trim quality is ****E.
Oi, shutdown finished yesterday, get back to throwing yourself on the ground.
aerofabrique
Active Member
bending forum rules P38 for sale in for sale section to those interested...excuse the advert copied staright from the online auction site to cater for non LZers!
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aerofabrique
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So after a couple of week of driving, a few hundred miles and few cm of snow and ice...
One full tank at 100 litres (P38 DSE 90l) i managed 435 miles brim to brim.
A-road at 50mph with cc saw 36mpg.Not much less than the DSE.
much more comfortable on the motorway, drives like a golf and sits like a golf in sport mode and raise it to the highest setting sits higher than the RR with a 580mm wading depth. Snow and ice today was no problem (albeit light snow with nokian rubber) the engine braking - especially in first - and HDC were a brilliant help and havent even tried it with diff locks yet. ESP never even tried to restrict the torque being planted down.
For the driving i do - which is rarely off road/in snow with winters we've had - mainly commuting/touring this I would recommend to anyone over the RR. Its car like to drive and can perform in tricky conditions when needed. So much more toys for the price and i can see now how you do actually pay for a badge and prestige.
Turned up to the shoot at the weekend and it actually drew more attention than someones brand new 62 RR and - mine cost 15 % of that. Mine has full service history and would recommend that to anyone looking at one - some tatty ones out there and front diffs must be looked after! Same price as a GM RR Gearbox to replace!
tufty
New Member
So after a couple of week of driving, a few hundred miles and few cm of snow and ice...
One full tank at 100 litres (P38 DSE 90l) i managed 435 miles brim to brim.
A-road at 50mph with cc saw 36mpg.Not much less than the DSE.
much more comfortable on the motorway, drives like a golf and sits like a golf in sport mode and raise it to the highest setting sits higher than the RR with a 580mm wading depth. Snow and ice today was no problem (albeit light snow with nokian rubber) the engine braking - especially in first - and HDC were a brilliant help and havent even tried it with diff locks yet. ESP never even tried to restrict the torque being planted down.
For the driving i do - which is rarely off road/in snow with winters we've had - mainly commuting/touring this I would recommend to anyone over the RR. Its car like to drive and can perform in tricky conditions when needed. So much more toys for the price and i can see now how you do actually pay for a badge and prestige.
Turned up to the shoot at the weekend and it actually drew more attention than someones brand new 62 RR and - mine cost 15 % of that. Mine has full service history and would recommend that to anyone looking at one - some tatty ones out there and front diffs must be looked after! Same price as a GM RR Gearbox to replace!
If you listen carefully :scratching_chin: it sounds just like a golf
