RichR
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I realise this may not be the place to ask but my missus is getting a brand new RR Vogue arriving in the next 2 weeks.
We didn't know anything about it until yesterday morning as its being supplied for her personal and business use for the job she started just before new year.
Does anyone have any experience with them? Only thing I keep hearing is that they're forever breaking down
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deano87
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No idea, but I need a job that requires you to have a RR Vogue 
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RichR
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All she knows is that its coming in Black with a cream leather interior or silver with Black leather
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Phil W
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Nice cars to be in, give a lot of presence and you *will* feel more special than other people.
Even if its a TDi it will sap up the fuel, and just hope its not the underpowered BMW lump.
Quite boaty to drive on ANY sort of bend.
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*JonnyG*
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
No idea, but I need a job that requires you to have a RR Vogue
Amen!
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gavin18787
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
No idea, but I need a job that requires you to have a RR Vogue
But think of the MPG
Sorry 
Drives supercharged Tec with torque  
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deano87
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Git.
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ryzer
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my dads got a Sport, lovely car, loads of presence, extremely comfortable, although he has the TDI engine, and trust me you wont be going anywhere fast! no problems with it at all
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gavin18787
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
Git.
Im done now honest 
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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Phil W
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quote:
Originally posted by gavin18787
quote:
Originally posted by deano87
No idea, but I need a job that requires you to have a RR Vogue
But think of the MPG
Sorry
Could be worse, she could have had one thats been 'fettled' with by Overfinch 
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deano87
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Overfinch RR
[Edited on 08-01-2009 by deano87]
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Pete_vxl
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mmmmmm the smell of the government fucking you for tax.
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RichR
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I'm not sure how its worked but the company pay tax, insurance, running costs and apart from commuting all fuel as well
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deano87
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Sounds like it's leased.
What does your missus do if you don't mind me asking, that requires her to have a RR and not a Passat TDi or something?! 
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RichR
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General Manager of a Country House Hotel; Passat wouldn't look right on the driveway I guess.
They're not leased, the owner of the company has 70 Vogues for use by the staff within the business; each hotel (there's 34) gets a Vogue for use by the GM
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deano87
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Nice
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nathy_87
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v.nice IF anything does go wrong let me know and i can ask my uncle as he is an electrican at Land Rover.
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C2RL R
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black with cream leather sounds top. really good looking cars them. do a Stephen Ireland on it......
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dannymccann
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quote:
Originally posted by LiVe LeE
I'm not sure how its worked but the company pay tax, insurance, running costs and apart from commuting all fuel as well
From my tax lectures she will get bummed on tax for fuel I think. Its a case of the company pays for ALL fuel then you get taxed on £16000 worth of fuel or something, or the employee pays for all fuel and you dont pay extra tax on fuel allowance....
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RichR
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I think thats why its classed as a hotel car rather than a personal or company car as a way around the tax; we don't know all the ins and outs yet and we're keeping her Zetec S as well for a while
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BYRON
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Although not a vogue - I have had a new RR Sport TDV8 for a few weeks before christmas.
I had the AA out on numerous occasions as it wouldnt start, and ended up in the dealership for 5 days to be fixed.
I have looked about and the LR product is not as reliable as some may have thought.
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dannymccann
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quote:
Originally posted by LiVe LeE
I think thats why its classed as a hotel car rather than a personal or company car as a way around the tax; we don't know all the ins and outs yet and we're keeping her Zetec S as well for a while
Does anyone else have the use of the car or is it solely for her use? If only her, I would say the taxman will find out
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BYRON
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The minute it is used for personal use, it is a benefit in kind, and therefore taxable. The Tax wont be very kind, which is why (including LR themselves) give the driver/user an allowance rather to avoid the heavy tax.
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RichR
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quote:
Originally posted by dannymccann
quote:
Originally posted by LiVe LeE
I think thats why its classed as a hotel car rather than a personal or company car as a way around the tax; we don't know all the ins and outs yet and we're keeping her Zetec S as well for a while
Does anyone else have the use of the car or is it solely for her use? If only her, I would say the taxman will find out
That'll be their way round - its to be used by the Head chef and restaurant manager as well to attend in-house conferences - however they don't need it more than 2 days a year each iirc
[Edited on 08-01-2009 by LiVe LeE]
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pow
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Ewww...
Next door had one, told me it was the worse buy he ever made.
3.0TDi used to do about 13 to the gallon, £120 to 300 miles.
His mate had a V8 Vouge that did on average 8MPG.
Theyre just a big Chelsea Tractor, extreamly pointless IMO
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