And it hasn't exploded or eaten itself.

Couple of questions to the mechanically minded......came to start it today, It was standing yesterday after a run on Friday, and the pulleys were really quite noisy at the front of the engine. Has been ok all week. Had a look and the top idler seems like it is in a pretty sorry state, the surface seems slightly degraded. So I popped the intercooler hose off for access and it has a bit of play in it front to back! So in guessing that's scoobied then it's another thing for the list when it goes in on Wednesday. I take it no play is the norm!

As I was playing with this I noticed that there was an area round the plasic turbo-intake connection where there was a certain amount of black soot, this doesn't seem to be a brilliant seal on this. Moves around quite easily, no rubber seal on it. Will query this when it goes in too. The evidence of soot might indicate a bit of boost leaking out, and we can't have that can we!!

It's running fine and dandy though!

So the list for Wednesday is...

1. Brake hose recall
2. Idler pulley
3. Small oil leak from bottom scavenger hose o ring
4. Starting to rust up on the boot lid, so paint warranty will do this.
5. Query boost leak!

Not too bad for week one. To be honest if I wasn't so OCD most of this would pass the casual observer by!

Edit...... And the other thing is that the AC on auto mode doesn't always open at least one vent! Results in a whistling from the top of the dash! Can be sorted by selecting one up or down direction to open a flap, but if you switch it back to auto it goes into whistling mode again, only happens at the start of a journey, ok after 5 mins or so! There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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Always teething problems... be as picky as you can, at the sort of money that cost it wants to be right with a capitol R.

Please keep it nice and fully serviced as I plan on buying it off you in 10 years to go off roading....  Pete
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fortunately all appears to be minor problems which you wouldn't see on the forecourt and only living with the car will bring them to light.

the boot will be warrantied, I'm pretty sure of that as they did my old one, the top idler is £40 for the part and can be easily replaced, so they will probably not have to get authority on that, also the turbo tube is £81 again not too extortionate.

That's a comprehensive after sales inspection nmj!

Ours did that whistling yesterday about 2 hours into a 4 hour plus journey but it stopped on switching off the AC button. Not recurred since.

To be fair, all of the issues you've listed, they will have to fix whether under warranty or 'good will' a la SOGA (the law does not require you to have identified all issues before driving the car away); more so IMO with an A.U car with the publicised A.U promises and "immaculate" pledges which to me means that the premium you paid entitles you - as commented on by Haylands - to damn near perfection, especially on a nearly new 2012MY such low mileage vehicle of the RR marque!

Mine whistles and can be adjusted like yours to stop this.

I had a similar noise from the front of the engine; a sort of 'shucking' noise when warm. They replaced the belt but it was still there albeit a lot quieter, so I took it back. It has been with the dealer for four weeks now; JLR have diagnosed this as the oil pump and the engine is out whilst this is being replaced. I am beginning to lose my cool a tad at the length of time they are taking!

To me, the noise seems to be more of an idler/pulley type sound, however they assure me they have run the car without the belt and it is still there!

They are also doing the brake hose recall, the front door surrounds for corrosion, and an exhaust vibration that occurs at about 850 RPM!

This is what warranties/auc is for at the end of the day. As Ryan says, these things aren't going to come to light on a forecourt. It takes a bit of OCD to get the car perfect and most dealerships don't have that attention to detail, unless there is something obvious mechanically wrong, it won't get picked up, anything not on the checklist like the pulley will get overlooked.

Hey ho, if this is all I can find them I'm happy enough! There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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What's this about "front door surrounds for corrosion" (not heard that one before)?

^ I have that on my B pillar Ryan. LR rejected a claim against this when I had the rear tailgate replaced. Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
Had- 2008 TDV8 Vogue SE in Java black
Had - 2007 S/C in Stornoway Grey

Is that that the bubbles or blisters that can show underneath the black upper door frame trims Alan/ others?

Edit: just noted another member's post this evening showing exactly what you're getting at re his 2005. Yes I did know about that issue/ ours not afflicted.

Presuming there is no preventative measure that can be taken...

Don't think there is Ryan, perhaps a good coat of wax will help? my 57 was never affected, nor does the new one seem to be, that's not to say it won't pop up at some point! There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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09> are worse then the earlier models for corrosion