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Haters be hating, Hardware
14th Jan 2020 8:28 pm
Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
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Can be summarised to some don’t like it, some like it and some don’t care - just like most cars. DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
Porsche Cayenne V8 Diesel S
14th Jan 2020 9:11 pm
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23822
Indeed Paul, but what’s telling is you and I and quite a few other previously loyal Discovery owners on this forum have not replaced their D3/4’s with a D5. 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography (now semi-retired)
14th Jan 2020 10:09 pm
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 14383
Maybe more will embrace the D5 now its been face lifted
New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
14th Jan 2020 10:21 pm
Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
Posts: 15496
To be fair mine is more dealer based than because I don’t like the car. My family hate the D5 with a passion but I’m quite fairly ambivalent. Interestingly my wife who isn’t into cars at all much preferred the Cayenne to the D3s or D4, my son loves it because it’s a Porsche and my daughter screams if you let it go!
Sadly I don’t think I’ll be back into a LR at anytime, the service I’ve had from Porsche is far superior, another mate has just ditched them from his FFRR Vogue SE but was fed up with service.DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
Porsche Cayenne V8 Diesel S
14th Jan 2020 10:30 pm
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23822
A good dealer, whatever the marque, does make a huge difference. I think LR made a big mistake ditching the small family run dealerships.
All marques have good and bad dealerships though. I use main dealers for Skoda, Toyota, Mini and Land Rover (MJ Fews lost their LR Approved Service Centre status). By far the best is the Toyota dealership.
Colleagues moan about the local Aston Martin, Porsche, Mercedes and Audi/VW dealerships. Although the Smart part of the large local Mercedes dealer is good.
I think if the D5 was right for us we’d put up with the lack of quality service.2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography (now semi-retired)
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14th Jan 2020 11:05 pm
J77
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Hardware wrote:
can't believe my most tongue-in-cheek post has spawned a thread this long !!!
For some reason members on here enjoy a es 23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
14th Jan 2020 11:23 pm
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Moo wrote:
Maybe more will embrace the D5 now its been face lifted
Looks nicer than the Rivian though eh? 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
15th Jan 2020 7:22 am
RRSTDV8
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LT wrote:
Colleagues moan about the local Aston Martin, Porsche, Mercedes and Audi/VW dealerships.
First World problems... Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
2012 RRS SDV6
2008 RRS TDV8
"When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die! You don't know who's children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered. How much blood will spill, until everybody does what they were always going to have to do from the very beginning: SIT DOWN AND TALK!"
15th Jan 2020 8:52 am
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23822
For sure, but then much of this Forum is about first world problems. We’re all very lucky to be able to afford to own and run such vehicles.
The point being though that the cost of the vehicle doesn’t correlate with the level of service from the main dealers.
I get better service from Toyota and Skoda than I do from Mini and Land Rover.2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography (now semi-retired)
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
Posts: 15496
The Skoda dealer we use is spot on a family owned business. My sister uses a closer one and the service is mediocre and part of a big chain. Have no problems with the Mini dealer but then my sister has worked for them for nearly 30 years. The Porsche dealer is part of a big chain and the service has been A1. I have used every LR dealer in an hour radius and every one has been crap, the Jag dealer was ok though and knew more than the LR dealer DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
Porsche Cayenne V8 Diesel S
15th Jan 2020 10:10 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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I still miss Guava, and my days of LR ownership are finished.
Though not missing the bills.
15th Jan 2020 10:19 am
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23822
Hardware wrote:
LT wrote:
Colleagues moan about the local Aston Martin, Porsche, Mercedes and Audi/VW dealerships.
A friends boss owns a McLaren, it’s been back at the factory for more time than it’s been in his garage. Abysmal customer service support as well. I think it’s going to end up in court.2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography (now semi-retired)
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