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Smarticus
 


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I've just been "upsold" !

Just done the deal on a D4 Ipanema Sand with Almond leather and all the extras. I went in to get a XS, but there were none to be had for months - but they did have this fully loaded HSE (20" wheels, heated steering wheel, Ipod, surround camera, privacy and tow). Pick her up on Saturday.

I still feel a bit queezy about spending the thick end of £50k on a Discovery Mr. Green

Makes me think that the brand "Discovery" has come a long long way since it launched in the early 1990's.

My first D1 200tdi (3 doors no electric anything) was under £18k and I thought that was excessive back in 1992.

My second D1 300tdi (5 doors and electric windows) was £22k

My third D2 Td5 ES (electric and leather everything) was £24k (imported) - great value

My fourth D3 TDv6s was £32k and I thought I had gone nuts spending over £30k on Disco (with cloth seats !)

My fifth D3 TDv6 HSE was £38k but that was a good discount and didn't seem so mental having got used to spending that kind of money and getting loads of toys

But to now have paid so much for a Discovery - have I gone mad - lost the plot - handed over my marbles - kissed my senses goodbye - or just been seduced by a great looking, brilliantly conceived and totally fab motor ?

But what the heck, maybe my new motto should be - "live now, pay later, die in debt" !
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Re: I've just been "upsold" !

Smarticus wrote:

My fourth D3 TDv8s was £32k and I thought I had gone nuts spending over £30k on Disco (with cloth seats !)

My fifth D3 TDv8 HSE was £38k but that was a good discount and didn't seem so mental having got used to spending that kind of money and getting loads of toys



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OK, freudian slip perhaps. A TDv8 would be a great option for the D4 (although I couldn't possibly pay any more !). Now corrected.

I am now going to lie down with a big drink (and I dont mean an orange juice !). Thumbs Up
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I cringe at paying the price I did for my new GS, but as you say, what the heck. You cannae take it with you.

If I had the bucks, I'd have an HSE in a heartbeat. Luxury and the ability to go anywhere you want (with a car load of 7!).

Best way to look at it is at least your saving your offspring the inheritance tax Wink
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Well done Mark, lets hope it lives up to your expectations.
  
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I sat in a D4 HSE at Stratstones last week. The interior is nicer, but £47K is nuts in this economic climate. If they want to sell volume they'll be discounting soon enough. I'm hanging on.
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