Member Since: 20 Apr 2016
Location: Cheltenham
Posts: 15
Landmark coming soon!
Hello all!
First post on the forum, looking forward to sharing help and advice with you guys. Have previously been very active in Porsche forums and love the online community thing.
So have a new Landmark on order for delivery 1st or 2nd week of May and very excited. I ordered totally blind, the only LR I have every driven is a Defender at Eastnor when a friend passed on their experience to me as they didn't want it (crazy).
I took the plunge without a test drive nor having even sat in a Disco;
Disco Landmark
Waitomo Grey
Vision Assist Pack
Privacy Glass
Fixed Side Steps
Rubber Mats (3 young kids!)
Stainless Steel Rear Bumper Treadplate
Was passing a LR dealership yesterday and popped in to actually have a look at the car I have ordered and my god was I impressed. No photo of the interior can do the spec justice at all, beyond excited now.
I think I read somewhere on here a list of common faults/niggles that you can get with the Disco. Is there anything I should be checking on handover?
I hope I haven't missed off any important spec, I took the view they are pretty much Christmas tree spec out of the box so only added a few bits.
A forum sticker for the front/rear so we can identify and frantically wave to our fellow members!!!!
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20th Apr 2016 11:54 am
Japseroony
Member Since: 11 Feb 2008
Location: North East
Posts: 792
Mud flaps front and rear would go well and side rubbing strips with the bright insert helps break up the doors as well as protecting them
Both of the above are dealer/DIY items to fit."UNDERSTEER" ---is when you hit the fence with the front of the car.
"OVERSTEER" ------is when you hit the fence with the rear of the car.
"HORSEPOWER" -is how fast you hit the fence.
"TORQUE" ------------is how far you take the fence with you.
20th Apr 2016 12:12 pm
DigitalJunior
Member Since: 22 Nov 2008
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 4401
Get yourself a nice forum Avatar like ours
20th Apr 2016 3:20 pm
Capt pugwash
Member Since: 15 Apr 2016
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 26
Great choice Jamie, I part exchanged my BMW X6 for a new Landmark nearly 2 weeks ago...I am so impressed with the Discovery, it is everything I needed from a vehicle and more...just took me forever to realise...now I have my eyes on a new D5 come next year, hope my Landmark holds it's value relatively well...and come part ex against a new D5 Disco Dealer looks after me!
20th Apr 2016 7:45 pm
Walkzinho
Member Since: 01 Oct 2011
Location: Chester
Posts: 140
Japseroony wrote:
side rubbing strips with the bright insert helps break up the doors as well as protecting them
22nd Apr 2016 2:24 pm
GlosBoy
Member Since: 16 Oct 2009
Location: Chandlers Ford
Posts: 2444
Very brave to order without even sitting in one, let alone driving.
Good choice though and you wont be disappointed D4 HSE - Aintree Green
D4 Orkney my13 - gone
Stornaway D4. Gone, Didn't like it at all
D3 silver manual. Loved my first LR
Member Since: 11 Feb 2008
Location: North East
Posts: 792
Walkzinho wrote:
Japseroony wrote:
side rubbing strips with the bright insert helps break up the doors as well as protecting them
Why
The doors are huge and IMO need something to break them up from top to bottom - especially the Waitomo Grey "UNDERSTEER" ---is when you hit the fence with the front of the car.
"OVERSTEER" ------is when you hit the fence with the rear of the car.
"HORSEPOWER" -is how fast you hit the fence.
"TORQUE" ------------is how far you take the fence with you.
22nd Apr 2016 2:39 pm
peteyd
Member Since: 08 Mar 2016
Location: South Bucks
Posts: 551
Re: Landmark coming soon!
JamieG16 wrote:
Vision Assist Pack
Jamie
I think this includes the surround cameras. Check the forum thread on this. Many people report the quality of the cameras on current cars is very poor. What makes it worse is the standard reversing camera is fine but if you add the surround cameras, this also turns out rubbish.
At the very least, I suggest you try a current model with surround cameras. Lots have been caught out by test driving a slightly older car which seems to have better surround cameras.
Member Since: 20 Apr 2016
Location: Cheltenham
Posts: 15
Thanks for all your tips guys, arrived today!!!!!
Very pleased, love it.
Quick question, it came with 2 seats of headphones for the rear entertainment. I have 3 kids and don't want to start world war 3!
Can I purchase a third set - or even better is there a non-official set that would work - anyone else done this?
3rd May 2016 4:59 pm
JamieG16
Member Since: 20 Apr 2016
Location: Cheltenham
Posts: 15
And here she is
3rd May 2016 5:02 pm
peteyd
Member Since: 08 Mar 2016
Location: South Bucks
Posts: 551
Awesome! I collect mine in 70 hours and am very excited.
Did you get the surround cameras?
Can't help with the extra set of headphones question as although I also have 3 kids, I prevented WW3 by getting the Graphite which has no rear screens.
PDMY16 D4 Graphite in Loire Blue
3rd May 2016 5:05 pm
JamieG16
Member Since: 20 Apr 2016
Location: Cheltenham
Posts: 15
Yes surround cameras. Rear one is fine but then I haven't seen one without surround and in fact never had a rear camera before so no benchmark. Front ones are poor to be fair but handy to have as I have to pull out every day inch by inch into oncoming traffic with limited view so we'll see.
3rd May 2016 5:11 pm
peteyd
Member Since: 08 Mar 2016
Location: South Bucks
Posts: 551
Cool. Opinion varies, I've never had any cameras on a car so am just excited to be getting a reversing camera MY16 D4 Graphite in Loire Blue
3rd May 2016 5:12 pm
JamieG16
Member Since: 20 Apr 2016
Location: Cheltenham
Posts: 15
I'm going to post up a new thread about the headphones so the question is more obvious!
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