Popped into dealer on Sunday to look at used Discovery's with a view took at alternatives to my 3 year old FL2 that has been absolutely superb but wished I'd bought and auto with Zenons looked at the sport - not for me - ended up putting a deposit on a Landmark in Waitomo grey - picking it up on Friday all bring well.
25th Apr 2016 6:37 pm
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Welcome to the madness.
25th Apr 2016 6:38 pm
Hairy Dan
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Good job and welcome to the forum, make sure you post some photos when you get it.Cheers Ian
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25th Apr 2016 8:51 pm
Peakwayfarer
Member Since: 25 Apr 2016
Location: Uk
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Thanks and will do
26th Apr 2016 6:32 am
Peakwayfarer
Member Since: 25 Apr 2016
Location: Uk
Posts: 434
Collected My Landmark yesterday
Picked up my Landmark yesterday morning after sadly trading in "Fred"my HSE Freelander - which had been superb in every way and totally reliable - but a visit to a local dealer to look at and convince myself I didn't like the sport replacement - led to the purchase of a pre reg Landmark. Filled up the tank and thought this wasn't to bad a nearly quarter full on collection.
First impressions very good drove in typical city traffic and some country lanes for thirty miles auto great smooth.
For such a big car it's feels quick.
Anyway back home loaded up with daughter dog wife and luggage for a weekend in Devon (loads of room) - must be mad on a bank holiday weekend but off we went only to meet in inevitable traffic jam near Bristol after three hours in and detouring round it - back on the motorway at Taunton eventually got down to Exmouth.
Filled the car back up - thinking I wonder what the actual mpg would be, car showing 31 mpg - maybe should have kept Fred! but pleasantly surprised with 31.3 mpg calculated on the tank to tank fill.
So far - Fantastic on the motorway - great in traffic - very comfortable and must say although a bit thirsty it's better than I expected especially after reading reports of fuel consumption and hopefully it will get better as it runs in
Overall delighted with the new car
Some photos to follow
30th Apr 2016 5:42 am
Peakwayfarer
Member Since: 25 Apr 2016
Location: Uk
Posts: 434
Collected My Landmark yesterday
Picked up my Landmark yesterday morning after sadly trading in "Fred"my HSE Freelander - which had been superb in every way and totally reliable - but a visit to a local dealer to look at and convince myself I didn't like the sport replacement - led to the purchase of a pre reg Landmark. Filled up the tank and thought this wasn't to bad a nearly quarter full on collection.
First impressions very good drove in typical city traffic and some country lanes for thirty miles auto great smooth.
For such a big car it's feels quick.
Anyway back home loaded up with daughter dog wife and luggage for a weekend in Devon (loads of room) - must be mad on a bank holiday weekend but off we went only to meet in inevitable traffic jam near Bristol after three hours in and detouring round it - back on the motorway at Taunton eventually got down to Exmouth.
Filled the car back up - thinking I wonder what the actual mpg would be, car showing 31 mpg - maybe should have kept Fred! but pleasantly surprised with 31.3 mpg calculated on the tank to tank fill.
So far - Fantastic on the motorway - great in traffic - very comfortable and must say although a bit thirsty it's better than I expected especially after reading reports of fuel consumption and hopefully it will get better as it runs in
Overall delighted with the new car
Some photos to follow
30th Apr 2016 5:42 am
Peakwayfarer
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Location: Uk
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30th Apr 2016 5:45 am
Walkzinho
Member Since: 01 Oct 2011
Location: Chester
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30+ mpg on a 2.7 tonne 3.0 V6 4x4 is quite acceptable I feel!
30th Apr 2016 6:18 am
CFB
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Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
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Glad you like it, I never get over 30mpg, my average according to the display is around 28.8 and I thought that was ok ('ish)2020 BMW X1 18d XDrive X-Line Auto
30th Apr 2016 6:25 am
Red Merle
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Peakwayfarer wrote:
Filled the car back up - thinking I wonder what the actual mpg would be, car showing 31 mpg - maybe should have kept Fred! but pleasantly surprised with 31.3 mpg calculated on the tank to tank fill.
So far - Fantastic on the motorway - great in traffic - very comfortable and must say although a bit thirsty it's better than I expected especially after reading reports of fuel consumption and hopefully it will get better as it runs in.
Having previously owned 2 manual FL2's (never thought of calling them "Fred", what a great name "Fred the Freelander"! ) and an auto FL2, there's actually very, very little difference in the fuel consumption between an FL2 auto and a D4! A genuine 31.3mpg from the D4 isn't bad; it's slightly better than the FL2 auto was giving me.
Oddly enough, it was a trip into a dealer to show my wife and daughter a new Disco Sport that wound up with us buying the D4; we are definitely not alone in this!
Hope you're enjoying your weekend down here, even if you did only ever get as far as Devon and missed the best bit! 2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
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30th Apr 2016 6:43 am
wireworld
Member Since: 19 Oct 2013
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 145
Same here. I got 33.84mpg average from my auto freelander over 18 months (12,000 miles) measured. After 800 miles with the d4 I am currently getting c.29mpg measured. Trip computer on d4 seems to be about 8% - 10% optimistic whereas the freelander was almost spot on. Once I've done a few more miles I'll correct it with the IID
30th Apr 2016 7:21 am
dlgis
Member Since: 02 Oct 2015
Location: Tunbridge Wells
Posts: 398
Trip computer on my D4 is 16% optimistic D4 GS 12MY
30th Apr 2016 4:36 pm
wireworld
Member Since: 19 Oct 2013
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 145
Maybe the mpg improvements in MY2016 are the difference if the software is setup the same?
30th Apr 2016 4:45 pm
bobgolden
Member Since: 15 Oct 2010
Location: South Yorkshire
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@Peakwayfarer - which dealer did you buy it from ? I keep getting the urge to swap the X5 for a last proper Disco and SWMBO isn't averse to the idea. The X5 has some really useful tech, including a much needed speed limiter (we both have lead feet) and is good for 35+ mpg but depreciation is a killer.
A quandary I don't need !2010 MX-5 2.0 Sport Tech PRHT
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30th Apr 2016 5:29 pm
Red Merle
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Just in case you weren't aware, the current D4 has a speed limiter too 2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: 2 x FL2 as “second” cars 🙄
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
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and thought this wasn't to bad a nearly quarter full on collection.
