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Great, thanks Andrew!
7th Oct 2016 8:38 am
AndrewS Tarquin of the Desert
Member Since: 06 May 2005
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Russell wrote:
AndrewS wrote:
DG you and me +1 would be a good test for roominess on the second row
Andrew that could be 4 of us as Mark and i are also going on 7th in the evening
OK lets do this properly then
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7th Oct 2016 8:38 am
den2013
Member Since: 03 Jan 2013
Location: Alland
Posts: 622
Yes Ken G's are cool, driven them and worked on them in the past, but surly having driven both can you honestly say that a G is really as comparable to a D4, I cannot honestly say yes to it myself, yes for the boxy styling and for the AMG V8 engine but the rest of it im not so sure, but all said really there is nothing left on the market now.2015 D4 HSE LUX Kaikoura Stone(sold)
2010 D4 S Commercial Santorini Black(SWMBO)(sold)
2014 Evoque Dynamic Kaikoura Stone (sold)
2013 Porsche Boxster S (Fun car)
2008 D3 HSE Java Black(sold)
7th Oct 2016 8:46 am
jimbg
Member Since: 19 Apr 2013
Location: UK
Posts: 478
DG wrote:
Ken wrote:
Sorry I broke it on press day
I knew it
The other thing to bear in mind was that you could only access the JLR stand if you had the email with the QRCode on it.
Joe Public couldn't just wander on unlike say the Audi or Merc Benz stands ...you could even get on the Porsche stand by queuing up.
This meant that there were around 50 on the JLR stand at any one time....despite this restricted audience the RRS SVR and the FFRR were locked
Like you I had the QR code but did not use it, they were just letting anybody onto the stand, just opening and closing the barrier depending on how busy it was.
My main gripe was that there was nobody on the stand from Land Rover, just "stand dollies" and guys from Land Rover France ( dealer staff? ).
A large number of the visitors were English speaking and it was impossible to ask any real detailed questions, as all you got wasa Gaelic shrug!
Considering it was the first public apperance of the car I would have expected someone there who knew more than the basics.
I ended up explaining to a chap from Australia how access height worked!!
I saw the problem with the seats folding, but to be fair there were people sat in the drivers seat playing and people at the boot playing at the same time.
It was a disgrace that the stand staff just left the seats in the stuck positions, but mind you I am not sure they knew what to do anyway apart from join the visitors and keep pressing buttons. There should have been a technical expert on hand to sort these things and possibly take note to feed any issues back to the development team.
I was still impressed with the car and will be seeing my dealer on Monday to take it further.
7th Oct 2016 9:01 am
sycove
Member Since: 25 Mar 2015
Location: Burntisland
Posts: 396
D5 does nothing for me.
In 2 years time when I replace the D4 I think my options will be either
Keep D4 a bit longer
Mercedes G wagon or
Hopefully the new Defender, suits my requirements
7th Oct 2016 9:16 am
Ken
Member Since: 20 Feb 2006
Location: Here
Posts: 10865
Low battery and someone pulled the cont 12v feed to the car
I think I've found the audience Gerry had in mind for this car.
7th Oct 2016 10:22 am
Hairy Dan
Member Since: 19 Jan 2011
Location: Co. Durham
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Cheers Ian
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7th Oct 2016 11:07 am
petersw
Member Since: 17 Nov 2012
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 1135
Inspired by this post I will be putting an order date deposit on a D5.
Anything with this many against change must be goodPeter
7th Oct 2016 11:31 am
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441
With logic that sound, what could possibly go wrong?! 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!)
7th Oct 2016 11:36 am
petersw
Member Since: 17 Nov 2012
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 1135
If it fails so will Landrover..... my logicPeter
7th Oct 2016 11:38 am
DG Site Moderator
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petersw wrote:
Inspired by this post I will be putting an order date deposit on a D5.
Anything with this many against change must be good
I'm all for change, I embrace it and desire it, move on to the future
...I also want the change to be able to pass a simple test of function though 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
7th Oct 2016 11:41 am
petersw
Member Since: 17 Nov 2012
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 1135
So it's not very good?
I actually brought my D4 in anticipation of the D5
Ok I accept your advice. Any recommendations would really like to stick with Landrover need a new car within a year £50/ 70 k rangePeter
7th Oct 2016 11:54 am
AndrewS Tarquin of the Desert
Member Since: 06 May 2005
Location: Y...... because I can
Posts: 10442
petersw wrote:
Anything with this many against change must be good
I like Change and look forward to it, I have no issues with all the tecky stuff even though I think some of it is of no real value.
I have had every model of the Discovery and used them as tough 4x4 go anywhere tool boxes to get kit to site and also overlanded them.
I hope I am wrong but from what I have seen so far I don't think the Discovery 5 is the tough 4x4 that its older brothers were.
If Discoveries were to be compared to celebrities.
Disco 1 John Wayne
Disco 2 Clint Eastwood
Disco 3 Chuck Norris
Disco 4 Ray Winston
Disco 5 Joey EssexIn the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
7th Oct 2016 12:21 pm
jimbg
Member Since: 19 Apr 2013
Location: UK
Posts: 478
I reckon a lot of the owners on here are more like Fred Flintstone!!
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