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You mean it isn't????
22nd Dec 2016 2:50 pm
steve-o
Member Since: 22 Dec 2016
Location: Sussex
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I have to say, not a massive fan of the rear end either... bit of an eye sore! Actually though, I quite like the colour - maybe I just have odd taste
22nd Dec 2016 3:13 pm
dubbs
Member Since: 18 Apr 2012
Location: Gloucestershire
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SafariDave wrote:
A non LR enthusiast would just think it's a Limited package Ford Explorer.
And an LR enthusiast would wish it was!!
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22nd Dec 2016 3:20 pm
petersw
Member Since: 17 Nov 2012
Location: Norfolk
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Does this mean the only thing the detractors can find wrong of the D5 is the colour?
It's a Namib Orange by the way
This is a more representative picture of colour
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22nd Dec 2016 3:33 pm
Scott #55
Member Since: 15 Apr 2015
Location: UK
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Jacobean Faun or Faustean Brown?
(Some radio ad I heard years ago - always thought those colours were amusing.)
22nd Dec 2016 3:45 pm
dubbs
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Oh it's the 7 stages of denial/acceptance
Once we've got used to the more generic rounded looks, lack of split tailgate, removal of stepped roof, etc., then everyone will calm down. That's been part of the DNA for some time now and such a big thing has been made of these features, a lot of owners feel they've let the side down by removing those - but hey we've been round that block so many times already
By the time the noise quietens there will be a host of accessories to make them look more individual, more colours, some of the more innovative tech will be added and hopefully they're have moved on to the newer more advanced power plants too.
I've certainly warmed to elements of the design now. I still think it's a case of Emperor's new clothes at the moment but then the DS was launched the same way.
Let's face it, the D5 is there to entice new owners rather than existing owners as it offers precious little to an existing D4 owner but eventually LR know they will upgrade and when they do hope they pick them up naturally.
Have to say I've never known such a rush on people wanting to buy the last of an outgoing model rather than get the new one.MY15 DIY Black Pack (Better than factory and half the price!)
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22nd Dec 2016 3:47 pm
Scott #55
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Location: UK
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Unlikely to affect me for a very long time - at £28k, my second hand D4 was the most expensive car I've ever owned, and I'm very unlikely to spend that again anytime soon.
Unless you total up the servicing and maintenance bills.....
22nd Dec 2016 3:50 pm
petersw
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Location: Norfolk
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I'm getting a D5
I will probably keep my D4 till I get the new Defender, my son will hopefully Learn then use it.Peter
22nd Dec 2016 3:56 pm
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
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My issue is this bit. It's enormous...
Even a bigger set of wheels doesn't detract from the fact it has a huge bodyMy D3 Build Thread
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That's actually Namib Orange, a colour which I'm paying £1600 for 23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
22nd Dec 2016 4:17 pm
crews control
Member Since: 18 Mar 2007
Location: Dorset
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If that's orange then I'm blond (not grey)
I think the real name for that is fulvous ?2005 D3 HSE 2011 D4 Landmark 2016 D4 HSE Lux
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22nd Dec 2016 4:52 pm
SafariDave
Member Since: 19 Nov 2011
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the only colors that kind of work are black because it hides the ugly of it. Grey makes it more up to date or silver makes it more modern.
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22nd Dec 2016 4:53 pm
J77
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Here it is in another light
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