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Like 90% of the current discos on the road then.Velar MY18 D180 S Narvik
Discovery MY2015 3.0 SDV6 SE Corris - Gone
15th Jan 2017 9:05 pm
fisherman
Member Since: 16 Jan 2007
Location: Hornchurch Essex
Posts: 1789
What about the diesel ban? How do you feel about buying a new car with an old propulsion system?
There's talk of diesel being banned.FFRR 2017 4.4SDV8 Autobiography. Cost so much I must be mad!
D4 HSE 2012 Like a second wife, more expensive but goes better! I almost cried this time!
D3 HSE 2006 (Almost 8 years together, true love)
Land Cruiser VX 1994 11 years together, wife cried when I p/ex'd for my D3
15th Jan 2017 9:52 pm
jimbg
Member Since: 19 Apr 2013
Location: UK
Posts: 478
it is n EU6 engine which is the important factor
15th Jan 2017 10:08 pm
fisherman
Member Since: 16 Jan 2007
Location: Hornchurch Essex
Posts: 1789
On the other diesel thread I'm being told the EU6 spec isn't good enough and they will also be banned.FFRR 2017 4.4SDV8 Autobiography. Cost so much I must be mad!
D4 HSE 2012 Like a second wife, more expensive but goes better! I almost cried this time!
D3 HSE 2006 (Almost 8 years together, true love)
Land Cruiser VX 1994 11 years together, wife cried when I p/ex'd for my D3
15th Jan 2017 10:14 pm
J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6270
Moo wrote:
Pelyma wrote:
I bet no other "jelly mould" could do that.
Maybe, but the capability this jelly mould has will never really be utilised. Yes I know you can say that about the D3/4, but that vehicle appealed to a larger and more diverse market where off road ability was needed. The fact that there is no Commercial model confirms where LR see the D5.
You're not going to need this capability in Chelsea or doing the shopping in Waitrose.
Have you seen the size of the potholes in Waitrose car park?23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
15th Jan 2017 10:41 pm
J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6270
fisherman wrote:
What about the diesel ban? How do you feel about buying a new car with an old propulsion system?
There's talk of diesel being banned.
I personally will sleep easy, I've no need to take my Disco anywhere near a city, though diesel will never be banned completely, we will have to pay more to run it.
What do we do with all the abandoned diesel cars, if we all switch to petrol or hybrid/EV?23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
15th Jan 2017 10:59 pm
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23824
Wheel size and tyres will be a contributing factor to the D5's off road ability in the UK.
We know how capable the latest FFRR is off road, but on massive rims with rubber band road tyres you'll not get far on many UK off road scenarios without getting stuck or damaging the rims/tyres. As recently witnessed by myself on a private track on Exmoor. 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography (now semi-retired)
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15th Jan 2017 11:36 pm
Dusty
Member Since: 23 Sep 2013
Location: London
Posts: 1022
RRSTDV8 wrote:
J77 wrote:
Also interior comfort and quality is head and shoulders above the D4 IMO, that's one thing I did like when I viewed it at the dealers. Still not sure about its overall shape though.
Is it the looks or the packaging you don't like when you say the "overall shape"?
Surely, in any practical vehicle, the looks come right at the bottom of the list of attributes one considers when buying it.
I wouldn't spend the sort of money Land Rover charge if I didn't like the look of it.
My main priorities are 7 seats, comfortable on road ability and good off road ability. The D5 will have those attributes in spades I'm sure. But I just don't like the look of it, so I won't buy one.Discovery 4 HSE
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15th Jan 2017 11:36 pm
J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6270
LT wrote:
Wheel size and tyres will be a contributing factor to the D5's off road ability in the UK.
We know how capable the latest FFRR is off road, but on massive rims with rubber band road tyres you'll not get far on many UK off road scenarios without getting stuck or damaging the rims/tyres. As recently witnessed by myself on a private track on Exmoor.
My one is coming with standard 19" rims, I think HSE has 20" as standard as per current car.23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
15th Jan 2017 11:48 pm
LT
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Location: South West
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Which is why the OE 20" rims on my Landmark were removed and replaced with 19"s.
What's the OE size tyre for the D5 19" rim?2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography (now semi-retired)
15th Jan 2017 11:56 pm
J77
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Location: Fife
Posts: 6270
Not sure23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
16th Jan 2017 6:36 am
petersw
Member Since: 17 Nov 2012
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 1135
Wheels and tyres in the videos look standard to me, whilst coping with the conditions ok.Peter
16th Jan 2017 8:00 am
petersw
Member Since: 17 Nov 2012
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 1135
Re Tyre size:
Looks like standard 20" D5 wheel, but looking closely seems to have a less lower profile tyre than a D4 20" wheel?
What does it look like to the tyre experts?
Not looking good for my compomotive PD1881QB 's
Edit: Trying to say the overall diameter of wheels looks to be different between D4 & D5
Peter
16th Jan 2017 8:25 am
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23824
petersw wrote:
Wheels and tyres in the videos look standard to me, whilst coping with the conditions ok.
Road tyres are best on rocky terrain (IMO). Presumably because less aggressive tread patterns put more rubber in contact with the surface. However, that type of terrain could "pinch" the sidewalls on low profile tyres. 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography (now semi-retired)
It does not really matter weather I like it or not as by the time it is in my price bracket i will be driving a mobility scooter I have not had the pleasure of a D4 yet and that is still many years away The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything;
They just make the best of everything they have.
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I have not had the pleasure of a D4 yet and that is still many years away 
