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B16 KJR wrote:
J77 wrote:
Yeah there's a few, seen a couple this morning whilst passing through.
They must go into hiding when I'm out and about then Despite travelling all over the country to Caravan Club, Commercial sites and Caravan Rallies, I've still never seen one towing
I've seen one towing, it was on the Edinburgh city bypass, hauling a Defender. He didn't seem to have problems with it judging by the speed he was traveling.23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
27th Aug 2017 4:12 pm
fat bloke
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How do we know that the said new Discovery's are not the same ones reg wise as the few overseen have been demo as on forecourt 17 plate 10 k can't seem to shift it yet?.
27th Aug 2017 8:00 pm
jimbg
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Pardon?
27th Aug 2017 8:42 pm
J77
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Someone's been on the 🍺
Roughly translated, they are the same ones that are being spotted.23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
27th Aug 2017 8:45 pm
jimbg
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I thought if I said that I would be accused of defending the D5 in some obscure way!!
27th Aug 2017 8:48 pm
AndrewS Tarquin of the Desert
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I tow a fair bit, with no issues at all.
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27th Aug 2017 11:09 pm
Fitzy73
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Whilst I dislike everything about the new Discovery, even I don't think Gerry McGovern could have designed out its towing ability, along with its heritage.
So I am sure even the smaller engined versions will still tow very well.Andy
28th Aug 2017 6:12 am
Red Merle
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I hope you're right there Andy - the FFRR shares a similar platform, if not the "styling".
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28th Aug 2017 7:47 am
Russell
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I towed down through France with 5 adults and a large TA caravan with no issues at various speeds and found it as stable as the D4 if not slightly better when passing lorries etc
As for seeing them on the road. I drove yesterday from Romney Marsh to Crawley and on the way up saw 11. Didn't see any on way back as it was darkMY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
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28th Aug 2017 7:55 am
Landroverfan1
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Spotted 3 on the Isle of Wight this weekend. Two in Bembridge and one in Seaview.
Unless of course it was the same car being moved round the island to make it look like there were more.
28th Aug 2017 8:29 am
Moo D3 Decade
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I will now see one every day. One has appeared in the village.New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
28th Aug 2017 9:15 am
B16 KJR
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Fitzy73 wrote:
Whilst I dislike everything about the new Discovery, even I don't think Gerry McGovern could have designed out its towing ability, along with its heritage.
So I am sure even the smaller engined versions will still tow very well.
Well somebody did something to the 3.0lt one I tested with my caravan on the back, as it was positively dangerous. There also seems to have been a lot of other guys on the D5 forum who had stability issues which like me, couldn't be attributed to incorrect loading or tyre pressures etc.
There may well have been an issue which has now been engineered out by JLR as I remember somebody saying that production had been stopped briefly, as flexing of the aluminium body had been identified during towing ?
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Looks like it can do the same job as my 12.5 year old 212,000 D3.
We went to our French home in the Dordogne and came back via Versailles and Belgium. We did nearly 3000 miles and averaged 29.2 mpg. There were three of us plus the dog, three bikes on the back, my permanently fitted expo rack, an expedition fridge and all our clobber (we don't travel light!). We came back even heavier after a trip to the local Brocante for furniture - you'd be amazed at what you can fit in the boot and on the roof with clever packing.
The old bus barrelled along happily keeping us in great comfort maintaining 85mph and sometimes up to 100 when needed. The 3/4g on my daughters phone and IPad kept her happy and Google maps on my phone got us everywhere we needed to go. We even streamed BBC radio and Spotify through the stereo.
Don't you love progress. New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
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Despite travelling all over the country to Caravan Club, Commercial sites and Caravan Rallies, I've still never seen one towing 
