Good and accurate write up MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
MY15 D4 HSE Kaikoura Stone
MY12 D4 HSE Nara Bronze Sold and gone
MY11 D4 HSE Stornaway Grey Sold and gone
D3 S spec Silver Sold and gone
Tow bar, full length roof bars, side steps, tow bar storage unit, surround camers.
D4 camera club
22nd Aug 2017 12:03 am
Fitzy73
Member Since: 09 Feb 2014
Location: Truro
Posts: 2407
Not really sure I would consider it to be a glowing review to be honest.
For me personally, the elephant in the room will always be the way it looks, as nothing can distract me from it and I could never bring myself to buy one. Even though I have now seen more of them (not many though), if anything I find it even worse now and certain colours really don't help.Andy
22nd Aug 2017 5:47 am
Beno2
Member Since: 18 Apr 2009
Location: SE
Posts: 994
+ 1
It has no identity anymore just the same as all the other cloned modelsD3 HSE
22nd Aug 2017 6:47 am
Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
Posts: 15496
It's horses for courses, I quite like the car but the platform doesn't work for me, you can't stand on it to look out over the top of the car or to load things on the roof which is how I use mine. I can take an umbrella or coat to protect me from the elements but I can't do anything with a tailgate over the top of me.
The backside is weird full stop, everything else seems to be ok but not that. The howls of derision were loud with the D3 but I'm not sure they will stop and change to adoration like they did for the D3, probably in the main because there is too much out there so similar.DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
Porsche Cayenne V8 Diesel S
22nd Aug 2017 6:55 am
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441
I have every reason to be very grateful to LR for launching the D5.
I've been checking the residual values of my own late D4 regularly over the last 6 months and I've never know an "obsolete" car hold its value this well. Thank you Gerry McGovern, don't let all the criticism get you down, you really do have a use after all! 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!)
23rd Aug 2017 7:43 pm
James W
Member Since: 27 Mar 2008
Location: Riyadh, KSA
Posts: 3079
I will own a D5 one day, and am looking forward to it ... but I'm still waiting for that rear-end design to magically make sense. I think calling it the 'elephant in the room' is accurate for how I feel.
I thought LR were brave with this tweet today, and the responses seem to show that the design of the rest is a common sore point amongst the public - well, to be fair, amongst those who felt the urge to reply.
JamesD4 XS, gone, much loved, never forgotten
2018 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography - Gone to someone with less sense and more time to enjoy it
2016 Toyota Hilux Invincible - Liberating experience
23rd Aug 2017 8:50 pm
armalites
Member Since: 17 Aug 2013
Location: Herefordshire
Posts: 1918
D5 is like talking to someone who sounds attractive on the phone and meeting them and finding they are a munter.
Thr front is the phone call the rear is meeting them.
Herefordshire has always seen D3/D4 everywhere since day one but there are very few D5 about and a lot of end of line D4IID PRO
MSV Extreme
Nanocom One
23rd Aug 2017 9:00 pm
J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6270
Twitter enough said23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
23rd Aug 2017 9:58 pm
jjvd21
Member Since: 16 Jul 2007
Location: Chicago
Posts: 1070
CAD dog was used in the design 16 D4 Landmark
05 D3 HSE V8
THE original D4 spotter
24th Aug 2017 12:19 am
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441
So, Land Rover publish some advertising on Twitter and get a backlash that they couldn't have expected. Just how many negative comments do they need to receive before they realise that Gerry McGovern just wasn't up to the job?
While there may be more dedicated, stronger stomached, diehards than me, who will defend just about anything that LR choose to call "Discovery", it's made a lot of owners look elsewhere - me included. It's just so very sad to see the Discovery line come to an end in this way 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!)
24th Aug 2017 5:39 am
Farmer Chalk
Member Since: 06 Mar 2013
Location: Independent Republic of Kentishshire.
Posts: 4195
And then if you want to see a different spotted page then:
Wish our spotted page was so international!
Not many spotted since March though......
24th Aug 2017 7:08 am
J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6270
Red Merle wrote:
So, Land Rover publish some advertising on Twitter and get a backlash that they couldn't have expected. Just how many negative comments do they need to receive before they realise that Gerry McGovern just wasn't up to the job?
While there may be more dedicated, stronger stomached, diehards than me, who will defend just about anything that LR choose to call "Discovery", it's made a lot of owners look elsewhere - me included. It's just so very sad to see the Discovery line come to an end in this way
Depends how many are actually LR owners and not just those jumping on the bandwagon who have no intention of buying one or haven't tried one.23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
24th Aug 2017 12:33 pm
jimbg
Member Since: 19 Apr 2013
Location: UK
Posts: 478
Red Merle wrote:
It's just so very sad to see the Discovery line come to an end in this way
What makes you think it has come to an end?
24th Aug 2017 1:03 pm
110CSW
Member Since: 19 Oct 2005
Location: Scotland
Posts: 796
Best of luck to current owners and future owners of the D5 as I genuinely hope that you like your cars. For me I do not like it and everytime I see one my feelings get stronger.
I was side by side with one today in roadworks on the A90 and realised that it is not just the rear end (which I instantly did not like) but a lot more of the shape that just does not work. Vertically there is too much metal from the A pillar back, the rear lights are too small and the front grill shape is just strange. I want to like it but can't so will be shopping elsewhere in a couple of years time. This isn't knocking copy but a post from previously loyal, disappointed LR owner who has done loads if miles in a Defender, D3 and now D4.2014MY Discovery
24th Aug 2017 6:39 pm
RDR
Member Since: 24 Mar 2013
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 2260
James W wrote:
I will own a D5 one day, and am looking forward to it ... but I'm still waiting for that rear-end design to magically make sense. I think calling it the 'elephant in the room' is accurate for how I feel.
I thought LR were brave with this tweet today, and the responses seem to show that the design of the rest is a common sore point amongst the public - well, to be fair, amongst those who felt the urge to reply.
ouch if its anything like the marketing teams i have to work with their morning meeting tomorrow will be painful MY06 S - Gone but not forgotten
MY12 HSE - Gone
MY16 HSE Luxury - Sold
MY20 D5 HSE - Sold
Current RR L460 PHEV
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