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Am I the only one that thinks the front end is more wrong than the back?
Ducking for cover.
18th Jun 2018 5:00 pm
DG Site Moderator
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I think you are del ...odd
Or should I say I think you are odd del
18th Jun 2018 5:04 pm
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Or both.
18th Jun 2018 5:04 pm
LT
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Ken - IMO colour coding the “filled nappy” lower section of the rear bumper with the upper section, makes more of a visual improvement than the centre number plate. The two combined is the way to go though.
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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
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18th Jun 2018 5:05 pm
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The 'nappy' is far less prominent if you have the black pack tbh ...not that I even thought it ever looked like a nappy mind you
18th Jun 2018 5:13 pm
LT
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DSL wrote:
Am I the only one that thinks the front end is more wrong than the back?
Ducking for cover.
The vertical "slots" either side of the front bumper/spoiler are a bit weird looking. I just find the front end slightly dull and rather "generic" of any current SUV.
By that I mean, if prior to any D5 images being revealed to the press etc. I'd seen photos of the front end, with no badging and a different grille, I wouldn't have instantly thought Land Rover, it really could be any marque.
I also think the front end styling makes it look smaller than it actually is and the rear end styling makes it look bigger than it actually is!
Of course it's very much a case of "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" etc., but sadly I only received negative comments on its looks from my colleagues today. Ranging from mild dislike, to "WTF is that thing, you haven't bought it have you?" Which actually made me feel rather sad 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)
18th Jun 2018 5:37 pm
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It's bizarre ...I am yet to have a single negative comment outside of this site. I think it's perhaps because the B&W combo never fails to impress in the flesh.
18th Jun 2018 6:03 pm
LT
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Perhaps your colleagues are politer. Banter is brutal in my office! 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)
18th Jun 2018 6:04 pm
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Believe me, politeness doesn't come into it where an opportunity for a ribbing is concerned.
18th Jun 2018 6:12 pm
LT
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The black pack does "soften" things. 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)
18th Jun 2018 6:13 pm
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It seems that black is flattering for D5s as it is for fat people... Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
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18th Jun 2018 6:17 pm
Grianaig
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I think white enhances the appearance of all the current LR models though personally I wouldn’t have a white one.2014 MY Discovery XS Indus Silver. Sadly gone. Second last LR of forty eight years continuous ownership.
18th Jun 2018 6:58 pm
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White, for me, makes them look a bit bloated, to be honest.Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
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2008 RRS TDV8
"When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die! You don't know who's children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered. How much blood will spill, until everybody does what they were always going to have to do from the very beginning: SIT DOWN AND TALK!"
18th Jun 2018 8:18 pm
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Well, I think it looks fab 8) ....you lot don't have to look at one in anycase as there are none on the roads
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18th Jun 2018 8:28 pm
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Thank heaven for small mercies, eh DG?
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