Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
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The Dundonian wrote:Red Merle, if you hate the car that much, I am sure the dealership would take it back and give you something else, particularly if you told them you were slagging off the curtesy car on line because it was that useless.
Are you feeling okay?
I really like my L405 and I was only making an observation about the oil change interval on the D5 after I’d heard so many times that it had been fixed. Besides, I was quite pleased to be passed the D5, rather than a DS. I’d never buy one, but the boots a lot bigger than the one in the DS. 2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: FL2 as a second car
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!)
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Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
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LT wrote:jimbg wrote:Indeed, I would be more worried why my FFRS was in with the dealer so often. 
IIRC, RM drives c.45k miles pa in his FFRR. So it’s a regular visitor to the main dealer for routine servicing as well as the inevitable software updates etc.
Thank you LT  2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: FL2 as a second car
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!)
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| 23rd Mar 2019 9:09 pm |
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Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
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J77 wrote:I feel his pain, I always end up with a DS as a loaner. The devils own car 
I’m with you there The high point was getting a very late, high spec, Defender 110 for a few days  Always wanted to try one!
Mind you, it could be worse than a DS; my original dealer used to have a limited supply of very nice FL2’s. But, if you didn’t turn up early enough, you’d get a sign written Fiesta  “Roger Young (dis)Courtesy Car” 2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: FL2 as a second car
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!)
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| 23rd Mar 2019 9:17 pm |
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J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6261
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I’ll see your Fiesta and raise you a Seat Mii 1.0 60hp  23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
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| 23rd Mar 2019 10:44 pm |
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Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
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 2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: FL2 as a second car
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!)
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| 24th Mar 2019 3:50 am |
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J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6261
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Seen as the X7 has been mentioned a few times here I thought I’d stick the video here.
23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
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| 24th Mar 2019 11:01 pm |
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RRSTDV8
Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Here
Posts: 13107
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J77 wrote:I feel his pain, I always end up with a DS as a loaner. The devils own car
The DS is a fine car.
And I bet the Devil knows his apostrophes... Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
2012 RRS SDV6
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!"
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| 24th Mar 2019 11:27 pm |
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110CSW
Member Since: 19 Oct 2005
Location: Scotland
Posts: 796
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J77 wrote:Seen as the X7 has been mentioned a few times here I thought I’d stick the video here.
Don’t need to watch the video to know that it’s got too much collagen in its lips. Anyway it’s at a price point I am not prepared to pay. GLS is ok (ish) price wise after discount and looks good externally but the dash and tech are from a past lifetime. Trouble is will the new one ruin the outside and stop me considering one?
It’s like 2016/17 all again. Shame LR did not run the D4 on for a while after the D5 release to allow the informed to buy late and skip a model cycle (insert random D5 defence comment here). 2014MY Discovery
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| 24th Mar 2019 11:53 pm |
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DG
Site Moderator
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
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(inserting random D5 defence comment here) ....we are on holiday in Anglesey ...a few green lanes and wafting island roads later ...you can stick the D4  21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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| 25th Mar 2019 1:37 am |
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J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6261
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RRSTDV8 wrote:J77 wrote:I feel his pain, I always end up with a DS as a loaner. The devils own car
The DS is a fine car.
And I bet the Devil knows his apostrophes...
Ride is awful, interior is made using the plastic inserts from a box of Milk Tray. I lasted 6 months with mine and it had to go. Horrid thing, wouldn’t take one in raffle.
Good on the Devil 23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
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| 25th Mar 2019 5:42 am |
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Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
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J77 wrote:Seen as the X7 has been mentioned a few times here I thought I’d stick the video here.
Blimey, a BMW video that I actually managed to watch through to the very end
Okay, it’s breathtakingly ugly, but that’s fashionable (and buyers can always repeat “it’s growing on me” until they kid themselves into believing it!) and it will also be heavily road biased, but there are a lot of good things in there.
It’s got an even better triple sunroof than the D4, a proper tailgate, a nice 6 seater configuration, 7 seats in something that can compete with a Full Fat, lots of leather and a decent sized boot. It’s even taken over from the Disco in having lots of glass although, like the current “Discovery”, there doesn’t appear to be the stadium seating that really benefits a 7 seater.
The high centre console and generic BMW car driving position prettty much says everything about this being a “driver’s car” (yuck!), rather than a proper 4x4. I suspect it’ll take a few sales from the Range Rover and the current Land Rover 7 seat whatsit/thingy in the US though. The Fatty is already a problem to park here in the UK so, at over 5 metres long, the X7 is probably better suited to the US. 2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: FL2 as a second car
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!)
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| 25th Mar 2019 7:46 am |
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Ken
Member Since: 20 Feb 2006
Location: Here
Posts: 10865
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X7 50d is the one to have
Until the 50i is availble
Im stuck between this and the G350d 
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| 25th Mar 2019 8:19 am |
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Moo
D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 13909
  
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Real world problems for a Monday morning 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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| 25th Mar 2019 8:26 am |
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110CSW
Member Since: 19 Oct 2005
Location: Scotland
Posts: 796
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Red Merle wrote:J77 wrote:Seen as the X7 has been mentioned a few times here I thought I’d stick the video here.
Blimey, a BMW video that I actually managed to watch through to the very end
Okay, it’s breathtakingly ugly, but that’s fashionable (and buyers can always repeat “it’s growing on me” until they kid themselves into believing it!) and it will also be heavily road biased, but there are a lot of good things in there.
It’s got an even better triple sunroof than the D4, a proper tailgate, a nice 6 seater configuration, 7 seats in something that can compete with a Full Fat, lots of leather and a decent sized boot. It’s even taken over from the Disco in having lots of glass although, like the current “Discovery”, there doesn’t appear to be the stadium seating that really benefits a 7 seater.
The high centre console and generic BMW car driving position prettty much says everything about this being a “driver’s car” (yuck!), rather than a proper 4x4. I suspect it’ll take a few sales from the Range Rover and the current Land Rover 7 seat whatsit/thingy in the US though. The Fatty is already a problem to park here in the UK so, at over 5 metres long, the X7 is probably better suited to the US.
Would still save £15k and have a GLS. 2014MY Discovery
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| 25th Mar 2019 9:48 am |
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110CSW
Member Since: 19 Oct 2005
Location: Scotland
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DG wrote:(inserting random D5 defence comment here) ....we are on holiday in Anglesey ...a few green lanes and wafting island roads later ...you can stick the D4
Knew someone would bite.
Off track but why is there no DS forum? 2014MY Discovery
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