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Presumably you parked over the line in an attempt to get the rear number plate in the middle of the space...? Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
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26th Mar 2017 3:26 pm
Russell
Member Since: 23 Aug 2007
Location: Kent
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No to give you lot something to moan about 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.
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26th Mar 2017 3:31 pm
ruben D3 Decade
Member Since: 26 Sep 2006
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Clearly the D is longer, wider and a little higher than the D3 / 4 , is not?lost in translation!
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26th Mar 2017 4:05 pm
fat bloke
Member Since: 07 Aug 2006
Location: OXFORD
Posts: 1258
If that is the first edition ? I wonder what the 2nd edition is or will be ? Redesigned rear with central number plate ?
26th Mar 2017 4:50 pm
lespes
Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: Sitting Down
Posts: 2232
Looks like D5 has a lean to the left there, must be slope or optical illusion....
Unless its the number plate D4 Landmark MY16 Santorini Black THE LAST
D4 HSE MY12 Marmais Teal: Gone. Missed a lot!
Freelander 2 SD HSE MY11 Silver:Thankfully gone.
D4 HSE MY11 Silver: Gone missed !
Range Rover Sport MY06 HSE Buck Blue: Gone missed!
Discovery D2 TD5 Facelift MY Red Gone Missed!
Discovery D2 TD5 Cobalt Blue: Gone Missed!
Discovery D1 Auto Oxford Blue Not missed at all!
Discovery D1 Avalon Blue First LR! missed!
Now demoted to a VW
26th Mar 2017 5:15 pm
CraigP
Member Since: 22 Feb 2010
Location: East Yorks
Posts: 41
WRT Moo's observations about colour shrinking a car. I was in the dealers showroom yesterday and there was a all black D5 and in front a white D5 with graphite pack (looked really good) the white one looked massive I actually thought the all black one was a sport even though that was the the car nearest me.
I was speaking to one of the owners of our local timber and fencing suppliers this morning, he and his brother both run D4's and D3's before that, his 11 plate HSE was being chopped for a D5 until he test drive one, he cancelled his order and picked up a 66 plate last Saturday
Whilst picking it up a D5 owner who had traded is 15 plate D4 was returning his D5 to the dealer and picking up another pre reg D4 in preference
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27th Mar 2017 7:54 am
J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6272
I've only one minor gripe, I keep banging my head on the A-pillar, I think I just need to refine my seating position. The D4 I needed my seat all the way back this one has acres of room behind the wheel.
I can't see me going back to a D4, like I did with the DS, any time soon.
I've had adults in the back, not on a long journey, and no complaints so far, though time will tell.23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
27th Mar 2017 8:17 am
Bello35
Member Since: 14 Mar 2017
Location: Bretagne.
Posts: 161
fat bloke wrote:
If that is the first edition ? I wonder what the 2nd edition is or will be ? Redesigned rear with central number plate ?
Yes, my hope is that LR will learn from their design mistakes and improve the next D5 generation. I'm definately not buying this first batch. They look wrong. It somewhat reminds me of Porsches 996 with their ugly headlights...owners at the time were not convinced. Porsche went back to the original headlight's design as soon as they could with the 997 model and it's still going strong today!
I think that the Range Rover Velar looks a beautiful car though...so LR can make it!
I wouldn't mind LR releasing a Velar lookalike 7 seater! 8)
27th Mar 2017 8:50 am
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 14487
I mentioned on a previous thread that a pal of mine had a D5 for a long weekend and did some serious mileage in it. He and his wife loved it, although were disappointed in the loss of space and practicality over their D4, however, the kids really hated the seats. He recently had a XC90 on test and has ordered a XC90 T8 hybrid.
His reasons being:
Reduced tax
Fuel economy
The kids liked the seats (this was the deal breaker)
Ergonomics, styling, fit and finish
Boot shape and practicality
He never goes off road and doesn't tow and felt the XC 90 more than met his needs and the kids were comfortable.D4 HSE EU6 (Known as Jeeves)
New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!) Sold
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
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Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
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27th Mar 2017 9:04 am
Stuff
Member Since: 04 Sep 2015
Location: In between cradle and grave
Posts: 510
J77 wrote:
I've only one minor gripe, I keep banging my head on the A-pillar, I think I just need to refine my seating position. The D4 I needed my seat all the way back this one has acres of room behind the wheel.
That's my experience with my RRS2. It's the rake of the windscreen, which brings the top of the A pillar towards the driver's head. I'm 1.89m tall and I have to bend my head low to enter/exit the RRS2. I thought this would be less of an issue on the larger Disco but clearly it's in the LR DNA.
Talking about DNA, the exterior shiny bits will show scratches just like the RRS2; the surfaces are very soft, particularly the gloss black plastic covering the A, B and C pillars. Be careful washing it and be careful when reaching over the A pillar to wash the windscreen; the button on your shirt can scour the surface like a brillo pad.MY91 110 CSW, so long ago I can barely remember it - sold
MY07 D3 TDV6 HSE with all the extras - sold
MY10 RRS TDV8 Dynamic - sold
MY16 D4 SCV6 HSE
MY16 RRS SDV8 Dynamic
27th Mar 2017 9:35 am
ruben D3 Decade
Member Since: 26 Sep 2006
Location: ASTURIAS
Posts: 2440
One question please,
is the operation of the air suspension in the same way?
I mean if you can hear the sound of the compressor and its snorting as in the D3 / 4?
thank you very muchlost in translation!
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27th Mar 2017 7:17 pm
Russell
Member Since: 23 Aug 2007
Location: Kent
Posts: 10564
It operates in the same way as the D3/4 but I have not heard the compressor runningMY17 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
27th Mar 2017 7:42 pm
ruben D3 Decade
Member Since: 26 Sep 2006
Location: ASTURIAS
Posts: 2440
thanks!! lost in translation!
DISCOVERY 3 SE man. TDV6 2006, my true love!
DEFENDER 2 SE D I6 MHEV 2024, other live.
27th Mar 2017 10:13 pm
J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6272
I can confirm the air suspension works silently.
The suspension controls in the boot is handy, used them a couple of times. Also auto access height is a nice feature.23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
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