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DSL wrote:
I would be if I didn't have 2 Discos, 2 Jazzez, 2 gaffs, 2 dogs and SWMBO to look after.
And I am so dead if SWMBO reads this.
Ok, I'll lay off you now.......I'll be giving you a rich complex!!
20th Apr 2017 7:24 pm
robpenrose
Member Since: 12 Jan 2016
Location: Surrey / SW London
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Never been to the Chinese, only the Everyman!
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20th Apr 2017 7:25 pm
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20th Apr 2017 7:26 pm
J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
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robpenrose wrote:
I would say Black with silver wheels.
Not a fan of the bright colours on the car. Some of the lighter silvers and greys are ok, but they seem very wheel style/size/colour dependant.
I've seen some with small wheels, and it just makes them look odd. I'm no fan of massive wheels on cars, but they need to be a certain size to make them look right!
The only wheels that look right are the 22". The 20" don't look any better than the 19" hence I didn't up grade. I may look at 21" but I'm also thinking about keeping my 19s and getting them done Black as per project hero.
I'm happier with them than I was when I first saw a picture of them.
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20th Apr 2017 7:31 pm
robpenrose
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The main thing is you're happy with them mate.
Everything everyone else says is subjective and just an opinion.
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20th Apr 2017 7:34 pm
J77
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I'm happy with them at the moment but I've no choice the bank account says I have to . They look the business with a good bit of rubber on them
It does look good in white, though23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
20th Apr 2017 8:08 pm
RRSTDV8
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Re: Black or White?
DG wrote:
Like both tbh 8)
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Not normally a fan of white but that looks better than the black. The black looks much too drug dealer for my tastes.Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
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20th Apr 2017 8:36 pm
RODDO
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I have to say white.......well I would as that's what we have orded
20th Apr 2017 9:30 pm
ronp
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White with black pack is so 2011.
Black on the other hand is just black (& common).
Things have moved on, I'd go in between and go grey. ...... always on the road less travelled 🚧
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20th Apr 2017 10:05 pm
LT
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White is currently the most popular UK car colour and has been for a while. Whenever a colour becomes "too" popular, there's always a backlash. So inevitably it will go the way of silver, quite possibly in the near future I'd say.2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
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21st Apr 2017 2:00 pm
ruben D3 Decade
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....And not only in the UK.... the same has happened here with the white color, although I have only tolerated it with pleasure in the fridges and the washing machines lost in translation!
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21st Apr 2017 10:33 pm
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Esher High St.
About 4 miles away from me. Used to go to The Good Earth, but that was pre-kids, pre-school fees etc. etc.
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22nd Apr 2017 6:35 am
Moo D3 Decade
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The D5 works best in a colour. The blue and burnt orange look good. D4 HSE EU6 (Known as Jeeves)
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22nd Apr 2017 10:36 am
RRSTDV8
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LT wrote:
White is currently the most popular UK car colour and has been for a while. Whenever a colour becomes "too" popular, there's always a backlash. So inevitably it will go the way of silver, quite possibly in the near future I'd say.
It's sometimes called "Recession White" because it's usually the no cost colour option. I guess people are spending money on toys inside rather than paint outside.Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
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22nd Apr 2017 11:19 am
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...or they actually like white 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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. They look the business with a good bit of rubber on them
