Member Since: 12 Jan 2016
Location: Surrey / SW London
Posts: 2136
Nice colour that
Current: D4 HSE
Previous: BMW Z4M Coupe
Previous: Land Rover Defender 90 CSW Td5
Previous: Land Rover Discovery Td5 ES
5th Jan 2018 10:23 am
Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
Posts: 15496
Wait for the camo trouser rigger boot wearers to start moaning about more to go wrong.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
5th Jan 2018 10:32 am
fisherman
Member Since: 16 Jan 2007
Location: Hornchurch Essex
Posts: 1789
I'm fully expecting a tirade of abuse but nothing will dent my enthusiasm.
The colour is Byron Blue with the Dynamic pack one (in and out).
About as blingy as it gets.
FFRR 2017 4.4SDV8 Autobiography. Cost so much I must be mad!
D4 HSE 2012 Like a second wife, more expensive but goes better! I almost cried this time!
D3 HSE 2006 (Almost 8 years together, true love)
Land Cruiser VX 1994 11 years together, wife cried when I p/ex'd for my D3
5th Jan 2018 10:44 am
J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6261
fisherman wrote:
old fashioned analogue dash.
I suppose having the digital dash will make it easier to see the service warning, AdBlue error warning, suspension error warning and I’m sure there was another
Not that I’m jealous23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
5th Jan 2018 11:36 am
fisherman
Member Since: 16 Jan 2007
Location: Hornchurch Essex
Posts: 1789
Oh dear, they don't go wrong do they?
But they're a premium brand!
FFRR 2017 4.4SDV8 Autobiography. Cost so much I must be mad!
D4 HSE 2012 Like a second wife, more expensive but goes better! I almost cried this time!
D3 HSE 2006 (Almost 8 years together, true love)
Land Cruiser VX 1994 11 years together, wife cried when I p/ex'd for my D3
5th Jan 2018 11:49 am
Grianaig
Member Since: 08 Jul 2014
Location: Tyne and Wear
Posts: 1286
Irony......or sarcasm?2014 MY Discovery XS Indus Silver. Sadly gone. Second last LR of forty eight years continuous ownership.
5th Jan 2018 3:02 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72774
kajtzu wrote:
Red Merle wrote:
You watch, in 3 years time, even this will appear horribly dated and we can all look forward to paying manufacturer’s RRP for the replacement panels, as it won’t be worth an aftermarket manufacturing making replacement panels for each different year’s model change
Look on the bright side though, at least we won’t be paying V*lv* spare parts prices!
Over 4 1/2 years, beyond regular service, the Volvo has required zero spare parts. A similar one before it did the same over 5 years and 110000 km. The V50 before both of them did the same as did the V40 and the V70 classic MY00.
Decent build quality and continuing onward reliability, now that's a novel concept.
5th Jan 2018 6:16 pm
kajtzu
Member Since: 11 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6566
Indeed, the V40 at least was built in the Netherlands and I think it shared something with some Mitsubishi model... wasn’t made in Sweden, I mean. What is nice that the Chinese owners haven’t made it worse.
Perhaps it’s a bit like British cooking - it’s rumored to be worse than it is
I’ll get me coat ..
5th Jan 2018 6:56 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72774
Our cooking is very good. Says me & SWMBO having bunged a couple of defrosted pizzas in the oven and microwaved the beans.
5th Jan 2018 6:58 pm
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
DSL wrote:
kajtzu wrote:
Red Merle wrote:
You watch, in 3 years time, even this will appear horribly dated and we can all look forward to paying manufacturer’s RRP for the replacement panels, as it won’t be worth an aftermarket manufacturing making replacement panels for each different year’s model change
Look on the bright side though, at least we won’t be paying V*lv* spare parts prices!
Over 4 1/2 years, beyond regular service, the Volvo has required zero spare parts. A similar one before it did the same over 5 years and 110000 km. The V50 before both of them did the same as did the V40 and the V70 classic MY00.
Decent build quality and continuing onward reliability, now that's a novel concept.
Can’t really say that I’ve noticed any difference in reliability and build quality between the Volvo V70’s and the Land Rovers 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!)
5th Jan 2018 8:34 pm
Tripe
Member Since: 28 Jun 2015
Location: Tasmania
Posts: 285
Somerset Bumpkin wrote:
Not sure why it wasn’t available at launch as it’s been on FFRR since launch and the RRS for a few years I think.
Maybe it was part of the effort to set it apart from the RRs at launch, keep it more utilitarian. Now they realise they’re only really selling to RR customers so they’re pushing it upmarket anyway?
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Irony......or sarcasm?
