BN
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Have you seen the new specs. It appears that the basic and 5 door coil sprung D3 has now gone. But they do have a straight none turbo V6, why?
http://www.landrover.com/au/en/Vehicles/Di...03%20S.htm
The S is now like the basic and the SE is like the old S. No wonder LR have got a mess.
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 26th Jul 2005 8:25 pm |
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Slimer
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and their toilets flush backwards...  The End
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| 26th Jul 2005 8:57 pm |
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Mossy
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but enough about the Coriolis effect - do the "new specs" turn everything upside down? D3 HSE V8...
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| 26th Jul 2005 9:02 pm |
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Martin
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Moved as it's probably Australia specific
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| 26th Jul 2005 9:19 pm |
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Winger
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That's a petrol V6, not a diesel.
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| 26th Jul 2005 9:42 pm |
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BN
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Yes the petrol is a V6, but look at the other spec, why don't they have one spec for all. I cannot see any reason for a different one under the same badge i.e S being a basic and SE being an S with out this and that. No wonder LR are in a mess.
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| 26th Jul 2005 10:31 pm |
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Dom Harvey
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BN, I have one thing to say FORD  2004 Discovery 3 - gone
2006 Discovery 3 - gone
2008 Discovery 3 GS - gone
2011 Freelander LE Special Edition - gone
2007 Discovery 3 XS - gone
2012 Discovery 4 GS - gone
2019 RangeRover Evoque 2.00 D150 R-Dynamic
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| 26th Jul 2005 10:34 pm |
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Slimer
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It would be a lot simpler if they had global standard spec. All down to marketing though I suppose, they don't even call it a Discovery anymore in the US and Canada  The End
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| 26th Jul 2005 10:35 pm |
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Slimer
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Strangely it's a LR3 in Mexico but once you go further down South America it becomes a Discovery 3 again! The End
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| 26th Jul 2005 10:40 pm |
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Slimer
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Better get back to Australia or Martin will have to move the thread again The End
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| 26th Jul 2005 10:41 pm |
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anthill
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Specs look pretty much the same to me, the Aus LR site does not say the S has air suspension so it must have springy things.
What makes you think we have flushing toilets down here anyway!!
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| 27th Jul 2005 6:22 am |
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BN
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anthill, there are some differences that make actually down grade your specs in each level. Basically you do not have a 'basic model because the S is like our basic. the SE is like our S and the HSE is like our SE with a few little extras.
It would be very interesting to find out if your S had coils?
It probably accounts for why some UK models have been badged incorrectly by the factory, pure confusion.
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| 27th Jul 2005 6:26 am |
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anthill
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Yes, the S definately has coils, air and TR were an option. Just as a price comparison the S started at AU63,000 the SE at AU$73,000 and the HSE another 10k on top of that plus about AU$9k on road costs.
I opted for the SE being a poor pensioner.
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| 27th Jul 2005 6:30 am |
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BN
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Anthill, does the Australian S have 5 or 7 seats?
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| 27th Jul 2005 6:35 am |
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Winger
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As Slimer points out, it is all a marketing thing. You also have to consider not just the spec but the price too. And you don't have to go as far afield as Oz - the European specs differ to those of the UK.
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| 27th Jul 2005 8:43 am |
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