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Suprise and NO delight
What are the little things that could be done better.
I will kick one off or two.
Not being able to have the rear courtesy lights set not to come on automatically but leave the front ones to do so They always wake the son up when they come on at night.
Not being able to get at the spare wheel nut without empting the boot and raising a third row seat.
I would also love a way of always dropping to access height automatically when ever I pull the key out. as long as I am in High range and no special programms set. This may be fraught with danger though so perhaps not.
Just thought of another.
Not being able to adjust the bloody headrests
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8th Mar 2007 2:26 pm
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Perhaps a stainless steel curry hook with a Disco3 logo? Could this be a job for Tasmods? I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
8th Mar 2007 2:46 pm
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Should that not be a heated cubby box for keeping the curry in perfect condition.
8th Mar 2007 2:49 pm
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One thing that annoys is the way the seatbelt buckles on the middle row fall flush. It's very difficult to reach around a child-seat, hold the buckle up and plug in the seatbelt with one hand. Perhaps a clip that holds them down if you want them down would be better.Disco 5 HSE Lux
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8th Mar 2007 5:29 pm
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The front headrests are actually perfect for me, but complete wrong for my wife. Why did Land Rover make them non-adjustable? I seem to recall reading that it had something to do with health & safety & potential litigation in the U.S. That sounds a bit unlikely to me.
8th Mar 2007 5:41 pm
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DiscoStu wrote:
One thing that annoys is the way the seatbelt buckles on the middle row fall flush. It's very difficult to reach around a child-seat, hold the buckle up and plug in the seatbelt with one hand. Perhaps a clip that holds them down if you want them down would be better.
yep same issue but going ISO for next child seat so hopefully this problem will go away.
8th Mar 2007 5:49 pm
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freebie2disco wrote:
DiscoStu wrote:
One thing that annoys is the way the seatbelt buckles on the middle row fall flush. It's very difficult to reach around a child-seat, hold the buckle up and plug in the seatbelt with one hand. Perhaps a clip that holds them down if you want them down would be better.
yep same issue but going ISO for next child seat so hopefully this problem will go away.
Yes, just found this the day after I had the car! SWMBO loves the 97 cup holders (which is always the first thing she looks for!) but hates the springy seat belt thing. I have to admit, it is a pain in the when you're trying to lean over to clip the youngster in. Might go for the ISO version, but it's £80 dearer & if I was going to Salisbury I would be in the tight ar$e$ group !
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8th Mar 2007 6:25 pm
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I would have expected one shot windows in the front at least, if not all the way round!
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8th Mar 2007 6:26 pm
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Sorry, I was aware of the drivers door but expected the other front to be the same, if not all.FFRR 2017 4.4SDV8 Autobiography. Cost so much I must be mad!
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8th Mar 2007 6:44 pm
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Not having one-shot windows all the way round. Not having Bluetooth load the phone book (a correction I understand is coming). 8)
Not having separate courtesy lights in the rear............but my Jeep GC cheaped out on this in its latest iteration too. '06 LR3 4.4 V8 HSE Heavy Duty package, Satellite Radio, Luxury Package
8th Mar 2007 6:47 pm
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freebie2disco wrote:
Not being able to get at the spare wheel nut without empting the boot and raising a third row seat.
Freebie2Disco, I have already resolved this - I bought a 22mm impact socket with a 1/2" drive and blu-tack'd it onto the nut in the wheel crane hole to stop it rattling/jumping off, leaving the cover loose. I then bought a 1/2" cranked socket handle to store next to my jack in the cubbyhole. The cranked handle can then be forced (and I mean it, it's tight) down between the two folded rear seats and into the socket - This only requires removing enough from the boot to get at the jack and for you not to graze your knuckles as you swing the crank round. It leaves a rub mark on the two plastic end caps of the seats directly over the nut (not too visible so I don't really care) and beats emptying the whole boot first.
Total cost of parts, under a tenner. Not emptying your entire household contents onto the hard shoulder in the p*ssing rain to drop/raise the wheel, priceless...Dr. Ian Malcolm:
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8th Mar 2007 7:17 pm
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I'm not going to mention the missing timer/remote control of the FBH, I'd get lynched. Dr. Ian Malcolm:
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when you're trying to lean over to clip the youngster in. Might go for the ISO version, but it's £80 dearer & if I was going to Salisbury I would be in the tight ar$e$ group ! 
