Member Since: 20 May 2012
Location: Burton on trent
Posts: 174
Land Rover experience Solihull
My son and I had a fantastic full day at Land Rover experience Solihull ,had a D4 in the morning and Range Rover in the afternoon.
Very impressed what these cars will do . Took tyre out on the rock crawl tho on the Range Rover .
So thank you to Mark our host and being fed and watered .
I Did like the R R but to many pennies
6th May 2015 6:55 pm
Fitzy73
Member Since: 09 Feb 2014
Location: Truro
Posts: 2407
My dad and I had a great time at Solihull, many years ago now, it really is surprising what they can do.
We had one day in a 110 and another day on road in P38 4.6HSE.Andy
6th May 2015 7:09 pm
DanRutter22
Member Since: 10 May 2014
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 207
Re: Land Rover experience Solihull
davidsidwells wrote:
My son and I had a fantastic full day at Land Rover experience Solihull ,had a D4 in the morning and Range Rover in the afternoon.
Very impressed what these cars will do . Took tyre out on the rock crawl tho on the Range Rover .
So thank you to Mark our host and being fed and watered .
I Did like the R R but to many pennies
Which day did u buy Dave? I've been looking at doing this my self.
Cheers D4 Black 2012
Black grille, window tints all round, rear entertainment, video in motion lead, rear spoiler, window deflectors + more
D3 Stonoway Grey 2009 with mods!
D3 Blue 2004
6th May 2015 7:49 pm
davidsidwells
Member Since: 20 May 2012
Location: Burton on trent
Posts: 174
Hi Dan, we had the full day at £325 yesterday
6th May 2015 7:52 pm
DanRutter22
Member Since: 10 May 2014
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 207
Cheers Dave, think I better save a few more penny's and go for the full day not half! D4 Black 2012
Black grille, window tints all round, rear entertainment, video in motion lead, rear spoiler, window deflectors + more
D3 Stonoway Grey 2009 with mods!
D3 Blue 2004
6th May 2015 8:21 pm
Sheepy
Member Since: 20 Feb 2013
Location: Bedfordshire
Posts: 630
Depending on where you go, the full day can be a little more interesting! I took my old man to the one in Perth, and we spent the morning on the usual course and the afternoon in the midst of the Blair Athol estate.
6th May 2015 8:53 pm
galwaygreen
Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: plymouth
Posts: 6525
interesting you were on athol estate any more info please///we are up that way end of month
7th May 2015 1:14 am
Dai-Disco3
Member Since: 30 Nov 2014
Location: Southend on Sea
Posts: 180
Back in Feb I did half day experience and filled the morning with factory tour at Solihull. Awesome day out seeing flat metal sheets becoming Range Rover sides in 10 seconds or so, seeing them riveted together for RR and welded for D4. The chassis build, engine install, and marriage of body to running gear. Afternoon spent getting them wet and muddy!
Seems the rock climb claims tyres as I badly cut one on there!
So depends if you want best of both worlds drive all day or do half and half, factory tour was only £45 for three hours. I can only recommend as I say awesome day out!
7th May 2015 7:27 am
Sheepy
Member Since: 20 Feb 2013
Location: Bedfordshire
Posts: 630
Ring the Experience Centre on 01350 727720, and talk to Verity Power, see what she can sort out? I had a half-day voucher and paid the extra to make it a full day. Could have tried different vehicles on the same course (as the original poster did), but the other option was to explore a limited area of the Athol Estate - guess which I chose!
Member Since: 22 Jun 2011
Location: southampton
Posts: 2521
i would highly recommend the factory tour and off road combo day
the factory tour is fascinating ,a real eye openerMY05 SE D3 Manual my first LR what a car
MY10 HSE D4 auto
MY14 XXV more buttons than the spaceshuttle
7th May 2015 8:01 am
Scottbrad
Member Since: 20 Dec 2014
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Posts: 230
Do the experience day vehicles just run on standard road tyres?Cheers Scott.
7th May 2015 8:41 am
Dai-Disco3
Member Since: 30 Nov 2014
Location: Southend on Sea
Posts: 180
The RR and D4 i drove had factory fresh road wheels and tyres. The RR had a mere 79 miles on the clock. But the off road course was no issue with the road tyres the ability of the vehicle is truly amazing even with these limited grip tyres in the mud and water, the climbs and declines with them full of wet mud were accomplished with ease.
Staggering what they can do, on two or three wheels as well! (yes you get to put them through the paces where you will have wheels off the deck)
7th May 2015 9:10 am
pjb
Member Since: 05 Jun 2007
Location: Sunny Oxon
Posts: 308
I sure I have a free half day from landrover after buying the disco 4 that if I can find the info on then someone is welcome to subject to making a small donation to Cancer Research after you had the experiencePreviously those that have a special place in my heart
BV55YZD G4 RRS
BP52GJE G4 110
7th May 2015 10:43 am
Sheepy
Member Since: 20 Feb 2013
Location: Bedfordshire
Posts: 630
Yep, the one my old man and I drove was on standard road tyres. In fact the whole vehicle is standard apart from the addition of a chin guard.
7th May 2015 10:53 am
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23823
Scottbrad wrote:
Do the experience day vehicles just run on standard road tyres?
Indeed they do. 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography (now semi-retired)
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