Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
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Nope, mine ain't brim to brim because to be honest I'm not too fussed but a range of 621 miles is pretty good going.23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
14th May 2017 12:55 pm
Grianaig
Member Since: 08 Jul 2014
Location: Tyne and Wear
Posts: 1286
My scientific training is ingrained. Accuracy comes automatically. 😇 SWMBO tells me off all the time to loosen up and chill. 😜 Anyway will be clocking up a few miles week after next on a run up the A9. Will do the arithmetic and see how it compares to last time.2014 MY Discovery XS Indus Silver. Sadly gone. Second last LR of forty eight years continuous ownership.
14th May 2017 1:17 pm
crews control
Member Since: 18 Mar 2007
Location: Dorset
Posts: 5011
Back on topic... the subject of how few we see on the road is confusing.
I have it on very good authority that the dealers are posting great figures for the D5 and are very happy with sales so far. They are certainly being sold to a different demographic but I'm wondering where they all live? Maybe they are out there but we can't spot the difference between all the other SUV's??? 2005 D3 HSE 2011 D4 Landmark 2016 D4 HSE Lux
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14th May 2017 9:06 pm
jimbg
Member Since: 19 Apr 2013
Location: UK
Posts: 478
It is still a small number relative to the number of cars on the road, I have seen a few but then again I do not see may Discovery's compared to X5's,stc.
14th May 2017 9:17 pm
Hairy Dan
Member Since: 19 Jan 2011
Location: Co. Durham
Posts: 12319
Well I spotted one today out in the Co. Durham countryside, first one in the wild so to speak
Aintree green as well, one of my favourites but still happy I went with the D4 instead
Cheers Ian
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14th May 2017 9:23 pm
Hairy Dan
Member Since: 19 Jan 2011
Location: Co. Durham
Posts: 12319
Actually on looking at the photo it was in Northumberland (just) not Co. Durham Cheers Ian
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14th May 2017 9:25 pm
Fitzy73
Member Since: 09 Feb 2014
Location: Truro
Posts: 2407
Spotted my first one in Cornwall this afternoon (previous two seen whilst on my travels).
Time is doing nothing for my opinion of them, if anything I dislike it even more now and I didn't think that was possible Andy
14th May 2017 9:27 pm
Ezz
Member Since: 21 Feb 2011
Location: Swadlincote
Posts: 110
I spent last week driving the whole length of the M40, southbound in the morning to work and then back up on my way home, I saw loads of the things, I'd say on average more D5's than I saw D4's
15th May 2017 5:02 pm
ClassikFan
Member Since: 02 Nov 2016
Location: Surrey
Posts: 1049
Red Merle wrote:
McGovern and his colleagues have been paid a lot of money to design this car, LR have entrusted their future success to them and LR themselves will charge the buyer between around £45,000 and around £80,000 for the end result.
Is design where you may "get used to the shape of the rear, eventually! I think it may take a while..." really good enough?
The E60 BMW was an abomination compared to the E39 but I got used to it and actually really liked the fact that it was a different to what came before. Some of my favourite LP's are ones I didn't particularly care for in the beginning. Only time will tell with the D5.
I'm sure a modernised D4 shape would have had the critics accusing JLR of a cop out if they've launched that.
15th May 2017 5:48 pm
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441
The BMW E60, now there's a design!
There are some growing similarities between Gerry McGovern and Chris Bangle although, to be completely fair to Gerry McGovern, he can at least claim to have come up with some good styling as well
While the shock of the E90 did dull with age, it's still the ugly duckling of the whole succession of 5 Series. However, on the positive side, I'll take ugly (as long as it's not pretentious-ugly) over dull any day!
15th May 2017 9:14 pm
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 14492
I loved my E60: M535D Estate. Stonking!D4 HSE EU6 (Known as Jeeves)
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Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
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231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
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15th May 2017 9:24 pm
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441
Sorry, back on topic, I had "mine" for 5 days and 500 miles and didn't see another D5 on the road while I had it. To be fair, rural Devon and Cornwall are not the most likely places to find them.
15th May 2017 9:28 pm
Ja92mie
Member Since: 16 Sep 2014
Location: Newquay
Posts: 1259
I've seen a few in Cornwall!
16th May 2017 7:32 am
Bello35
Member Since: 14 Mar 2017
Location: Bretagne.
Posts: 161
Hairy Dan wrote:
Well I spotted one today out in the Co. Durham countryside, first one in the wild so to speak
Aintree green as well, one of my favourites but still happy I went with the D4 instead
Man, this picture of D5's front really reminds me of Forrest Gump's "Bubba"!
Could someone post his picture in here?
16th May 2017 8:52 am
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
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