Member Since: 10 Jul 2006
Location: Rosyth, Fife
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Currently at the CaMC National Rally at Sandringham Estate and haven't spotted one D5 on-site yet, despite approx 1500 caravans attending ? On the long drive down, we only saw 2
27th May 2017 5:45 pm
Mogwyth
Member Since: 03 Oct 2014
Location: Pwllheli
Posts: 3976
Had a good look at one for the first time today near Telford as OH was driving and made up my mind, really don't like the looks at all far too many lines, rear sloping roof etc, it's everything a Discovery isn't, not for me at all. Have to hope the new Defender is more to my taste.==================================
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27th May 2017 5:55 pm
Grianaig
Member Since: 08 Jul 2014
Location: Tyne and Wear
Posts: 1286
Drove up to Speyside from Tyneside last Sunday and around the Moray area and a bit of Aberdeenshire for a week and saw one D5 in around seven hundred miles. It was going in the other direction to us and the rear end was the give away to its identity. Lots of DSs and other LR models. Plenty of D3/4s towing trailers, caravans, horse boxes and boats. More interesting was the number of double cab pickups of recent registrations in farming localities suggesting they are filling the place of Defenders. Has been true for some time but perhaps with the demise of the Defender I am paying more attention to what is around. In one place where there appeared to be a meeting in an hotel of local farmers all the vehicles outside were various makes of double cabs but primarily Toyota. I wonder if when the Defender replacement arrives those vehicles will eventually be replaced by LRs. I doubt it.2014 MY Discovery XS Indus Silver. Sadly gone. Second last LR of forty eight years continuous ownership.
27th May 2017 7:47 pm
crews control
Member Since: 18 Mar 2007
Location: Dorset
Posts: 5011
I doubt it... LR are not in that market any more.2005 D3 HSE 2011 D4 Landmark 2016 D4 HSE Lux
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27th May 2017 7:54 pm
ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 15272
Agree CC.
Any company wanting to maintain their market would have a replacement product available before they launch a new version....... and even at that it's a big gamble not to alienate existing users.
Sadly LR by discontinuing the Defender without even a replacement model in sight are just looking to lose their past customer base.
This is so they can hike up the price and appeal to the more lucrative 'rufty tufty' element of the Chelsea Tractor brigade.
Shame. ...... always on the road less travelled 🚧
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27th May 2017 8:15 pm
PeanutBob
Member Since: 24 Oct 2006
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 669
I dropped into my local dealership today to decide on p/exing my 2015 RRS with something else..either another one, or a FFRR as there are discounts for 17.5 models versus the updated 18 models which will be facelifted plus other changes tba.
Anyway in the showroom was a new D5 TDV6 Lux , see link below, available for immediate purchase but at over £76k as well loaded with extras.
I had originally put a deposit on a D5 over a year ago, but cancelled it when I saw the back end and realised that the SDV6 was not being fitted at this stage .
However, in this colour scheme, the rather large posterior looks less so!
However ..
For this money one can buy with discount a new RRS AB with the SDV6 , dynamic mode, better Meridian sound with 19 speakers but smaller interior space.
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27th May 2017 8:15 pm
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441
....but, with a much better view out, a full on command driving position, a much airier interior, proper rear legroom, a truly comfortable rear seat, a split tailgate and it doesn't look like an enlarged version of a £29,000 DS Pure. It's also classically good looking from most angles
Only the high boot loading height and low boot interior height give this away as being a current, aluminium, LR product. The extreme non fold flat rear seats are a pain too
Have you chosen one yet?
28th May 2017 5:39 am
PeanutBob
Member Since: 24 Oct 2006
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 669
Not yet....just waiting for the salesman to work out the value of my p/ex.....shouldn't be rocket science as they are in the biz of selling cars .
Whilst it's tempting to buy an existing showroom D5, I thing pre facelift RRS or maybe FFRR with suitable discount makes more sense. If I waited for the revised 18 model then there probably would be no discount, prices up a couple of per cent and the value of my car down further.
28th May 2017 7:52 am
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441
I'd be most sorely tempted with the FFRR option. Auto trader still keep sending me adverts for year old, medium spec, FFRR's from when I was looking, around 9 months ago and very nice they look too! The FFRR V6 has even retained the proper twin turbo set up too
28th May 2017 8:09 am
RRSTDV8
Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Here
Posts: 13609
I keep wavering between RRS2 (for the road handling, sporty performance etc.) and the FFRR (for everything else).
The one thing I will miss from my old RRS when it goes is the storage under the rear seats. The aluminium cars don't have this facility (nor properly-flat folding rear seats when big stuff is to be moved)Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
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28th May 2017 8:50 am
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441
Is there that much difference, between the RRS2 & FFRR, in terms of performance and handling?
I wasn't aware of an underseat space on the RRS1. Think I'll google that one...
28th May 2017 11:56 am
RRSTDV8
Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Here
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RRS2 SDV6 has 306bhp, FFRR 3.0 has 256bhp. The RRS with dynamic spec has "sportier" handling too.
With the SDV8, both have the same performance but the RRS2 still has the dynamic kit to help in the twisty stuff.
FFRR is intentionally a different beast to RRS2 and there is enough of a difference to show that.Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
2012 RRS SDV6
2008 RRS TDV8
"When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die! You don't know who's children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered. How much blood will spill, until everybody does what they were always going to have to do from the very beginning: SIT DOWN AND TALK!"
28th May 2017 1:51 pm
RRSTDV8
Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Here
Posts: 13609
Red Merle wrote:
I wasn't aware of an underseat space on the RRS1. Think I'll google that one...
Quick pic of mine:
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Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
2012 RRS SDV6
2008 RRS TDV8
"When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die! You don't know who's children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered. How much blood will spill, until everybody does what they were always going to have to do from the very beginning: SIT DOWN AND TALK!"
28th May 2017 1:59 pm
Russell
Member Since: 23 Aug 2007
Location: Kent
Posts: 10564
RRSTDV8 wrote:
I keep wavering between RRS2 (for the road handling, sporty performance etc.) and the FFRR (for everything else).
The one thing I will miss from my old RRS when it goes is the storage under the rear seats. The aluminium cars don't have this facility (nor properly-flat folding rear seats when big stuff is to be moved)
I have the same stuff stored behind row 2 and under row 3 as I disco n the D4 with no issuesMY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
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28th May 2017 3:52 pm
Red Merle
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