Red Merle wrote:

You know how it is when some people say that "it'll grow on you"? Especially the styling?

It's been 15 days now and around 1,600 miles so far in “my" D5. So, how long does this process take before I start to notice the effect?

I have started to notice that every D1, D2, D3, D4, Classic, P38a, L322 and L405 that I pass on the road is getting better and better looking every day though; is this how it's supposed to work?

I test drove a new Cayenne S yesterday, it took about 5 seconds to think it was a fabulous place to be. It felt as roomy as my D4 (obviously not the boot) a sublime engine and then you pressed the loud pedal OMFG. Huge amount of room in the back row with seats that aren’t low down and a good thick steering wheel only downside is they aren’t making them at the moment and you can’t order a tow bar at the moment.

DG wrote:

Red Merle wrote:

Hey, 13 minutes. What kept you?!

I've been busy talking to 18 Danish delegates from Siemens about the UK's position on brexit ...took us a while to stop laughing

That’s going to be a bit cozy in a D5! Still better on the inside looking out than the outside looking at it.

  

The Dundonian wrote:

Class is obviously not your forte.

I often think, when driving a V6, or V8, that what this car needs for a bit of class is a 4 pot diesel

Red Merle wrote:

@Pelyma:

Bet they’ll only let you tow a speed boat, a jet ski, £4 million pounds worth of race horse or one of those flash teardrop caravans, or they won’t let you keep it

I’m surprised they let me in it it tows 3.5t too and the best bit it only works fully with iPhones, none of that Android virus stuff in a Porsche

DG wrote:

Red Merle wrote:

Hey, 13 minutes. What kept you?!

I've been busy talking to 18 Danish delegates from Siemens about the UK's position on brexit ...took us a while to stop laughing

or should that really be

Pelyma wrote:

Red Merle wrote:

You know how it is when some people say that "it'll grow on you"? Especially the styling?

It's been 15 days now and around 1,600 miles so far in “my" D5. So, how long does this process take before I start to notice the effect?

I have started to notice that every D1, D2, D3, D4, Classic, P38a, L322 and L405 that I pass on the road is getting better and better looking every day though; is this how it's supposed to work?

I test drove a new Cayenne S yesterday, it took about 5 seconds to think it was a fabulous place to be. It felt as roomy as my D4 (obviously not the boot) a sublime engine and then you pressed the loud pedal OMFG. Huge amount of room in the back row with seats that aren’t low down and a good thick steering wheel only downside is they aren’t making them at the moment and you can’t order a tow bar at the moment.

I don't think I've ever seen a Cayenne towing a horse trailer. It's cheaper VW cousin, yes, a friend tows with one and likes it, but she doesn't know any better.

I'd have thought that the mega wide low profile tyres on a Cayenne would make towing a trailer off road a little tricky

DG wrote:

Wait until the 3 pot comes out ...emissions dear boy..... emissions

I’ll probably wait until looonnng after the 3 pot comes out

The major attraction of handing back a company car was being freed up from the Asthmic Engine Syndrome for just a little longer... I’m not sure if LR even make a girly Land Rover that will fit in the 110g top end limit for company car viability anymore

I’m going to have a final fling with a silly engine while I still can That’s if they can get it to work again, that is 😆

Pelyma wrote:

I’m surprised they let me in it

Red Merle wrote:

The major attraction of handing back a company car was being freed up from the Asthmic Engine Syndrome for just a little longer... I’m not sure if LR even make a girly Land Rover that will fit in the 110g top end limit for company car viability anymore

RRS and FFRR P400e emissions are 64 g CO2/km. The three door Evoque was barely under 110 and a regular one is 113 g.

I’d probably accept a girly FFRR if I really had to