Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23866
Although not as easy to use as the D3/4, in the opinion of the crew I spoke to anyway. 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)
5th Oct 2018 9:34 am
DG Site Moderator
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
Posts: 50979
Everything is relative ...The D3\4 spent more time in the shop than their Shoguns
5th Oct 2018 9:38 am
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23866
Actually the crew I spoke to were in a Shogun. I said I was surprised not to see them in a D5, which led to a conversation about D3/4/5’s. They preferred the D4 for ease of loading, due to the boxy shape and larger/taller boot aperture and also the larger glass area for visibility.
They weren’t negative about the D5 though. Nor should they be really, I can think of a lot worse vehicles to spend time in!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)
5th Oct 2018 11:48 am
Browny90
Member Since: 19 Jul 2016
Location: Ashbourne
Posts: 698
''For just £3 per month you can fund a shiny new D5''
Member Since: 02 Sep 2018
Location: Highlands
Posts: 41
COOL!
Proper big boys toy, makes me feel like a kid again looking at it!
8th Oct 2018 12:15 pm
RDR
Member Since: 24 Mar 2013
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 2260
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I think these cars look great. This pic caught my eye - when we put our big roof box on the D5 I hit a problem I can see they may have too, how too reach the back left of the box? I couldn't do it standing on the seats never mind the sills. I told SWMBO to stand on the back tyre but she slipped in trainers on the wet tyre, wonder how these guys do it? D5 needs some kind of carbon fibre ladder for the back or sides, I think it would make things much easier.MY06 S - Gone but not forgotten
MY12 HSE - Gone
MY16 HSE Luxury - Sold
MY20 D5 HSE - Sold
Current RR L460 PHEV
8th Oct 2018 8:03 pm
J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6272
Scrubs up well, a couple of images from LR media site.
23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
8th Oct 2018 8:10 pm
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441
DG wrote:
Everything is relative ...The D3\4 spent more time in the shop than their Shoguns
It was absolutely the other way around, according to the team that I spoke to before I bought my first D4. Apparently the Shoguns were in the workshops more often, with parts delivery delays and problems with overloaded electrical systems.2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: 2 x FL2 as “second” cars 🙄
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
8th Oct 2018 8:57 pm
RDR
Member Since: 24 Mar 2013
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 2260
South Yorkshire have a very cool unmarked D5. The way they have integrated the lights into the existing looks spectacular when its on. Seen it a few times, looked like a spaceship landing at night coming the opposite way on the motorway.MY06 S - Gone but not forgotten
MY12 HSE - Gone
MY16 HSE Luxury - Sold
MY20 D5 HSE - Sold
Current RR L460 PHEV
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