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Billy B
Member Since: 21 Dec 2007
Location: Norfolk
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Hi al cope,
Get one for a day. Just like the disco they still suffer from j/lr gremlins. Do yourself a favour and have a look at the ‘jaguar f pace forum’ for more solid info.
If you can make sure you test drive the 250D R sport not many dealers have a demonstrator??
All the best Billy B Nothing is foolproof as the ingenuity of fools is endless.
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M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
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Pelyma wrote:Yep I think many have been there  Up hill is always the measure in my book if you can keep going well up hill you've a great tow car. The number of times I've had Mondeos or Vectras overtake me and then you get to a hill.....
And that is almost exactly how manufacturers measure a cars townig capability, only difference is its what weight the unit can pull from a standing start uphill, the hill being 1:7 ISTR  that’s why a Disco in low box and 4 wheel drive reigns supreme  It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
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| 15th Oct 2018 1:00 pm |
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James W
Member Since: 27 Mar 2008
Location: Riyadh, KSA
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 if you were to start off in low range due to a steep hill, what is the fastest you can be going when you change back to high range? I assume you slip into neutral, press the switch, and back into drive and carry on? D4 XS, gone, much loved, never forgotten
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| 15th Oct 2018 1:37 pm |
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al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
Posts: 10361
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you can leave it in low and go through all 8 gears and keep up a reasonable speed. I know someone (now not in the UK) who towed a large boat all the way home from North Wales in low range.
@Billy - yes, I think I am going to try and find a 250D AWD Sport or Priv spec to try.
Also, which is best F Pace forum as there looks like a couple I can see?
Al Volvo XC90 B5 Plus Dark
Gone - MY18 D5 HSE - Corris on 22's with Black Pack
Now gone - MY16 D4 SE Tech, Loire Blue, Almond Leather, Privacy, plus some other goodies.
Old - MY12 D4 SDV6 XS Auto - Ipanema Sand with Almond Leather - Plus other niceties, and D4.com sticker
Older - D3 TDV6 XS Auto - Lugano Teal with Almond Leather, 20" Stormers, Shiny Tailpipes, DVD/TV - and obligatory D3 sticker
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| 15th Oct 2018 3:53 pm |
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Billy B
Member Since: 21 Dec 2007
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 198
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Hi al,
I have joined www.fpaceforums.co.uk. Nowhere near as good as the disco 3 club, but that’s life.
Billy B Nothing is foolproof as the ingenuity of fools is endless.
2012 Discovery 4 HSE Luxury
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| 15th Oct 2018 4:27 pm |
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M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8244
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James W wrote: if you were to start off in low range due to a steep hill, what is the fastest you can be going when you change back to high range? I assume you slip into neutral, press the switch, and back into drive and carry on?
Handbook states 40 mph going up, going down is a no, no. I do it regularly when towing go up, takes a lot of stress of the gb. It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
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| 15th Oct 2018 5:34 pm |
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James W
Member Since: 27 Mar 2008
Location: Riyadh, KSA
Posts: 3079
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Going to try this, thanks
It had crossed my mind to use low range once when getting going from standing up a steep track off a site outside Keswick but I thought I’d loose too much speed during the swap to high range. It sounds stupid now but I’d never considered doing 5th or 6th gear in low range. That could be ideal on the winding, hilly final lanes in and out of lakes caravan sites. D4 XS, gone, much loved, never forgotten
2018 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography - Gone to someone with less sense and more time to enjoy it
2016 Toyota Hilux Invincible - Liberating experience
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| 15th Oct 2018 5:42 pm |
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M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8244
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Major, major improvement from the D2 , stop pull your arm out of its socket trying change into low and when the terrain has changed stop and change back up but use the other arm as your left is still out of joint  It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
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| 15th Oct 2018 5:48 pm |
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al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
Posts: 10361
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not sure if this helps anyone else doing the same sort of excersise as me:
Kerb Weight BHP Torque Auto List emissions MPG
D5 SE (2ltr) 2184 240 430 8 speed £54,503 197 37.7
D Sport HSE 1990 240 500 9 speed £45,665 182 41.5
F Pace R Sport 1880 240 500 8 speed £46,595 178 42.2
I just used the LR and Jag car builder web pages, and didnt take any options other than starting model and 240BHP diesel engine. Didnt realise the 2ltr in the D5 didnt have as much torque as in the D Sport or Jag.
Al
thats a  , the columns are all out of line, but if I edit they are OK Volvo XC90 B5 Plus Dark
Gone - MY18 D5 HSE - Corris on 22's with Black Pack
Now gone - MY16 D4 SE Tech, Loire Blue, Almond Leather, Privacy, plus some other goodies.
Old - MY12 D4 SDV6 XS Auto - Ipanema Sand with Almond Leather - Plus other niceties, and D4.com sticker
Older - D3 TDV6 XS Auto - Lugano Teal with Almond Leather, 20" Stormers, Shiny Tailpipes, DVD/TV - and obligatory D3 sticker
Ancient - D3 TDV6 S - Tonga with Ebony, 20" Stormers, satnav & DVD
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| 16th Oct 2018 2:06 pm |
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Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
Posts: 15496
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I didn't't realise the weights are so similar either. Is the torque NM or lbft? DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
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D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
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| 16th Oct 2018 2:11 pm |
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al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
Posts: 10361
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Nm
Thanks to whoever tidied up my tables
Just had a look at the Ford Edge too:
Ford Edge 1949 210 450 6 speed £37,750 152 47.9
Al Volvo XC90 B5 Plus Dark
Gone - MY18 D5 HSE - Corris on 22's with Black Pack
Now gone - MY16 D4 SE Tech, Loire Blue, Almond Leather, Privacy, plus some other goodies.
Old - MY12 D4 SDV6 XS Auto - Ipanema Sand with Almond Leather - Plus other niceties, and D4.com sticker
Older - D3 TDV6 XS Auto - Lugano Teal with Almond Leather, 20" Stormers, Shiny Tailpipes, DVD/TV - and obligatory D3 sticker
Ancient - D3 TDV6 S - Tonga with Ebony, 20" Stormers, satnav & DVD
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