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The Velars about as low to the ground as I would go, I did think I would struggle sitting lower down but so far I’ve adapted pretty well.
I think we’ve hijacked the thread, with a Top Gear style which Range Rovers best for thrashing boy racers test 23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
22nd Mar 2019 7:15 am
110CSW
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No problem with the hijack as I have now moved on from the idea of a D5 so am happy to hear of other experiences. I would be in a RRS in a shot if I did not need a proper third row.2014MY Discovery
22nd Mar 2019 8:40 am
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J77 wrote:
I think we’ve hijacked the thread, with a Top Gear style which Range Rovers best for thrashing boy racers test
Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
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22nd Mar 2019 8:50 am
IndusD4
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DG wrote:
LT wrote:
they really fly. 8)
So do the cranks ...allegedly
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22nd Mar 2019 9:22 am
Red Merle
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J77 wrote:
It’s not for everyone, if you’re prepared for a more car like driving position you’ll get on fine with it.
At the moment it’s the only car in the range I’d have again.
Unfortunately, it was not to be They were short of cars, so I was given a 1700 mile old, 68 plate, D5 SD6. Nothing new to report, but it was interesting to see that, despite it being the very latest V6, check the combined mileage for the first “16,000 mile” oil change:
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22nd Mar 2019 8:35 pm
J77
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Not good. That was the death of the D5 for me. If I ever consider one again it would have to be the 2.0, it seems to be trouble free in that respect.
I did receive a survey today asking how I’m getting on with my Discovery, there is one question which asks about 2nd row comfort, nothing for 3rd row though. Also a question about accessories, if there’s one accessory that LR don’t offer but you would like? I just put roof rack 23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
22nd Mar 2019 9:46 pm
jimbg
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Red Merle wrote:
J77 wrote:
It’s not for everyone, if you’re prepared for a more car like driving position you’ll get on fine with it.
At the moment it’s the only car in the range I’d have again.
Unfortunately, it was not to be They were short of cars, so I was given a 1700 mile old, 68 plate, D5 SD6. Nothing new to report, but it was interesting to see that, despite it being the very latest V6, check the combined mileage for the first “16,000 mile” oil change:
Looks like a typical dealer who does not bother to apply the updates? Users on the Disco5 forum are reporting the issue is fixed by an update for MY18 onward.
Buying a car is like buying a computer these days, first thing you have to do is bring it up to date with all the outstanding updates!
22nd Mar 2019 10:14 pm
Red Merle
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Considering it’s a 19MY car (Reg. 31/12/2018), there should be no need to “update it to 18MY software”, as it should have even later software embedded from the factory. Bear in mind that this is about as modern an example as you’d get your hands on and it’s, apparently, still an unfixed issue 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!)
22nd Mar 2019 10:52 pm
jimbg
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I did say MY18 onward, I know it should have the latest software but the experiences of MY18 and MY19 owners are different.
I believe it is N222 that needs to be applied,.
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23rd Mar 2019 8:32 am
Someone-Gone
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Red Merle, if you hate the car that much, I am sure the dealership would take it back and give you something else, particularly if you told them you were slagging off the curtesy car on line because it was that useless.
23rd Mar 2019 9:12 am
jimbg
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Indeed, I would be more worried why my FFRS was in with the dealer so often.
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23rd Mar 2019 9:27 am
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23rd Mar 2019 9:36 am
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jimbg wrote:
Indeed, I would be more worried why my FFRS was in with the dealer so often.
IIRC, RM drives c.45k miles pa in his FFRR. So it’s a regular visitor to the main dealer for routine servicing as well as the inevitable software updates etc.2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
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23rd Mar 2019 7:23 pm
J77
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I feel his pain, I always end up with a DS as a loaner. The devils own car 23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
23rd Mar 2019 7:30 pm
IndusD4
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Red Merle wrote:
Unfortunately, it was not to be They were short of cars, so I was given a 1700 mile old, 68 plate, D5 SD6. Nothing new to report, but it was interesting to see that, despite it being the very latest V6, check the combined mileage for the first “16,000 mile” oil change:
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The mileage shown depends on a number of factors, the car works out your average mileage in a time period, then displays the remaining mileage to get to the annual service date. If you were to drive 1,000 miles a month and get in the car after 3 months it would show 9,000 miles left to service, not 13,000 as you'd expect.
There's an explanation of this on the disco5 site from user Labbix when he asked the dealer. The dealer went to LR for this answer.2016 D4 TDV6 Corris Grey
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They were short of cars, so I was given a 1700 mile old, 68 plate, D5 SD6. Nothing new to report, but it was interesting to see that, despite it being the very latest V6, check the combined mileage for the first “16,000 mile” oil change:
