Member Since: 27 Jun 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 2707
Certainly no D4 here - way too old fashioned!
Profile pic is just a nice image not a d4 image (and certainly not important)...i personally dont know how D4 owners rough it to be fair - i hear there are still dials and a mono central screen in the d4, so 1980s - d5 just takes the stress out of driving, like a comfy slipper.
Just on the back end, its actually not that bad really - its a bit like the millennium dome...people try to make it the point as its the only thing to link to, but really call it the 02 and everyone loves it Mike
14th Aug 2019 9:05 pm
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 14482
Help is at hand
D4 HSE EU6 (Known as Jeeves)
New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!) Sold
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
14th Aug 2019 9:12 pm
mse
Member Since: 27 Jun 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 2707
Its a good advert for the d5 deniers - im surprised spec savers havent offered a forum group buy to see the beauty of the d5...practicality etc is already proven.Mike
14th Aug 2019 9:21 pm
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 14482
You’re right, I can’t deny the D5 is not the car the D3/4 is. Having driven nearly 7000 miles in one with my family, it was undeniably concluded that the D5 was perfectly suited to the Tesco run and as a fashion accessory for yummy mummies. My children couldn’t deny the fact that the rear seating in the D3/4 was more comfortable and that the view from the 3rd row in the D5 was rubbish.
My wife also couldn’t deny the view that LR had missed the boat with electric and hybrid technology and that it was undeniably true that cars like the Rvian were the future. When pressed, my wife didn’t deny that she thought that the D5 was not the true replacement for the D4 and that the rear on the D5 was a design disaster.
I can’t deny it, my family didn’t like the D5 and have never been in denial about that view. D4 HSE EU6 (Known as Jeeves)
New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!) Sold
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
14th Aug 2019 9:53 pm
J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6272
D5 a great car in its own right, not the Disco we wanted but it’s what we got and IMO it’s still the best in class taking into account all its current competition.
D4 does what it says on the tin and does it well but internally it was getting a bit long in the the tooth.
I know which one I prefer though for overall satisfaction 23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
14th Aug 2019 10:25 pm
DG Site Moderator
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
Posts: 50979
Moo wrote:
I can’t deny it, my family didn’t like the D5 and have never been in denial about that view.
That is fine and a prerogative ....but over 40k families pa take a different view 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
14th Aug 2019 10:48 pm
Farmer Chalk
Member Since: 06 Mar 2013
Location: Independent Republic of Kentishshire.
Posts: 4197
Robbie wrote:
Back end looks better than most D5s. May even have gone up in value.
Is it me or do those back seats look bloody uncomfortable??
14th Aug 2019 11:27 pm
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441
mse wrote:
Certainly no D4 here - way too old fashioned!
‘Fashions fade, style is eternal.' – Yves Saint Laurent.
The D5 might have been fashionable for a short while, but the D4 is definitely the one with style (and substance!) 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!)
15th Aug 2019 4:07 am
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441
Robbie wrote:
Back end looks better than most D5s. May even have gone up in value.
At least the next owner’s passengers will get a decent view out now, while the ridiculous electric plank and the limited headroom in the boot have both been taken care of too
With the upgrade package having been fully “field tested” by LR, how long until the recall notices go out? 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!)
15th Aug 2019 4:52 am
robpenrose
Member Since: 12 Jan 2016
Location: Surrey / SW London
Posts: 2138
mse wrote:
Certainly no D4 here - way too old fashioned!
Profile pic is just a nice image not a d4 image (and certainly not important)...i personally dont know how D4 owners rough it to be fair - i hear there are still dials and a mono central screen in the d4, so 1980s - d5 just takes the stress out of driving, like a comfy slipper.
Just on the back end, its actually not that bad really - its a bit like the millennium dome...people try to make it the point as its the only thing to link to, but really call it the 02 and everyone loves it
Does the D5 not have almost exactly the same running gear as a D4? The engine is the same, assume the gearbox is etc. Just packaged and calibrated a bit differently!
I do find these threads funny mind! As long as they don’t get personal, I enjoy the banter!
Current: D4 HSE
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15th Aug 2019 7:31 am
DG Site Moderator
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
Posts: 50979
Red Merle wrote:
The D5 might have been fashionable for a short while, but the D4 is definitely the one with style (and substance!)
Come to Surrey ...they are very fashionable ...I see one every few minutes out on the roads here
Interesting to note that in practice you actually favour the FFRR over the D4 in terms of style and substance 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
15th Aug 2019 7:40 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73131
Re D5s in Surrey, it’s prob the same one stuck at the lights as you walk to Waitrose & back for your bottle of Prosecco.
15th Aug 2019 7:53 am
Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
Posts: 15496
DG wrote:
Red Merle wrote:
The D5 might have been fashionable for a short while, but the D4 is definitely the one with style (and substance!)
Come to Surrey ...they are very fashionable ...I see one every few minutes out on the roads here
Interesting to note that in practice you actually favour the FFRR over the D4 in terms of style and substance
Sussex too.DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
Porsche Cayenne V8 Diesel S
15th Aug 2019 8:01 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73131
Heading down the M6 on Sunday I did think there were more D5s than D3/4s. Luckily the heavy rain helped.
15th Aug 2019 8:04 am
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23866
IIRC, Red Merle does a lot of business miles and as he couldn’t buy a new D4 in 2017 he bought a FFRR.
The seating/driving position being very similar to that of the D4.
I’m having similar thoughts.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)
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