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Moo
D3 Decade

Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 14377

2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 S Manual Zambezi Silver

Tesco shopping wagon and footballer's cab. Oh how the mighty LR has fallen

New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)

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

26th Dec 2019 9:34 pm

J77

Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6270

A few ghastly Range Rovers there. 23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green

26th Dec 2019 9:41 pm

Someone-Gone

Member Since: 21 Dec 2015
Location: Gone
Posts: 5117

Glad to see the new D5 hybrid isn’t loosing the rather appealing rear end.

14th Jan 2020 5:48 pm

RRSTDV8

Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Here
Posts: 13538

J77 wrote:
A few ghastly Range Rovers there.

There are several RRS that have been "treated" to an Urban "upgrade". They look yuck to my eyes. They mostly look like SVRs as the base, so at least they have a decent engine.

Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
2012 RRS SDV6
2008 RRS TDV8
"When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die! You don't know who's children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered. How much blood will spill, until everybody does what they were always going to have to do from the very beginning: SIT DOWN AND TALK!"

14th Jan 2020 5:53 pm

RAW

Member Since: 14 Oct 2008
Location: Devon
Posts: 936

2015 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 Commercial XS Auto Indus Silver

Rear end can be sorted

This is at a dealers for sale MY18 RRS Autobiography Fuji White
MY15 D4 silver Commercial
MY11 D4 Fuji White Landmark (Gone)
MY11 D4 Silver Commercial(Gone)
Isuzu Utah D Max(Gone)
John Deere Gator HPX
Nifty Lift HR12
Kubota KX41-2

14th Jan 2020 5:54 pm

RRSTDV8

Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Here
Posts: 13538

The Dundonian wrote:
Glad to see the new D5 hybrid isn’t loosing the rather appealing rear end.

Not sure why they bother putting camouflage on it: the underlying vehicle is no looker so no one would pay it a second glance anyway. "Security by obscurity"

Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
2012 RRS SDV6
2008 RRS TDV8
"When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die! You don't know who's children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered. How much blood will spill, until everybody does what they were always going to have to do from the very beginning: SIT DOWN AND TALK!"

14th Jan 2020 5:55 pm

LT

Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23820

2016 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 Landmark LE Auto Santorini Black

An improvement to the number plate for sure, but look at the "filled nappy" below it. 🤢

ETA-I know some people get it painted, which again is an improvement. 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)

14th Jan 2020 5:59 pm

LT

Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23820

RRSTDV8 wrote:
The Dundonian wrote:
Glad to see the new D5 hybrid isn’t loosing the rather appealing rear end.

Not sure why they bother putting camouflage on it: the underlying vehicle is no looker so no one would pay it a second glance anyway. "Security by obscurity"

The camouflage is just an act of kindness by JLR.

D5 owners-Only joking! 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)

14th Jan 2020 6:05 pm

mse

Member Since: 27 Jun 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 2704

2015 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 Landmark LE Auto Indus Silver

RAW wrote:
Rear end can be sorted

This is at a dealers for sale

seen a few of those and they look awful Mike

14th Jan 2020 6:06 pm

LT

Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23820

I agree

(although still an improvement over the original) 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)

14th Jan 2020 6:08 pm

Someone-Gone

Member Since: 21 Dec 2015
Location: Gone
Posts: 5117

Wouldn’t waste my money on a reformed rear end. You’ve got to cut the plastic boot lid. There’s no going back then.

I don’t know why you hate the rear so much, I think it’s an appealing and unique feature, stands you out from the crowd.

14th Jan 2020 6:12 pm

Red Merle

Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441

In terms of it being a styling reference to the real thing, it’s about as convincing as putting a plastic Georgian front door on a 1960’s terraced council house

However, stylistically, it does help to distinguish it from the Korean alternatives

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!)

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14th Jan 2020 6:54 pm

Russell

Member Since: 23 Aug 2007
Location: Kent
Posts: 10564

MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
MY15 D4 HSE Kaikoura Stone
MY12 D4 HSE Nara Bronze Sold and gone
MY11 D4 HSE Stornaway Grey Sold and gone
D3 S spec Silver Sold and gone
Tow bar, full length roof bars, side steps, tow bar storage unit, surround camers.
D4 camera club

14th Jan 2020 6:56 pm

mse

Member Since: 27 Jun 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 2704

If you poverty spec it, its not as nice as the upper spec and yes it could be better - but it isnt that bad and does grow on you and is different...in the same way land rover is basically the only company that still puts the model on the bonnet. Mike

14th Jan 2020 7:58 pm

Hardware

Member Since: 28 Jun 2016
Location: Hiding under the M60
Posts: 13016

2011 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 XS Auto Sumatra Black

can't believe my most tongue-in-cheek post has spawned a thread this long !!!

14th Jan 2020 8:09 pm