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Still don't like it but it will probably look good in the flesh if not as practical as with the current black plastic arches etc. Global Warming.... I'm luvvin it
5th Mar 2008 10:53 pm
simon
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Wont ever have an SE or HSE so thats good for me
5th Mar 2008 10:54 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
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To be perfectly honest, when I first saw the pre-launch pictures of the D3, I did not like it at all. I vowed to keep my D2..........
until I got invited to a launch event, and saw it in the flesh, and drove it and the rest is history
I will reserve my judgement until I can see it, and find out what else has changed.
5th Mar 2008 10:58 pm
AndrewW
Member Since: 06 Aug 2007
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Gareth wrote:
Spare wheel is either missing or elsewhere, It looks different underneath.
That'll be an accessory.2006 D3 finally swapped for a 2016 D4 Graphite in Graphite grey. No mods
5th Mar 2008 11:27 pm
DiscoStu
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Slimer wrote:
LR Press Release wrote:
and three new exterior metallic paint colours - ...........Bournville [black with a hint of brown] - complete the exterior changes for 2009.
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Black
Black Back
One for Andrew
Try to stop the scratches ?
Clear side repeaters (Copy cats)
The New D3 (HAHA)
Inside the LRX
Now that’s a Jeep
6th Mar 2008 8:08 am
Pelyma
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Right I'm going to be the first to stick my head above the parapit! In silver it looks , in Stornaway it looks good IMO. From a practical point of view I agree it isn't so goodDS3 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
6th Mar 2008 11:48 am
Dom Harvey Lord of the Four Fingers
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Hope those changes are not happening across the board otherwise I will be buying something else 2004 Discovery 3 - gone
2006 Discovery 3 - gone
2008 Discovery 3 GS - gone
2011 Freelander LE Special Edition - gone
2007 Discovery 3 XS - gone
2012 Discovery 4 GS - current
6th Mar 2008 12:18 pm
Ken
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Its gonna happen the chassis number confirmed it was a 09my
Spent a lot of time with the PAG guys
6th Mar 2008 12:28 pm
Dom Harvey Lord of the Four Fingers
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only one worth having them would be a black one because that would hide some of it at least. Can't understand why they would want to ponce about with something which already looks good.2004 Discovery 3 - gone
2006 Discovery 3 - gone
2008 Discovery 3 GS - gone
2011 Freelander LE Special Edition - gone
2007 Discovery 3 XS - gone
2012 Discovery 4 GS - current
6th Mar 2008 12:37 pm
slots
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Ken - did you take any pics of the interior please? Did the PAG guys say anything about 3.0D?
6th Mar 2008 12:37 pm
monkey hanger
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I think that they are trying to make it look more like a FFRR.
I agree it doesn't look quite right right now. I'll have to see it.
I'm more interested in the technical changes.
Improve the engine, and then cover the snoop dog bits in Paintguard and I'll be OK with one in 2 years when the changes have sunk in."its probably a virus, you'll be right as rain in a few days and if you're playing sport try to favour the other leg"
6th Mar 2008 1:33 pm
Ken
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slots wrote:
Ken - did you take any pics of the interior please? Did the PAG guys say anything about 3.0D?
No real changes inside apart from the RSES, what I really hated was the grey door handles
6th Mar 2008 1:37 pm
awheel
Member Since: 05 Oct 2006
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This is all so predictable.....
ANY changes to a Land Rover product and it gets a real slating....
It seems like, given the choice, you'd have our heads on spikes outside Gaydon for making any changes!!!!!
Well....reality check....this is the real situation.
The number one design rule is to listen to customers. Body colouring all of the black panels on Disco 3 makes it look a lot 'heavier' - hence why it looked how it did at launch. The black panels lighten the car and 'cheat' the proportions...BUT how do you think we felt when we saw the numbers of people bladdering paint over everything???? AND how do you think we felt when we had so many people looking at the black panels and saying that black grained panels equals cheap and tacky - reinforcing the 'van-like' image amongst those that don't 'get' what Disco is all about.
We decided that we had to 'control' the way that body colour was applied - hence the new look which retains a black lower area to ensure that the car is not overly heavy. My opinion is that silver/white are the worst colours for bodycolouring Disco. The car at Geneva is a 'worst case' scenario but still way way better than the examples I see all too often of EVERYTHING being colour matched.
Also...the criticism you have posted about damage to the body colour arches and bumpers....it is a whole lot easier to repair a painted surface than to repair a scratched grained unpainted Polypropylene panel....the new solution is BETTER for repairability.
And there's more.....for all of you who want to retain the black unpainted arches, they will fit the new bumpers. The interfaces are unchanged. Lowline spec cars and the Commercial derivatives will stay with the black colour split as it currently is....
Back to my first point - we have listened to customers and reacted in a way that gives you choice. Stateside customers want body colour everywhere. Russian customers hate it...they want ruggedness!!!
Back in 2004 I had to listen to many many people who declared war on the aesthetic of Discovery 3. Launching a car that looked like 'the iPod on wheels' (as it was called in one review) made many people suddenly love their Disco 2 more than ever. It seems like more of the same is happening now!
Awheel, I don't know who you are but your post suggests you're 'involved' in these designs, though it's not clear to what degree, definitely not working in the 'real world' though
The number one design rule is to listen to customers - well why don't you then? There's lots of us on here, though we may be a small percentage of D3 owners overall I think we're probably fairly representative of D3 owners as a whole. The majority seem to dislike the extra body coloured parts so it appears you didn't listen, or maybe you just didn't ask?
how do you think we felt when we saw the numbers of people bladdering paint over everything - why didn't you take notice of the far larger amount that didn't
it is a whole lot easier to repair a painted surface than to repair a scratched grained unpainted Polypropylene panel - and a damn site cheaper just to replace an unpainted panel, a scratch on an unpainted panel is barely noticeable, a scratch on a painted one will stand out and need to be repaired quickly if you want to keep it looking good
we have listened to customers and reacted in a way that gives you choice. Stateside customers want body colour everywhere. Russian customers hate it...they want ruggedness!!! - so what your really saying is your pandering to US wants and have ignored or not even bothered asking the rest of usThe End
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, in Stornaway it looks good IMO. From a practical point of view I agree it isn't so good
