Member Since: 04 May 2007
Location: Barcelona
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Good news:
I'm still here and haven't been wrestled to the floor by balaclava-wearing LR employees brandishing plastic handcuffs and Great Plains fleeces. My office door is still hanging on it's hinges and there is no fleet of blacked-out RRSs and men with guns forming an exlusion zone around the company.
Bad news:
This means that the letter change is probably nothing to do with the engine name. Back to the drawing board
P.D. With this being Land Rover, I'm kind of worried that they will use the same supplier to send out their summons notices as they do to send out the customer service questionnaires.....which means that I'll probably receive it this time next year and will therefore have completely forgotten what it is I'm being summoned for 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE AutoBuckingham Blue 2007 Golf GT DSG
9th Jun 2010 8:07 am
PaulP
Member Since: 04 May 2007
Location: Barcelona
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DG wrote:
You miss out the element of 'suspense' Paul
Good point...I haven't felt so excited in a long time 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE AutoBuckingham Blue 2007 Golf GT DSG
9th Jun 2010 8:09 am
SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Romiley
Posts: 13710
PaulP wrote:
I didn't see people refusing to share spy/mule photos of the D4 or LRX etc - quite the opposite
Not entirely true. Yes we were able to construct the new front end look due to a f*ck up on the LRX video from the Official LR Site but I am personally aware of other instances where people (including me) didn't get to see/hear everything
And anyway there has been a post on another thread elsewhere on this site that, to my mind, has pretty much revealed the 'thingy' - and I have NO IDEA how that person gleaned that info - because google reveals nothing
EDIT - thingy is publicly described on a well known LR Mod Supplier website Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
9th Jun 2010 8:10 am
Dexter
Member Since: 21 Sep 2007
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 1394
Quote:
some sad old men
quite
Quote:
Awful enough to want a 2010 instead of 2011?
Depends how important badges and labels are to the individual and how resistant one is to change (see above). Not a big issue to me (or anyone I would imagine!) at all and change can be good sometimes.
As the information is 'out there' (and I found it quite easily earlier today, not that it's worth wasting anytime over whatsoever, believe me ) does this mean a few LR franchises will be up for grabs ? Somehow I doubt it.
Knowledge is power, and I have neither, so time for lunch!
9th Jun 2010 11:42 am
augustanamark
Member Since: 07 Oct 2009
Location: Wilmette,IL
Posts: 25
What exactly did you search for that "out there" information? I've been searching for what feels like hours!2011 FFRR HSE LUX
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North Shore (Wilmette)
Member Since: 12 Jan 2009
Location: aberdeenshire
Posts: 511
Range Rover 7 ??
if its this i think it will work for the HSE and XS spec but the current GS hardly offers RR levels of luxury...Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
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9th Jun 2010 12:38 pm
Russell
Member Since: 23 Aug 2007
Location: Kent
Posts: 10564
Well from a quick search on the web and chatting to some dealers it appears to be nothing to big, more like a step back to old model badging and a special edision model that will suit our winters if the last one was anything to go on, S is for snow as DSL would know.MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
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9th Jun 2010 1:24 pm
DG Site Moderator
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
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Posts: 50979
Nobody ever said it would be a 'big' change ....but awful nevertheless 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
9th Jun 2010 2:54 pm
jjvd21
Member Since: 16 Jul 2007
Location: Chicago
Posts: 1070
When I hear the word "awful" I think 2011 D4 with 24" spinner wheels, huge whale tail aero fin at the back, neon ground effect led lights, smoke machine button (not james bond style), and bonnet flame paint. That and a badge that says Discovery 4 SS.16 D4 Landmark
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9th Jun 2010 4:03 pm
Steve in Germany
Member Since: 29 Jan 2008
Location: Up a hill in Brecon
Posts: 185
Ok, can someone who actualy knows what this is all about please pm me, I have 2 D4 HSE's on order!!
Cheers,
Steve.
9th Jun 2010 6:19 pm
carpenpa
Member Since: 11 Mar 2010
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 19
D4S
I think its a basic S spec D4
Possibly with a de-tuned version of the 3.0 engine
Not really interesting unless it dropped down a level on emissions based road tax, but I want an HSE spec anyway
Saw something on www about such a model on sale in Spain / Portugal
Also read that Lib / Dem wanted to scrap road tax altogether and introduce some form of road use tax Thoroughly enjoying my landrovers in the southwest.
9th Jun 2010 6:33 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
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It's so good, sitting here feeling smug knowing the secret! I can be bribed.
9th Jun 2010 6:38 pm
PaulP
Member Since: 04 May 2007
Location: Barcelona
Posts: 4317
Re: D4S
carpenpa wrote:
Saw something on www about such a model on sale in Spain / Portugal
I think that it was only in the UK that the S trim disappeared, to be replaced by XS and GS. In AFAIK all other countries, it stayed as S/SE/HSE.
The Snow edition has been around for quite some time in Spain. It is basically a 2.7 TDV6 S (unpainted arches etc) with some other upgrades over a standard S. They coupled it with such a good finance offer that they started running out of stock a month or so before the offer was supposed to end. (possibly due to a shortage of engines - I can't remember now)
I can't see the point of introducing this into the UK as you already have lower/upper spec S models and a S-branded trim is not going to make up for a lack of a SE model.
Cheers,
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9th Jun 2010 6:44 pm
Winger Site Moderator
Member Since: 15 Feb 2005
Location: UK
Posts: 3428
All this speculation is almost too much for me.............it really isn't anything to get too aerated about, and will doubtless leave people saying: Why?
9th Jun 2010 9:14 pm
DG Site Moderator
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SDV6
I never realised the letter S would cause such controversy
........awful I say 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
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Good point...I haven't felt so excited in a long time 
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