Member Since: 15 Jul 2005
Location: Middleton, Manchester
Posts: 1084
Anyone sick of their D3
My 2 year old has always been great traveling around and was never a problem in my TD5. Quite happy sat in her seat for hours while we go up and down the country visiting friends and family.
However.... In the month I've had my D3 she has been sick on 3 of the 4 long journeys (1 1/2 hours +).
My wife who in the past has suffered travel sickness in cars hasn't had any ill effects in the D3 (and rarely in the TD5).
Anyone else found their D3s inducing travel sickness? Coffeecup March 2005 TDV6 S - Tonga Green - Manual May 2008 TDV6 SE - Stornoway Grey - Auto Dec 2010 SDV6 XS - Galway Green - Auto
One of the major causes of motion sickness is looking out the side windows as you're going along, maybe she's just old enough now to do more of that or maybe she get's better visibilty in the D3. Try putting up one of those stick-on blinds and see if that makes a difference
Anyone else found their D3s inducing travel sickness?
Any idea which version of the software is on your car? - my Dec 2004 model has just had the latest software loaded and the suspension has gone from being well sorted to now "wallowy" in a way it wasn't before & would certainly now induce car-sickness - LR are looking into it but this could certainly be quite an issue with "computer generation" cars if the whole basis of our vehicle can alter at the click of a pc mouse
One of the major causes of motion sickness is looking out the side windows as you're going along, maybe she's just old enough now to do more of that or maybe she get's better visibilty in the D3. Try putting up one of those stick-on blinds and see if that makes a difference
Si
I put my 4 year old in the centre of the middle row seats and this gives him an uninterupted view out the front on the stadium seating and he doesn't need to look out the side window.
I do agree that the air suspension does give you the "wallowing in water" feeling and this was my first thought when I took one for a test drive and it could be a reason for the motion sickness.
Chris2011 Discovery 4 (MY12) SDV6 HSE with General Grabber AT's, Traxide Aux Battery system, custom rear drawers and Autosafe half height cargo barrier
Gone - 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE
ARB Bull Bar, Warn 9.5XP Winch, IPF D/Lights, Cooper STT's, LR Raised Air Intake, Traxide aux battery system, custom drawers and half height Autosafe cargo barrier, Mitchell Bros 4x4 tow hitch
26th Jul 2005 6:53 am
Coffeecup
Member Since: 15 Jul 2005
Location: Middleton, Manchester
Posts: 1084
Appreciate the suggestion of putting in the middle seat.
One downside to this would be that both myself and the Centre Console would be in closer proximity to any 'fall out' Coffeecup March 2005 TDV6 S - Tonga Green - Manual May 2008 TDV6 SE - Stornoway Grey - Auto Dec 2010 SDV6 XS - Galway Green - Auto
Appreciate the suggestion of putting in the middle seat.
One downside to this would be that both myself and the Centre Console would be in closer proximity to any 'fall out'
How about a big bucket strapped to the console lid
Sorry for the sick idea (no pun intended)
Chris2011 Discovery 4 (MY12) SDV6 HSE with General Grabber AT's, Traxide Aux Battery system, custom rear drawers and Autosafe half height cargo barrier
Gone - 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE
ARB Bull Bar, Warn 9.5XP Winch, IPF D/Lights, Cooper STT's, LR Raised Air Intake, Traxide aux battery system, custom drawers and half height Autosafe cargo barrier, Mitchell Bros 4x4 tow hitch
26th Jul 2005 11:39 am
BN
Member Since: 18 Mar 2005
Location: Here
Posts: 6463
You lot are sick
26th Jul 2005 12:32 pm
Winger Site Moderator
Member Since: 15 Feb 2005
Location: UK
Posts: 3428
Better still, open the cubby box lid, remove contents and replace with an empty plastic bag - not a supermarket one as they have small holes in the bottom. In the event of motion induced sickness, and the resultant projectile discharge, careful braking to invoke negative G force should result the in the bag being neatly filled, without the risk of testing the waterproofing of the terrain response and other centre console switches.
The cubby box lid can be neatly closed following the incident until such time as a suitable stopping point can be reached........
26th Jul 2005 1:25 pm
NightFox
Member Since: 02 Apr 2005
Location: Bedfordshire
Posts: 125
A classic example of the lack of practcal testing by LR = they're happy to tell you how they poured a can of Coke into the Terrain Response system, but I for one would have been a lot more impressed if they claimed their testers had deliberately vommited into it.
26th Jul 2005 3:08 pm
Coffeecup
Member Since: 15 Jul 2005
Location: Middleton, Manchester
Posts: 1084
Would you have been even more impressed, had they vomited into the Terrain Response system after drinking Coke Coffeecup March 2005 TDV6 S - Tonga Green - Manual May 2008 TDV6 SE - Stornoway Grey - Auto Dec 2010 SDV6 XS - Galway Green - Auto
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
March 2005 TDV6 S - Tonga Green - Manual 
May 2008 TDV6 SE - Stornoway Grey - Auto 
