shilen wrote:

Price wise I specced up a HSE to the sort of spec my X3 has and it was coming out £45K which isn't bad considering my X3 price before discount was £45K as well.

I agree with pab the its nice yes but what a price, . many fl2 owners round here are retired types or school runs mums, often not caring about hi spec goodies etc they will not be paying the huge asking price of a disco sport.

for those wanting bling the porch macan looks a bargain next to an evoque and a positive steal against a disco sport
atleast the disco sport can hold it head up high when compared to an X3. soulless things

and yes I will keep writing disco sport and it is not and never will be a 'DS' At work
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pab wrote:

Which is odd, because if you look at the stats at somewhere like reliabilityindex.com the Freelander - even the early FL1s - has always been more reliable (generally a lot more reliable) than the Discovery. Going by real reliability, as opposed to perceived, they should be renaming the Discovery to Freelander!

The later FL1s were actually pretty good, and even the early ones (according to the reliabilityindex figures) were better than the D3 (just). I think it's down to perception - the Discovery had an established reputation so it got away with its appalling reliability. The Freelander was the new kid, so it didn't!

Pab n CG are on the money here with the price/spec equation.
It's going to be a tough sell in the showrooms with many existing FL2 owners, but, one must remember that most automotive folk live beyond their means and take on all these inappropriate and very expensive lease and other wonders of the modern car financing world instruments.

That large group of deluded folk only look at how much the monthly payment is; so if they get a deal around their stretched monthly budget they are all hooked line and sinker to that shiny new box on their drive to "impress" the neighbours at number 6 Windsor Gardens. The £40 - 45k price tag does not enter their minds. It's £400 to £500 a month for the next 3yrs. The economics of the fiscally inept.

I quite like the look of it but will wait till I've seen it in the flesh as some of the angled shots are not too flattering. It is though overpriced, £5K markup from the Freelander on almost like for like spec. They will get the sales initially but I can see heavy depreciation after a few years. I also don't need the extra seats and its that bit larger, at 4 inches longer and from what I can gather a bit wider, although the spec states it's actually 1 inch narrower I read somewhere it is actually wider with the mirrors retracted.

I was looking to hold on to this one for another 2 years and pick up a year old DS but with them shipping with the existing engines I might reconsider and pick up a Dynamic/Metropolis in a years time, hopefully a baby discovery will be announced by then.

chicken george wrote:

and yes I will keep writing disco sport and it is not and never will be a 'DS'

He's done it again, two in a week

pab wrote:

The later FL1s were actually pretty good, and even the early ones (according to the reliabilityindex figures) were better than the D3 (just). I think it's down to perception - the Discovery had an established reputation so it got away with its appalling reliability. The Freelander was the new kid, so it didn't!

I've had my FL1 TD4 from new for over a decade! Old girls still going strong just touched 40,000 miles now and nothing gone wrong as such apart from a £30 foot brake pedal switch replaced under warranty
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Went to The Burghley horse trials last weekend. One Land Rover dealer had two Discovery Sports available for the public to view. Around 10 people at a time were allowed in the showroom to look at the new cars. Very impressed with the cars, although the styling has moved away from the current FL2 I liked the shape and think it looks better in the flesh. The interior as you would expect is a big step up from the FL2, very nice!
Must admit I was quite surprised to see the cars as i thought they were not being shown until the Paris motor show. 2007 Freelander 2 HSE TD4.Zermatt Silver,Privacy glass,Bi-Xenon headlights........Gone!

2011 SD4 HSE Ipanema Sand, Privacy Glass, Windsor Leather.

On the other hand, new Mitsubishi Outlander plug-in hybrid. Way to go? http://www.mitsubishi-cars.co.uk/outlander...tAodLSIA6g Ex AA Series III LWB Safari - Gone
300TDi Disco (bought new - terrible car) sent back after 18 months
Freelander 1 Estate - leased, given back at end of lease
200TDi Disco (bought from a mate with 100,000 on the clock) - Gone
Disco 2 TD5 - sold and exported to France
FR2 TD4 GS - Gone
FR2 SD4 HSE - Now changed for a DS
New model ex-demo Evoque S 180 in white
Unable to order a new DS, so gave up. Now have a Volvo S90 Recharge.

I wondered about that one, PM. Cheaper than the DS and more economical too. Got to be a serious contender as a softroader and maybe tow car. 10MY (Sept 09) TD4 HSE Auto in Stornoway Grey (Now Gone)

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Perhaps, but its seriously ugly ... the body shape is just so out of proportion to the wheelbase.

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LR has one of the best AWD systems

LR NUT wrote:

I see brand loyalty has died