Called dealer today, having heard nothing since my invitation to the VIP Ride & Drive event in mid Dec. Sadly I couldn't book mine as I'm away on two days offered. I had assumed they would try and offer some sort of alternative, as a deposit paying customer. Seems not! LR have DS's for two event days only, before they relocate to the next dealer.

Seems like a vehicle launch on a shoestring to me! Life is not a dress rehearsal!

From what I was told it's real cars, one of each doing a tour of the dealerships, probably the same cars that were at the preview events.

My theory

Deposit paying customers - proper test drive

Those just shown interest or LR trying to attract - virtual 21MY Defender 90 S 3.0 D200

other way round

those that are already paid up depositers get nowt
potential customers get the full treatment


personally If i was dealer Id be generous and treat everyone the same

except vanners they'd feel the slam of plate glass on their noses At work
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CG your probably right.

The launch of the DS has been one of the worst, a world apart from the glitz and glamour of the Evoque, not that I want all that but we're spending just as much. 21MY Defender 90 S 3.0 D200

If everyone waited until they could get a look and feel for the real thing instead of throwing money at dealers to be the first in the queue on the road, the perhaps LR would have to try harder, but as they have enough orders till this time next year, why bother  my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
2012 HSE SD4 In Orkney Grey now gone, best car ever.

Those of us that have thrown money at dealers have had a look and feel of the real thing or should have. I waited for the Evoque and it was never ending delays, those that got there first missed all that and with a D4 fast running out of warranty and been a constant headache I can't afford to hang around. New car arrives March D4 warranty runs out end of April, currently I'm 10th in my dealers que.

I just expect LR to acknowledge their own website when it says register for updates, they keep those that have updated.

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j77 wrote:

Lucky you I've received nothing.

Can't even get a paper brochure, keep getting told the digital version is available which I've got but still prefer the paper version.

I received the full-blown 78-page brochure last week, and very nice it is too...  ...

Be true to yourself. That way happiness lies...

Oh talk about a kick in the balls

Get one from dealers on Monday  21MY Defender 90 S 3.0 D200

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Was in the dealers today to get a brochure and got the virtual demo of the car. What it is there is a box on the showroom floor and you look at it through these binocular things and the DS appears in the show, walk forward and the doors open, seats slide forward etc, pretty cool but I did feel a plank walking around the showroom looking at a box.

It's nothing to do with the ride & drive events

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J77, they are probably compiling a video diary for YouTube of LR people wandering around aimlessly in search of the DS dream!  Life is not a dress rehearsal!

Forgot to say it was Indus silver with black pack. 21MY Defender 90 S 3.0 D200

j77 wrote:

From what I was told it's real cars, one of each doing a tour of the dealerships, probably the same cars that were at the preview events.

My theory

Deposit paying customers - proper test drive

Those just shown interest or LR trying to attract - virtual

That blows my theory out the water.

I'm booked in for an hour on the 17th 21MY Defender 90 S 3.0 D200

Just placed my order for an HSE Auto.

Call me mad for buying a car that I haven't even seen in the flesh, let alone driven - but my FL2 experience was so good that I feel pretty confident about it.