So, drove DS today; a 2.2 Auto. Proper (Ingenium) engines (well the 2L Diesel) are coming mid-year but will be CO2 page-turning 2WD. 4WD comes later along with other trim levels and the chance to spec 5 seats or 5+2. Looks good and ha slots of features. Just need to save up! Gone... 2013 XS TD4 Manual Firenze Red
Gone... 2008 (09MY) XS Td4 Manual Stornaway Grey
Prior... 2003 G4 Discovery 2, 1998 Disco 1 and 1997 Disco 1 Company car before that
Also gone in Nov'13, after 7.5 yrs, to new owners with time for more TLC - 1980 Series III 88
Current 2015 Discovery Sport HSE 2.0

I need something smaller so just sent off for a Jeep Renegade brochure !

The Renegade looks very good off road 

I called in to have a look today and was impressed, it is definitely more of a 'car' than a Land Rover but I liked it, the interior was really nice, spacious and well built and as a family car it will fit the bill perfectly for me. I wasn't sure if the rear seats would be big enough but they are fine for younger kids, no worse than our current Zafira Tourer

I am going to order one (SE Tech Auto) once my current lease car is due for change towards the end of the year, will be interesting to see if there are any used ones knocking around by then as the prices are eye watering!

saw one today at a farm show. nice cabin good leg room front and rear, but the death trap crumple zone seats just arnt right, and as my kids have legs they wouldnt fit in them anyway.

all in all a nice motor despite being red  At work
At home

"I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens

winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race

Freelander looks good in Firenze Red, not sure about this though, weird how all the pictures make it look very long, deceptive.



Could be worse though, someone will buy one that is uncoloured


The other colours
Corris Grey


Scotia Grey


Loire Blue


Kaikoura Stone


Indus Silver


Fuji White with Black roof


Fuji White

come on black looks best, loire blue is nice but has certain conortations of imaginary car mystery nonsense At work
At home

"I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens

winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race

Scotia Grey would be my choice but I feel the next car down the line for me may be something else

I fancy the Kaikoura Stone, the Scotia grey is nice but very green in the 'flesh'

taztastic wrote:

Scotia Grey would be my choice but I feel the next car down the line for me may be something else

RRS  MY14 Kahn Converted Dynamic - Fuji White Ebony/Pimento Interior
MY15 Xenon Headlight Conversion

MY17 RRS SVR - Estoril Blue Cirrus/Ebony 🪣💺’s

like the all white, but I'm accustomed to white cars over here.

If one squints hard it has the look of sheet metal coming out of a factory down the road from Audi or BMW, maybe MB at a pinch. It is plainly obvious this market is being targeted. The question is whether LR will be able to pinch buyers without loosing too many.

I think it will do well around here for the school run. Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

Acoustic insulation ARB TPMS 3xARB air compressors After cooler Air tank On-board OCD pressure air/water cleaning Additional 50L fuel Carpet in doors ABE 2x1kg Waeco 28L modified fridge Battery 4x26ah Solar 120w Victron MPPT 100/20 DC-DC 18amps 175amp jumper plug Awning 6x255/60R18

LR NUT wrote:

RRS

The DS does look long from the side in the flesh, Taz

Those colour charts don't do it any favours, I've seen Scotia Grey, Kaikoura Stone, santorini Black and Fuji White. I've had two White LRs but the DS just doesn't suit it at all.

I've settled on Loire Blue with cirrus interior, but it had been Firenze Red, Indus Silver and even Pheonix Orange, my salesman wasn't overly impressed with the last choice.  21MY Defender 90 S 3.0 D200

Just been to have a look, ended up having a test drive. Generally impressed.
Asked for a price with P/ex on my jan 2013 HSE Auto with 13000 miles.
They wanted £18000 for a HSE auto with metallic paint, tow bar and Auto Clean protection.
 One Discovery, gone
Now on third Freelander 2
2013 HSE Auto Orkney Grey