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Smallmankey



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Hyundai in Antarctica

Having had a Hyundai i30 for a number of years now, and a Kia Rio before that, I've long had a respect for the Korean companies more recent vehicles.
After seeing the attached this is now more reinforced that ever! Thumbs Up

https://uk.motor1.com/news/142995/hyundai-...xpedition/

Just a shame that LR don't seem to show much interest in these sort of things any more though Crying or Very sad

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dorsetfreelander



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Don't be fooled, the Chelsea school run is a lot more arduous than you imagine. Not many normal cars can cope with it. 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE

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Lightwater



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Sydney potholes! Procrastination, mankind's greatest labour saving device!

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pab



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Portal hubs. Hmm. Now an FL2 with portal hubs and slightly lowered overall gearing (via the hubs) would be quite something...

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Just a shame that LR don't seem to show much interest in these sort of things any more

It's not really their market any more. And it's unlikely today that they'd be able to come up with anything to rival the Camel Trophy of old, which would render the exercise largely pointless.

Post #321870 20th Apr 2017 3:43 pm
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Dan_NL



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Well, its quite easy ;

- its hidously looking ;
- its plain ugly ;
- its a featureless blob;
- its perfect for people with no taste;
- its perfect for people who want to express to have no taste;
- its perfect for people without pretentions;
- its perfect for anybody, who doesn't give @#?+ what he drives...

Whistle [ Freelander 2 TD4e MY10 Sport manual. SVR badge engineered ] SOLD
& D3 MY06 HSE , many ,many extra's...
& 2011 MiTo 1.4T 135hp Centenario Blue Monte Carlo


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Post #321887 20th Apr 2017 6:53 pm
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dorsetfreelander



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Hey we are supposed to be discussing the Hyundai not the Discovery Sport. 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE

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Dan_NL



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@dorsetfreelander.

You hit the nail on the head... For the reasons I set out above, the JLR designers didn't have a clue why these insults to automotive design heritage could sell so well...

And they wanted to jump on the bandwagon Rolling Eyes

They started to produce one of their own, but then a hideous monstrosity for crazy money as well ; when you're at it, go to all ends,, Twisted Evil

They forgot it could also backlash at them... Take the standard alloys of the base spec DS ; they're plain UGLY...

Knowing that this kind of kit is costed by the kilo's of material with a percentage of engineering on top, why not something exquisit...

Well, clearly, it would spoil the "horrid" design concept.. Mr. Green

I rest my case..

PS. Who says what's in a name... ... the chinese predicted Brexit..


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