Purplemadboy wrote:

Saw another D5 yesterday on the same stretch of road that I saw a velar in East Kilbride, what dos that say ? Velar sales are through the roof or the D5 sales are bad as I said before.

I've seen over 100+ D5's now on the road. I've yet to see a velar  MY14 Kahn Converted Dynamic - Fuji White Ebony/Pimento Interior
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Ive seen a few, though I may have been the same one whilst on my journey to and from work. I can't recall the colour to say if they were different cars, but it looked nice, incidentally, the new Jaguar E pace looks very nice too.

Gav.

Saw a Velar in Callendar a few days ago - had to look twice - bit like a squashed RRS, I was surprised how big it seemed. Anyone remember the Mini Sprint ? (old style mini with about 4'' taken off the roof pillars) Bit like that.  FL2 Ex D2, D3, RRS, etc. now all gone.

Saw a D5 in Pitlochry parked up yesterday , had a good look at for about 10mins as my dog & I sheltered from the Scottish summer ... rain , it grew on me . I was standing looking at it from the rear 3/4 , in saying that , it was an HSE LUX, at about £70k it should be good looking. Do it now ! Your a long time dead !!

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The wide angles have made it look more hideous than it really is, the last picture reminds me on lightning McQueen

I don't think this model will become an icon, however I thought that of the original discovery.

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Like all current LR and RR ranges it's fine back to the B pillars, then it all goes horribly wrong. That back view is, indeed, awful. LR's designers are rubbish at rear ends!

TBH its the only modern LR with a rear view I don't like.. the offset plate just looks weird IMO against the body work and glass angles. The D3/D4 rear end was infinitely better to look at. I like the rest though although it just looks like a beefier version of the DS or a taller version of the Velar... but you still have to look at least twice to work which one it is.

I like it from the side, but the front and back I 'm just not sure about...

Front and sides do it, but the rear sends my eyes dizzy. REME .. Rough Engineering Made Easy

Parkers have done review this week:

http://www.parkers.co.uk/land-rover/discovery/ FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
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I see they're still plugging the same old line that it's as practical as the old one, when it just plain isn't!

They're right that it is a much more natural competitor to cars like the X5 though and unlike a D4, it shouldn't frighten away so many of the townies

Took my car into the dealers yesterday and had a look around the D5 , it's growing on me , the showroom had an HSE, nice cabin , nice seats .. a very nice place to be.
I don't know about you guys but in and around my spare wheel I have a tow rope, an electric tyre pump and a few other bits and bobs, I asked the salesman where the storage was .. there isn't any .. how mental is that ? He gave the excuse that it's a 7 seater etc , I then pointed out that my old mk3 ford Galaxy was a 7 seater and that had 2 massive cubby holes under the floor in the middle row .
If I bought a D5 I would have to put a box in the boot for all my bits  Do it now ! Your a long time dead !!

You mean : no hole to put the spare as well, or is that dangling under the car again? [ Freelander 2 TD4e MY10 Sport manual. SVR badge engineered ] SOLD
& D3 MY06 HSE , many ,many extra's...
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