I don't tend to look at other makes of SUV's as I am for my sins a Land Rover nut. However, I had to drop a colleague off at a VW dealership yesterday to collect his car so decided to have a look at a brand new Tiguan in the showroom. What surprised me most was that the price of this fully loaded Tiguan complete with 4 Motion and an automatic gearbox was £38,000 and this is before you haggle the usual discounts so lets say around £35,000 on the road. I cannot spec a Discovery Sport for anywhere near that price, makes me wonder whether LR need to rethink their pricing strategy as you can see why people are happy to move to other makes when you can see just how much you can get for your money

one of LR's attractions used to be slow depreciation so come sale time the used value was quite a lot higher than the Asian or European equivalents.

But with strong advent of PCP deals then depreciation doesn't matter to most people now, its all about the deal and monthly payments.

To be fair there are far better day to day 4wd and 2wd out there, better equipped, more reliable, more gadgets, more economy and so on. My brother has just bought a 62 plate Mazda CX-5 with tom tom nav built in, 150bhp 2.2 diesel (PSA/Ford sourced ??) £30 road tax, and its a really really nice car for only £13k.

and if you really work out do you need a heavy duty 4WD the choice is more amazing in the crossover bracket with the latest Peugeot 3008 getting a good review

 FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

personally I don't like any French car and the look of the new Tiguan just isn't floating my boat much.

but having been in my brother CX-5 I do like the look of the Mazda's (although it did feel a little bland inside)

I did have a KIA Sportage KX3 on PCP a couple of years ago but spent the whole duration (3 years) worried about people denting it in car parks and adding too much mileage to it so the experience was spoilt for me. I appreciate that was me being paranoid but I don't feel that way with my Freelander, I'm happy to put on the miles and although I am careful where I park, if it did get a ding it would only be annoying (if that makes sense)

" I'm happy to put on the miles and although I am careful where I park, if it did get a ding it would only be annoying (if that makes sense)"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-40339322 FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

Some people should never be given the keys

Just put Tiguan back in and got Freelander out as with a neck/back problem I found the comfort wasn't a patch on Freelander also tested the 3008 and terrible driving position IMO.
Will put up with niggles for comfort,but that's me. If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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Freelander 2 HSE auto 2014 ( Florrie ) ..... Try again.
Freelander 2 GS 2012...... Gone.

Scotland with the weather up here will always be Land Rover country. We had some much rain and thunder storms yesterday even though it was 18 degrees. MY14 Kahn Converted Dynamic - Fuji White Ebony/Pimento Interior
MY15 Xenon Headlight Conversion

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

Yep, I will stick with my Freelander for a few years yet, next upgrade will probably be a Discovery Sport of around 5 years old by which time hopefully the price will in a budget I can afford/justify

I looked at the Tiguan when I was changing from my D3. Its didn't float my boat to be honest. It was solid enough, well built, but my god was it bland and lifeless to drive. I also found the seats uncomfortable. Updated- Waiting for a Scotland v England 6 Nations home win. 24th Feb 2018
Gone-1972 88 SWB Soft top
Gone-1981 24v FFR Lightweight
Gone-2009 Freelander 2 TD4 GS manual
Gone before it bankrupted me- 2008 Discovery 3 TDV6 Auto
2013 Freelander 2 SD4 GS Auto

Hope the thunder storms done for the midge as i'll be up in three weeks  If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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Freelander 2 HSE auto 2014 ( Florrie ) ..... Try again.
Freelander 2 GS 2012...... Gone.

I recently traded in my 2008 Freelander2 HSE for a 63 plate VW TiguanTech Match 177ps 2.0tdi 4Motion with the DSG box.It has a panoramic roof and heated seats as extras.Although it's not as comfortable as the Freelander,it handles extremely well and having the 177ps engine,it goes well too.At the moment,the Tiguan suits my needs,but time will tell.

Eddie how do find the DSG box as where I live (very steep hills) it was screaming when going down the hills? If it wasn't so bad it'd be funny.

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Freelander 2 HSE auto 2014 ( Florrie ) ..... Try again.
Freelander 2 GS 2012...... Gone.

I also live in a very hilly area,and found the DSG box to be very smooth,with no problems at all.