j77 wrote:

It’s needing a wash but can’t stop

Smallmankey wrote:

Exactly LR NUT, what others think doesn't matter as long as you're happy with it j77.
I've always been a fan of Discoveries and so want to love the latest but even after seeing one in a local dealer and having a poke around the other week it just doesn't click for me, can't put my finger on why but I don't feel the want anymore - not that it matters as I'm not in the position to buy one anyway..

I saw a new Discovery (D5) reversing towards me today.
I was surprised how small (and weak?) the reversing lights were.
Unless I was looking in the wrong place, they looked like a couple of Christmas fairy leds.

On a broader point I have been disappointed with the range of reversing lights for some time. A few years ago I had to retrace my path backwards up a very narrow lane, after being given some wrong directions. Looking through my rear window I found that I could not see the ground close to the car where it was illuminated. The only way I could see was to open the driver's door and lean out. Modern reversing lights are like modern fog lights mainly fashion items!

PS -- I still have my old Wipac Fog and Spot lights in the loft, -- perhaps I ought to find then. FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 79k+ miles) (MY2015)
Metro in its 11th Year of (Extended) LR Warranty / Full LR Service History
(Expensive, but Trouble/Worry free - hopefully?)

j77 wrote:

It’s needing a wash but can’t stop

I have got to be honest that is one ugly looking car Land Rover have lost the plot

IanMetro wrote:

I saw a new Discovery (D5) reversing towards me today.
I was surprised how small (and weak?) the reversing lights were.
Unless I was looking in the wrong place, they looked like a couple of Christmas fairy leds.

[quote="Jack frost"]

j77 wrote:

I have got to be honest that is one ugly looking car Land Rover have lost the plot

Nope, I’ve had uglier

It’s the most enjoyment I’ve had from driving a LR in long time.





😍😍 21MY Defender 90 S 3.0 D200

Nice j77.
But each to their own, I was in one the other day and being vertically challenged I found everything slightly out of reach (and yes the seat was forward lol) and the bonnet (hood) was so long and dips away that I couldn't tell where the end was.
Which was the same problem I had when test driving the new Peugeots.

But that's me so ENJOY  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.

then I suggest to have another shredded wheat on a morning 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

Too late for that missed the boat there.
But at least I don't bang my head much, there's always an upside folks

PS. Fodder with extra salt and sugar!!! no thanks. 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.

[quote="j77"]

Jack frost wrote:

j77 wrote:

I have got to be honest that is one ugly looking car Land Rover have lost the plot

Nope, I’ve had uglier

It’s the most enjoyment I’ve had from driving a LR in long time.





😍😍

Jack frost wrote:

j77 wrote:

It’s needing a wash but can’t stop

I have got to be honest that is one ugly looking car Land Rover have lost the plot

I’m going to stick up for J77’s Velar, as being the best looking new design that LR have come up with since the FL2, D3/4 and L322 Range Rover

Especially for shilen

 21MY Defender 90 S 3.0 D200

jules wrote:

How much height have you got in the back ? It looks very shallow with that sloping roof appearing to loose a lot of useful space.

Big enough for her to stand up



And head room for rear passengers is good.

There is a lip in the boot as my one has a space saver spare but has a completely flat floor with the seats folded whereas the ones with full size spare don’t have the lip but also don’t have a flat floor with the seats folded. 21MY Defender 90 S 3.0 D200

I think I am coming round to the looks of nearly all the new models, but it takes time and agree that the Velar is the best of the bunch (not quite there yet with the new Discovery rear-end, though!).

With regards height in the back, I think we need to know whether the fine-looking beastie in J77’s photo is a whippet or a FF greyhound! 2005 D3 2.7 Auto
Previously:
2010 MY FL2 TD4e GS - Now gone at 199,500 miles, about 135,000 of them mine.
‘93 Defender 110 200TDi CSW
‘87 Defender 90 4 cyl Petrol
‘83 110 CSW V8 - best ever!
Range Rover 2-door V8 (not sure of year - 4-speed box and vacuum diff switch)
Series III SWB Diesel