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| Northcroft Member Since: 29 Jan 2017 Location: Durham Posts: 784   
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anyone ever spotted a 16 reg on the road ?
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31st Dec 2017 2:31 pm |
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| Tigger Member Since: 30 Mar 2011 Location: L15KRD Posts: 2555 
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That's a new one on me, I certainly wish that had been true when I'd been looking for a last of the line D4. Unfortunately, LR insisted that any remaining stock was pre-registered in late 2016 and they were all sold off pretty quickly, as used stock, before the first D5's arrived.
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31st Dec 2017 3:35 pm |
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| Largered Member Since: 10 Jul 2016 Location: UK Posts: 1978 |
Tigger, when the salesman told you that ...... did his lips move .... |
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31st Dec 2017 3:42 pm |
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| Bobupndown Member Since: 26 Dec 2014 Location: Upside down behind the TV! Posts: 2898 
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D4s were always going to sell out quickly with the negative response to the D5 shape many people in the market for a new disco decided to buy a new 4 rather than a 5. I suppose there were plenty who didn't fancy changing to the DS and bought a last of line Fl2..certainly when I was buying my Fl2 from the local main dealer I was disappointed by how similar every other car in the showroom looked. Not "landrover enough". Gerry McGovern is not appealing to traditional customers. Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948
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31st Dec 2017 7:19 pm |
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| Tigger Member Since: 30 Mar 2011 Location: L15KRD Posts: 2555
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Well, if they were lying, they were lying in unison at every dealership that I tried across the entire country, from Cornwall to Scotland. Considering that I was offering to buy the first new Landmark, with a light interior, that I could find (and made it very clear that, no, a D5 absolutely would not do, irrespective of discount), you'd have thought that one of them would crack if they were deliberately holding something back. Last edited by Tigger on 31st Dec 2017 9:31 pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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31st Dec 2017 9:06 pm |
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| Tigger Member Since: 30 Mar 2011 Location: L15KRD Posts: 2555
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It was an interesting time. As soon as the D4's were pre-registered, the Landmarks were discounted very heavily and sold very quickly, until the panic set in that they'd have nothing to sell for months until the D5 arrived. Once the panic set in, the discounts dried up very quickly. Some new owners of the pre-registered D4's were even advertising them, several months later, for more than they'd paid for them. Not sure how it went with the FL2 - DS transition; at least I had the chance to move to a D4 when the FL2 had no option of an adequate direct replacement. Last edited by Tigger on 31st Dec 2017 11:13 pm. Edited 2 times in total |
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31st Dec 2017 9:14 pm |
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| Largered Member Since: 10 Jul 2016 Location: UK Posts: 1978 |
Yes Tigger ...... it's called the ugly face of marketing .......
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31st Dec 2017 9:59 pm |
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| dorsetfreelander Member Since: 20 Jul 2013 Location: Dorset Posts: 4357 
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Something similar happened with the Ford Cortina when the "jelly mould" Ford Sierra was launched. Apparently lots of requests for Cortinas. 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
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1st Jan 2018 1:06 am |
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| Tigger Member Since: 30 Mar 2011 Location: L15KRD Posts: 2555
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Pausing for a moment to remember the "stunning" early Mk1 Sierra, especially in its Scum trim level |
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1st Jan 2018 9:28 am |
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| Bobupndown Member Since: 26 Dec 2014 Location: Upside down behind the TV! Posts: 2898
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They did evolve into a pretty nice looking car, some of the late model sapphires were pretty nicel. That basic black bumpered version is pretty horrible. Landrover - turning owners into mechanics since 1948
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1st Jan 2018 10:29 am |
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| dorsetfreelander Member Since: 20 Jul 2013 Location: Dorset Posts: 4357
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I used an early Sierra as a company car for a few years and there was a stability problem at speed. It was something to do with the fact that the car was one of the first to be designed from the outset to have a low drag factor. If you were going down the outside lane of a motorway and passed a lorry, you had trouble keeping the car going in a straight line in air turbulence and it was quite scary to drive. The fix was initially to lower the front tyre pressures but later they fitted some mouldings to the rear windows which seemed to make a difference. If you look at the back end of an FL2 there is what looks suspiciously to me like a similar modification.
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1st Jan 2018 11:13 am |
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| Largered Member Since: 10 Jul 2016 Location: UK Posts: 1978 |
..... and we have seen that feature before ...
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1st Jan 2018 12:15 pm |
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| landerthree Member Since: 27 Dec 2017 Location: yorkshire Posts: 116 
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reg not showing up on mot checker |
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1st Jan 2018 4:22 pm |
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| Largered Member Since: 10 Jul 2016 Location: UK Posts: 1978 |
......and your point is ???
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1st Jan 2018 7:01 pm |
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