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- JonM
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- jimbg
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OK, I understand.
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- JonM
- Member Since: 30 Jun 2016
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1000 mile update....
So, the running in period has finished and I've unleashed "sport mode" and my heavy right foot.....f**k me it's quick
It sticks to the road like glue, the adaptive dynamics almost completely prevent body roll and I can't keep the throttle full open for very long without catching another vehicle, reaching the speed limit or arriving at a junction much sooner than expected. I can push it through corners on country lanes 5-10mph faster than I could in the D4 and the D4 would undesteer a bit when pushed. The D5 hasn't under or over steered on me at all yet.
Everything is still working as expected.... perhaps LR have sold me a dud, I'm sure I should have broken something by now.... perhaps I'll have to take it to the dealer to have something broken under warranty.
Oil dilution: 1000 miles driven, 15,200 miles to next service. AdBlue range is also dropping in line with distance driven. No apparent problem at the moment.
I've done a little off-road but nothing challenging so far. The AT tyres will go on in a couple of weeks then I'll get it out on some rough stuff to see how it copes.
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- Dangerdave
- Member Since: 15 Feb 2017
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If you wanted a sport car, why buy a LR?
Personally, I like to drive sensibly. It’s a self preservation thing for me and the rest of the road users, Iam just glad I live no where near North Yorkshire.
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- JonM
- Member Since: 30 Jun 2016
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A sports car wouldn't be able to carry all of my equipment and go off road.
Don't worry, I'll be passing through your area in a couple of weeks. If you want some lessons on how to drive safely above 20 mph on open country roads I can fit you in.
There's no point in having a capable vehicle and not using its abilities. When called to an emergency, I need to get there quickly but stay within safe limits. It's easier to do that when I know where the safe limits are.
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- Dangerdave
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- JonM
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You are correct about one thing....you don't know what advanced driver training I've had. And, since I'm not pretentious enough to try to find my certificate and post a picture of it, you will continue to not know.
One thing that was instilled in me during my advanced driver training was the requirement to make sensible decisions and use them to make the best progress safely possible for the conditions. I take great care to avoid driving irresponsibly but that does not mean that I have to drive everywhere at a snail's pace. Slow and safe may both be four letter words beginning with S but that does not give them the same meaning.
I agree that the public roads are not a suitable place to drive at excessive speed (clearly you must drive at some speed otherwise you would be stationary) and driving in circumstances which are dangerous should be avoided anywhere - not just on public roads. However, none of that precludes developing and understanding of a vehicle's capabilities provided it is done in a way that is appropriate for the conditions and within the speed limit.
I too get called to the aftermath of road traffic incidents (fortunately only infrequently) and certainly try to avoid being the "first at the scene of the accident" as that is usually the worst place to be; which is exactly the reason why I did my advanced driver training in the first place.
Anyway, this is a place to discuss Discovery 5s. Enough of the preaching.
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- Dangerdave
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You’ve deleted some content of your previous posts that highlights your blase attitude to driving, but left one - “I've unleashed "sport mode" and my heavy right foot.....f**k me it's quick“ then claim you have driver training which if true, that would fly in the face of anything you would have been taught.
You don’t say in what capacity you occasionally attend an accident, but you say you avoid being first there, so not Police, Fire Brigade or Medical, so I fail to see why you need to be there in such a hurry perhaps a Vet or Breakdown, which with the best will in the world is hardly a blue light job or someone that would be informed to be in a position to be at a locus first. In any case your first & second combined, plus the last para is contradictory.
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- harrythespider
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- EMcC
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I have had lots of problems with my April this year D5 but I still managed to reach 109 mph without realising it the other day and cruised at 80 for almost two hours without touching my brakes, touched the accelerator a few times tho
I didn't see any crashes in my rear view mirror either
Incidentally I was on the E45 near Gottingen but I was still overtaken a few times, mostly by BMWs or Audis with the odd Merc now and again.
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