Discovery 2017

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  • DieselRanger
    Member Since: 12 Oct 2017
    Location: God's Country, Colorado
    Posts: 768
    United States 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Silicon Silver

    Love the black wheels - mine is Silicon Silver too, and I wanted them to hide brake dust and dirt, but I couldn't convince the wife on it. "It would look too...I don't know, like a *man car*..."

    Well...yeah....

    Then three months after we bought it, "You should have got the black wheels...the silver ones get so dirty..." Thud

    Now considering powder coating them, maybe a graphite gray.
    18th Apr 2019 10:47 pm
  • Labbix
    Member Since: 05 Mar 2018
    Location: Tanzania
    Posts: 955
     

    But a scratch on black wheels is visible from a mile and on silver ones only from a meter Wink

    But black does look good!
    19th Apr 2019 8:06 am
  • IndusD4
    Member Since: 28 Jan 2018
    Location: Sydney
    Posts: 698
    Australia 

    DieselRanger wrote:
    Then three months after we bought it, "You should have got the black wheels...the silver ones get so dirty..." Thud


    Dirty from brake dust or dirt from driving tracks? If it is brake dust, mine has little to none compared to my D4 where the wheels would be black in a week. So little, I wonder if they fitted ceramic brake pads.

    Ron
    2016 D4 TDV6
    IIDTool BT
    19th Apr 2019 8:17 am
  • GEOBLRDISCO4_SOFAR
    Member Since: 14 Mar 2019
    Location: SCOTLAND
    Posts: 61
    United Kingdom 
    2019 Discovery SDV6 HSE Corris Grey

    You must be taking it easy Ron

    We had a black demonstrator with 22 inch silver wheels
    It looked nice , think black or blue with silver wheels looks good
    But my favourite combo is the silver black or grey black
    I liked Aruba, with big black wheels - don’t do it anymore, I think that’s what it was called
    Prefer the look without the steps but wife n kids need them for hoping in
    Mother in law is getting on, she struggles to climb in with the step

    Towing was a dream, never touched the towball


    Last edited by GEOBLRDISCO4_SOFAR on 19th Apr 2019 10:02 am. Edited 1 time in total
    19th Apr 2019 9:29 am
  • GEOBLRDISCO4_SOFAR
    Member Since: 14 Mar 2019
    Location: SCOTLAND
    Posts: 61
    United Kingdom 
    2019 Discovery SDV6 HSE Corris Grey

    They gave me 32 for my landmark
    On the garage website the next day for 37
    Bit of tire wall paint
    The alloys were unmarked , I’m guessing they must pay something for
    The two year warranty
    19th Apr 2019 9:57 am
  • Dangerdave
    Member Since: 15 Feb 2017
    Location: UK
    Posts: 600
    United Kingdom 

    £5k mark up seems normal so I’ve noticed.


    Someone has to pay for the Latte machine, leather sofas etc
    19th Apr 2019 11:20 am
  • GEOBLRDISCO4_SOFAR
    Member Since: 14 Mar 2019
    Location: SCOTLAND
    Posts: 61
    United Kingdom 
    2019 Discovery SDV6 HSE Corris Grey

    A lot of them were at the 31 mark
    32 not bad
    19th Apr 2019 11:51 am
  • DieselRanger
    Member Since: 12 Oct 2017
    Location: God's Country, Colorado
    Posts: 768
    United States 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Silicon Silver

    IndusD4 wrote:
    DieselRanger wrote:
    Then three months after we bought it, "You should have got the black wheels...the silver ones get so dirty..." Thud


    Dirty from brake dust or dirt from driving tracks? If it is brake dust, mine has little to none compared to my D4 where the wheels would be black in a week. So little, I wonder if they fitted ceramic brake pads.

    Ron


    Mostly road grime in winter, some brake dust. I wax the wheels a couple times per year which helps them clean easier, but it's still a PITA.

    When I go off-road, I usually leave it dirty for a couple days after... Cool
    19th Apr 2019 2:23 pm
  • Dangerdave
    Member Since: 15 Feb 2017
    Location: UK
    Posts: 600
    United Kingdom 

    Black is THE colour to have. Thumbs Up



    19th Apr 2019 5:21 pm
  • Chalkey
    Member Since: 23 Oct 2017
    Location: St Helens
    Posts: 211
    England 
    2017 Discovery Sd4 (240) SE Indus Silver

    Your Discovery looks fabulous, I’m still in love it’s mine 👍
    MY 21 3.0 D250 S White, 20in wheels, twin sun roof, privacy glass, heated stirring wheel, roof rails, side steps & mud flaps and dash cam front & back..
    Gone 17reg 2.0 SE Silver, 21in black wheels, privacy glass, roof rails, side steps.
    19th Apr 2019 6:06 pm
  • IndusD4
    Member Since: 28 Jan 2018
    Location: Sydney
    Posts: 698
    Australia 

    GEOBLRDISCO4_SOFAR wrote:
    You must be taking it easy Ron


    Hmm, hardly. Enjoying the extra horses compared to my TDV6 2.7 D4 too much. This is a picture taken earlier today of one of the front wheels, it's probably been 6-7 weeks since the last time it was washed. And has done about 3,000km in that time. On my D4, the rims would have been completely black from brake dust in that same time.



    Ron
    2016 D4 TDV6
    IIDTool BT
    20th Apr 2019 8:48 am
  • GEOBLRDISCO4_SOFAR
    Member Since: 14 Mar 2019
    Location: SCOTLAND
    Posts: 61
    United Kingdom 
    2019 Discovery SDV6 HSE Corris Grey

    I had the same with my 4 Ron
    Gleaming wheeels on a Sunday
    Covered in brake dust by Wednesday
    Good news if the new model seems better
    21st Apr 2019 10:59 am
  • Otagolad
    Member Since: 11 May 2019
    Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
    Posts: 9
    New Zealand 
    2018 Discovery Td6 HSE Corris Grey

    Think I have almost the identical vehicle - picked it up last week and first big run down to Dunedin this weekend. Had the dealer update the Infotainment system and install Carplay and all going well so far. Thule Black Wingbar Edge to be added next week and should be all set for Ski season.









    Disco 5 HSE Corris Grey
    29th May 2019 12:05 am
  • mordred1973
    Member Since: 08 Jan 2019
    Location: Northamptonshire
    Posts: 758
    United Kingdom 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Fuji White

    black wheels look fab...when clean. Mine are currently matt black from dirt lol
    2023 D300 Metropolitan, Hakuba Silver, Low Range, Solar screen, Deployable towbar, FBH, sidesteps.
    29th May 2019 8:28 am
  • GEOBLRDISCO4_SOFAR
    Member Since: 14 Mar 2019
    Location: SCOTLAND
    Posts: 61
    United Kingdom 
    2019 Discovery SDV6 HSE Corris Grey

    Looks really nice
    You have good taste 😂
    I’ve just went over 1500 miles
    Getting ready for 3 weeks in France
    6 weeks and counting
    29th May 2019 9:01 pm
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