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  • BruceT
    Member Since: 17 Sep 2019
    Location: South Africa
    Posts: 71
    South Africa 
    2017 Discovery TDV6 HSE Fuji White

    Front center console fridge

    Who else finds this absolutely useless?

    This weekend I did a fairly long trip. Placed 4 cool drinks into the fridge that had been in the house's fridge over night at around 4 C.

    After an hour they had actually warmed up so much in the arm rest fridge, i would say they were at ambient temp which was about 20 C in the car.

    Do I perhaps have a problem with mine or are they inherently useless? I dont remember my D4's being so bad but I didnt use it often either.

    Yes it was turned on but in all honesty I doubt it would have made any difference had it not been switched on.
    18th Nov 2019 1:43 pm
  • mordred1973
    Member Since: 08 Jan 2019
    Location: Northamptonshire
    Posts: 758
    United Kingdom 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Fuji White

    based on mine....they're largely useless...
    2023 D300 Metropolitan, Hakuba Silver, Low Range, Solar screen, Deployable towbar, FBH, sidesteps.
    18th Nov 2019 2:26 pm
  • jimbg
    Member Since: 23 Jun 2016
    Location: Devon
    Posts: 1472
    United Kingdom 

    Mine keeps the drinks cold
    18th Nov 2019 4:16 pm
  • JonM
    Member Since: 30 Jun 2016
    Location: North Yorkshire
    Posts: 598
    United Kingdom 
    2022 Discovery SDV6 HSE Carpathian Grey

    Mine works well.

    It warms up quite quickly once the engine stops but gets very chilly whilst the engine is running.
    MY2022 D5 HSE D300 - with extra nice bits added
    MY2019 D5 HSE 3.0 SDV6 - sold to a dealer for a crazy price!
    18th Nov 2019 5:12 pm
  • Labbix
    Member Since: 05 Mar 2018
    Location: Tanzania
    Posts: 955
     

    Mine was not working when car arrived, new fridge was installed and since than it works very well, definitely cold!
    18th Nov 2019 5:49 pm
  • Road Runner 2017
    Member Since: 14 Jan 2017
    Location: Scotland
    Posts: 2010
    Scotland 
    2018 Discovery Si6 HSE Lux Santorini Black

    No problem here either.
    MY17 First Edition - 3L Diesel Td6 - Farallon Black - Roof rails,side steps,tints,tow bar,mudflaps,door strips.
    MY18 Hse Luxury - 3L Petrol Si6 Supercharged - Santorini Black - Roof rails,side steps,tints,tow bar,mudflaps,door strips,22's,dynamic pack 1,bonnet vents,t.v,dual view,frontcooler,360°camera,rear cooler/warmer,roof vane,black LR badges,wade sensing,door sill plates,boot liner, solar screen,wind deflectors,service plan,tracker,speed camera detector,dual dash cameras,ceramic coating.
    18th Nov 2019 5:52 pm
  • Chopsy
    Member Since: 05 Jul 2018
    Location: Warwickshire
    Posts: 179
    United Kingdom 
    2019 Discovery SDV6 HSE Lux Carpathian Grey

    Had use of one in a loan car and that was really good / useful. Didn't spec it in my car - much to the annoyance of wife.
    18th Nov 2019 6:34 pm
  • BruceT
    Member Since: 17 Sep 2019
    Location: South Africa
    Posts: 71
    South Africa 
    2017 Discovery TDV6 HSE Fuji White

    ok so mine is definitely not working then. After a 5 hour drive it was not cold at all.
    19th Nov 2019 6:07 am
  • Sacimiddx
    Member Since: 24 Sep 2016
    Location: Winchester
    Posts: 68
    United Kingdom 

    It’s a cool box rather than a fridge

    And as such mine performs acceptably- even on a long 30 dec c road trip holiday in France this year
    19th Nov 2019 7:55 am
  • Road Runner 2017
    Member Since: 14 Jan 2017
    Location: Scotland
    Posts: 2010
    Scotland 
    2018 Discovery Si6 HSE Lux Santorini Black

    Seems like your one is faulty then.

    We find that glass bottles and tins get chilled far better than the cardboard cartons and plastic bottles.
    MY17 First Edition - 3L Diesel Td6 - Farallon Black - Roof rails,side steps,tints,tow bar,mudflaps,door strips.
    MY18 Hse Luxury - 3L Petrol Si6 Supercharged - Santorini Black - Roof rails,side steps,tints,tow bar,mudflaps,door strips,22's,dynamic pack 1,bonnet vents,t.v,dual view,frontcooler,360°camera,rear cooler/warmer,roof vane,black LR badges,wade sensing,door sill plates,boot liner, solar screen,wind deflectors,service plan,tracker,speed camera detector,dual dash cameras,ceramic coating.
    19th Nov 2019 8:21 am
  • BruceT
    Member Since: 17 Sep 2019
    Location: South Africa
    Posts: 71
    South Africa 
    2017 Discovery TDV6 HSE Fuji White

    Yes I think mine is faulty. Will get LR to check it. Even the sides inside the cooler do not get cold. Im not expecting anything to get cold from warm but I would expect them to stay cool.

    Put it this way, if I had a chocolate bar inside the cooler it would have melted.
    19th Nov 2019 9:46 am
  • mordred1973
    Member Since: 08 Jan 2019
    Location: Northamptonshire
    Posts: 758
    United Kingdom 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Fuji White

    think mine is probaby duff too then, as its been switched on since dayt I got it and largely doesn't cool anything
    2023 D300 Metropolitan, Hakuba Silver, Low Range, Solar screen, Deployable towbar, FBH, sidesteps.
    25th Nov 2019 9:32 am
  • Dangerdave
    Member Since: 15 Feb 2017
    Location: UK
    Posts: 600
    United Kingdom 

    This is probably more efficient at a fraction of the cost and no loss of space.



    25th Nov 2019 9:52 am
  • BruceT
    Member Since: 17 Sep 2019
    Location: South Africa
    Posts: 71
    South Africa 
    2017 Discovery TDV6 HSE Fuji White

    I have a proper fridge in the back already. Just nice to have the center console for long trips.
    25th Nov 2019 10:13 am
  • Labbix
    Member Since: 05 Mar 2018
    Location: Tanzania
    Posts: 955
     

    Don’t let the dealers tell you ‘this is normal’ when the bottom and bottom sides are not really cold. As with mine it really is. It cools far better than the one I had in the D4, so I’m now wondering if that one was faulty as well... with the D5 it was not really cooling so the dealer ordered and placed a total new one, what a difference, all drinks (in cans and bottles) are really cold, not freezing cold, but definitely cold.
    25th Nov 2019 10:53 am
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