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- BigCol66
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- Trevorb1
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- Windy Miller
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BigCol66 wrote:
It appears none of these MY21 D5s have the 2 speed transfer box. I wonder why that is?
I'd guess, speaking from personal experience, the buyer demography/needs of the D5 have evolved to a place where it's no longer an essential?
LR have been very clever to introduce the Defender to plug the utilitarian gap where the D4 used to be, which is a place they alienated when replacing the D4 with the D5. They have in turn moved the D5 up into a RRS/FFRR image of practicality and luxury, all with family orientated off-road ability. So with that in mind the plugging off-road ability of Discovery is no longer a primary selling point and the twin-transfer box doesn't need to be standard (saving them money) and buyers who want/need it will find it in the options.
I'm one of those people who would never have considered a D5 if it had kept the same D4 ethos, so my money would have gone elsewhere now I have 4 kids and need the practicality/space along with comfort and levels of luxury. So perhaps they've done something right?
FWIW, I saw the need for utilitarians duties by some buyers, and even though I won't use the facility myself I've still specced the AORCP (which includes the twin transfer box) for added resale reasons.
All in my humble opinion, of course.
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- Jayd5
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- Labbix
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Interesting they have moved the second row air vents from the door pillar to now blow at the knees of the centre rear passenger...
Yes, I asked them as my kids always broke these
(although they managed to break the other ones as well, as with 2 car seats on the outer places, as these have the isofix, the third kid has to ‘climb over’ these to get to the middle position and that’s how they sometimes press the vents and as these have just some small plastics to hold it in place, they break off, always replaced under warranty though) -
- mordred1973
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- Windy Miller
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Pictures added this morning to the P360 HSE in Carpathian with two-tone interior and standard 22's...
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/ad...3039694737
Any doubt I had left in my mind that my choice of black wheels and full ebony interior was wrong, has now totally gone! IMO that triple combo in the advert looks like a complete dogs dinner.
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- adds58
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Finally, one in Carpathian!
I do like the colour and think those wheels look okay actually. Would like to see one with the black wheels to really compare though.
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- mordred1973
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there's only one thing wrong with that car.....the price
2023 D300 Metropolitan, Hakuba Silver, Low Range, Solar screen, Deployable towbar, FBH, sidesteps. -
- Jayd5
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They appear to have ticked every possible option on this one.
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- mordred1973
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- Windy Miller
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@Mordred - £10k total 'discount'?!?
Any discount quoted on the brokers includes the DC/DPA from LR, so the £10k you're quoting off RRP can't be right?
ETA: - just ran my £72k spec through the brokers again, and they are quoting a total of £7500 (including the FDA from JLR).
FDA is maxed at £2500 for HSE models, £2000 for SE and £1500 on S, and is only applicable to R-Dynaimc, there;'s no FDA for normal Disco's.
I'm curious to know how you got to £10k?
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- mwsedgwick
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- Jayd5
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