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  • gavsta
    Member Since: 25 Jan 2022
    Location: Hertfordshire
    Posts: 147
     

    The MY23.5 Metropolitan finally arrived today, having been ordered in July 2021.

    The battery was almost flat, the rear number plate didn't really fit and wasn't straight, and the front number plate was mounted too high! In fairness to the dealer, the car had skipped the usual prep, as it's now in with a detailer having PPF fitted, along with sensible number plates.

    If anyone is debating whether extended leather is a worthwhile option, it certainly lifts the cabin, pushing it toward RR luxury.

    I'll post in the My Discovery 5 section.

    I received two keys, so that's a bonus.
    24th Nov 2022 6:53 pm
  • eelpout
    Member Since: 01 Jun 2017
    Location: Don't call it "Cali"
    Posts: 304
    United States 

    Road Runner 2017 wrote:
    FFRR is a 12 month wait, i was told the other day, maybe longer.


    how does that even work when the rumors of different drivetrains for future vehicles exist?

    I think my D5 lease is up next December. Guess I'll have to start talking to the dealer now. Smile
    29th Nov 2022 9:05 pm
  • RAW
    Member Since: 30 Jun 2016
    Location: Devon
    Posts: 63
    England 

    My build has moved back to the 16th December now so cant see it arriving before February realistically 😢
    30th Nov 2022 6:27 pm
  • AAWM
    Member Since: 14 Aug 2022
    Location: Highlands, Scotland
    Posts: 11
    United Kingdom 

    My build seems to have moved forward by roughly 2 weeks with a planned build date of mid January notwithstanding it could easily move back again. Still no spare wheel and no surround sound upgrade. Nor sure whether it will be an analogue or digital display, suspect the former.
    30th Nov 2022 6:47 pm
  • RAW
    Member Since: 30 Jun 2016
    Location: Devon
    Posts: 63
    England 

    Mine has spare wheel, interactive dash , the only thing they have said wont be on it is the surround sound but as its a commercial i think th tool boxes wont mind not having tunes Rolling with laughter
    30th Nov 2022 6:58 pm
  • Bogblaster
    Member Since: 12 Dec 2017
    Location: Gloucestershire
    Posts: 32
    United Kingdom 
    2022 Discovery Td6 HSE Lux Carpathian Grey

    I ordered a Metropolitan with lots of boxes ticked in January 2022, today I got an email from the dealers with a few photos. Looks good, I then got the call from the salesman sounding a touch concerned and telling me it was missing a couple of things off the order. I responded jovially “no spare wheel and spare key then?” He replied they were there, but the following weren’t:

    Extended Leather / Oyster Massage Front Seats
    Deployable Tow Bar
    Activity Key ( not available to Order )
    Wi-Fi Data Plan
    Remote Cabin Pre Conditioning ( is available on your App )
    Locking Rear Diff

    They’ve admitted it’s their cock up, but the bottom line “that’s not my car” I’m Censored livid!

    The biggest problem is I need to take it or wait another year.

    Thoughts on what I should be looking for as an apology?

    BB
    MY19 HSE Lux
    30th Nov 2022 9:46 pm
  • RAW
    Member Since: 30 Jun 2016
    Location: Devon
    Posts: 63
    England 

    Ive got remote pre cabin heating ordered on mine and will not be happy if it’s not there.
    The app is nothing like it, My RRS had the app and when ever you needed it it would say unavailable.
    30th Nov 2022 9:51 pm
  • gavsta
    Member Since: 25 Jan 2022
    Location: Hertfordshire
    Posts: 147
     

    Bogblaster wrote:
    I ordered a Metropolitan with lots of boxes ticked in January 2022, today I got an email from the dealers with a few photos. Looks good, I then got the call from the salesman sounding a touch concerned and telling me it was missing a couple of things off the order. I responded jovially “no spare wheel and spare key then?” He replied they were there, but the following weren’t:

    Extended Leather / Oyster Massage Front Seats
    Deployable Tow Bar
    Activity Key ( not available to Order )
    Wi-Fi Data Plan
    Remote Cabin Pre Conditioning ( is available on your App )
    Locking Rear Diff

    They’ve admitted it’s their cock up, but the bottom line “that’s not my car” I’m Censored livid!

    The biggest problem is I need to take it or wait another year.

    Thoughts on what I should be looking for as an apology?

    BB


    How has that happened? Assuming you've agreed to the correct spec on the order form, did they simply submit an incorrect order?

    Did you by any chance have a good deal on the car? I know it's rather conspiratorial, but did they want you to reject the car, so it can be sold off for list price to someone who is not prepared to wait?

    It's almost as if they have removed bits that many purchasers wouldn't choose in the first place.

    The deployable tow-bar can at least be retrofitted. If, however, you genuinely require the diff and the pre-conditioning, that's a different story. Will the vehicle do the job you require of it?

    Wi-fi and Activity Key can be enabled/installed by a third party if the dealer is unprepared.

    Extended leather & massage seats are personal preferences and certainly not essentials. However, for the cost of the Metropolitan, I wanted mine to feel more premium and less utilitarian. Massage I could live without, whereas losing the extended leather would be a dealbreaker for me.
    1st Dec 2022 10:52 am
  • Bogblaster
    Member Since: 12 Dec 2017
    Location: Gloucestershire
    Posts: 32
    United Kingdom 
    2022 Discovery Td6 HSE Lux Carpathian Grey

    I think it was a genuine mistake, missed on the swap from MY23 to MY23.5. They’ve looked after me and I have ordered a replacement with assurances that they will be decent with the trade in value when the new one arrives in 8. Oaths. Having never been stuck in a D5 with active diff, watch this space! Will get LR-Retrofits to activate hotspot and activity key and I’ll rough it with non massaging seats!

    Towbar being fitted tomorrow.
    MY19 HSE Lux
    1st Dec 2022 10:29 pm
  • gavsta
    Member Since: 25 Jan 2022
    Location: Hertfordshire
    Posts: 147
     

    Delighted to hear the good outcome.

    For my Metropolitan, I skipped the diff from the options list, following a couple of sessions at the local Land Rover Experience centre, this time, last year. Their Discoveries and Defenders, had the extra diff, but their Range Rovers did not. All cars were fully capable of tackling what the centre had to offer, which was far in excess of my capabilities.

    The advice from the centre’s staff, was to save the money, unless I were to become a farmer, or intended to tackle some serious off-roading.

    Amazingly, I got the same advice from a salesman who used his Discovery for accessing hard to reach trails for mountain biking. He claimed to be doing some pretty serious stuff, and said the standard vehicle was so capable he had no requirement for the additional diff.

    It’ll be interesting to hear how you get on in a ‘standard’ Discovery.
    2nd Dec 2022 8:46 am
  • DieselRanger
    Member Since: 12 Oct 2017
    Location: God's Country, Colorado
    Posts: 770
    United States 
    2017 Discovery Td6 HSE Silicon Silver

    I've had a Discovery 5 without an active rear diff since 2017 and even here in Colorado, off-roading throughout the Rocky Mountains and beyond, I've never suffered for traction. This thing climbs as well as or better than a fully locked (F, C, R) Jeep Wrangler as long as it's equipped with proper tires for the task.

    A rear locker will help if you intend to tow over slippery surfaces like wet grass -- having the rear axle locked can help with getting started under load in that situation.
    2nd Dec 2022 1:57 pm
  • Bogblaster
    Member Since: 12 Dec 2017
    Location: Gloucestershire
    Posts: 32
    United Kingdom 
    2022 Discovery Td6 HSE Lux Carpathian Grey

    Thanks guys, I take some heavy kit across fields, so fingers crossed. That said I am having an old Unimog refurbished for my off road work and the kit I normally tow will be mounted on it.

    I’m not excited at all about the Mog!
    MY19 HSE Lux
    3rd Dec 2022 7:53 pm
  • gavsta
    Member Since: 25 Jan 2022
    Location: Hertfordshire
    Posts: 147
     

    Turns out, my MY23.5 is missing the gesture tailgate. Having been told the build was complete, with nothing missing, I was waving my foot like a loon, in order to load a box of wine.

    A call back to the dealer revealed that 'complete' wasn't quite accurate. The surprises of LR ownership!
    6th Dec 2022 9:30 am
  • Bogblaster
    Member Since: 12 Dec 2017
    Location: Gloucestershire
    Posts: 32
    United Kingdom 
    2022 Discovery Td6 HSE Lux Carpathian Grey

    I was told it was discontinued, in fairness my dogs had way more success than me at opening it!
    MY19 HSE Lux
    6th Dec 2022 9:32 am
  • gavsta
    Member Since: 25 Jan 2022
    Location: Hertfordshire
    Posts: 147
     

    Unfurling the bumper protector on our previous car did the same. Always a shock to us and the dog!

    Gesture tailgate is listed on the build specs for the Metropolitan's. Apparently, I will be contacted when parts are available, although it's always a worry when dealers are saying different things.
    6th Dec 2022 9:41 am
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