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- DG
- Member Since: 27 Apr 2016
- Location: Surrey
- Posts: 434
I could post every day of the last 7 months of ownership
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- EMcC
- Member Since: 14 Apr 2018
- Location: Durrington
- Posts: 185
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- IndusD4
- Member Since: 28 Jan 2018
- Location: Sydney
- Posts: 698
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- DG
- Member Since: 27 Apr 2016
- Location: Surrey
- Posts: 434
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EMcC wrote:
You have been a lucky guy.
I suspect ....as always ....I'm part of a silent majority who is a little more vocal -
- simonh
- Member Since: 02 Apr 2017
- Location: Shropshire
- Posts: 1002
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Driving the narrow Cornish motorways is a challenge in this wide bus but it can get into some crazy places (up banks and into steep field entrances) when it needs to get past other vehicles
Velar HSE D240 - MY19
Served by the excellent Shukers Land Rover of Ludlow - 10 Land Rover’s and 20 years of amazing customer service. -
- Road Runner 2017
- Member Since: 14 Jan 2017
- Location: Scotland
- Posts: 2010
300 mile round trip on Saturday with trailer in tow. Weather was horrendous with all the rain and fog. Car was rock steady and surefooted, even after hitting a few puddles at speed inadvertently. No aquaplaning thankfully. Times like this you really appreciate the cars potential, feeling safe and secure inside, and think this is one of the reasons why you bought it for in the first place. Car was truly in its element.
Feels like your driving a saloon as it's so smooth and comfy, you forget your in a 4x4. Only when passing a saloon you realise that. Compared to the D4 which had alot more body roll, you always knew you were in a 4x4. With the trailer maxxed out with bulky IKEA flat packs, the engine was still pulling like an elephant on steroids. Could not even tell we were towing anything. I love the feature that you can have the rear camera on all the time, to keep an eye on the trailer and can see the car that you have just overtaken, to pull in safely.
3 x Dab stations which I saved when in London, 7 months ago have also mysteriously started working again, much to my surprise and the TV signal is stronger with hardly any freezing or dropouts. Not sure if the Dab transmitters have been recently upgraded as the radio stations were still not working last week.
Only issue is the lack of AEB / No Forward Detection.
Apart from that the cars running sweet as a nut. Mrs is well pleased with it, so that's all that matters. Compared to the Lemon of a First Edition the comparison is like chalk and cheese.
I think we are really lucky as this one is running faultless compared to the last one. I feel for others on the forum having issues as been there ourselves with the last one. Would we buy another, the answer is yes if it's as good as this one. Well delighted as no leaks, squeaks, rattles or electrical issues touch wood
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. -
- DieselRanger
- Member Since: 12 Oct 2017
- Location: God's Country, Colorado
- Posts: 752
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- DieselRanger
- Member Since: 12 Oct 2017
- Location: God's Country, Colorado
- Posts: 752
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Grass / Gravel / Snow on Summer AT tires
Got me to work effortlessly! About 5-7" of snow throughout yesterday with <20F temps overnight and this morning makes for slick roads over packed snow and ice. Scheduled for winter tire install on Friday, had to get to work today. No plows in the neighborhood, but the main streets had plows and sand - nevertheless, once people drive on cold snow it gets packed down and glazed pretty quickly. My summer AT's are terrible in the snow - they get going OK, but don't stop well and they push into corners. Put the D5 in Grass/Gravel/Snow and it became very solid, especially on launch. Can't wait till I get the snows on - we may actually have a normal winter this year. The Rockies here have upwards of 250% their normal snowpack for this time of year! WOO HOO!
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- IndusD4
- Member Since: 28 Jan 2018
- Location: Sydney
- Posts: 698
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- JonM
- Member Since: 30 Jun 2016
- Location: North Yorkshire
- Posts: 574
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Well, I had a boring day driving about on some slightly damp roads......I negotiated a few pot-holes but that's about it.
Oh, I didn't break down or get any oil dilution warnings. I didn't reject the car either.
I've now opened a nice bottle of red wine.
MY2022 D5 HSE D300 - with extra nice bits added
MY2019 D5 HSE 3.0 SDV6 - sold to a dealer for a crazy price! -
- DieselRanger
- Member Since: 12 Oct 2017
- Location: God's Country, Colorado
- Posts: 752
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Likewise - I'm reserving this section for things I'm particularly well-pleased with.
Just driving through puddles without catching fire is routine, so I don't feel the need to post anything about that.
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- TazDaz
- Member Since: 13 Jul 2018
- Location: SE Essex
- Posts: 157
used remote climate thingy first thing today - app on smartphone
worked a treat.
SWMBO was well pleased when she went out early to the shops
nice & snuggly
MY18 Fuji White with Black Pack HSE Si4 2litre >>>PETROL<<< 300bhp -
- Sacimiddx
- Member Since: 24 Sep 2016
- Location: Winchester
- Posts: 68
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DG wrote:
I could post every day of the last 7 months of ownership
18 months trouble free for me
He whispered -
- Road Runner 2017
- Member Since: 14 Jan 2017
- Location: Scotland
- Posts: 2010
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Well the Mrs reported this evening that the car has started to show Channels in HD now, which never worked before.
(Just by chance she was flicking through the channels whilst waiting to pick up kids from football tonight).
Quite a significant improvement over the normal non HD picture she said.
Difference is like watching a film on video and then comparing it to a dvd apparently. Alot sharper and clearer.
Anyhow another D5 owner at school said the same thing to her tonight, that they were not getting HD channels either, up until a few days ago along with a shed load of new DAB radio channels.
Seems my hunch was right, as must have finally upgraded the transmitters up here finally
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.
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