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Not even that much, 50p or less I’d say. Still it all mounts up!
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- Windy Miller
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Farmerben wrote:
mordred1973 wrote:
how annoying, that you would have to switch off the child locks to allow passengers in and out of the 3rd row....
Surely the solution would be for them to code it so that the switches didn't work with the doors shut so kids can't fiddle when in transit. Once a rear door is opened, the switches can then be activated.
My understanding is there are(were?) sensors in the seats which detects if anybody is in them, which in turn deactivates the switches anyway, so this new 'feature' seems pointless, it's as if it was thought up and signed off by somebody who doesn't have kids...!
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- chaos_theory
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Windy Miller wrote:
We were all set to go Elgar with black wheels, but when the dealer tried to sell me this unregistered pre-facelift car that was in Carpathian & bi-colour wheels my partner and I both fell in love with the colour and decided to spend the extra we were going put into black wheels, instead into the extra needed for Carpathian. It works so well against the black accents and bi-colour wheels, it gives it a touch of class...
Great choice
...even better with a black roof
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- Windy Miller
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A few more thoughts now I have some miles with it under my belt. We had a long trip out in it yesterday, the first time fully loaded (4 kids and paraphernalia!), with a bit of night driving as well. All in all the kids were very impressed, they all commented how smooth and relaxing the drive was, which was good (no "how long before we're home daddy?"!
1. Matrix 'Adaptive Beam'. WOW! I've driven cars with matrix headlights before, but this is a step-up. The progressives cones of beam that change & project automatically are awesome. The beam cameras continually check the light conditions and road type and adjusts/throws light accordingly. You can see it happening in-front of you, and it's not a flick of a switch change, it's a subtle shape throw. These are different level!
2. Sport Mode. I wasn't expecting much here TBH, so I hadn't flicked the lever back to engage. Given the normal drive mode is already punchy, I thought I'd do a bit of a test at a traffic light grand prix. Whilst there's no huge 'shove', it certainly gets the car going a lot quicker, and revs strong! I was quite shocked. A nice little addition.
3. Brakes. Bit a of a disappointment. I'm not sure if it's because the brakes are still bedding in, but they certainly don't 'bite' that hard. You have to press them with some force and quite ahead of time. Is this normal for the D5?!? I don't recall them being this bad on my old RRS, but perhaps that's because they had Brembos and this seemingly doesn't?
4. Child-lock button which is now linked to 2nd row buttons. Dear god what a
inconvenience and security risk this is!
Pull-up, stop the engine, get out, unload kids from 2nd row, go to unload kids from 3rd row and realise you've not pressed the child-lock button. Go back to press child-lock button to deactivate, and realise the ignition has shut down which you need on to use the child-lock button. Reach in and press ignition/start button on dash, but it says key is too far away (even though it's in your pocket!) so you get key out of pocket, press ignition/start button to activate button, press child-lock button, press ignition button again to turn off. Go to back row and unload children.
When you've finished for the day, you return to the car and load all the children into the car, forget that to get kids into third row the child-lock button had to be switched off, start driving away, look round to see eldest son has opened the door!
I am writing a formal email of complaint to LR. It's utter utter madness that I have to press the child lock button each time I need to access the 3rd row. My understanding is the 2nd row have sensors in them to detect if somebody is sat in them which shuts off the switches, so this shouldn't be necessary.
5. Eco. We average 35mpg across the day (mix of A-roads and motorway), and I wasn't hanging around coming home last night.
All-in-all, still very happy (apart from the buttons!).
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iPhone camera flip. I was driving.Darras wrote:
You’ve got your hands full there. Is the wife driving or you got the photo the wrong way round?
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- Windy Miller
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BigCol66 wrote:
One of the reasons I have ordered a HSE is for the Matrix lights. I am pleased that you are impressed with yours.
I read a lot on the forums/groups of how the HSE isn't worth it, and the SE is 'just as good' etc. But the HSE is IMO the sum of many parts;
Matrix Headlights,
Adaptive Cruise
3 electric seat rows
Dash, door and tunnel materials
Meridian surround system
Power tailgate
Windsor leather
Cabin lighting
Leather steering wheel
20 way heated and cooled seats
Plus much more, which IMO all create a much more luxurious feel on a car that lets face it isn't cheap in the first place. There's nothing wrong with the SE, it's why it exists, but I struggle to understand people who say the HSE isn't worth it.
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