Member Since: 19 Sep 2010
Location: world
Posts: 1213
I LOVE green... ...any shade...
My car is VIENNA GREEN, I think the rarest colour on the whole D3 range...
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1st Sep 2017 6:56 pm
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
This works both ways.
I'm on the Land Rover used website now. Of all of the Discos on there, there are 236 in grey/silver, 220 in black and only 13 in green.
Each one of the enquirers for a black or silver car is lucky enough to have a couple of hundred others to choose from, often from large dealers looking to churn volume rather than make margin, while someone looking for green is fishing from a very small pool. Find the green buyer and there's so much less competition for his business.
When I was looking for mine, it was a heck of a job to find the right one and when I did, I had to move very quickly and had relatively little room for negotiation.2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: FL2 as a second car
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
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1st Sep 2017 7:01 pm
Gazellio
Member Since: 08 Jan 2011
Location: Chilterns
Posts: 4130
I like them too I have owned 6 but that's not the point.
1st Sep 2017 7:02 pm
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
I'll take number 4!! 2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: FL2 as a second car
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
1st Sep 2017 7:04 pm
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
Dan_NL wrote:
I LOVE green... ...any shade...
My car is VIENNA GREEN, I think the rarest colour on the whole D3 range...
Wow, I've never seen one of those before!2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: FL2 as a second car
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
1st Sep 2017 7:05 pm
Dan_NL
Member Since: 19 Sep 2010
Location: world
Posts: 1213
@Gazellio, doe you remember the name of the color of the RR ?
@ Red Merle. I know in NL there are 3 5/7-seaters and 3 'VAN' versions, a grant total of 5 in this color..
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1st Sep 2017 7:05 pm
Gazellio
Member Since: 08 Jan 2011
Location: Chilterns
Posts: 4130
Worth noting Grey & Silver cannot be categorised as the same.
Grey is way more popular than Silver as far as sales responses are concerned.
Red Merle wrote:
This works both ways.
I'm on the Land Rover used website now. Of all of the Discos on there, there are 236 in grey/silver, 220 in black and only 13 in green.
Each one of the enquirers for a black or silver car is lucky enough to have a couple of hundred others to choose from, often from large dealers looking to churn volume rather than make margin, while someone looking for green is fishing from a very small pool. Find the green buyer and there's so much less competition for his business.
When I was looking for mine, it was a heck of a job to find the right one and when I did, I had to move very quickly and had relatively little room for negotiation.
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1st Sep 2017 7:06 pm
maxbasscat
Member Since: 03 Jan 2016
Location: Cambridgeshire
Posts: 1263
I've had three green cars that I can remember
1. SD1 in a yuk green but I bought the car not so much the colour
2. Trooper metallic green looked great
3. LR3 Tonga Green just looks superb when clean
Aintree Green looks superb too, saw a D4 the other day and admittedly was sparkling clean but just looked understated and 'right' on a D4 even wifey liked it. I personally do not see the issue Aintree suits a D4 really well.D3 2.7 Zermatt silver (not another one)
D3 4.4 V8 Zambezi silver
D3 4.4 V8 Adriatic Blue
D3 2.7 (gone) Tonga Green
D3 4.4 V8 LHD Tonga Green
FFRR TDV8
Defender 300
1st Sep 2017 7:06 pm
RRSTDV8
Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Here
Posts: 13030
Red Merle wrote:
This works both ways.
I had a green Mk4 VW Golf PD150. Picked it up at 5 months old. I think the salesman must have been new to the job because when I commented on the colour he replied "yes, it's an odd colour and not very popular". That made the haggling a tad easier straight away.
One benefit of the colour was that it was easy to find in a car park, although I did see a handful of the same colour over the next year or so.Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
2012 RRS SDV6
2008 RRS TDV8
"When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die! You don't know who's children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered. How much blood will spill, until everybody does what they were always going to have to do from the very beginning: SIT DOWN AND TALK!"
1st Sep 2017 7:07 pm
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
It wasn't like the one on the right, was it?
2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: FL2 as a second car
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
1st Sep 2017 7:09 pm
Dan_NL
Member Since: 19 Sep 2010
Location: world
Posts: 1213
OK, you've spoiled it Red Merle.. ..you found a colour of green I HATE...
1st Sep 2017 7:10 pm
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
Yep, me too! Proper mushy pea green 2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: FL2 as a second car
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
1st Sep 2017 7:13 pm
Gazellio
Member Since: 08 Jan 2011
Location: Chilterns
Posts: 4130
Dan_NL wrote:
@Gazellio, doe you remember the name of the color of the RR ?
@ Red Merle. I know in NL there are 3 5/7-seaters and 3 'VAN' versions, a grant total of 5 in this color..
GIVERNY GREEN
1st Sep 2017 7:14 pm
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
RRSTDV8 wrote:
...he replied "yes, it's an odd colour and not very popular"
Exactly! Some sales people often don't even realise when they are doing it to themselves! 2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: FL2 as a second car
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
1st Sep 2017 7:15 pm
Gazellio
Member Since: 08 Jan 2011
Location: Chilterns
Posts: 4130
Red Merle wrote:
I'll take number 4!!
Yes turned out OK for a base level car. My favourite project it looked stunning.
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