Member Since: 23 Jul 2010
Location: Frozen Tundra
Posts: 4
Picked up my wifes new LR4 HSE LUX this past week! AWESOME!
We are very excited about our first foray into LR. We've owned lots of 4X4's including Jeeps, GMC's, Lincolns, and a BMW X5 which is "outta here" in a few days. While we generally don't do much off roading, I'm looking forward to changing that. We put almost 500 miles on the new beast this past week. We even managed to average over 17 MPG. That was a bit of a pleasant surprise. We did drive an awful lot of highway miles, but then again, we never managed better then 16.5 with our outgoing straight 6 3.0 liter Bimmer. So far, we are very happy campers!!!
Actually, it's Friday night here and my wife said, "lets go somewhere for dinner". I said sure, lets go to this nice British Pub for some fish n chips! For some reason, I'm in that kind of mood!
Cheers all!
Joe
23rd Jul 2010 11:26 pm
PaulP
Member Since: 04 May 2007
Location: Barcelona
Posts: 4317
That's a pretty nice first post Joe.
Congratulations on the new purchase and welcome to the site (any photos of the LR4?)
Cheers,
Paul2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE AutoBuckingham Blue 2007 Golf GT DSG
23rd Jul 2010 11:29 pm
LR4Wheeling
Member Since: 23 Jul 2010
Location: Frozen Tundra
Posts: 4
No photo's yet, but I can definately got something going....
On that. Perhaps a nice shot of her first "mudding" experience!
Cheers,
Joe
23rd Jul 2010 11:49 pm
Heyloft
Member Since: 02 Apr 2006
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 297
Welcome Joe
You won't regret the LR4 or joining the forum Wot's that in Old Money
Fuji White D4 HSE-LUX
rear entertainment
TV
TPMS
Park Heater
Centre Console cooler box
Love the new interior on the LR4 - very nice - any chance of some pictures?
Fish and chip sounds good - a rare commodity out here in the West 08 LR3 SE V8 - 02 D2 SE7 V8
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24th Jul 2010 12:37 am
CMG
Member Since: 12 Jul 2010
Location: USA
Posts: 956
Congrats...what color combo?
Fish n chips sounds good now! 8)17 Discovery 5 HSE Si6, Fuji White on brown | 07 LR3 SE 4.4 Java Black on Alpaca
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24th Jul 2010 12:39 am
adam
Member Since: 20 Sep 2005
Location: Home and Happy
Posts: 6917
Welcome
24th Jul 2010 8:02 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72787
17 mpg (US) = 20.4 mpg (Imperial), not bad at all considering US gas prices!! I've occasionally got less than that in my diesel drinker! And no EGRs & turbos to pack up, nice for some!!
24th Jul 2010 8:30 am
LR4Wheeling
Member Since: 23 Jul 2010
Location: Frozen Tundra
Posts: 4
Thanks everyone! We looked for a White with Almond / Arabic
for quite some time, but there seemed to be non left with the HSE LUX package, and we'd would have needed to order an 11 if we wanted that color combo. We ended up with Black Metallic / Black color combo. Didn't want the entertainment system either, but the one on the lot had it, and I must say, it's really - really good!
Last night, we were coming home and I found out that it's got "auto high beam" head lights! I new it had "high beam assist", and I enabled that when we set the car up at the dealer, but when I asked the dealer what that was, they described it as NOT auto high beams, but a variance in how high the high beams projected on a dark / country road with no oncoming traffic. Well, BS! They are great, and quite sensitive. Worked like a charm last night. What I found out is that you have to set the high beam stalk to a special position, at which point you get a "green auto" headlight icon on the tach to come on. Then it just works! Cool!
Cheers,
Joe
24th Jul 2010 4:05 pm
DiscoDunc
Member Since: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
Posts: 16390
Welcome Joe
I'm still waiting to try high beam assist - but I havnt been out on the dark yet Duncan
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24th Jul 2010 7:05 pm
CMG
Member Since: 12 Jul 2010
Location: USA
Posts: 956
DSL wrote:
17 mpg (US) = 20.4 mpg (Imperial), not bad at all considering US gas prices!! I've occasionally got less than that in my diesel drinker! And no EGRs & turbos to pack up, nice for some!!
Actually my HEMI Durango (gas) had an EGR valve- $250 to replace.17 Discovery 5 HSE Si6, Fuji White on brown | 07 LR3 SE 4.4 Java Black on Alpaca
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