Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6261
Moo wrote:
It'll be interesting to see how the D5 will fair if the Defender does become the natural heir to the Discovery 3 / 4.
That's my personal belief and if it appeals to me and at a sensible price then the D5 will be away.23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
2nd Jun 2017 10:00 pm
Pollski
Member Since: 22 Jan 2011
Location: Kent
Posts: 149
Drove from Sevenoaks to the Yorkshire dales and back again over the weekend. Saw 1 black D5 ... I'm shocked at how few I have seen ...My16 HSE Landmark - 2016 - Current. Indus Silver
My11 HSE - 2011- 2016. Stornoway Grey
5th Jun 2017 10:55 am
JMack
Member Since: 02 Aug 2014
Location: Edinburgh
Posts: 1517
I see at least one most days.
And I don't mean the same one every day. Different ones in different areas, all over the country.
5th Jun 2017 5:33 pm
Russell
Member Since: 24 Aug 2007
Location: Kent
Posts: 10564
Yes I see two or three a weekMY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
MY15 D4 HSE Kaikoura Stone
MY12 D4 HSE Nara Bronze Sold and gone
MY11 D4 HSE Stornaway Grey Sold and gone
D3 S spec Silver Sold and gone
Tow bar, full length roof bars, side steps, tow bar storage unit, surround camers.
D4 camera club
5th Jun 2017 5:40 pm
RRSTDV8
Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Here
Posts: 13107
I see quite a few now.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!"
5th Jun 2017 5:42 pm
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23369
I've seen 5 in the last 3 weeks or so. One of them was this morning.2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography
5th Jun 2017 5:49 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72790
Got one on our afternoon dog walking route so can see it close up. I pointed it out to SWMBO, not saying what it was, and she said words to the effect that it was piggin ugly. And she hasn't seen the back yet!!
Being forced to look at it for a while (old dog enjoying a rest stop) it strikes me that the front is just as bad as the rear. The grill is too thin (top to bottom) and the lights same, just looks like Mr Manwaring without his glasses. Piggy like. And the step in the roof looks like a complete afterthought, as if it's a vestigial throwback to proper Discos. Like the stupid asymmetric tailgate.
My opinion, there are other opinions out there. Allegedly.
5th Jun 2017 5:53 pm
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
I like the Captain Mainwaring comparison!
I was passed by a D4 while I was out in a RRS loaner today - that D4 really is a stunning looking car 8)
5th Jun 2017 7:35 pm
Pollski
Member Since: 22 Jan 2011
Location: Kent
Posts: 149
Blimey ... I'm surprised you lot see so many ! Seriously, not sure what is going on here in Sevenoaks. I think we pretty much cornered the D4 16 plate Landmark market. Every other car is one ... My16 HSE Landmark - 2016 - Current. Indus Silver
My11 HSE - 2011- 2016. Stornoway Grey
5th Jun 2017 8:15 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72790
There are only 2 around here, in an area that jumps all over new model "premium" 4x4s, as was the case when the RRS2 came out. Deffo not flavour of the month.
5th Jun 2017 8:18 pm
Bello35
Member Since: 14 Mar 2017
Location: Bretagne.
Posts: 161
At least D5 owners will have a very "exclusive" car!
Please, can someone tell me if D5's are only made to order or if LR has a pre-determined number of D5 units to each market?
Cheers
5th Jun 2017 8:56 pm
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
Manufacturers usually decide how many units a market will take and then set about getting their dealers to commit to taking those production slots.
Those dealer's then fill those production slots with cars that they've either sold or (if sales aren't so good), put into stock, pre register or churn demo stock. As manufacturers take their orders from the dealers, manufacturers can normally then say that all their cars "are built to order" (even if the car is not sold to an end user).
5th Jun 2017 9:09 pm
Bello35
Member Since: 14 Mar 2017
Location: Bretagne.
Posts: 161
Great explanation RM! That's more or less what i thought. French LR dealers will get their agreed "quota" of D5's but if they realise that they won't be able to sell as many, it will be too late to cancel orders from the manufacturer, is this right?
Cheers!
5th Jun 2017 9:22 pm
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 13912
I have still only seen 3 since launch. I'm amazed that there are non at my kids school because it is a homage to LR. Interestingly there are 3 new Merc GLS's and 4 Kodiaq's.New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
5th Jun 2017 9:49 pm
PeanutBob
Member Since: 24 Oct 2006
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 669
Not wishing to rain on the parade, and having cancelled my deposit from over a year ago for the D5 due to the visual appearance and engine choices, I would mention that it takes months before a new model becomes a regular sighting on the roads. I purchased a 2013 L494 RRS ex showroom soon after launch and it was a long time , maybe four or five months before I saw another one. After 18 months I p/exed for a 2015 model losing £14k with 16k miles. Now , with the same mileage but 2 years later my 2015 car will lose £24k ....however good discounts are now available to soften the blow.
However...vis a vis the RRS (which at the time got slated for its posterior and no longer) and the D5, you couldn't get a get a pre owned one for ages , and there was a 12 month waiting list, whereas the D5 seems readily available new or with low mileage.
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