NHR
Joined: 13 Dec 2007
Location: Warsaw
Posts: 785
 
|
Gareth wrote: it is important for Land Rover to keep up to date is the driving and convienience technology. For example, the sat nav is behind in the competition now.
That would be my main criticism too. There is slight feeling that the quality of some of the equipment isn't quite in keeping with the cost of the vehicle.
|
 Wed Jun 04 2008 5:46pm |
|
|
JMC
Joined: 25 Feb 2006
Location: Aberdeen-Angus. Where the Bull* comes from!
Posts: 3679
 
|
NHR wrote:There is slight feeling that the quality of some of the equipment isn't quite in keeping with the cost of the vehicle.
There is slight feeling that the quality of some of the equipment dealers isn't quite in keeping with the cost of the vehicle.  The older I get, the more I realise that people confuse wrinkles for wisdom 
|
| Wed Jun 04 2008 6:07pm |
|
|
Guy
Joined: 05 Jul 2005
Location: Sitting Down, Facing Front
Posts: 901
|
Pelyma wrote:They could go the Q7 route, make it more curvy so that there is less space in side and still looks fugly outside
Never forget - it's official:
Top Gear wrote:The Q7 is 3% uglier than a troll...
|
| Wed Jun 04 2008 6:37pm |
|
|
caverD3
Joined: 03 Jul 2006
Location: Sydney
Posts: 1805
 
|
"We have plans and products on the design board now – all things being equal, we have a future well beyond 2020.
"We are looking for a replacement for the Range Rover – that is the first model that is going to be replaced – and the second model to be replaced would be the Range Rover Sport.
"We are looking for a decision on those products by the second quarter of 2009. We are hopeful that Solihull will be the place where they place these new models.
http://www.birminghammail.net/news/solihul...-21016845/ Getting there is half the fun
TDV6: Adaptive Headlights, Electronic Rear Diff.ARB Bar.Blaupunkt speakers, JVC powered Subwoofer, Removable Snorkel, Mitchell Bros Tow Hitch.
|
| Wed Jun 04 2008 6:53pm |
|
|
DG
Joined: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff !
Posts: 13725
|
DG wrote:The FFRR and RRS are due to have their major remodelling plans finalised during 2009 for roll out by 2012 apparently ..if Tata stick to the original plan as indicated then you won't see much change to the D3 other than the 3.0l TDV6 and minor cosmetics until the D4 comes along in 2014 or so.
Powered by............................
.
I've been accused of vulgarity. I say that's bullshit 
|
| Wed Jun 04 2008 7:40pm |
|
|
ferrett
Joined: 15 Jan 2006
Location: Always late
Posts: 265
|
J-P wrote:The biggest problem for LR selling these things must be price and the ugly looks
Disagree - Totally....when I bought my D3 two years ago I looked at the RRS (well only breifly as it was pouring down with rain as I went to leave the showroom)
Anyway, at the time the basic facts and figures stacked up as three major plus points for the D3
1) D3 = £5k less than RRS for similar spec SE
2) D3 has two more seats
3) D3 has better shaped rear end = more interior space for passengers or stuff
Honest it was only a brief look at an RRS - please don't kick me off the forum.
The D3 also burns less fuel/more MPG than my petrol voyager that it replaced.
I love my D3  2006 D3 Man TDV6 SE - Buckingham Blue
If at first you don't succeed......mash the keyboard
|
| Wed Jun 04 2008 7:54pm |
|
|
dick dastardly
Joined: 29 May 2007
Location: wot satnav says
Posts: 365
 
|
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbours RRS, even if shes got a nice one  Any
way, the sole driving one would be an RRS Sole Red Indian wisdom: If you must jump canyon, dont do it in 2 steps.
|
| Wed Jun 04 2008 8:08pm |
|
|
shellshock
Joined: 10 Mar 2008
Location: Chester/Wrexham
Posts: 166
|
JMC - Agree
Most dealers are not up to the quality and price of the product they are selling. I found a good one eventually and have had experience with a superb BMW dealer in the past (yes honestly). That dealer was a single site independent and the LR dealer I used was also an independent. Think the dealer problem is not necessarily related to the marque (but LR could police them better perhaps) but the over reliance on the likes of cr  pstones Over 7000 miles of trouble-free motoring......well almost .....(only two visits to dealer and 3 days without)
|
| Wed Jun 04 2008 9:35pm |
|
|
Jads777
Joined: 03 Sep 2005
Location: Channel Islands
Posts: 492
 
|
ferrett wrote:J-P wrote:The biggest problem for LR selling these things must be price and the ugly looks
Anyway, at the time the basic facts and figures stacked up as three major plus points for the D3
1) D3 = £5k less than RRS for similar spec SE
2) D3 has two more seats
3) D3 has better shaped rear end = more interior space for passengers or stuff
The D3 also burns less fuel/more MPG than my petrol voyager that it replaced.
I love my D3
Ferrett - I agree entirely (but please don't tell anyone on my rock that I agreed with a bloney Jerseyman!  )
|
| Wed Jun 04 2008 10:31pm |
|
|
warrior22
Joined: 06 Apr 2008
Location: All over the soddin' place!
Posts: 190
|
Sorry J-P, are you talking about your YELLOW EXIGE S when you say 'it looks ugly'?!
Apologies mate, but I'll go out on a limb here and say that you obviously don't know what you're talking about OR you haven't articulated your point well enough. Maybe you could try again. Ill also go out on a limb again and suggest that there are at the very least 4500 owners here who think the D3 is the most amazing vehicle on (and most definately off) the road that there is. It is the ultimate vehicle. Period.
Don't be paranoid.........'They' don't like it!!!!!!!
Currently: Land Rover
Previously: Other Land Rovers
|
| Wed Jun 04 2008 11:35pm |
|
|
DG
Joined: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff !
Posts: 13725
|
J-P wrote: and the ugly looks
If find it strange that someone would choose to be with something...... but call it ugly 
I just hope you are not married
Powered by............................
.
I've been accused of vulgarity. I say that's bullshit
|
| Wed Jun 04 2008 11:54pm |
|
|
CY
Joined: 16 Aug 2005
Location: The Bonnie Banks of the Forth
Posts: 3300
|
None of us were particularly keen on the D3 styling when we bought it in 2004. We, like you still hear some ill-informed people say today, thought it looked like a 'van' from behind. We had only seen pictures from the brochure when we ordered it. It was bought because it was it does, rather than how it looks.
It did everything - seated all the kids, dogs, was safe, easy to drive around town, had a big boot for moving furniture between flats, it was comfortable and spacious for regular drives from Edinburgh to London and back - it was bought for its utilitarian uses. In time, though, we all agreed that you'd be hard pushed to find a more handsome vehicle in this category. I think it takes a bit of time at first, it's a dramatic piece of design - but in fact it looks A1 and no other 4x4 comes close  DISCO3's Student Correspondent...
Discovery 3 TDV6 SE
Volvo V70 T5 SE
|
| Wed Jun 04 2008 11:58pm |
|
|
ferrett
Joined: 15 Jan 2006
Location: Always late
Posts: 265
|
Jads777 wrote:
Ferrett - I agree entirely (but please don't tell anyone on my rock that I agreed with a bloney Jerseyman! )
I'm not a Jerseyman....I am an import from Zummerzet. Don't worry I won't tell. 2006 D3 Man TDV6 SE - Buckingham Blue
If at first you don't succeed......mash the keyboard
|
| Thu Jun 05 2008 12:33pm |
|
|
hernan1304
Joined: 28 Feb 2008
Location: Dubai
Posts: 368
 
|
I'd have to agree the back has looks that only a mother could love... has definitely grown on me though. I HATED the back when it first came out. And still think the FFRR is a better looking car from the outside (not the RRS though).
That said, plenty of room for improvement until 2014! I'd like to see auto up/down rear windows, adaptive cruise control, rearview camera... Actually, all those things should be there already! 
Also keeping my fingers crossed that they'll add an adult-sized hook to hang my dry cleaning in the back when they add the requisite TATA curry hook next year... (hoping I can retrofit that one!)
|
| Thu Jun 05 2008 1:48pm |
|
|
Rob Bruce
Joined: 18 Jun 2006
Location: Canberra
Posts: 505
|
D3, providing all is working
Functional
Comfortable
Loads of room
Fantastic off road
Fantastic on road
Enough engine power for my use
Plenty of scope for mods and fiddleing with
What more could I need, so no need for model change
PS. second thoughts they could simplifie the electronics 
Rob
|
| Thu Jun 05 2008 2:31pm |
|
|
