kevinla
Joined: 19 Sep 2008
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| When will the 2009 be available? |
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First I was told September by dealer. Then October, then November.
Anyone on this board in the know?
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simon
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Its here already in the UK 
What do LR US say ? Have you called LR US customer services ??
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| Fri Sep 19 2008 7:22pm |
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kevinla
Joined: 19 Sep 2008
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I could have thought of that. But that would have required brain power and effort. 
Wondering if anyone on this board knows.
How does it look? I wasn't sure what to think of the wheel arches being the same color as the body. How does the black laquer wood interior look?
Is the LR3 in your gallery the stornoway grey color? The stornoway grey looks darker here in the States. I like the grey on yours.
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| Fri Sep 19 2008 7:28pm |
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MacLeod 313
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Hope this helps with one question, The new Piano Black trim retro-fitted to my HSE  PERMANENTLY IN THE SITE NAUGHTY CORNER
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| Fri Sep 19 2008 10:36pm |
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MacLeod 313
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 PERMANENTLY IN THE SITE NAUGHTY CORNER
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| Fri Sep 19 2008 10:37pm |
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simon
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kevinla, yep its a Stornoway.
It is fairly dark but lighter than the previous Bonatti colour (aplos for the wrong spelling there).
And to be honest the photo does make it look lighter. Wales (where the picture was taken) is a pretty sunny country much of the time so its slightly over exposed 
The 2009 looks great (much to my surprise after seeing the images on line) except for Silver... all the darker colours look good and so does white. Silver - NOT the colour to have a D3 anymore. We saw nearly the whole palette at the factory recently and LR have done the right thing with the new front, rear and side colour coding.
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| Fri Sep 19 2008 10:43pm |
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DG
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simon wrote:Wales (where the picture was taken) is a pretty sunny country much of the time.
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| Fri Sep 19 2008 10:47pm |
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MacLeod 313
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Sunny in Wales, WTF, last week twas under water, everbody build an ARK PERMANENTLY IN THE SITE NAUGHTY CORNER
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| Fri Sep 19 2008 10:49pm |
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simon
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yer... a bit of sarcasm is obviously lost on you two then 
Using a was I thought a good indicator of said sarcasm...
Actually, I've noticed that images uploaded to the Gallery appear washed out compared to the original images.
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| Fri Sep 19 2008 11:06pm |
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DG
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Simon's thought wrote:Note to self : don't use sarcasm
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| Fri Sep 19 2008 11:11pm |
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simon
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DG wrote:Simon's thought wrote:Note to self : don't use sarcasm
Oh 4 fooks sakes 
yer right I suspect.
But kevinla would have believed me 
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| Fri Sep 19 2008 11:18pm |
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caverD3
Joined: 02 Jul 2006
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They are deliveing them now in Oz too.
Your dealer may still have MY08s to get rid of. If you order one from factory now it will be MY09. Getting there is half the fun
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| Fri Sep 19 2008 11:28pm |
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COMCLOVIN
Joined: 27 Jul 2008
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With the current excess of 08 D3s on the lots, LR is holding the 09's at Port, or so is my understanding. Until the dealers clear out the 08 inventory, you'll be hard pressed to find one just yet.
cheers!
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| Sat Sep 20 2008 12:15am |
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kevinla
Joined: 19 Sep 2008
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Thanks for the info fellas.
MacLeod 313:
That black interior looks sleek. I see in the photo gallery that you did the installation yourself. Great job! How long did that take? How much money did you save by doing it yourself? I am glad LR finally went to a more modern interior trim instead of the wood designs.
I can't wait to pick up my Stornoway grey with black lacquer wood with 19 INCH CHROME SHADOW WHEELS. Do any of you blokes in Britain know if they are offering the chrome shadow wheels for 2009 (LR part # RRC002900MNL in the 2008 LR3 catalogue found online) or do I need to scoop some up now before they stop selling them?
As a matter of fact I am going to call a dealer now to find out if they are taking orders.
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