Notes from the Road - Land Rover Discovery

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Plate spinner said:

Jazzy Jag said:

Having spent an entire day doing back to back driving of the Discovery 4 and 5 (on and off road) and on road in the Audi, Mercedes and Volvo equivalent, the OP is talking pretentious bks.

To say that the new Disco just doesn't work is ludicrous.

No. I don't work for a LR dealer.

The OP took the time to explain the rationale that led to his conclusions.

All you've done is use insulting language.

So from a neutral bystanders's perspective, my opinion is that you've contributed nothing useful to the topic.

Seconded. Thick kids table.

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Jazzy Jag said:

That's like us disagreeing because you say that the earth is flat.

oh dear. get to that table.

W124, keep it up, it's appreciated.
I too may find some of your output ott or even wrong at times, but it's your opinion and i'm happy to hear it considering how many miles you cover in so many different cars. we can be grown ups!

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W124 said:

It's weird. The whole car just doesn't work. It's just not enjoyable to drive, in a way that can't really be quantified.

The old car offered a colossal dose of character and practicality. The D5 is just another big SUV which feels way behind the market - as a road based thing you'd be insane to choose on over an XC90.

Have to say, the XC90 is in a different league to the D5. The sheer quality of all the materials, it's like having an ikea living room on wheels!

Superbly premium vehicle, competes more with the Range Rover Sport (7 seater) and certainly faster than some. Couple that with typical ridiculous Volvo depreciation and it will make the T8 hybrid a very nice used buy in the future.

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Jazzy Jag said:

W124 said:

I think you are wrong. You think I am wrong. I think the D5 is very poor. You like it.

That's all that's going on here.

That's like us disagreeing because you say that the earth is flat.

Yours is an "opinion", not a "fact". Any more or any less that W124's.

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apotts said:

That just means the car you drove needed lower wishbones.

Our D4 did 80k faultless miles over 6 years before the reliability worm turned. How we miss it.

Lost of owners post about how reliable/unreliable their LRs have been. AFAICS the most accurate measures of reliability are surveys such as those by JD Power or Warranty Direct, and LRs don't fare well in either.

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/02/land-rove...

I speak as a frustrated wannabe FFRR owner. They are fantastic places to sit in, and to drive, and incredibly practical. But I CBA with spending several thousand on a product that breaks down regularly.

Back on topic - the new Disco looks rubbish.

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Interesting comment by Andrew English yesterday in the Telegraph in the Velar road test. Something along the lines of some not forgiving JLR for what they have done with the Discovery............

Sure it will sell, but not to me, shame after a dozen years' of Disco ownership.

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rayyan171 said:

Have to say, the XC90 is in a different league to the D5. The sheer quality of all the materials, it's like having an ikea living room on wheels!

Superbly premium vehicle, competes more with the Range Rover Sport (7 seater) and certainly faster than some. Couple that with typical ridiculous Volvo depreciation and it will make the T8 hybrid a very nice used buy in the future.

This did make me smile, are you associating quality materials with Ikea , nasty cheap tat is all Ikea can be associated with...

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rayyan171 said:

Couple that with typical ridiculous Volvo depreciation and it will make the T8 hybrid a very nice used buy in the future.

From what I see, the depreciation of XC90s is very good and they hold their value pretty well.

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mcbook said:

rayyan171 said:

Couple that with typical ridiculous Volvo depreciation and it will make the T8 hybrid a very nice used buy in the future.

From what I see, the depreciation of XC90s is very good and they hold their value pretty well.

The last one did too, right up to the point that even the saddest and most dog eared smoke belching 2003/4 car that's a guaranteed money pit will fetch £4k.

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dme123 said:

mcbook said:

rayyan171 said:

Couple that with typical ridiculous Volvo depreciation and it will make the T8 hybrid a very nice used buy in the future.

From what I see, the depreciation of XC90s is very good and they hold their value pretty well.

The last one did too, right up to the point that even the saddest and most dog eared smoke belching 2003/4 car that's a guaranteed money pit will fetch £4k.

For £18k, you get a 2014 Volvo XC90
Same money gets a:
2010-2011 X5
2010-2011 D4
2009-2010 Q7
All have a list price around that much money. Volvos do make better used buys as the depreciation curve allows for them to be in a lower price bracket yet newer. Same goes for their other models.