Hi RogB

I lost a shed load of money on the van and RRS but I've managed to get £1600 off a 2.0 Td4 DS HSE Auto with delivery first week of September which is when dealers are getting the demonstrators

Looking forward to £130 pa road tax and up to 53 mpg combined

Decided not to buy another FL2 after sitting in and driving the DS - I would of regretted it everytime I saw the DS so my lads sharing is Punto with me until September  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

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RRS to a punto - bit of a difference lol

Is the DS coming with the new ingenum engine ? supposed to be an excellent motor and has been in the Jaguar range for almost a year now so major teething problems should be sorted by the time you get yours.

Yes - could of had a 2.2 straight away but waiting for the Eco version  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

Don't blame you, why have what is basically a 10 year old design engine when you can wait a couple of months to get a more modern future proof engine.

I test drove a Manual DS 2.2 HSE at a dealer event and it was a nice car to drive, pretty well put together except for a few squeaks/rattles from the boot area. You will just have to get used to sitting a lot lower down than your RRS but at least driving round in a Punto for a couple of weeks will prepare you

3 months in a Punto

My impression of the DS was bit more road/exhaust noise from boot than I expected, ride a bit lumpy at slow speeds, 2.2 noisy pulling away but quiet when cruising, inside like a Tardis - looks small outside but huge when you get in (leg room in back is limo standard). Boot looks good for what we need now and I thought interior is nicely finished despite others knocking it

After the test drive I sat in a RRS2 and thought - nice - but then I looked at both and thought would I pay £30k more for the RRS2 before everything else like fuel, servicing, road tax........ and the answer was NO WAY

Even getting back in my 2013 RRS Black I'm still sold on the DS - I think JLR have done a great job and the brand is trying hard to shake off the old image. That's why sales are rocketing

I had an ewok last year for a week and hated it so the DS must be good  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

would love a DS but will need to wait till a couple of years older 200 Tdi Disco ( Gone )
300 Tdi Disco ( Gone )
Td5 Disco ( Gone )
Td5 Disco ( Gone )
RR Sport TDV6 ( SADLY GONE )
2010 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE (current )

By then I will have tested everything and reported all the faults to LR for sorting  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

muddywheels wrote:

Hope nobody minds but couldn't resist a caravan thread

Not a FL2 but here's my outfit

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Sold the caravan couple of weeks ago and the RRS goes tomorrow

Soon to be a Disco Sport driver

This was one of my favourite LRs - I couldn't resist the LRO show course just a few months old too

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Its still a brilliant tow car, Ive had it 8 1/2 years and 101000 miles now, on 134000 total, heading to south west France next month, really love this Disco but do hanker after something more powerful / modern. Did you have the 2.7 v6 or the 3.6 v8?
Any opinions / recommendations?
Cheers
Gav

The D2 for me was one of the best Land Rover ever produced, I loved mine but unfortunately for me it was also the worst towing vehicle I've ever had if it wasn't for that reason I would still have mine today.




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Never heard a D2 described as a poor towing vehicle, mine is superb. What was the problem?

Always fighting to keep it in a straight line,it was very unstable on the motorway anything and everything would cause it to wobble about, It got to a point where I wouldn't tow on the motorway.we changed everything on it with no joy,different caravans,tyres,wheels, loading the van differently nothing worked then on one trip we had a very bad experience when I nearly lost it so it had to go.If you Google D2 poor towing you will be surprised by some of the stories on there.

discofan wrote:

Never heard a D2 described as a poor towing vehicle, mine is superb. What was the problem?

I never towed caravan with my D2's but did drive the one above and below to tuscany - took 3 days and was a pleasure

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