I'm wondering how many are trying

rjc1944 wrote:

What bit of Freelander 2 causes problems with understanding? If you buy a different car, join a different forum! Easy, really.

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The best way to get the new forum up and running ... Is to use it

Google will see the traffic increase and re index the site, this will bump it up the ranks and more people will see it, it will then spiral and develop, this site had humble beginnings.

That's if you know it exists of course. I have used the discoport forum and never got a reply to my question

What is the problem with having an icon to link to the new forum, disco 3, 4 evoque, full fat etc all get an icon link but why not discosport?? Or is the forum only interested in the minority of the population who have an ipad

The rival discosport forum is highly active and informative - shame it's not one of this family though.

Missed the boat I reckon.

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I agree with the boat analogy, it has been mentioned. Martin seems to put all his effort into D3/4, rarely ventured onto here.
I know he has a growing family, maybe his attention is elsewhere

I don't have a problem with a separate section on here, I am slowly getting into all things Landrover. I watched a guy clean an inter cooler on a D3 last night I can't believe I said that out loud!

taztastic wrote:

The best way to get the new forum up and running ... Is to use it

Google will see the traffic increase and re index the site, this will bump it up the ranks and more people will see it, it will then spiral and develop, this site had humble beginnings.

totally agree, I did use the site, and was a "founder" member, my point was, having a subsection might have ment greater take up, which in turn would increase the traffic for freel2.com, and push that further up the ranks as a combines site. 

I've just visited discosport again, as I do from time to time, and once again there's nothing new there. I think the time has come to admit that discosport was released too late and as a result has failed to attract members. It is to all intents and purposes moribund - there are more posts in the DS thread here than there are on discosport!

So either we cede all things DS to the competing forum (which is what is currently happening), or we increase the coverage of the DS here.

Is the latter really such an odd thing to do? The DS is based on the same platform as the FL, and the early models use the same engines. So many topics regarding servicing, upgrades, problems, TR modes, tyres, etc, apply equally to both vehicles. And with the DS being a possible upgrade path for some it's natural that FL owners would be interested in the model. And those who aren't don't have to read it.

I know I'm probably flogging the proverbial dead horse, but surely a DS area here has got to be better than a dead discosport and a successful competing forum!

Maybe the DS owners are not the enthusiastic type to join a forum as to them it's just a car which gets them from A-B. Also as they are still under warranty some see little need to be on a forum. Like it or hate it the DS has been successfully to JLR! Personally I hate it

Sales are up 30% compared to the Freelander
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It was launched to late, I went live once the cars went on sale but should've been on line during the build up to launch when a lot of us were discussing specs etc (not a criticism, Martin has a young family). During that time that's when members build up bonds as we were all facing the same anticipations and heart aches over delays.

Perhaps a dedicated section wouldn't be too bad but then you could argue the Evoque is a Fl2 in a party dress do we add a section for that.

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I visit the competitor DS site quite often as part of my research on the next car. it is active. The correlating DS sister forum here is dead. It could be lively but people don't know it is there.

It's Martin's choice but shame the the forum family is ending this way. It will be interesting to see if any other LR variants get their own forum going forward or will it all be merged into one?

Perhaps an alternative solution is to put a sub section in the Disco forum

LR NUT wrote:

Maybe the DS owners are not the enthusiastic type to join a forum as to them it's just a car which gets them from A-B. Also as they are still under warranty some see little need to be on a forum. Like it or hate it the DS has been successfully to JLR! Personally I hate it

Sales are up 30% compared to the Freelander
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/busine...r-10258869

As someone said to me the other day, a person who has just bought a new Evoque by the way, Now they have stopped making the Freelander it will soon date and look old fashioned, true when you look back at the big Range Rovers of similar shape they look really old now.

Actually think the Evoque is looking dated, especially earlier models. Seen an Alfa 166 or 155 lately???? Looked stunning when they released them but now look absolutely hideous. I think the Freelander will age gracefully as it's design was always more functional than fashionista and that exactly what LR are doing atm. But fashion can be very fickle! MY15
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