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 Discovery Sport Thread **ALL HERE** |
DennisV
 1st Feb 2015 4:25 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 1902 · Views: 1123543 · Subject: Discovery Sport Thread **ALL HERE** |
I think you can be assured that in future prices will be pushed as high as the market will bear ... This quote from Autocar:
“At the end of the day, we are not looking to be a volume player,” said ... |
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DennisV
25th Jan 2015 9:28 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 1902 · Views: 1123543 · Subject: Discovery Sport Thread **ALL HERE** |
Thanks for the info Mav.
According to Whatcar 'Volvo UK has added the petrol-powered T6 variant of its new XC90 to the model range. Since orders for the seven-seat SUV opened in October, Volvo UK h ... |
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DennisV
25th Jan 2015 12:31 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 1902 · Views: 1123543 · Subject: Discovery Sport Thread **ALL HERE** |
Yes Taz, that's what I thought .... 'buy now don't wait"!
And a modern 2 litre turbo diesel is perfectly capable of outputs far higher than the existing 2.2l engine. Just look at Volvo ..... 2 ... |
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DennisV
25th Jan 2015 12:28 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 1902 · Views: 1123543 · Subject: Discovery Sport Thread **ALL HERE** |
| Sorry, meant 5+2 version without full size spare wheel .... |
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DennisV
25th Jan 2015 12:26 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 1902 · Views: 1123543 · Subject: Discovery Sport Thread **ALL HERE** |
Discovery Sport: What I would / wouldn’t buy to replace my Freelander2?
Yes (like a shot):
DS with 5 seats and full sized spare wheel and turbo petrol engine, even if that meant 2WD
No more than ... |
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DennisV
25th Jan 2015 11:56 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 1902 · Views: 1123543 · Subject: Discovery Sport Thread **ALL HERE** |
I’ve heard now from two unrelated LR main dealers that the new Ingenium engine will not be going into 4WD versions of the Discovery Sport. Period!
One of those dealers added that it was not powerf ... |
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DennisV
24th Jan 2015 11:50 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 1902 · Views: 1123543 · Subject: Discovery Sport Thread **ALL HERE** |
OK, perhaps then dealers could boast ... “this is our new mainstream compact SUV” 
But my main point is (with a nod to Mrs Thatcher) that if you have to continually push the premium descrip ... |
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DennisV
24th Jan 2015 9:22 am
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Yes Taz, there are very many challenges in making a car and matching paint on differing substrates is certainly one of them.
Yet LR is shouting 'Premium' from every rooftop, and charging very 'Prem ... |
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DennisV
23rd Jan 2015 9:59 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 1902 · Views: 1123543 · Subject: Discovery Sport Thread **ALL HERE** |
| I very much liked the Scotia Grey colour on the DS I saw too, but did notice that the Bumpers and Body were slightly different shades of Scotia Grey! |
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DennisV
22nd Jan 2015 5:23 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 1902 · Views: 1123543 · Subject: Discovery Sport Thread **ALL HERE** |
Saw the Discovery Sport at the dealers today. It looks good but It does seem to be more an Evoque+2 than a Freelander replacement.
Surprised to be told the new engines will not be available in the ... |
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DennisV
29th Sep 2014 8:35 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 1902 · Views: 1123543 · Subject: Discovery Sport Thread **ALL HERE** |
| Walked past a parked Discovery Sport HSE Lux yesterday and had a good look from the outside. Two things struck me ... It's not as big as you'd think from the photographs, and the interior is nothing s ... |
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DennisV
8th Sep 2014 5:11 pm
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 Freelander Sport it is |
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DennisV
7th Sep 2014 8:37 am
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| Yes I agree with Winslet and others that the DS is more of a Range Rover. That brings to mind Jeremy Clarkson's comments on Porsche ... 'If you buy a Boxster everyone will think it's because you could ... |
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DennisV
6th Sep 2014 7:41 pm
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| Oh, ok thanks .... facts beat speculation every time |
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DennisV
6th Sep 2014 7:18 pm
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| Just a thought and pure speculation ... I suggested that production of the the current Defender may well continue abroad, probably outside the EU, with low numbers imported in the face of upcoming sma ... |
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