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Thread: Disappointed in the D5 / waiting for the Defender

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    Rammy that's a nicely sorted rear suspension mate. Cheers

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    Top Gear magazine recently ran a eight vehicle SUV comparison in which the D5 was the best off road and versatile but not the best on road. Don't have a link, sorry.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DiscoMick View Post
    Top Gear magazine recently ran a eight vehicle SUV comparison in which the D5 was the best off road and versatile but not the best on road. Don't have a link, sorry.
    Nationalism?

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    My take on the D5 comparison test i posted...

    Ignoring the Duster completely, on the rocks, the D5 came last, and kerbed a rim.

    On the hillclimb, the D5 lifted front wheels the most, which is bad. If the suspension was lowered it would lift them less, but would then be more prone to bottoming out the alloy chassis. Score last or near the bottom of the pack.

    Over rough ground it was middle of the pack.

    I reckon a RRC would do better than the best, the Jeep JK.

    So things for LR have fallen a long way.

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    Not exactly an apple V apple test was it, the D-max was modified, the Duster was a waste of time, the G will never go offroad and the Wrangler is a dinosaur.
    The D5 may not have ranked well but i know what i would drive, if it came down to price it would be the Wrangler hands down and i would live with the faults - just like a Defender.
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    Except the wrangler even in LWB has about as much storage as a Barina!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tombie View Post
    Except the wrangler even in LWB has about as much storage as a Barina!
    True.
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    Quote Originally Posted by loanrangie View Post
    True.
    The issue i have with the jeeps is payload and jeeps very poor customer service. If they ticked those 2 boxes i would give it more serious thought when buying a serious 4x4.
    The way i see it and considering the OP i think discovery lost its offorad legitimacy with the out going d4. The d4 will probably become the platform for the new defender.

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    That wouldn’t be a bad thing..
    My D4 has proven very robust.

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    Wrangler allows a cheese sandwich in the rear once adults occupy all seats... and towing ability also very poor.

    Cheers

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