Thread: Disappointed in the D5 / waiting for the Defender

I would not get one. I think mine is just about where I want it for metric ****eloads less. My point simply is that Graham Cooper and others who really know the LR products understand the great platform that the D2 presents for uber offroading and touring. Great stuff. Cheers

The single piece tailgate killed it for me... I tried one in the Doncaster showroom and even at off road height I banged my head on it...
and - IMHO - it's just ugly... couldn't stand having it in the driveway.
So we'll keep my D3 going for a while yet, however, when we think about a replacement it'll probably be another brand...sadly...
oh well...

cheers

When to our local dealer yesterday, and went for a drive of a D5, quite stunned when sitting down to do the quote that LRA has issued a 2018 price rise of $6750-00 across the range, effectively for all built to order cars from this date forward.

i was looking at a HSE Luxury, inc in the price rise was some product improvements ( TFT main instrument panel and DAB radio) I still think their pricing themselves out of the market that the D3 and D4 owners play in.

Jack

Thats what I think,they are hanging themselves price wise. Pat

Agreed. D5 is pitched well above all Discos before it, which means that effectively all six current Land Rover models are aimed at the top end of the market, which once was only Range Rover domain. Even little Disco Sport and Evoque are priced near or above D4 prices.

So there is no longer a mid tier and no work vehicle tier. ...Will the next Defender span both? It's a big ask for one model. But rumours seem to say they'll try with many configurations.

...and then there's Road Rover.

Originally Posted by PAT303

Thats what I think,they are hanging themselves price wise. Pat

Agree totally,they have already done it with servicing and repair costs,well and truely hung themselves.

If you look carefully at what you actually 'get' on a D5,its not much,many things are extras,some of these are standard on something like a Hyundi.

Then there is this extra $6.75K GP1200 is talking about.

With the D4,7 seats was built into the price,you may have paid a bit more but not much,there were very few 5 seaters around.it wasn't an extra,as it is on the D5.

But what can you compare a D5 price to,LC200?

There is not really any other vehicle left in the same class,apart from something else from the same stable?

Audie,BMW,Volvo,etc don't have 2 speed TC,they aren't really an off road vehicle.

Originally Posted by Zeros

...and then there's Road Rover.

Thats a blast from the past!?

Originally Posted by rammypluge

Thats a blast from the past!?

Well it is...but it's being pitched as something new. New Road Rover model on the cards