Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
Posts: 15496
Very smart DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
Porsche Cayenne V8 Diesel S
21st Apr 2018 12:38 pm
Mightymildred
Member Since: 11 Mar 2015
Location: County Durham
Posts: 123
Oh wow!
Well jel.
Mine was made last weekend so hopefully delivery in 2 weeks.
21st Apr 2018 12:45 pm
LiftedDisco
Member Since: 10 Jun 2010
Location: Towcester
Posts: 997
Absolutely spot on... glad to hear they are finally making it out for delivery!
I think I need to have a bit of a mither at the dealer - spoke to him a few weeks back to be told that my build date is 18th May but that the system is showing as delivery being in the first week of July! He had some vague reason regarding the delay but I think it was dealer-speak for clueless...
C'mon LR... it shouldn't have to be this hard to spend money with you, after all, it will be my third Commercial!D4 Commercial - 65 Plate, 2016MY
D5 Commercial - Handed back when I left that job…
D4 Commercial (2014MY) - gone
D4 Commercial SDV6 - Baltic Blue (also gone)
D1 300TDi... 2" lift, HD bumpers (both), detachable tow hitch, 9,500lb winch, 235/85/16 muds and plenty of other toys (gone to make way for the next toy...)
Smiles per Mile - Tornado Motorsports caged Evo 3... 100" Defender look-alike, with Range Rover running gear - all fully IVA'd and registered!
21st Apr 2018 2:20 pm
nrich
Member Since: 04 Jan 2015
Location: Huddersfield
Posts: 269
Very nice Will.
21st Apr 2018 9:24 pm
Corris MacGray
Member Since: 23 Aug 2017
Location: OutofTown
Posts: 55
I agree - looks very nice Will
Someone else must have one by now - Shirley?
CMG
2nd Jun 2018 7:03 pm
J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6261
There’s a couple of owners on Disco5.co.uk23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
2nd Jun 2018 9:51 pm
Mightymildred
Member Since: 11 Mar 2015
Location: County Durham
Posts: 123
I've had mine 3 weeks.
Love it.
11th Jun 2018 11:24 am
D4Comm
Member Since: 08 Dec 2007
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 317
Everyone happy with their D5 Commercials a few months in?
My D4 is now at the point where I need to start planning whats next.
Had planned to hold out for the new Defender but latest reports this week say that will be 2020. Not sure I like the rear end of it either from the disguised pics I've seen this week
D5 is over budget for me but I can stretch to an SE with a few bits on it.
The alternative is probably going to be a top spec Amarok but really don't want a pick up.
Decisions decisions !!11 RR 4.4 TDV8
15 D4 Comm SDV6
58 RR 3.6 TDV8 (Gone)
12 D4 Comm SDV6 (Gone)
08 D3 Comm TDV6 (Gone)
54 D2 Comm TD5 (Gone)
7th Oct 2018 7:54 pm
chugga90
Member Since: 13 Aug 2014
Location: Buckinghamshire
Posts: 434
Do you need towing capacity?
If not Volkswagen transporter t6 4motion.
Just replaced one of my D4’s with one.
Not the same driving experience, but does same job as it’s predecessor.
JLR has lost the plot and my custom.Discovery commercial tdv6 auto 2013
Volkswagen t6 lwb Kombi dsg 4motion 2018
Volkswagen t5.1 lwb single cab tipper 2013
Discovery commercial sdv6 auto 2014 gone and not really missed.
Range Rover Tdv8 gone
Freelander 2 I6 very sadly gone
VW t5 Dsg gone and missed
7th Oct 2018 8:01 pm
D4Comm
Member Since: 08 Dec 2007
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 317
Rarely tow 3.5 tonnes but tow a lot. All our trailers are plated at 2.7t or 3.5t so technically illegal even if they're empty.
Always off road and don't think the Transporter would cut it unfortunately.
7th Oct 2018 8:11 pm
LiftedDisco
Member Since: 10 Jun 2010
Location: Towcester
Posts: 997
OK... here goes...
In terms of driving experience, it's 'better' than the D4 but even this takes a bit of qualifying - it's quicker off the mark and fuel consumption is better so you could view this as win-win...
However, to my mind, it's a bit more 'crashy' over bumps (could this be down to the lower profile tyres or the lower overall weight of the vehicle) and certainly seems to be more influenced by crosswinds etc whilst at motorway speeds - overall, not quite so planted as the outgoing D4's.
Biggest issue (to me) would be the rear tailgate aperture - it recently failed the 'can-I-take-the-dead-dishwasher-to-the-tip' test - I've become a past master of buying large white goods at well known retailers and smugly saying "I'll take it now.." to be faced with, "Ah, but Sir will need a large car..."
Smug look with D4, not so bloody smug with the D5...
And then there's the oil dilution - I won't hang the dealer or JLR (yet) but to find the vehicle calling for an oil service at somewhere less than 5k miles is not acceptable. I strongly suspect oil dilution but am confident the dealer will deny this and so the verdict is still out...
So, what else - well, next Defender (663) will be with us sooner than you know - if I was in decision-making mode, I'd be very tempted to hang onto the D4 and see what comes out in the not too distant future.
My current D5 Commercial is on a 4 year lease - I'm likely to bang it back in when they reveal 663 to the public...D4 Commercial - 65 Plate, 2016MY
D5 Commercial - Handed back when I left that job…
D4 Commercial (2014MY) - gone
D4 Commercial SDV6 - Baltic Blue (also gone)
D1 300TDi... 2" lift, HD bumpers (both), detachable tow hitch, 9,500lb winch, 235/85/16 muds and plenty of other toys (gone to make way for the next toy...)
Smiles per Mile - Tornado Motorsports caged Evo 3... 100" Defender look-alike, with Range Rover running gear - all fully IVA'd and registered!
7th Oct 2018 8:30 pm
D4Comm
Member Since: 08 Dec 2007
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 317
Right, thats good to know.
I've also done the white goods trick but didn't realise the D5 can't pull that off (not a deal breaker). Slightly lower roofline at the rear?
Have read about the oil dilution and I guess I'd take my chances with it and keep my fingers crossed.
Interesting what you say about the Defender (663). Have you some inside info?
I had a hunch that these pictures could even be a bit of a hoax. I know its heavily disguised but something just seems wrong about it to me. https://www.topgear.com/car-news/first-loo...r-defender
Also, can't believe it will be 2020 before these are available. Just seems far too long.
Originally, when the D5 was launched, LR's line was, no commercial variant would be available and that gap would be plugged by one of the Defender models. Could probably hang on until mid 2019 if I had too but prob no longer!
7th Oct 2018 8:46 pm
LiftedDisco
Member Since: 10 Jun 2010
Location: Towcester
Posts: 997
Rear roofline is definitely lower, making the overall aperture slightly smaller - as you say, not a complete deal breaker, but a slight pain in the posterior...
Oil dilution is a concern - I had a new engine in the last D4, all done under warranty, and will be watching this one closely just in case we experience problems with this one.
I knew that a D5 Commercial was on the cards but came perilously close to ordering an XC-90 Hybrid before they announced the current model!D4 Commercial - 65 Plate, 2016MY
D5 Commercial - Handed back when I left that job…
D4 Commercial (2014MY) - gone
D4 Commercial SDV6 - Baltic Blue (also gone)
D1 300TDi... 2" lift, HD bumpers (both), detachable tow hitch, 9,500lb winch, 235/85/16 muds and plenty of other toys (gone to make way for the next toy...)
Smiles per Mile - Tornado Motorsports caged Evo 3... 100" Defender look-alike, with Range Rover running gear - all fully IVA'd and registered!
7th Oct 2018 8:53 pm
DG Site Moderator
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
Posts: 50934
LiftedDisco wrote:
However, to my mind, it's a bit more 'crashy' over bumps (could this be down to the lower profile tyres or the lower overall weight of the vehicle) and certainly seems to be more influenced by crosswinds etc whilst at motorway speeds - overall, not quite so planted as the outgoing D4's.
The noise transmission from the road is different for sure but you can't go from the D4's platform to the D5's without compromise ...the D4 was always slated for its weight so, as in my case, shedding 600+kg was always going to mean a new resonance.
7th Oct 2018 10:05 pm
Someone-Gone
Member Since: 21 Dec 2015
Location: Gone
Posts: 5117
The 2lt D5 doesn’t suffer oil dilution, the 3lt is susceptible, but nothing apparently onerous.
Generally I find a lot of die hard D3/4 owners are merely reciting a lot of scare stories with little substance.
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