galwaygreen
Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: plymouth
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d4 are still at lre because people are still buying them second hand and they come with a voucher for half day ooffroad/////////Honiton bought there own defender for their training programmes
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 7th Feb 2017 1:45 pm |
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CY
Member Since: 16 Aug 2005
Location: Warwickshire
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Alan,
They will start with OV, OE, OU number plates, top spec, and white as already mentioned. If it's ex LRE the previous owner stated in the log book will be a commercial car fleet supplier in Oxfordshire  2007 Porsche Boxster (987) 2.7
2008 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE G4 Challenge (1 of 68)
2023 Defender 90 D250 X-Dynamic HSE
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| 7th Feb 2017 2:10 pm |
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ratrunner
Member Since: 20 Nov 2015
Location: cotswolds
Posts: 194
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IOM man wrote:Check the Sat Nav, it was a simple check that I did on mine to see what it had done and where It had been as I had the same concerns. My 2014 D4 HSE Lux had destinations entered all around Birmingham and it looked as though it has been used as either a management pool vehicle or VIP ferry - it only had 10k on it when I bought it last September and was in mint condition
Yes I bought mine last June 4,500 miles mint except for some minor scratches.Well pleased big discount off new price.I had the oil changed and pro waxolyed ( I have had too many Land Rovers to know that needs doing )Unfortunately my wife had her first drive and drove to close to the hedge and connected to a small branch so it has got a slightly bigger scratch now. 
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| 7th Feb 2017 5:44 pm |
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lespes
Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: Sitting Down
Posts: 2232
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Biggest giveaway is a fitted fire extinguisher.
Some dealers remove but usually leave bracket in, otherwise several large holes in trim.
Also very low mileage is a giveaway, if its been serviced check with whom, usually done by nearest dealer to LRE centre
Wheels trims etc are re furbed before going out for re-sale so everything on the outside should look un damaged and give no clues as to its previous life.
I had a Freelander 2 x LRE though did not know at time, nice low mileage, looked good nick though only 18 months old yr old. By the time I reached 6,000 miles it had destroyed the front wheel bearings and needed another complete new gearbox and intercooler. Yes did say another gearbox as I then found out it had already been replaced at 3,5 k.
Would like to think a D4 is a bit more manly than a Freelander, but I would be very cautious, Ok has warranty, so had mine, but had about 10 trips to dealers, loan car for nearly 4 weeks, (no gearboxes available) and a dealer who didn't initially want to know. Ended up with a car that could never trust again, so more expense when trading in earlier than anticipated.
Its not even as if they sell them at a decent discount, plenty out there with a less stressful life D4 Landmark MY16 Santorini Black THE LAST
D4 HSE MY12 Marmais Teal: Gone. Missed a lot!
Freelander 2 SD HSE MY11 Silver:Thankfully gone.
D4 HSE MY11 Silver: Gone missed !
Range Rover Sport MY06 HSE Buck Blue: Gone missed!
Discovery D2 TD5 Facelift MY Red Gone Missed!
Discovery D2 TD5 Cobalt Blue: Gone Missed!
Discovery D1 Auto Oxford Blue Not missed at all!
Discovery D1 Avalon Blue First LR! missed!
Now demoted to a VW
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| 7th Feb 2017 5:57 pm |
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Bushwanderer
Member Since: 27 Nov 2007
Location: Northern Rivers, NSW, Australia
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Samson66 wrote:Early vehicles outshopped by LRSV department were carried the registration prefix "AC", my old Camel was P232KAC
I think that you'll find that the correct term is "suffix".
Best Wishes,
Peter The Bearded Dragon
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| 7th Feb 2017 9:58 pm |
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gje
Member Since: 09 Mar 2014
Location: world
Posts: 488
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Any advice on this as being an ex LRE vehicle? I think the dealer said it was previously owned by Hertz.
see:http://www.usedvehicles.landrover.co.uk/search#/details/2737680
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| 24th Feb 2017 4:46 pm |
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markate
Member Since: 17 Sep 2011
Location: England
Posts: 702
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Wrong colour and spec for a LRE vehicle.
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| 24th Feb 2017 5:25 pm |
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Samson66
Member Since: 17 Sep 2016
Location: Peterborough
Posts: 99
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The old prefix plates used to be *****AC was special vehicles i.e my Camel and a few others were AC. This was a Warwickshire prefix iiD Bluetooth Diagnostic Tool
Cambs GLASS Rep
!970 Petrol 109 "Samson"
1972 Diesel 88 No top half body "rat landy"
1988 110 V8 Defender
1995 300TDI Discovery Auto
1997 Camel Trophy 110 Support Vehicle P232KAC
2001 Freelander GS V6
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| 3rd Dec 2017 12:48 pm |
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ginjeremy
Member Since: 09 Jan 2011
Location: west yorkshire
Posts: 160
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gje wrote:Any advice on this as being an ex LRE vehicle? I think the dealer said it was previously owned by Hertz.
see:http://www.usedvehicles.landrover.co.uk/search#/details/2737680
LR dealers are not permitted to retail ex LRE vehicles.
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| 3rd Dec 2017 5:42 pm |
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Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
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What?! It's the usual disposal route for ex LRE cars.
Do you have new evidence to support this? 2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: FL2 as a second car
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
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| 3rd Dec 2017 6:20 pm |
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ginjeremy
Member Since: 09 Jan 2011
Location: west yorkshire
Posts: 160
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A couple of years ago when I was buying a Freelander 2 from main dealer I asked to see v5 as it was ex LR. I was told that main dealers were no longer allowed to retail LRE vehicles. In the past it was permitted but stopped due to obvious reasons.
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| 3rd Dec 2017 6:53 pm |
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L319
Member Since: 14 Dec 2013
Location: Herefordshire
Posts: 2080
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Is there confusion between LRE vehicles and LR Management vehicles?
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| 3rd Dec 2017 7:36 pm |
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Dj_mini
Member Since: 23 Nov 2014
Location: dorset
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Ours is an "OE" ex management vehicle bought from a dealership definitely a fleet car registered in Oxford .
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| 3rd Dec 2017 8:58 pm |
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Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
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All of their vehicles are registered in Oxford, with an “O” plate, to the same organisation, irrespective of whether they are LRE cars, employee cars, LR pool cars, cars leased to rental fleet companies or LR Assist loan vehicles. All of them are referred to as “Land Rover Management cars”, no matter what they’ve been used for, as Land Rover “Manage” them. It’s only us that then assume that they are driven by “Managers”
I’ve bought 3 of them with my own money, they’ve all been mostly okay, but I’ve known to avoid the high spec white ones like the plague! 2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: FL2 as a second car
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
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| 3rd Dec 2017 9:17 pm |
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