blue meanie
D3 Decade
Member Since: 04 Aug 2005
Location: Newbury
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for me the design of the split tailgate arrangement is far better than my previous d2, ever tried opening and keeping open that huge door on an incline or in windy conditions ?  for getting stuff out of the boot, just lean on the tailgate and the rear bumper has useful foottreads on it . lower tailgate's also really handy for standing on when loading stuff onto the roofbars I've found  and theeeeennn......???
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 21st Oct 2006 9:29 pm |
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Angel1403
Member Since: 14 Oct 2006
Location: Scotland
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blue meanie wrote: ever tried opening and keeping open that huge door on an incline or in windy conditions ?
Oh yea.............I forgot about that..............The door was a pain to open & catch on an incline
Cheers
Allan
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| 21st Oct 2006 10:19 pm |
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captain_sugar
Member Since: 05 Sep 2006
Location: Hradec Kralove
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I love the tailgate, even if you can't reach the back of the trunk. It has many other advantages. And mainly, it reminds me one of my favorite toys, a die cast range rover, that had a similar split tailgate!
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| 21st Oct 2006 10:20 pm |
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captain_sugar
Member Since: 05 Sep 2006
Location: Hradec Kralove
Posts: 1095
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blue meanie wrote: lower tailgate's also really handy for standing on when loading stuff onto the roofbars I've found
Yes , that's true, I found it when loading 2 kayaks, a raft and the paddles on the roof BUT you need to vacuum cleaner each time......
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| 21st Oct 2006 10:23 pm |
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nwoods
Member Since: 04 Apr 2006
Location: Southern California
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The D3 tailgate is one of it's best features. Just go down one dusty trail, or a muddy one, or picnic in the rain, or on a windy day, or with something heavy in your other hand, or....
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| 22nd Oct 2006 2:36 am |
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Gareth
Site Moderator
Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
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It would be even better if Land Rover made it open and close remotely, like the Lexus RX, that would be a very cool feature 
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| 22nd Oct 2006 8:30 am |
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JMC
Member Since: 25 Feb 2006
Location: Aberdeen-Angus. Where the Bull* comes from!
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Angel1403 - It's one of those things that grows on you relatively quickly. I hated it at first and it nearly stopped me buying the car. It's one of my favourite aspects now
Here are my top ten reasons for preferring the new design........
You can reverse-park close to an obsticle and still open the door.
You can park at either side of the road
You can open the door in a crosswind and it isn't a sail
You have a picnic seat with a cover over it
You have a grandstand elevated viewing point
You can deal with items on the roof more effectively
You can let the dogs breath without letting them out
You can slide things in and out more easily
You can actually see out of the back window
It doesn't weigh 2 tonnes as there is no spare wheel
Any more for any more??
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| 22nd Oct 2006 10:34 am |
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ArcFro
Member Since: 30 Dec 2005
Location: Helsinki area
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It is also excellent dirt preventer for your pants. While you are trying to reach front of the boot, there is very few people whom would not touch bumper with their trousers ect.
It was real problem with Terrano and I don't miss it att all (whole car actually ).
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| 22nd Oct 2006 10:48 am |
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Tim in Scotland
Member Since: 27 Jun 2005
Location: All at sea
Posts: 496
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Sorry but there is one thing that it is no good for and that is those of us who are not so tall................... my car prior to the RRS was a full size RR and reaching into the front of the boot space sometimes meant climbing onto the tailgate................. solved that for small items that rolled forwards easily buy buying a Freelander luggage net "envelope" that stretched across the width of the boot and could be hooked onto the little hooks that were on the boot sides in the RR. Could hang it across the outer set, just inside the lower flap or at the inner set about halfway along the boot so things like umbrellas and so on didn't disappear into the depths. RRS boot doesn't have the same hooks so I haven't been able to sling the nets in the RRS boot
Don't know if the D3 has the small luggage hooks moulded into the boot side trim that the RR had, they were at the same height as the luggage space cover and down near the floor, those who don't like having to climb into the D3 might consider the Freelander nets option for stowing small items. Now a disillusioned new Land Rover buyer and have jumped ship to something less expensive and more reliable that hugs trees.... now driving a Mini Countryman PHEV as well as my trusty and brilliant 1996 Epsom Green Defender90 Tdi300
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| 22nd Oct 2006 1:12 pm |
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Ronfltd
Member Since: 05 Oct 2006
Location: Highlands
Posts: 9
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Not to mention the fact that you can also get full access when the trailer is attached without the risk of bashing the dore on the raised jockey wheel.
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| 22nd Oct 2006 1:24 pm |
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Ronfltd
Member Since: 05 Oct 2006
Location: Highlands
Posts: 9
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I meant door of course.....using a computer with a Turkish keyboard...hhmmm 
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| 22nd Oct 2006 1:26 pm |
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DiscoStu
Member Since: 09 Apr 2006
Location: London
Posts: 11412
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Just noticed there's a TSB for this....
Technical Service Bulletin
No.LA501-001
04 November 2004
Subject/Concern : Discovery 3/LR3 - Upper Tailgate Difficult to Close
Models :
Land Rover Discovery 3 / LR3 Vin range : 5A000383-5A300241
Markets : All
Section : 501-03
Section : Doors - 76
Summary :
Upper Tailgate Difficult to Close.
Cause : Excessive resistance may be present between the plastic wear plates, tailgate waist seal or misalignment between the tailgate and the aperture.
Action : Should a customer express concern regarding the above, refer to the Service Procedure detailed in this Bulletin. Disco 5 HSE Lux
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peyiqaJrmMU
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| 22nd Oct 2006 8:03 pm |
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Angel1403
Member Since: 14 Oct 2006
Location: Scotland
Posts: 59
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DiscoStu wrote:Just noticed there's a TSB for this....
Technical Service Bulletin
No.LA501-001
04 November 2004
Subject/Concern : Discovery 3/LR3 - Upper Tailgate Difficult to Close
Models :
Land Rover Discovery 3 / LR3 Vin range : 5A000383-5A300241
Markets : All
Section : 501-03
Section : Doors - 76
Summary :
Upper Tailgate Difficult to Close.
Cause : Excessive resistance may be present between the plastic wear plates, tailgate waist seal or misalignment between the tailgate and the aperture.
Action : Should a customer express concern regarding the above, refer to the Service Procedure detailed in this Bulletin.
Thanks for finding that.
My VIN is about 20 letters higher than those detailed.
However, I will mention it to the dealer
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| 22nd Oct 2006 10:01 pm |
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