Discovery Sport or Jaguar F Pace

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stickyfiddle said:

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Since then, I'm on my 3rd BMW 4WD (all X6s), and tbh I can't fault them in any department.  

So you've never seen one from the outside? :P 

lmao! Yeah, I know plenty think they are a real eyesore, but the look of them was what first drew me in. LIke some massive beast of a thing. The drive is unbelievable though: very clever tech, it handles like a coupe. Amazing handling. BIt weird at first, but great all the same.

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stickyfiddle said:

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Since then, I'm on my 3rd BMW 4WD (all X6s), and tbh I can't fault them in any department.  

So you've never seen one from the outside? :P 

lmao! Yeah, I know plenty think they are a real eyesore, but the look of them was what first drew me in. LIke some massive beast of a thing. The drive is unbelievable though: very clever tech, it handles like a coupe. Amazing handling. BIt weird at first, but great all the same.

 I must admit I'm slightly biased as those (and Audi Q5/7s) are owned by universally terrible drivers out here. I'm sure they're a good car once you're inside though

Col_Decker

Chelsea tractors

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Col_Decker said:

Chelsea tractors

so what though?

Sporky

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Skodas? Seats? Yawn city, you only live once and both those make dull boring cars.

Thanks Jasper.

Thing is, pretty much everyone who reviews cars for a living disagrees with you there - plus you just suggested the coma-inducing X3!

supes

@spark240 - I’m more intersested in how you’ve found your Freelander 2. Just looking at buying one now, few years old. Anything to look out for? Any reason you wouldn’t buy another?

Nitefly

Looks as if JLR might have made the decision for you - reducing production of Disco Sport as of Q2 this year:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42779699

bacchanalian

I bought a Discovery Sport last year, fully aware of the potential hassles with Diesel.  I am expecting this to be the last diesel car I ever buy. JLR are developing a petrol hybrid.
The Discovery has been a great family car, plenty of room, feels safe. 
If you are concerned about reliability, JLR are much the same as any of the German cars and some of those are surprisingly bad compared to Korean and Japanese manufacturers
When I was doing my research the big KIA and HYUNDAI consistently came out on top.

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Sporky said:

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Skodas? Seats? Yawn city, you only live once and both those make dull boring cars.

Thanks Jasper.

Thing is, pretty much everyone who reviews cars for a living disagrees with you there - plus you just suggested the coma-inducing X3!

Jasper!! brilliant.

Reviews for a living  - c'mon, its all supported by advertising and sponsorship. I take most reviews of most things with a pinch of salt. I wouldn't pick a car based on reviews, and I bet you woudn't either. You'd trust your own nous and test them out yourself.

Besides, there are very few rubbish new cars, the differences between them are small and often down to personal preference. Also, so many of them are built on the same platform, again making real world differences marginal.

or VWs too. No question that they are good cars, but they just leave me a bit bored. I had a Seat Leon for a bit. Yep, it was well built, everything worked, but it was just bland. As someone who likes4WD cars, the ones that all these brands make are just (IMO) average - not really that interesting, don't look good. Do everything well enough, but given a choice I'd always have a go at something a bit different. Hence my punt for the F Pace.

Moe_Zambeek

I’d agree, the motoring press are worse than Guitarist for useless reviews and recommendations. They’ve spent the last decade telling almost everyone to buy diesels, for which they deserve nothing but contempt

sweepy

The 4x4 contingent at my workplace have plumped for Volvo XC90’s and have absolutely no regrets at all

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the new XC90 is supposed to be very good. Big, plush, lots of kit, and a good hybrid too.

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Moe_Zambeek said:

I’d agree, the motoring press are worse than Guitarist for useless reviews and recommendations. They’ve spent the last decade telling almost everyone to buy diesels, for which they deserve nothing but contempt

Fake news!    I think the Government deserves the contempt on this, not the press.

Dominic

Stop pussying around and commit to the full-fat Bentayga with all the options ............
Ideally,get a black one and you too can pretend that you are a London Black cab from a distance !
     Driving through North London this morning I have seen at least 8 or 10 on the road .......Wow, do people really have such little regard for what represents value for money .......they don't even look good

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Dominic said:

Stop pussying around and commit to the full-fat Bentayga with all the options ............
Ideally,get a black one and you too can pretend that you are a London Black cab from a distance !
     Driving through North London this morning I have seen at least 8 or 10 on the road .......Wow, do people really have such little regard for what represents value for money .......they don't even look good

The interiors do look lovely though.

spark240

sweepy said:

The 4x4 contingent at my workplace have plumped for Volvo XC90’s and have absolutely no regrets at all

Nice but a little too expensive....

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@spark240 - new XC60 then? Looks nice. Dunno if they have the hybrid engine, but the T8 on the XC90 is a bit of a beast.

@Dominic

Yeah, Bentaygas - so ugly. Not keen on the Levante either. I think Alfa are doing/have done an interesting looking big SUV. Recently saw pics of Lambo's big SUV.  Very nice. Mad pricey, but v cool looking.

Enough of this nonsense. What we all need is a Vauxhall Frontera 2.2 D.

munckee

bacchanalian said:

I bought a Discovery Sport last year, fully aware of the potential hassles with Diesel.  I am expecting this to be the last diesel car I ever buy. JLR are developing a petrol hybrid.
The Discovery has been a great family car, plenty of room, feels safe. 
If you are concerned about reliability, JLR are much the same as any of the German cars and some of those are surprisingly bad compared to Korean and Japanese manufacturers
When I was doing my research the big KIA and HYUNDAI consistently came out on top.

I got a sportage brand new as a 3 year lease car last year, got a lot further up the spec than I would with the BMW x1 which was too small or the Tiguan and I was just a little bored of VWs, sportage is absolutely great all leathers, sat nav, DAB apple radio sliding glass roof, 2.0 diesel auto is fast enough, lovely to drive big boot.

Main sellers for me was more leg room in the rear than Mazda CX5, Nissan Xtrail, Renault whatever that thing is and Ateca's and USB points in the rear for chargers.

Only downside is not pretty MPG as AWD auto but otherwise really enjoying driving it.

rlw

Girly?

fandango

Moe_Zambeek said:

I’d agree, the motoring press are worse than Guitarist for useless reviews and recommendations. They’ve spent the last decade telling almost everyone to buy diesels, for which they deserve nothing but contempt

Probably it’s because that’s all what the manufacturers give them to test.