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  • New Disco Sport
  • Kryton57
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    Looks good, gets great reviews felt nice in the show room. Anyone got any real life beyond the test drive experience? Probably wont go above base spec but will be auto.

    cozz
    Free Member

    had a disco sport loan car from dealer last year for a couple of days

    was amazing, HSE one with glass roof and 9 spd paddle shift

    loved it

    didn’t feel the speed, was easy to be doing 80mph and not realise it

    bearnecessities
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    You’ve got to be shitting me.

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    legend
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    bearnecessities – Member
    You’ve got to be shitting me.

    Lolocaust 🙂

    davidtaylforth
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    Saw one parked in a disabled bay at Booths. The driver wasn’t disabled.

    teamhurtmore
    Free Member

    dont like the shape nor the new Big Disco to come

    makes the evoque look stylish

    deadlydarcy
    Free Member

    Stupid question, but I assume the Freelander is dead as a model now and the Disco Sport replaces that?

    teamhurtmore
    Free Member

    yes – hello DD, welcome back!

    jambalaya
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    Massive bais alert

    Why would you buy that and not a Macan ? Over 3-5 years I bet the Porker will be cheaper to own resale included. Downside is 6-9 months wait for a Petrol one.

    Larry_Lamb
    Free Member

    Had one for a courtesy car couple times. Don’t like it, feels like a big barge the way it rolls about.

    I’ll stick my much more stylish evoque.

    CaptainFlashheart
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    #peakSTW

    trail_rat
    Free Member

    Is that instead of the kuga or the rs4?

    captainsasquatch
    Free Member

    Definitely the RS4 out of that list.

    cozz
    Free Member

    stylish evoque lol, I’ve heard it all now

    wrecker
    Free Member

    makes the evoque look stylish

    Nothing on the planet makes the evoque look stylish.

    oldbloke
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    A colleague has one. And as soon as he can he’ll get rid of it. Reliability poor and the fuel tank is a thimble. Pleasant to do miles in when it works though.

    davidtaylforth
    Free Member

    Nothing on the planet makes the evoque look stylish.

    THis man does.

    Larry is in good company

    NZCol
    Full Member

    Wanted one, drove the HSE lux in manual for 3 days and despite wanting to love it absolutely hated it. Ride was awful, handled weirdly and was uncomfortable. Drove away in my Q5 which we hated and even that felt better put together ! Ended up in an xc60 which has aged me 15 years

    jimdubleyou
    Full Member

    They originally came with a crap engine. The new one is better.

    Is on our list (that may or may not get bought).

    sharkbait
    Free Member

    BIL has one – it’s OK but nothing more.

    We went and looked at one in the showroom a couple of years ago but were unimpressed with the quality of the interior and it’s a little narrow for 3 teenage girls in the back.

    On the plus side it’s got plenty of off road ability which I bet 99.5% of the buyers wouldn’t ever use. We spent the same money on a 2 year old Cayenne which two years down the line, to me, was one of my better decisions.

    bedmaker
    Full Member

    I’m having a panic attack just reading this.

    tinybits
    Free Member

    Other half really wanted one, I didn’t. We then had a play in our neighbours, bought due to 7 seats. Turns out the rear seats are so small even a 5yr old is cramped and there no boot space left at all. Engine was sluggish and not a fan of the ride. I assume it’s awesome off-road though
    We then went and bought a Touareg instead, this make me happy.

    Edit oh god, it’s kryton, there’s no way this is actually going to happen, so I’ve wasted another 5 mins of my life!

    RustySpanner
    Full Member

    Sure you’d be happy that high off the ground?
    😉

    jambalaya – Member
    Downside is 6-9 months wait for a Petrol one.

    And of course, someone might mistake him for you.
    🙂

    suburbanreuben
    Free Member

    Nothing on the planet makes the evoque look stylish.
    THis man does.

    Some fat bloke in a tracksuit?
    Mm. Very stylish.

    bikebouy
    Free Member

    Larry_Lamb – Member

    I’ll stick my much more tosser’ish evoque.

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    jambalaya
    Free Member

    And of course, someone might mistake him for you.

    I doubt it he’s got far more toys than me.

    Jamie
    Free Member

    And of course, someone might mistake him for you.

    Ooof!

    Ben_H
    Full Member

    I had a tour of the Halewood factory in Merseyside where they make the Disco Sport and baby Range Rover, starting with an offroad session. (The things I do for work 😉 ).

    It was hard to come away from that without an admiration for the process of manufacturing the things (starting with rolls of steel from Port Talbot) – and the products. The noise and sight of the massive 1950s machines stamping panels, now with incredibly dextrous robots rather than people grabbing and moving the panels is amazing – as is watching the two sets of different bodies separately taking full form, before joining on a common chassis.

    I am not in the market for one (I have a Mini to keep the flag flying 🙂 ), but I’d definitely recommend the tour and at least a good look at the cars.

    maxtorque
    Full Member

    The ultimate inverse tardis! All that big wheels and diffs off road nonsense means although it’s massive on the outside, there’s less space inside than a focus……….

    angeldust
    Free Member

    Evoque is basically a girls car though isn’t it

    Ben_H
    Full Member

    Um… I’ve recently spent time in a Focus,too – it’s definitely not bigger inside 😕

    bikebouy
    Free Member

    Ben_H – Member
    (I have a Mini to keep the flag flying ).

    Is that the German flag ?

    davidtaylforth
    Free Member

    We then went and bought a Touareg instead, this make me happy.

    Clearly lost the plot.

    matt_outandabout
    Full Member

    If it’s built as badly as my sister in laws Evoque, I would avoid.

    18months old and twice it’s been recovered, latest trick is tyre pressure monitors or ABS showing random information.
    It likes coolant too. Like it disappears.

    Ben_H
    Full Member

    Lol @bikebuoy – otherwise an Indian flag for JLR products.

    Just feels nice to support some local manufacturing.

    captainsasquatch
    Free Member

    I had a tour of the Halewood factory in Merseyside where they make the Disco Sport and baby Range Rover, starting with an offroad session. (The things I do for work ).

    What’s their offroad track like? It looks spectularly shite from the road, the Solihull play are was great fun and quite a sales tool for Range Rover.

    fisha
    Free Member

    Personally I feel the evoque is a more cohesive product. The disco sport feels like it’s a combination of bits/design an bits made to work with what’s already there rather than from the ground up.

    davidtaylforth
    Free Member

    What’s their offroad track like?

    Grass verges, speed bumps, kerbs, pavements, car park intersections, mini-roundabouts etc.

    Kryton57
    Full Member

    trail_rat – Member

    Is that instead of the kuga or the rs4?

    Kuga Replacement.

    Edit oh god, it’s kryton, there’s no way this is actually going to happen, so I’ve wasted another 5 mins of my life!

    You forget I’m having therapy now, my ability to make decisions is returning. Besides…

    angeldust – Member

    Evoque is basically a girls car though isn’t it

    This’ll be Mrs K’s car and its what SHE wants…

    We’ve sat in it and played around, has the kids & inlaws in chgecking out the extra 2 seats in the boot, felt OK to me. As we’re having the auto by deafult we get the 184bhp engine, and its likely to be leased / PCP not bought per se.

    We’re about to take them up on thier “drive it around by yourself for a bit” test drive offer.

    Ben_H
    Full Member

    Like most of its users, I was a first timer and it served its purpose for the audience. Probably the equivalent of a balance bike track in the MTB world…

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