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  Thread: 2.2 sd4 engines
Post: RE: 2.2 sd4 engines

Back when I had an Evoque 2.2 SD4 I did some research into the origins of the engine and its lineage could be traced back to the early 70s and the Ford 'York' diesel that 1st appeared in the long defu...
Straydox General 16 10,938 14-08-2016, 11:36am
  Thread: How secure is the Evoque and........
Post: RE: How secure is the Evoque and........

Thanks for the heads-up on this one chaps, I didn't see the Watchdog program last night, have spoken to my dealer and rec'd a positive response, fix next Monday.
Straydox General 77 36,524 31-10-2014, 05:56pm
  Thread: Discovery Sport
Post: RE: Discovery Sport

Saw one this evening, 18.15 in full LR camo colours, southbound carriageway at the end of the M40 J15 slip road, sadly on the hard shoulder with an RAC van in attendance....
Straydox General 55 23,122 05-09-2014, 11:41pm
  Thread: Autocar 27 August
Post: RE: Autocar 27 August

Having had an Evoque and now on my 2nd SQ5 (got the chance to swap the 1st one for a replacement at the one year old point with no additional investment) I'll attempt an unbiased view. The Evoque han...
Straydox General 2 2,155 29-08-2014, 05:20pm
  Thread: What's wrong with yours?
Post: RE: What's wrong with yours?

A familiar pattern, some folks get good cars that hang together well, and others myself included got Evoques that should never have been allowed to escape the factory. Maybe the newer cars are bette...
Straydox General 162 69,703 07-06-2014, 11:05pm
  Thread: So long and thanks for all the fish ....
Post: RE: So long and thanks for all the fish ....

Blimey Cjfp you have been here forever, I do note on our estate here in Warwick where once there were lots of Evoques, people are replacing with something else come change time. Enjoy the X6, similar...
Straydox General 31 12,925 02-06-2014, 11:47pm
  Thread: It's raining Zanzibar
Post: RE: It's raining Zanzibar

(15-05-2014 08:56am)XFullFatTim Wrote:  I've heard from folks who have recently visited Halewood that huge numbers of Zanzibar Freelanders and Evoques are rolling off the production lines, so ex...
Straydox Photos & Video 24 14,997 15-05-2014, 11:58pm
  Thread: MY15 Evoque
Post: RE: MY15 Evoque

Saw a factory Evoque test mule today in camouflage in Warwick today, a 3 door, I could tell what was different than the standard car though. Obviously vehicle testing is at a fairly advanced stage th...
Straydox General 18 11,604 14-04-2014, 08:05pm
  Thread: Have you got a rattle or two?
Post: RE: Have you got a rattle or two?

I had that rattle, the factory sent down techs to the dealer, they removed the overhead console, wrapped the circuit board in there with foam and refitted it, rattle fixed.
Straydox Polls 86 86,219 26-02-2014, 12:57pm
  Thread: Autobiography EVOQUE
Post: RE: Autobiography EVOQUE

That wasn't a fair comparison test, crappy journo. Porsche haven't given the Macan the SQ5 engine which is a simply brutal bi-Turbo 308bhp/650nm animal.... the Macan gets the single turbo 250bhp eng...
Straydox General 38 19,120 26-02-2014, 12:54pm
  Thread: Zanzibar Dynamic MY14 with Black Pack
Post: RE: Zanzibar Dynamic MY14 with Black Pack

The best bit of my Evoque, and the only thing I miss, was the sound quality of the 825w system. The B&O in the SQ5 is good, but the 825w Meridian in Trifield mode was simply stunning in audio qua...
Straydox Orders 22 11,796 24-12-2013, 11:26am
  Thread: 2014 MY fully explained
Post: RE: 2014 MY fully explained

(12-10-2013 01:17am)XFullFatTim Wrote:  In the UK the problem with the TMC isn't usually the set in the car it's the Highways Agency who don't update the system often enough - tonight driving to...
Straydox General 30 15,236 29-11-2013, 01:23am
  Thread: 4 wheel drive issue
Post: RE: 4 wheel drive issue

I think you will find that the Evoque drive train is 95% front wheel drive by default, the system can detect if the front wheels are rotating faster than the rears in less than a 3rd of a wheel rotati...
Straydox General 6 3,230 29-11-2013, 01:11am
  Thread: Delivery Delays
Post: RE: Delivery Delays

Many companies have had problems installing SAP, some have been almost put into the wall be the experience.
Straydox Orders 34 16,875 25-10-2013, 04:01pm
  Thread: No-end of problems, LR's only answer is to keep taking it to the workshop
Post: RE: No-end of problems, LR's only answer is to kee...

(11-10-2013 08:34pm)fedup Wrote:  Didn't fully explain - rather than dirty, I should've said very badly cleaned. It was this time of year - low sun - and the smears on the windscreen were quite...
Straydox General 41 14,951 12-10-2013, 11:12am
  Thread: 2014 MY fully explained
Post: RE: 2014 MY fully explained

(10-10-2013 10:54pm)cjking Wrote:  It sounds like it's coming, eventually. It is one of two things I haven't had before I most want on my next car, so not buying without it. (The other is satna...
Straydox General 30 15,236 11-10-2013, 12:19am
  Thread: iOS 7 and Evoque
Post: RE: iOS 7 and Evoque

I note that LR Gaydon were advertising for technical souls to write this kind of stuff recently which is encouraging.
Straydox In Car Electronics 13 9,736 26-08-2013, 01:07am
  Thread: I've sold the Evoque
Post: RE: I've sold the Evoque

(12-08-2013 08:05am)griff Wrote:  Seems to be about right. I got about £32,000 for mine. By the way here is a pic of the new one. Looks fantastic Griff, enjoy!
Straydox General 34 13,998 14-08-2013, 02:24am
  Thread: Ordered today
Post: RE: Ordered today

From personal experience I wouldn't bother with the Surround Cameras.....most probably you are thinking of looking after your lovely alloys and being able to look straight down from the door mirror ca...
Straydox Orders 7 4,268 03-08-2013, 09:42pm
  Thread: New iPhone pairing problem
Post: RE: New iPhone pairing problem

Try turning off Bluetooth Audio streaming?
Straydox In Car Electronics 7 3,563 03-08-2013, 09:38pm
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