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Thread: Trade in or wait for a D4?
Post: RE: Trade in or wait for a D4?
| Another vote for the D4 as a good car. It is a great family wagon, very comfortable and as capable as the Defender if you need it to be.
I went from a 2010 D4 SE to a 2011 Evoque SI4 because I didn'... |
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17-03-2013, 07:33pm |
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Thread: UK Snow - Feedback on the Evoque's handling
Post: RE: UK Snow - Feedback on the Evoque's handling
| (22-01-2013 06:45pm)Jonathon555 Wrote: I will deffo think about getting a set of winter tyres next year.
Even just to improve braking ability on the slippy stuff
I can recommend using Winter ... |
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23-01-2013, 02:22pm |
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Thread: How are our founder members doing?
Post: RE: How are our founder members doing?
| Been a little while since I was here but pop over to see what's going on from time to time (RRS Forum is sloooow :?).
I bought my Evoque in December last year and loved it. The on-road handling was ... |
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09-12-2012, 12:23pm |
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Thread: Need for Speed: Most Wanted - Evoque
Post: RE: Need for Speed: Most Wanted - Evoque
| :D Buying it today then!
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05-11-2012, 10:24am |
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Thread: Cheapest part of your Evoque?
Post: RE: Cheapest part of your Evoque?
| Rear parcel shelf and painted tailgate interior bits! I know, I know, not perhaps obvious to most but I really think it is a poor solution when it can easily be misaligned and then rub against the dar... |
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02-11-2012, 08:13pm |
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Thread: A Touch of Class.
Post: RE: A Touch of Class.
| Oddly enough, the first thing my 13 year old daughter asked when I mentioned that I was replacing the Evoque with a Range Rover Sport was: "does it have the clock in the middle like the Discovery had?... |
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02-11-2012, 09:40am |
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Thread: Is it a girls car?
Post: RE: Is it a girls car?
| The subject of some discussion over on Pistonheads:
http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default....ryId=26503
I contributed to that Thread and agree that the RRE is an appealing car to many women (not ... |
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31-10-2012, 05:30pm |
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Thread: Manual states that winter tyres are NOT needed?!
Post: RE: Manual states that winter tyres are NOT needed...
| (31-10-2012 03:50pm)griff Wrote: I believe this is so - style over functionality :LOL:
Aha! But! My Evoque on 20" wheels was just fine last winter - up steep icy roads where the odd Beemer fai... |
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31-10-2012, 04:14pm |
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Thread: Manual states that winter tyres are NOT needed?!
Post: RE: Manual states that winter tyres are NOT needed...
| Dunno, but I've been on two LR Experience days and the instructors have upheld the belief that Land Rover's don't really need dedicated winter tyres.
That's not to say winter tyres wouldn't be an im... |
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31-10-2012, 11:32am |
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Thread: Goodbye RRE - it has been fun!
Post: RE: Goodbye RRE - it has been fun!
| (29-10-2012 10:04am)XFullFatTim Wrote: We will be sorry to see you go Cool, RRSport is also a good car but with a poor image. I've owned two - one of the first TDv6's and a 2007 TDv8. The TDv8 ... |
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29-10-2012, 10:50am |
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Thread: Goodbye RRE - it has been fun!
Post: Goodbye RRE - it has been fun!
| Well, I didn't see this one coming! Last December when I collected my Evoque I was convinced it was the best all-round car I'd ever had and I've enjoyed every one of its 5000 miles since. It really is... |
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29-10-2012, 09:50am |
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Thread: Slow entertainment/ Satnav system
Post: RE: Slow entertainment/ Satnav system
| Ha! I've often wondered why people were complaining about their Entertainment/Satnav responding slowly when mine is as quick as any BMW or other car I've owned. Now I know why, my car had the animatio... |
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25-10-2012, 09:48am |
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Thread: Farewell...
Post: RE: Farewell...
| (23-10-2012 08:25pm)alibeau Wrote: Hubby recently part ex'd his 2007 RRS for the 2012 model (autobiography). I'm no motoring expert but the acceleration and handling of the new model is a dram... |
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23-10-2012, 08:38pm |
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Thread: Farewell...
Post: RE: Farewell...
| Cheers Tim, I might also wait for the 2014 model.
Just looking at the 2012 HSE model and it has Evoque-like suspension too though:
"Dynamic Pack (Adaptive Dynamic & Dynamic Response)
The Dyna... |
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23-10-2012, 08:15pm |
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Thread: Farewell...
Post: RE: Farewell...
| (23-10-2012 07:13pm)XFullFatTim Wrote: The biggest difference over the pre-2012 models is the 8 Speed auto, there are also two tunes for the engine TDv6 and SDv6 as well as the fantastic 5.0lt ... |
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23-10-2012, 07:42pm |
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Thread: Farewell...
Post: RE: Farewell...
| Hi Token,
You still about? I would be interested in knowing what you think of the RRS.
My 'ol man is constantly on my case about me getting an RRS HSE (2012 model). I've not driven the 2012 one bu... |
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23-10-2012, 07:09pm |
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Thread: scuffed door
Post: RE: scuffed door
| (23-10-2012 12:19pm)wavey.dave Wrote: Too deep I suspect, certainly down to the primer.
Ah, sorry to hear your news - I get gutted over a slight stone chip!
Someone scratched my car's front ... |
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23-10-2012, 03:19pm |
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Thread: Blind spot monitors - for those that are undecided
Post: RE: Blind spot monitors - for those that are undec...
| (04-10-2012 06:22am)mark_n Wrote: If you have your mirrors adjusted properly, I really don't see the point. It's not a foolproof system, it could never be so, so you cannot rely on it. I instin... |
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04-10-2012, 06:21pm |
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Thread: Blind spot monitors - for those that are undecided
Post: RE: Blind spot monitors - for those that are undec...
| (03-10-2012 04:10pm)XFullFatTim Wrote: IIRC You can switch them off in the dash menu if you want to/ find them annoying
Yep, one of the first - if not the first- setting you can adjust under v... |
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03-10-2012, 04:44pm |
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Thread: Blind spot monitors - for those that are undecided
Post: RE: Blind spot monitors - for those that are undec...
| (03-10-2012 11:26am)x5pea Wrote: blind stop monitors annoy the SH*T out of me, like you tim mine are on constantly, on our private road and local B roads.
I've managed perfectly well for the l... |
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