As I was passing I popped into the local Land Rover dealership to have a quick looky see at the new Discovery 5.
It's a beast and I was surprised to find that it's bigger than a full fat Rangie!
The 4 pot 2 litre dumper truck engine produces a similar power to the D4's 3 litre TDV6, but most importantly these days with lower emissions!
It makes my D3 look very old fashioned, but I wouldn't want to park it in my local Tescos, so I'd have to pop into the Mini dealership for a Tesco's car with the change from the D5 on the way home!
The salesmen and receptionists were all very friendly, answered my questions and let me wander around and get in and poke around all the models in the showroom. When I explained that I was just browsing they took me at my word that I didn't have £70,000 burning a hole in my pocket and pretty much left me alone, especially when I told one guy that I have a D3!
Compare that to a Chevy dealership I visited in Houston a few years ago, hoping to blag a test drive in a Chevy Silverado.
Despite me explaining that I was on holiday and just having a look, the sales guy wouldn't let me go and clearly didn't believe me! All buyers are liars as the old saying goes!
Didn't get my test drive though...