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    solihull visit

    Solihull is a hole. Make sure you plan to counternance the ugly factor by taking in some of the relatively nearby places of interest . . . Stratford Upon Avon, Warwick Castle etc.
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    2012 LR4 review

    No, 4WD may be full time 4WD or part time 4WD but they both offer high and low transmission. AWD or Automatic AWD does not have the low range transmission. All Land Rover vehicles are full time 4WD apart from the AWD LR2 and the Automatic AWD Range Rover Evoque. And apologies again for my...
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    2012 LR4 review

    Nice article - I'm going to sound awfully pedantic, though, as the LR4 is deemed as 4WD rather than AWD as it has a high and low range transmission.
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    LR4 Ordering/Build/Delivery tracking process?

    Irrb - Once your order is placed by the dealer they will know the approximate delivery date and VIN. GrizzId - Your dealer wants to know that you are serious and not going to go awol when the vehicle is delivered so a deposit is a fair thing to ask for. It's not like they are asking for half of...
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    getting a new LR4..help!

    I was chatting to my dealer last week and he mentioned that there will be a longer wheelbase Range Rover with 7 seats due to be released in 2013 but the only spy shots I can find on Google refer to a Range Rover Sport 7 seater. I still prefer the all round ability and options that the LR4 gives...
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    One beep when car locks

    UK market cars tend not to beep, chirp or sound the horn when you lock them like they do in the US and that largely explains why they don't come with them programmed to do so. As regards it not being a driver option . . . I would imagine that a techy spod engineer in Gaydon, UK, never...
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    getting a new LR4..help!

    Despite the fact that I am going to compromise by not having the vision assist package I would agree with everyone else, if it's important to you then you should have the spec that you really want. Worse case scenario your local dealer can order one for you and it'll be with you in 2.5 - 3...
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    Reversing Camera Tram Line Overlay

    Thanks for all of your responses. I don't need the benefits of the surround camera package or the vision assist so I can't really justify the extra cost just to have the "nice to have" active lines.
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    Reversing Camera Tram Line Overlay

    Afternoon All, I've got a LR4 HSE Lux (without the surround camera) to demo for the next 2 days and I have a question on the reversing camera tram line overlay. When I last drove a Range Rover with this feature the tramlines would arc in relation to the steering wheel input which allowed you...
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    Rotate Tires

    Just thinking aloud, I wonder if anyone here knows but would there be any benefit in rotating tyres on a full time 4wd?
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    2012 Paint Scheme Scheme?

    I don't feel so bad about having to pay the $950 for the Bournville colour now ;-) As for the tow hitch and electrics, just as everyone else has mentioned you will need to purchase the tow electrics, hitch receiver and tow hitch. Should it be standard on a LR4, maybe, but then I guess that 90%...
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    Dealership Only Does Business Locally?

    LRNA have a very strict policy on their dealers selling new cars out of state. That's not to say that the dealership can't deal out of state but they would lose the dealer kick back from LRNA and if they persistently traded out of state to the point where other dealers were potentially being...
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    Newbie Saying Hi

    Hi All, I've been lurking on this forum since my wife and I decided a few weeks ago that we'd get a new LR4 early next year (to coincide with work bonus time). I'm an expat Brit who sold his Disco II when I came over to Chicago a couple of years ago and i'm thrilled to be in a position to...
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