This 'Pony' things not going away then  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

Resistance is futile, BC.  Visiting from DISCO3.CO.UK
2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 Auto HSE Zambezi Silver

You got that right - you should see the thumb print on my forehead  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

Here it is Muddy....

 Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

Lost me 5 posts back
BC's Back
BMW crap
BC in the Pink
BC using bad language (Tax )
Foxy &/or BC dogging in a muddy field -- Sorry Ponying in a muddy field.

No wonder the Pikey forum banned him. In Spain - 2018 F Pace - Frightened away from the Sports due to crank failures
Gone - A couple of RRS, A couple of Disco's. However thinking of another Sport.

That about sums it up  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

Pony least of your worries, won't be long be for someones wanting their first car too

So the GL arrived
I'll do a better write up later, but for the time being a few pics. First impressions, what a lovely car.....and mahooosive

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Looks great I agree it's massive!

Couple of quick questions pending your full writeup:
1. How practical are the 3rd row seats? Do you think they would be comfortable for adults for long journeys and provide a decent view also?
2. How do you compare the interior (especially dashboard, centre console etc.) in terms of layout/looks and user-friendliness to your D4 and MY12 RRS? Current: Volvo XC90 T8 Inscription Pro PHEV with some optionals on top
Gone: MY16 RRS2 3.0 SDV6 Autobiography Dynamic, Carpathian Grey & Santorini Black Sliding Pano/Ebony & Ivory 2 Tone
Gone: MY13 RRS 3.0 SDV6 HSE Black Edition, Orkney Grey/Ivory
Gone: MY09 RRS 2.7 TDV6 HSE, Santorini Black/Almond

fkarim - the third row are probably the best in class without going to a people carrier. Definitely comfortable for an adult on a long journey. The visibility is great too as the seating is set up as 'stage seating' so each row can see past the next. The other great thing is as we specced 'easy access' the third row is deployed electrically from the boot or rear door switches. It also at the press of another button flips either side of row two forward, meaning that you can access the rear seats very easily. I'll get a video of it in action at the weekend.

Interiors is definitely a step up from the D4 and RRS1, though probably not a fair comparison and better against the RRS2. Console is easy to see and use. Lots of functions through the COMAND system which isn't dissimilar to BMW's iDrive setup.

The speedo/rev binnacle is nice and there is a lot of information available through the 'Driver information screen' which can all be accessed by the steering wheel buttons.

You'll notice no gear knob or rotary selector, this is a true 'stick shift' with the gears me being selected by the righ hand steering wheel stalk. I guess because the main market for this is the US and elite made in Alabama. It's actually very intuitive to use.

Overall, having driven 200 miles in it last night I'm very impressed. Managed 37 mpg l, which for the size and new engine I thought was very good. Also has a 120l size tank so a decent gap between fillings, though will be costly when diesel goes back up

Only slight annoyance so far is the 'nanny state' controls which puts collision warning on each and every journey, even if you disable it, means rather annoying bongs when you least expect them.

Will report back with further insights later this week

You can see here the decent width they are (ignore the back drop, was in a car park)
 ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

Thanks for the info.

Why not a fair comparison against RRS2 interior-wise? I know the 2 cars are very different but isn't the starting price similar to RRS2? Current: Volvo XC90 T8 Inscription Pro PHEV with some optionals on top
Gone: MY16 RRS2 3.0 SDV6 Autobiography Dynamic, Carpathian Grey & Santorini Black Sliding Pano/Ebony & Ivory 2 Tone
Gone: MY13 RRS 3.0 SDV6 HSE Black Edition, Orkney Grey/Ivory
Gone: MY09 RRS 2.7 TDV6 HSE, Santorini Black/Almond

Re read it
Was meaning it's better than the RRS1 and a fairer comparison to the RRS2  ON THE WAY: BMW F21 M140i
MERCEDES GL350 - Metallic Navy Blue w/Grey interior

GOING: BMW F31 335D MSport+ xDrive Touring
GONE: Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE - Stornaway Grey w/Black Interior (wish we'd kept it )
GONE: BMW F10 520D MSport - Carbon Black
GONE:MY12 RRS SDV6 HSE Sumatra/Ivory/Grand Black Privacy glass

Got it  Current: Volvo XC90 T8 Inscription Pro PHEV with some optionals on top
Gone: MY16 RRS2 3.0 SDV6 Autobiography Dynamic, Carpathian Grey & Santorini Black Sliding Pano/Ebony & Ivory 2 Tone
Gone: MY13 RRS 3.0 SDV6 HSE Black Edition, Orkney Grey/Ivory
Gone: MY09 RRS 2.7 TDV6 HSE, Santorini Black/Almond

Very nice Bc,
You must have been busy with the Tarmac business, moving up to a Merc in such a short period of time....