I've ordered the black interior with contrasting stitching........

Was suggested by the dealer that the Alcantra looks good initially, but probably wouldn't be quite so pristine after a couple of years.....seemed like decent advice. .

There is absolutely no substitute for a genuine lack of preparation.


TDV8 HSE MY10 with pretty much everything including a vase of daffs on the back shelf, tropical fish collection in the centre console, hamsters in the spare tyre and finally sheep on the passenger seats.....for weight distribution, what else??

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Have heard that too Rad. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

My dealer was saying that word is some dealers had been caught out with pre-launch orders by the HSE's coming with alcantra, and that they were now pretty much ordering all cars with full leather.

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Santorini Black with Ebony Napoli Leather

Must admit that my significantly better half has the Mercedes version of Alcantra on her ML, which is now a few years old and it looks great and much less of a shock to the system on a cold morning!''

But if they're using the same material as the Freeloader suffers from, it looks pretty shabby after 20k miles.

I'm too much of a coward to order anything apart from full leather as it will certainly make the car easier to sell in a couple of years.........'' .

There is absolutely no substitute for a genuine lack of preparation.


TDV8 HSE MY10 with pretty much everything including a vase of daffs on the back shelf, tropical fish collection in the centre console, hamsters in the spare tyre and finally sheep on the passenger seats.....for weight distribution, what else??

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Isn't the contrast stiching going to become shabby as well  TDV6 - gone
TDV8 - gone
Audi Q5 3.0 Tdi Sline wef 6/11/10

You would think so, but I have it in 2 other cars with black interiors and white stitching, one with 40k miles and they both look pretty good.

I must admit that I do use a leather cleaner on the seats every blue moon, which seems to keep them in good condition. .

There is absolutely no substitute for a genuine lack of preparation.


TDV8 HSE MY10 with pretty much everything including a vase of daffs on the back shelf, tropical fish collection in the centre console, hamsters in the spare tyre and finally sheep on the passenger seats.....for weight distribution, what else??

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Interesting how quickly the market changes..........

Just 6 weeks delivery after ordering last month with a decent discount on my car, a collegue who needs to replace his car within the next 4 weeks is after a MY10, TDV6 in white and has been informed that its possibly December and very little discount! '' .

There is absolutely no substitute for a genuine lack of preparation.


TDV8 HSE MY10 with pretty much everything including a vase of daffs on the back shelf, tropical fish collection in the centre console, hamsters in the spare tyre and finally sheep on the passenger seats.....for weight distribution, what else??

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They do seem to be selling well. I expect if he goes for a different colour he'd get one. My dealer has cars, but they all have massive spec's and hence are quite pricey.

While I do like the options available on the 2010MY, most are a bit gimmicky and have no real everyday use for me. My car has min spec. (privacy, paddle shift and premium leather), my only other want, was a heated steering wheel, but to get it, I would have to spend an extra 2000+ quid on a car already built, just to get what is a 200 quid option. 2010MY Land Rover Freelander 2 HSE
Santorini Black with Ebony Napoli Leather

So he should try for a TDV8 then........................................ 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Got a message today, from my dealer offering.........wait for it: ''

£3.5k off a MY10 TDV8. ''

Still a few discounts around, although not a great selection of colours! '' .

There is absolutely no substitute for a genuine lack of preparation.


TDV8 HSE MY10 with pretty much everything including a vase of daffs on the back shelf, tropical fish collection in the centre console, hamsters in the spare tyre and finally sheep on the passenger seats.....for weight distribution, what else??

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