dazsear wrote:

Tim in Scotland wrote:

Ummm there are folks over on babyRR.com desperate to get hold of one of those tickets!

I didn't find it that hard to blag a ticket, some guy on the Disco site put a link to the phone number, I simply called it up and when they said that they could not find my details (obviously) I suggested that they take them over the phone there & then!
To which they did and simply posted me a ticket for the Nottingham event.....simples!

I guess it helped that they had my details as being both a Sport & Disco owner!

Daz

Well now baxk and i have to say what a great day, food was supberb and well looked after all round.

I have to say the Evoque is much better for seeing it in the flesh and i would definately be ordering one for wifey if i was in a position to purchase.

I will post pics later

Now then Chris,
What did you drive and was there a good choice of vehicles, get those pictures downloaded, we are all waiting for a look,
Cheers
Mick

I think there was around 40 cars on show at the event, the talk prior to the drive mentioned £1.4 Million of value on the car park

Foxy this is for you as requested


And it was a glorious evening

Thanks for that Chris.
Am booked in for Sunday at 5.30pm.
Anyone else going then?

The Firenze Red one is a Dynamic Plus Coupe with the Si4 engine, panoramic roof and contrast colour roof, at Gleneagles we didn't get to drive it, they only put the SD4's out on the road. Strange that they told you they £1.4 million of cars there because they only had 10 cars at Gleneagles not the 40 you reckon are at York and they were also worth £1.4million! Must be cheaper cars for the English market.......... 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

They know that your not that good at maths up there as 1.4 million divide by 10 makes one hell of a expensive Lr

timcom0 wrote:

They know that your not that good at maths up there as 1.4 million divide by 10 makes one hell of a expensive Lr

Tim in Scotland wrote:

The Firenze Red one is a Dynamic Plus Coupe with the Si4 engine, panoramic roof and contrast colour roof, at Gleneagles we didn't get to drive it, they only put the SD4's out on the road. Strange that they told you they £1.4 million of cars there because they only had 10 cars at Gleneagles not the 40 you reckon are at York and they were also worth £1.4million! Must be cheaper cars for the English market..........

Mmmm 40 people at the event and everybody had a car allocated, just guess they thought York more important than Gleneagles

Just got back from York event. What a brilliant day. Managed to drive Firenze red Dynamic plus coupe with the Si4 engine and every goody imagineable. Had a brilliant run all round York, was last car out so managed to keep stopping, then when the road was clear, gave it a little push.. Well impressed..
Couple of minor niggles, steering was heavy and a little unresponsive, powered motors for the seats are very slow, would be well pi**ed off it it was pouring down with rain waiting for the kids to get in the back, oh and limited head room in coupe, if you are tall, ensure you order with panoramic roof, gives a bit extra headroom..

If anybody wants any specific pictures, drop me a line, took about 150, every colour, trim combination that they had at York. Agree with Leeds, about 40 cars on display, £1.5 million I was told.
All in all, a truly impressive car, they will fly out of the showrooms. For info I was told by the JLR crew that they were going to Manchester next, starting on Wednesday and apparently there are still a few spare places, so get calling to book your slot.. It's worth it just for the meal, our lass was well impressed, told her it was her birthday treat, save me buying a present.
Any questions, drop me a line,
Mick

Micky would be interesting to hear whether you found any correlation between the evoque and the Freelander. As Ive heard on the Grapevine that you can tell by the drive it definitely belongs in the Range Rover fold is this true and noticeable? 

Sorry, but I'm not the best qualified to answer this, as I don't currently drive either. However, I had a good chat with quite a few current sport and RR owners, they were all suitably impressed with the drive, equipment and ride. Nobody compared it to a Freelander. I have to say it was praise all round today, try and book yourself a place for Manchester this week. Let me know what you think,
Cheers Mick

If only they would put a proper lump in them and not the taxi motor ! Having seen the real life pictures of them I think they'd be way to small for me anyway, but will keep an eye out for the tour. 08 2.7 RRS "S"
Td5 110......very modified
RS 5
Kawasaki ZX12R me, it's quick !

The only thing I found that was Freelander2 like was the raucousness of the 4 pot diesel when asked to work at higher revs. Having been a TDv8 owner for 5 years and used to silky smooth acceleration that came a s bit of a surprise but in all other respects Evoque is deserving of the Range Rover badge.
AndyR as stated above the interior is quite a lot bigger than it appears in photos and having the panoramic roof shade open makes a huge difference to the perceived amount of space. I'm sure the Evoque Coupe will end up being sold in droves to TT owners and RCZ owners looking for something different and a tiny bit more practical. The boot (seats up) by the way is not much smaller the RRS's. 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

OK, managed to load all pics up from York Event, just click on my website at bottom of post,
Mick