http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-22...train.html

This looks remarkably intact compared to pictures of cars I have seen

 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!

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not you too Muddy in the Daily Mail readers camp......or has VA lent you his copy  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

SWMBO scans it and I noticed it was a RRS  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!

Yeah yeah....  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

muddywheels wrote:

This looks remarkably intact compared to pictures of cars I have seen

^^ Agreed, I read it as a glancing blow too

The article says a young lad is in hospital...
Who cares how well the car came off?

The OP mentioned the state of the car. That's why it's being discussed. The kid's hurt - that isn't going to change just because we write something on here... 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Obviously I hope the boy makes a full recovery

I did not mean to offend anyone I was just thinking they were lucky they were not killed possibly thanks to the strength of the vehicle compared to a car - certainly not bothered the car survived  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!

P7tey wrote:

Who cares how well the car came off?

Yes they are fair points. I'm quite sensitive when it comes to my kids, (and maybe my post wrongly reflected that), and yes, safety was a major factor when choosing a RRS.
When a brand new VW Polo drove into our old XC90 it came off substantially worse, depsite VW's safety claims... Bigger may not always be better but I'm sure in this case it's safer.
Makes you wonder what the outcome would have been had it been a Polo versus the train...

Putting an RRS or any other vehicle in a position where it could be hit by a train must be the must be the irresponsible action anyone could take. The driver deserves to loose his or her licence to drive.

Not to start a fight - but i do have to say, we dont wish anyone harm (i certainly dont and wouldnt wish it on anyone) - i dont and wouldnt comment on the case either and condemn anyone as i dont know the details, which we all make mistakes (although i thought this was the one the car may have been shunted onto the track by another) - but i hate this think of the children type almost fake "we must say xxx" society we are creating...where by we must have some sort of nany protection or be quick to condemn and/or quicker to apologise. We are too quick to assign guilt and too quick to try and make the world needlessly safer or assume the world can be safe and accidents arent a fact of life.

Recklessness or intent is very different to an accident or mistake.

On an aside

Most land rovers are amongst the safest cars to be in real world tests - there was a report done by DFT and its amazing how good land rovers are at protecting the occupants - real world.


I found that interesting Mike

2014 Facelift Discovery

Hopefully so.
I read an article a while back saying how Euro NCAP will rate a smaller car higher than an equivalent, (in safety), larger car, as they 'expect' a larger car to be safer. Hence a supermini can get simlar safety results to a large 4x4 suv type vehicle.
Very misleading if true. I'd be interested to know if anyone can shed any light on that? And if NCAP is 'real world' or just another Euro scam?!

Ive struggled to find the actual but got this:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=834195

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