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Stevepd



Member Since: 22 May 2017
Location: Wiltshire
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United Kingdom 2006 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Cairns Blue
Powered enabled tailgates

This morning I went to Bristol Airport to collect my wife coming back from a business trip. I ended up waiting in the drop off area for a few moments and as you do people/car watch. What I saw was the amount of people who were impatient of their powered tailgate to open or close. Now none of my fleet are new enough to have this but for those that do have it on any platform, do you find yourself encouraging the function?. 2006 2.7 TDV6 HSE in Cairns Blue.

Post #629778 Mon Jan 09 2023 5:06pm
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samd



Member Since: 21 Sep 2009
Location: Derbyshire
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Open it before you get there, not on arrival!

Post #629789 Mon Jan 09 2023 10:17pm
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Grimble



Member Since: 21 Aug 2020
Location: Staffordshire
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Given the outright price gouging charges for pick-up/drop off at UK airports, every second counts.
Hell is not hot enough for these organisations. RRS HSE Dynamic SDV6 2014

Nemo mortalium omnibus horus sapit

Post #629802 Tue Jan 10 2023 10:34am
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Stevepd



Member Since: 22 May 2017
Location: Wiltshire
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United Kingdom 2006 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Cairns Blue

Good responses. Being a business trip the car parking is not our cash, otherwise its like a scene of a low level air drop from a Hercules as people and luggage are dispatched. 2006 2.7 TDV6 HSE in Cairns Blue.

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RRSTDV8



Member Since: 12 Aug 2011
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United Kingdom 2012 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Orkney Grey

I have the powered tailgate and don't find it that useful compared to the old one. Indeed, I preferred the old split tailgate where one could open the glass panel to gain quick access if required.

I find the powered function to a bit hit and miss - far too often it unlatches and then fails to power open. A second or even third press of the button is required to get it to power open.

It seems to me to be another one of those "because we can" feature rather than "because it's necessary/useful". 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Post #629817 Tue Jan 10 2023 9:53pm
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