>"Dr. Andrew Morris" <ANDREW@Pharm.SOM.SUNYSB.Edu> writes:
>I realise that the above-mentioned vehicle doesn't fall into the
>classic category but I was wondering if anyone on the list has
>recently purchased one and would be prepared to discuss their
>opinions about the car. I am particularly interested in the manual
>gearbox version (performance, fuel economy vs automatic).
>Cheers,
>Andrew Morris.
>Department of Pharmacology,
>SUNY-Stony Brook,
>Stony Brook,
>NY 11794.
>Telephone: 516-444-3022.
>FAX: 516-444-3218.
>Email Andrew@pharm.sunysb.edu.
I just took delivery on my Discovery. I love it. This replaced an '89
Range Rover, and it is noticably peppier (it weighs ~300 lbs less and has a
bigger engine). I took it on a long trip and got about 15mpg in pure
highway driving, but hopefully the engine will break in and do a bit
better. I wasn't interested in a manual transmission (newly available) so
I can't offer any advice there.
We ordered ours March 25 (before introduction & before we even saw one) and
just received it two weeks ago. Our dealer has a 60 order backlog and I
think they are telling people the wait is 4-6 months.
mike.
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Mike Ladwig, Principal Engineer PRC Technology Center
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