Discovery Sport experience

thanks for posting back ktansdell. Good hunting

Bought a 2017 180bhp se tech and tows my Pegasus 1500kg with no problems happy days

I have a 2016 model 2.0 Auto with factory fit detachable towbar.

I tow a Coachman 640/6 and the car is an absolute rock as a towcar. The most stable car I have ever towed with.

The small tank can be a problem if you forget to fill up - nearly ran out of fuel up in the Highlands. There are not many fuel stops between Glasgow and Onich !!

My main gripe with the car is the useless auto box when driving solo - the old lag and sudden boost scenario. It is suppose to be a modern and technically wonderful box but I beg to differ.

Reliability has been good,build quality ok but you have to constantly fill up the Ad blue.

How backward for a modern car to have to fill up the Ad Blue between services.

With a Merc the tank is sufficient beyond services, the Ad Blue is included in a Service Plan.

If you need to fill yourself this is a good tool to locate filling stations where you use an Ad Blue pump in place of decanting bottles:

http://uk.air1.info/en/adblue-supply/adblue-filling/

Put your postcode in and bob is your mothers brother

A friend of ours has a Volvo with add blue tank which needs topping up at times,between services, as they have been advised it all depends on how the vehicle is driven as to how much add blue is used,

I did 8500` (including 2500` towing on continent) between the last years service and yesterdays and used slightly less than 50% the Ad Blue capacity in a Merc, topped up under the service plan. 

Hi All. Have now put a deposit on a three year old Discovery 4.  Overkill for the caravan I know, but we chose it for comfort, reliability, power, safety and looks. Shame about the price! Hope I’ve made the right decision. 

Until changing to the Discovery Sport (180hp 2-0l) I towed a t/axle with the Discovery 4. Both cars are superb towing. I even had to tow a large motorhome off one wet CL. They are rock steady and effortless on hills. I averaged 30-32mpg solo and 26mpg towing a 1750 kg caravan with the D4. The running costs, especially servicing are higher with the D4 than the Sport as you would expect.  I am on my 5th LR over 15 years and all have been very reliable, just the usual service costs plus tyres and brake pads etc. I can't imagine changing to another marque whilst I'm caravanning.

Thanks everybody.  I have taken delivery of my Discovery 4 and I now await the towing course and delivery of the caravan.  Definitely a case of overkill, as the LR salesman said that when Birmingham had all the snow recently, an articulated lorry arrived to deliver a load of cars, got  stuck and Land Rover towed the lorry out with a Discovery!  (hopefully not mine!)

Thanks for posting back. Enjoy your car.