Here's my week 2 update of owning a Land Rover Discovery Sport of what to expect if your considering buying one. For it takes at least a couple of weeks before one is fully aware of what one needs to know BEFORE one buys one as the various flaws only become apparent after real world use, such as the pretty feeble plastic trim that tends to surround Discovery Sports, the knocking sound that many experience again from poor quality trim for though the Discovery Sport looks great and general drives well, in many respects my 11 year old Zafira was better! And what's worse of all is Land Rovers sales pitch of 53mpg fuel economy that in no way matches the reality of real world driving experience as my latest video in this buying and owning a Land Rover series illustrates.

This Land Rover Discovery Sport (HSE Black) was bought from Hunters in Chester.

Week 1 Update - Low MPG

Yes, shockingly my first week of driving from filling up the tank resulted in just an estimated 12mpg fuel economy from this HSE Black bought from Hunters in Chester, so called 'Approved Used'! To say I am disappointed by such poor apparent fuel economy would be an understatement, especially given that my 11 year old Zafira used to deliver 38MPG! However, this does warrant a series of proper tests than the first weeks use implies, so do subscribe to our youtube channel for forthcoming real customer test videos of owning a Land Rover bought from a main dealer. And also check out the other videos in this series-

Buying a Land Rover Discovery Sport HSE Black

And here's of what a 'real' customer can expect when buying from a main Land Rover dealer (Hunters Chester). The 'REAL' experience of what to expect over the usual 'approved used' sales pitch.

4. Exterior on Day 1

5. Land Rover Discovery Sport HSE Black - Interior on Day 1

3. "Land Rover Approved Used" folder contents.

Remember to subscribe to our youtube channel for new videos in this series and see our play list for all existing videos.

By Nadeem Walayat

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Nadeem Walayat has over 30 years experience of trading derivatives, portfolio management and analysing the financial markets, including one of few who both anticipated and Beat the 1987 Crash. Nadeem's forward looking analysis focuses on UK inflation, economy, interest rates and housing market. He is the author of five ebook's in the The Inflation Mega-Trend and Stocks Stealth Bull Market series that can be downloaded for Free.

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