In message , at
23:07:44 on Mon, 14 Feb 2005, Adrian remarked:
Roland Perry ) gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying :

eg: LR Disco 14'10" x 5'11"

Umm, no. Not the current one.

I picked the one which is most common, the 89-98 model. Unfortunately my
"Parkers Guide" only lists the latest one's width *including* wing
mirrors, which isn't a fair comparison.

Ford Mondeo 15' 5" x 5'11"
Merc E series 15' 9" x 6' 5" A foot longer and 6" wider!!!

Let's keep to the facts...

LR Disco - 15'10" x 6'3

So a whole one inch longer than the extremely common Merc and two inches
narrower.

On what planet does such a vehicle take up "far more space"?

- and, at up to 2.7tons, one whole ton heavier than
an E-class.

Irrelevant. The proposition was *space*.
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Roland Perry