Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
I struggle to relate to critisism of MPG meters. My first car with one was a Citroen XM in the mid 90's and my most recent has been the current FL2. Tests over around 1,000 miles, comparing computer to brim to brim tests, on both of them showed them to be accurate to one, or even two, decimal places.2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: FL2 as a second car
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
6th Aug 2015 7:27 am
Willy Eckerslike
Member Since: 12 Jan 2009
Location: N Yorks
Posts: 1612
So 100,000 miles done over 8 years using current diesel price £5.22
Disco 3 £20076
Audi Whatever it is £10038
Disco3 Per Yr £2509
Audi £1254
Disco3 Per Day £6.87
Audi £3.43
So by man maths and using Yorkshire currency thats a pint of beer per day difference Club Pie n Pea
One life....Fish it
D3 Gone but not forgotten
Club Men of Oak
Club Walnut sniffers
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6th Aug 2015 7:43 am
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
Got to love Man Maths! We had male math's teachers, why did they never teach it at school?
"Man Maths
Noun
The process of making the hopelessly unaffordable seem unequivocally financially logical. See also: self denial, head in sand, massive balloon". 2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: FL2 as a second car
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
6th Aug 2015 7:48 am
mark the spark
Member Since: 22 Jun 2011
Location: southampton
Posts: 2477
Audi make a great car without doubt.but
You might regret going for the S line unless you do mainly motorway miles as the ride is rock hard. Particularly after a disco. Other than that they are brill. I had A6 s one s line one standard and i would have another audi without hesitation but personally not the s lineMY05 SE D3 Manual my first LR what a car
MY10 HSE D4 auto
MY14 XXV more buttons than the spaceshuttle
6th Aug 2015 8:20 am
robo
Member Since: 30 Jul 2010
Location: solihull
Posts: 298
I was the same loved my d3 but the running repair costs were getting out of hand plus the ved,looked at another lr but the dealers didnt seem interested,we got to the stage of every bong causing a chorus of what now,eventually bought a new jeep grand cherokee,didnt need the off road performance of the d3 and up to know has been faultless,neally half the ved better mpg only thing wrong is the forums are no where near as good as this one so still checking in every day.one day will come back but for now very happygone not forgotten 2 classics
gone forgotten 2 p38s
current d3 se 2006 td standard for now
6th Aug 2015 11:45 am
DDDad
Member Since: 10 Jan 2015
Location: Angus
Posts: 1201
Re: Left The Brand
Alan G wrote:
In with the new. Required something with a decent boot for transporting the birds.
And the Mrs. agreed to this
You'll have another Disco when you're retired. Fewer miles to do and glad of all those jobs that need doing in the garage. Went for a job as a human cannonball. Not the right calibre.
6th Aug 2015 12:43 pm
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
robo wrote:
eventually bought a new jeep grand cherokee
A new Jeep. In Solihull?!!
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2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: FL2 as a second car
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
6th Aug 2015 7:25 pm
robo
Member Since: 30 Jul 2010
Location: solihull
Posts: 298
yes a jeep in Solihull, only seen 2 more ! as I said loved my D3 but it was just too labour intensive for me, will be having another but not as a daily driver just as a plaything, and it can bong and light up like a Christmas tree as often as it likes lolgone not forgotten 2 classics
gone forgotten 2 p38s
current d3 se 2006 td standard for now
6th Aug 2015 9:42 pm
DDDad
Member Since: 10 Jan 2015
Location: Angus
Posts: 1201
In 2009, in the depths of the recession, when fuel was at its most expensive, and we bought our new D3 for £28k, Jeep were selling off 3.7 litre petrol, Grand Cherokee autos for £9k less. I was very tempted, but the visibility was terrible, the cabin claustrophobic and SWMBO swore she'd never drive it. Even after spending an extra £2k on fuel, by now, it would have been like getting a horse and trailer thrown in for nothing. Went for a job as a human cannonball. Not the right calibre.
6th Aug 2015 10:47 pm
Alan G
Member Since: 15 Oct 2008
Location: Lanarkshire
Posts: 1372
ronp wrote:
Been there, done that .....etc.
Works for me ........... you'll be back.
In the meantime, good luck.
Ah and there was me thinking you still had your D4 Ron.
Hmm, be back to the brand, I very much doubt it to be honest.
LR are pricing themselves way out the running nowadays. In the past 17 years the Discovery has more than double in price from the very last of the original 300tdi's.
Member Since: 15 Oct 2008
Location: Lanarkshire
Posts: 1372
Re: Left The Brand
DDDad wrote:
Alan G wrote:
In with the new. Required something with a decent boot for transporting the birds.
And the Mrs. agreed to this
Oh all my own way there DD lol. I'm single, never married and quite happy to keep it that way. Easier letting them go back to their place and then I get peace the rest of the time lol.ATB
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Location: Lanarkshire
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mark the spark wrote:
Audi make a great car without doubt.but
You might regret going for the S line unless you do mainly motorway miles as the ride is rock hard. Particularly after a disco. Other than that they are brill. I had A6 s one s line one standard and i would have another audi without hesitation but personally not the s line
Mark, so far so good The S Line hasn't been a troublesome car to drive. Quite nice actually having the lowered ride height & tuned dampeners. Corners very nice instead of leaning over like a rowing boat at sea lol.
I'd have liked the A6, but the A4 was ideal for what I need it for, well at the present anyway.
It's just that I'm starting all over again with adding to the car lol.ATB
Member Since: 15 Oct 2008
Location: Lanarkshire
Posts: 1372
Re: Left The Brand
caverD3 wrote:
So the Audi also has a lieometer installed?
Yeah still to work out just how many lies it tells, but it isn't going to be as good at telling tall talks as the Discovery was lol.
95 miles on £10 of diesel, broke down to about 43MPG.
Even at the worst, I'm still getting 2:1 against what my Disco3 V6 gave me around the doors etc. Best economy was in April this year. A run up to Cape Wrath and back to Pitlochry on a full tank of fuel, 508miles, about 30 mpg if I remember correctly.ATB
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We had male math's teachers, why did they never teach it at school?
I was very tempted, but the visibility was terrible, the cabin claustrophobic and SWMBO swore she'd never drive it. Even after spending an extra £2k on fuel, by now, it would have been like getting a horse and trailer thrown in for nothing. 
