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I'm in love with my D4!
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13th Jun 2016 9:04 am
CFB
Member Since: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire
Posts: 6100
MrBrain wrote:
So thanks for the replies. So it seems your suggesting the warranty is worthwhile for a start, so I will stick with that good advice. Any idea how much that warranty is - the full one, not the 'select' - or is that the 1000 per year mentioned?
One of you has a nice d4 in the for sale section. Grey too, my favourite colour ...
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13th Jun 2016 9:36 am
Ali1971
Member Since: 13 Jun 2016
Location: Dalgety Bay
Posts: 817
Long time lurker here as well, currently driving a Honda CRV. We also have a wee mini cooper which we use for nipping about in but the CRV is looking tired now so looking to replace with another tow vehicle. I keep coming back to the Disco 4, seems to have everything we would need being a large family as well. I suppose you have to go in with your eyes open and like all modern cars things do and can go wrong. Used to do all my own maint and still do on the Honda , brakes,pads oil changes filters etc, all straight forward. Just a pity i don`t have ramps Anyway, lots of scare stories about these cars but also from reading various forums that is not the case the majority of the time. If I was buying it would have to be used and probably 4-5 yrs old. Any good independents round my way in Fife ? Would warranty be an issue if not going to main dealers ? Also thinking at that age the big expensive service would be coming up regardless of miles done as well. The wife would have one in a heart beat me I`m a bit more pragmatic Not a huge choice in cars out there for towing a caravan and 5 people about the country in comfort. The Honda albeit its been good is right on the limit for us now ( its a 56 plate ). Autotrader is coming up with some nice examples away from main dealers but warranty has to be considered with this, so best sticking with the main dealers which would be pentland round my way.
13th Jun 2016 12:48 pm
James W
Member Since: 27 Mar 2008
Location: Wirral, UK
Posts: 3067
When I had Discovery 2's I did everything myself - which was part of the hobby and I learnt a lot and generally enjoyed being able to service and repair them (apart from replacing the Fuel Pressure Regulator twice - I still have the scars). I actually miss it now, I've even taken to servicing SWMBOs Astra to get my oily hands fix.
I therefore had the same anxiety as in your original post above when I moved to the Disco 4 - but my advice would be to simply look at all the numbers and go into it with open eyes.. I pushed for a D4 over a D3 as I believe, as above, there seems to be slightly better reliability 'on average'. I also researched servicing costs, warranty costs, etc. so ultimately the decision was made by head as well as heart.
One tipping point for me was that when I actually broke it down, I was spending abut £100 per month on parts for the D2 when averaged out over a year without really thinking about it (even £10-20 here and there for a sensor etc. adds up) so that brought the monthly number to something I was prepared to go ahead with.
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13th Jun 2016 2:43 pm
a11geo
Member Since: 06 Nov 2010
Location: Rhoose
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If you like to do your own maintenance I'd factor in the cost of an IID or other reputable diagnostic tool. I find it very liberating to generally be able to diagnose a problem without the assistance of a dealer. All the actual fixes I've done on the D4 have been minor and straight forward (with the assistance of this forum). With LR dealers wanting £75-100 just to plug in an run a diagnostic having your own kit is worth every penny!MY12 D4 HSE Marmaris Teal
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13th Jun 2016 4:23 pm
J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
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Ali1971 wrote:
Long time lurker here as well, currently driving a Honda CRV. We also have a wee mini cooper which we use for nipping about in but the CRV is looking tired now so looking to replace with another tow vehicle. I keep coming back to the Disco 4, seems to have everything we would need being a large family as well. I suppose you have to go in with your eyes open and like all modern cars things do and can go wrong. Used to do all my own maint and still do on the Honda , brakes,pads oil changes filters etc, all straight forward. Just a pity i don`t have ramps Anyway, lots of scare stories about these cars but also from reading various forums that is not the case the majority of the time. If I was buying it would have to be used and probably 4-5 yrs old. Any good independents round my way in Fife ? Would warranty be an issue if not going to main dealers ? Also thinking at that age the big expensive service would be coming up regardless of miles done as well. The wife would have one in a heart beat me I`m a bit more pragmatic Not a huge choice in cars out there for towing a caravan and 5 people about the country in comfort. The Honda albeit its been good is right on the limit for us now ( its a 56 plate ). Autotrader is coming up with some nice examples away from main dealers but warranty has to be considered with this, so best sticking with the main dealers which would be pentland round my way.
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13th Jun 2016 4:50 pm
Ali1971
Member Since: 13 Jun 2016
Location: Dalgety Bay
Posts: 817
A1GSS wrote:
Ali1971 wrote:
... Any good independents round my way in Fife ? ....
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Cheers not to far out of my way!
13th Jun 2016 6:20 pm
lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
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Ali1971 wrote:
Long time lurker here as well, currently driving a Honda CRV. We also have a wee mini cooper which we use for nipping about in but the CRV is looking tired now so looking to replace with another tow vehicle. I keep coming back to the Disco 4, seems to have everything we would need being a large family as well. I suppose you have to go in with your eyes open and like all modern cars things do and can go wrong. Used to do all my own maint and still do on the Honda , brakes,pads oil changes filters etc, all straight forward. Just a pity i don`t have ramps Anyway, lots of scare stories about these cars but also from reading various forums that is not the case the majority of the time. If I was buying it would have to be used and probably 4-5 yrs old. Any good independents round my way in Fife ? Would warranty be an issue if not going to main dealers ? Also thinking at that age the big expensive service would be coming up regardless of miles done as well. The wife would have one in a heart beat me I`m a bit more pragmatic Not a huge choice in cars out there for towing a caravan and 5 people about the country in comfort. The Honda albeit its been good is right on the limit for us now ( its a 56 plate ). Autotrader is coming up with some nice examples away from main dealers but warranty has to be considered with this, so best sticking with the main dealers which would be pentland round my way.
Suspension in off road height, two axle stands for safety and servicing is a doddle to do. much easier than normal cars on the flat.
13th Jun 2016 8:46 pm
LiftedDisco
Member Since: 10 Jun 2010
Location: Towcester
Posts: 997
Over the last few years we've run D4's and Freelander 2's from new but also have plenty of experience on older stuff - here's my tuppence-worth...
Warranty, buy some sort of warranty...
Plenty of folks on here will know that I have been mighty pleased with LR products over the last four vehicles - both Freelanders had fuel in one end, washer fluid in the other and barely touched between services.
Likewise, the last D4 went back at three years old and 110k on the clock, during which time I had towed horse trailers, car trailers, taken it across Europe on a number of occasions and much, much more - it was a cracking bit of kit!
However (and whisper this quietly), I've just had a new engine in my current D4...
Wow... 2 years, 3 months old and less than 57,000 miles - serviced from brand new by LR, (nearly always) run on posh diesel and living a relatively cosseted life.
What happened - I don't think we'll ever know, but LR have been brilliant (even the truly comedic moment when the LRA man said, "I'm supposed to plug my laptop in and run a diagnostic check but it's not really going to help...") and the dealer's approach was to cut the oil filter in half, admire the swarf and ring LR for approval to supply / fit the new engine - all done in a matter of days.
On the face of it, there's nothing that would identify this car as having a dodgy ticker and it's 'just one of those things' but it's certainly not a bill that I'd have wanted coming my way as an owner!
The car itself does everything that I need - it tows well, it carries my site gear into some horrible places and yet brushes up well when required. Oh, and we're heading off to France this weekend to fill up on Champagne and good food, new engine and all!
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14th Jun 2016 1:35 pm
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I've had my D3 from new for 9.5 years. It's likely to be coming up for sale in the next week (unless I get a good trade-in price for it) but will be looking to move it on by the end of the month as I'm keen to upgrade to a D4.
It's been a wonderful car and have not had half the problems some on here have had.
I do all my own servicing, every 5k miles. It's just passed the 140k mile mark and still goes well.
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14th Jun 2016 2:00 pm
Ali1971
Member Since: 13 Jun 2016
Location: Dalgety Bay
Posts: 817
The wife has been looking at a brand new on PCP with the view to probably buying at the end, expensive way to do it but not exactly got £50k in loose change even though mortgage paid ! Anyways been using various tools on the net to check used cars history, the mot check site on the gov page is superb.
Quote:
Test date23 March 2015 Expiry date31 March 2016 Test ResultPass Odometer reading44,259 miles MOT test number2999 7278 5062 Advisory notice item(s)
Nearside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)
Nearside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Offside Rear brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint (2.4.G.2)
Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
o/s/r pads lower than n/s/r - possible sticky brake at somepoint
Last MOT advisories now up for sale on autotrader, doubt this work has been done so looks like an expensive bill going by what has been said on here !
17th Jun 2016 5:30 pm
Ali1971
Member Since: 13 Jun 2016
Location: Dalgety Bay
Posts: 817
BTW thats an approved Land Rover with 2yr approved warranty ?
17th Jun 2016 6:46 pm
Ali1971
Member Since: 13 Jun 2016
Location: Dalgety Bay
Posts: 817
May have stumbled upon a rather nice HSE at main dealers budget has been upped I suppose so this one is 4 yrs old 30k miles , one owner and FsH ! Just debating this over a similarly priced X5 4.0d of same age ... My head says go with the safe bet but life is short to worry about what might happen !
18th Jun 2016 8:05 pm
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Are you thinking that the X5 is a"safe bet" over the D4?!
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Not a huge choice in cars out there for towing a caravan and 5 people about the country in comfort. The Honda albeit its been good is right on the limit for us now ( its a 56 plate ). Autotrader is coming up with some nice examples away from main dealers but warranty has to be considered with this, so best sticking with the main dealers which would be pentland round my way.
