Member Since: 23 May 2008
Location: Larne
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Had a drive in one on wednesday, It definalaty goes a lot better but i still think it not the big jump that occured when the 3 came out to jusitify calling it a 4
4th Sep 2009 8:51 pm
Landylad
Member Since: 23 Dec 2008
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 366
Yeah, you're probably right, but the refinement in both the engine upgrade and the brakes/suspension mean it's light years ahead of the 3 in that sense. I was thoroughly impressed and when I got back in my D3, it felt like a tractor in comparison.If in doot, flat oot!!
4th Sep 2009 9:49 pm
110CSW
Member Since: 19 Oct 2005
Location: Scotland
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So does the D4 corner with a lot less roll?2014MY Discovery
5th Sep 2009 11:08 am
110CSW
Member Since: 19 Oct 2005
Location: Scotland
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...and were T&C offering decent discounts? When I got my D3 (2005) the discount they offered me was half what I got elsewhere. Maybe I just didn't ask nicely enough!2014MY Discovery
5th Sep 2009 11:16 am
Landylad
Member Since: 23 Dec 2008
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 366
110CSW wrote:
So does the D4 corner with a lot less roll?
Absolutely!! Feels more like a car now than a bus If in doot, flat oot!!
5th Sep 2009 12:10 pm
110CSW
Member Since: 19 Oct 2005
Location: Scotland
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That's enough for me to want one. Just need to work out the timing now.2014MY Discovery
5th Sep 2009 12:11 pm
Landylad
Member Since: 23 Dec 2008
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 366
110CSW wrote:
...and were T&C offering decent discounts? When I got my D3 (2005) the discount they offered me was half what I got elsewhere. Maybe I just didn't ask nicely enough!
Nah, not really. Although they did give me more than expected on the part ex. I think the issue is at the moment, that the 0% deal only runs til end of Sept... obviously this is a nice sweetener to try and get as many new D4's out the door as possible. I don't think they'll have much bother flogging them, therefore, don't need to offer much in the way of a deal breaker. To be honest, once you drive it, you are pretty much sold on the thing. I was.If in doot, flat oot!!
5th Sep 2009 3:55 pm
PaulP
Member Since: 04 May 2007
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Landylad wrote:
Absolutely!! Feels more like a car now than a bus
Strange......my D3 has never handled like a bus.....
Still....I suppose that's why the D3 didn't win many awards....you know....what with it being so crap and all that
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5th Sep 2009 4:36 pm
madeinengland
Member Since: 24 Jul 2009
Location: Gateshead
Posts: 63
I had a quick look around the d4 last week at Stratstones in Newcastle - and i have to say i'm not keen on the look of it. Yes the 10% more poke and efficiency sound good but it now looks like a RR Sport, it's certainly gone more urban - it'll probably go down a storm with the r n b bling crowd. Nope not for me - I'll wait to see the D5, it might have morphed back to a Land Rover and not think it's a Range Rover anymore !
5th Sep 2009 10:07 pm
Landylad
Member Since: 23 Dec 2008
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 366
PaulP wrote:
Landylad wrote:
Absolutely!! Feels more like a car now than a bus
Strange......my D3 has never handled like a bus.....
Still....I suppose that's why the D3 didn't win many awards....you know....what with it being so crap and all that
For go anywhere capabilities and all that, for sure - it's the dogs cahoonas. But in terms of getting round a corner better than an X5, a Q7, a Tourag.... it's comparable to a No32 bus in my opinion.
The turn in is ok, pretty direct but the 2nd part of the corner is generally quite scary.... a severe lack of follow through. My one just tends to wash out of corners.
OK, I'm used to racing karts and driving superbikes... but in no way am I comparing the D3 to any of these. I feel that in the D4, the improvement in the handling is night and day. Firm, responsive and very reassuring. All the things the D3 are not.
Then again, if driving a Massey Ferguson is what you're used to, then the D3 would feel like a 911 in comparison (not suggesting you drive a tractor like Paul )If in doot, flat oot!!
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5th Sep 2009 10:08 pm
Landylad
Member Since: 23 Dec 2008
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 366
madeinengland wrote:
I had a quick look around the d4 last week at Stratstones in Newcastle - and i have to say i'm not keen on the look of it. Yes the 10% more poke and efficiency sound good but it now looks like a RR Sport, it's certainly gone more urban - it'll probably go down a storm with the r n b bling crowd. Nope not for me - I'll wait to see the D5, it might have morphed back to a Land Rover and not think it's a Range Rover anymore !
Strange how you think it looks like a RRS... from the rear and side, it's a D3 in every sense. If it weren't for the grill and lights, you'd be hard pushed to tell the difference externally.
On the inside, it's been given a make over.... one more befitting of a car of it's price tag in my opinion. Still very D3 like - just more Waitrose than Asda
Have you driven it yet madeinengland?If in doot, flat oot!!
5th Sep 2009 10:12 pm
SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Romiley
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Landylad - not disagreeing with what you're saying (can't really as I ain't tried a D4) but I did notice a huge difference between a 3 year old D3 and 1 year old D3 (old one versus new one) for the two days I had both
Just suggesting that D3's (and other cars) go 'slack' after a few years and part of the 'improvement' you feel is that and that aloneSteve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
5th Sep 2009 10:14 pm
madeinengland
Member Since: 24 Jul 2009
Location: Gateshead
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I haven't driven one yet as I was at Stratstones and if id been offered a test drive they would probably offer me a mini metro to drive instead and take 3 weeks to find the keys. Yes the front and back are styled as a 17 year old would prefer. Dont know if have seen the new blinged up rear lights, they look like the ones that little urchins put on their corsa's. And if i'm not mistaken the bumpers have lost some weight so the profile is also altered, rendering it not as boxy - how i like it. If you want a RR then buy one, unless you want 7 seats.
5th Sep 2009 10:27 pm
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Landylad wrote:
in terms of getting round a corner better than an X5, a Q7, a Tourag.... it's comparable to a No32 bus in my opinion.
I wonder why you actually have one ....it's quite clear you don't appreciate the vehicle if you are comparing it to those only built for tarmac work. I suggest you sell up now...before you start sounding like LondonLad 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
5th Sep 2009 10:38 pm
madeinengland
Member Since: 24 Jul 2009
Location: Gateshead
Posts: 63
Landylad wrote:
On the inside, it's been given a make over.... one more befitting of a car of it's price tag in my opinion. Still very D3 like - just more Waitrose than Asda
I've never taken the time to see if Asda has more shelves than Asda ? I like the one in front of the Sat Nav screen, always found it handy. I did like the clock on the dash, real class - like in a Maserati !
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