My new D4 and not the 3.0L

[Orkneytdv6]

Howdy all,

Today I chose to buy a new D4 2.7l. Love my 4x4ing, and like the 3.0l but was just out of my price range with the fruit i wanted, So I opted for the 2.7. I was really happy with the way it drove, comfort level and how quiet it was. at 6'4 it's great to find a car I fit in easily.

So my deal got me rear air, seven seats, electric seat pack, high ice, tech pak, metallic paint, xenon lights with high beam assist, tow bar, tint and mud flaps.

I live in the country and drive 600 k's a week working, and spend the rest of my days driving around our local town, maybe 10 k's a day. I use my gps all the time and Bluetooth, so the factory options were a great step up after using a blue ant and garmin in my previous car with cables everywhere and having to charge them all the time.

Don't want to do any mods, just chuck my fridge in the back and enjoy having a 4x4 again. Love the prestige feeling this car has, which is great for work do's and the functionality it'll give me on weekends.

Anyhow, just wanted to share my excitement, and I can't wait to pick it up.

[~Rich~]

:D :D :D
Welcome to the Forum.

[TerryO]

Welcome Orkney,

you will be more than happy with the 2.7 they go real fine. Getting those extra's will make the experience all the better.

cheers,
Terry

[MR LR]

Congratulations on the car, even with the 2.7 they are good, my grandfather has the 3 litre, but dad has a 2.7 ATM as his work car, 2.7 goes well, but the 3 litre is ..., let me put it this way if you haven't driven one, DON'T, as you'll kick yourself for the rest of the time you own it. Enjoy !!!

[oldsalt]

Welcome to the forum ... and don't forget to post a few pics of your pride & joy so we can all enjoy it with you. :)

[sniegy]

Congrats & welcome.
I too have the 2.7, you won't be disappointed.
As some of the guys have said, post some pic's, we all like looking.

Cheers

[d3syd]

Welcome to the forum. I went from a D3 to D4 3.0, and although the 3.0 is amazing, I never once found the 2.7 in the D3 underpowered. Enjoy:)!!

[scarry]

I never once found the 2.7 in the D3 underpowered. Enjoy:)!!

Same for the D4,i find it great,i went from a D2 to a 2.7 D4.

Good choice,you will be happy with that:):)

[Orkneytdv6]

Picked up the car on Friday. First things first, this is such a quiet car! I just can't believe how quiet it is.
Pre delivery was interesting, I'm not sure that it's a good thing running you through the basics so fast. My mind was a little numb during the drive home for half an hour while I processed it and battled Melbourne city traffic at the same time.

My trip home was 3 hours, so once out of the city, I had time to sus out the technology side of things.

Never had puddle lights before.....just love them, it's the little things.

Power is just fine for my requirements, 3.0l gets off the line in a way I'd prefer, but the 2.7 is better than what I had before,so I'm mighty impressed. Cruising and overtaking was effortless, did it a few times without issue.

Satnav, reverse camera, phone connection and use ability of the tech side of things is great, things I didn't have before, but now wouldn't do without again. Voice control works brilliantly once I worked out how to train it.

Downsides? Well, there's not much, last car had folding mirrors, this doesn't. Not a big thing, but I liked it. Be nice if the drink bottle storage area in the doors was illuminated, can't see when you want to grab something, and lastly, it so new I don't want to get it dirty. Which, is one reason I bought it. But I'm sure this will change.

Happy buyer and glad to have returned to the land rover brand.

[d3syd]

Glad you have the LR Permagrin back :D:D.

I really believe there isn't a SUV on the market in the same price bracket with the width of ability as the D4. It is as much at home parked in the forecourt of a 5 star hotel as it is fording rivers on the Old Telegraph track on Cape York.

PS, once you get used to it, you will be able to find that drink bottle with your eyes closed (not that you should be driving with them closed!).

[scarry]

Picked up the car on Friday. First things first, this is such a quiet car! I just can't believe how quiet it is.

We noticed the same,the quietness is unbelievable.
Smoothness on the road is also VERY good,sort of floats on the highway,well i suppose it floats on air.

One thing i have trouble with is the wipers,the intermittent doesn't seem to be a constant rate lke the other cars i have had,it seems to change depending on vehicle speed,and what the rain sensors detect.Anyway,a very small gribe ,hidden by all the good things.

[Tombie]

We noticed the same,the quietness is unbelievable.
Smoothness on the road is also VERY good,sort of floats on the highway,well i suppose it floats on air.

One thing i have trouble with is the wipers,the intermittent doesn't seem to be a constant rate lke the other cars i have had,it seems to change depending on vehicle speed,and what the rain sensors detect.Anyway,a very small gribe ,hidden by all the good things.

How can that be a gripe?

Its not 'intermittent' its 'Automatic'...

And works 'as and when' needed.... Less rain, less wipes...

You can adjust it to be more or less sensitive...

Much better than the normal interval controlled units...

BTW - Get some "RainX" and apply it to all glass on your vehicle - rain will just sheet off the glass....

[scarry]

How can that be a gripe

Much better than the normal interval controlled units...

BTW - Get some "RainX" and apply it to all glass on your vehicle - rain will just sheet off the glass....

Maybe your thoughts but not everybody's

The rain x will probably confuse it,it will wipe when not needed.

As i have already said,minimal issue,way outweighted by a fantastic vehicle.

[Tombie]

Maybe your thoughts but not everybody's

The rain x will probably confuse it,it will wipe when not needed.

As i have already said,minimal issue,way outweighted by a fantastic vehicle.

Rain X doesnt confuse it at all...

In fact, I often dont need to turn the wipers on at all - even in the most heavy of rain conditions... The water just beads straight off the glass.


I have found that you get used to the 'random' nature of the wipers - its more due to an ingrained 'comfort' of regular sweeps...

I found the same 'unnerving' behavior at first, but having spent a fair amount of time driving in adverse conditions in the last 6 months have come to appreciate the logic behind the behavior... (And the lack of wipers scraping across a dry'ish' windscreen.

Whats quite amusing is when you forget to turn them off of auto and a bug splats the sensor... You suddenly get a wiper sweep you were not expecting!!!!!!!!!

But on every point - the vehicle is amazing :)

[d3syd]

The automatic wipers on the D4 is much better than the D3.

The ones on my D3 used to come on unnecessarily and keep wiping even though the windscreen was quite dry. Adjusting the frequency knob seemed to do nothing.

[TerryO]

The automatic wiper system on my D3 works fine, I appreciate the fact that it in 99% of cases only wipes the screen when it needs it.

I see this updated system from the usual time set intermittent wipers as a major plus not a step back in any way.

cheers,
Terry

[Orkneytdv6]

Had a chance to get some pictures today.

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[Tombie]

Very nice... Now go get it muddy.....

[stray dingo]

Picked up the car on Friday. First things first, this is such a quiet car! I just can't believe how quiet it is.

Can't agree more. We've had a nissan for the past few years which sounds like a truck compared to the Disco. I'm almost too scared to add the front bar, snorkle and Cooper Zeons for the extra noise it might add...

[TerryO]

Can't agree more. We've had a nissan for the past few years which sounds like a truck compared to the Disco. I'm almost too scared to add the front bar, snorkle and Cooper Zeons for the extra noise it might add...


That's why 4x4' have radio's to drown out the tyre noise ...;)

Seriously I think you will be pleasantly surprised at how small the noise increase is, if you put Muds on then that depending on tyre brand could be a different story however.

cheers,
Terry

[trif]

Can't agree more. We've had a nissan for the past few years which sounds like a truck compared to the Disco. I'm almost too scared to add the front bar, snorkle and Cooper Zeons for the extra noise it might add...

The increase in noise with AT tyres, bullbar and snorkel is neglible in my opinion. The snorkel did seem to change the engine note a little. Well and truly traded off by the extra ability these additions give an already top notch vehicle.

Regards Trif.

[scarry]

Numberplates have been stolen already?;)

Looks good,particularly in that colour,as said,needs to get dirty.

The a/t's on my D4 are very,very slightly more noisy than the OEM tyre was.
No one notices,even my wife,who drives it all the time,it is her daily driver.
Knowing i now have little chance of tyre issues,far out weighs any tyre noise.In fact i don't notice any increase in tyre noise at all any more.

The rhino racks don't make any noise either,unlike the D2.

[Dfourfun]

Agreed, negligible change in noise level with snorkel and A/Ts on. Ditto with the Rhino rack. Its probably something to do with the double rubber seals on the doors that keeps all the noise (and dust!) out.

My only minor gripe is trying to clean the front windshield with the snorkel fitted is a pain in the #@*!

But a magnificently capable vehicle in the same price range as Pajero VRX and Prado - excellent value for money in the 2.7 TDV6 configuration (pity they are now going to phase it out...)