Thread: D4 v LC200

Yep, got the 3L... turbo going good... i think....

I would say its a shame you only have the 2.7L the 3L is magic!

Agree with the last statement... both cars are good... just the D4 is a ahead of the class in this case!

Dorko

Originally Posted by Dorko

I would say its a shame you only have the 2.7L the 3L is magic!

Would you say that little bit of magic is worth close to the extra $15K??? 300cc, an extra turbo and an extra 40kw is not much for $15K.

I would prefer the 2.7 with its reliability and maybe speed $1K to bring the engine up to similar power specs as the 3.0 (yes I know you can also chip the 3.0).

Garry

I wouldn't pay $15k as that is extreme. However the engine is worth a extra bit of money over the 2.7L. Comparing the two modules 3L vs 2.7L its really a no brainer IF you have the extra money to spend. Add a chip to a 3L and then you have a wild animal.

I guess the same question could be said, why buy a D4 2.7L when you can get a D3.... Me personally I had the money, so why compromise and then wish I had a 3L only later to chip it so it would be similar to the 3L.

Oh and reliability, all cars are computers on wheels. If you break down, it will still be on the same truck. Just as the 2.7 is a great engine so is the 3L, that's why they have them in the Jags...

Originally Posted by Dorko

Yep, got the 3L... turbo going good... i think....

I would say its a shame you only have the 2.7L the 3L is magic!
Dorko

So if bigger is better Dorko then I guess you must feel very insecure around Landcruiser owners with their much bigger V8's.

Personally I've always believed in the old saying that its not so much what you have ...rather how you use it.

cheers,
Terry

Originally Posted by TerryO

So if bigger is better Dorko then I guess you must feel very insecure around Landcruiser owners with their much bigger V8's.

HAHAHAHAHA

Must have problems reading TerryO. I don't remember saying bigger is better.... perhaps thats how you feel inside, need a hug...? or is it those old sayings just showing your age.

Personally my favorite saying is... stop dreaming it, and make it happen

Originally Posted by Dorko

I wouldn't pay $15k as that is extreme.

But you did - a 2.7 D4 can be got for $75K new whereas the 3.0 D4 is just under $90K - of course deals can be done but that is roughly the difference in pricing.

Garry

My boss just got stuck on the Yorke Peninsula here in SA with 4 other guys and their 2 months old Cruiser was flat bedded back to SA.
A fuse seems to have disabled the whole vehicle and guess what. They are some kind of square fandangle bit that no one has spares of or even ever knew would give trouble.

The local RAA representative as they all are a bit simple I guess did not have a clue where to look 1st.

I am getting my New vehicle in a week or so(Navara) and just a look under the hood of that and no wonder. My reliable if simple 300 tdi is a fix on the side of the road, the rest of all new cars even the new Defenders, are all eletronic engineering marvels. A wonder they run for a s long as they do.

And how about in ten years when all those electrics are getting hot and cold a million times.
We all thought the P38's are/were hard to maintain. New D3/4's and cruisers are way more complicated than that.

Let alone some guys bitch about the extra 300ccm or extra turbo or what not.

Its just all getting to complicated i think.

Bring on the 4bd1's and cockroaches as they are the only things that will live forever I feel.

Actually no Garry.

There was $7k difference for a fully option 2.7 at $83k where I paid $90k for all the same fruit plus it was the 3L.

So $15K is high; agreed, but $7k difference is good value for a bigger and more advance engine. Plus if it wasn't the time of the hail storm back in 2010, I'm sure the deal would of been even better!