Master
Not A question I ever thought I would ask…… and to be fair it is not me asking it.
There is a “Why I love my Landy” or rather why I don’t love Land Rover at the moment post in this, but more on this elsewhere and later…….
As you may or may not know, my brother in law is selling his 05 D3. The urgency is no longer there, so he is faced with a few options. One of his options is just to keep the D3, the other is to replace. Last night he put a question to me and I found myself wondering.
At this stage with the trade in being offered by Land Rover on the older D3s (sub 20k in this case) and the price of a new D4, it is not really an option to replace the D3 with a D4. So the question he asked me was, if I were to replace my D3 now, and I had the following constraints, what would I replace it with? The constraints are as follows:
• Not wanting to spend more that $50/60k
• Must be a 4x4, but don’t need D3 type space, or 7 seats.
• Not necessarily new, but not older than a year
• Need to tow a boat, nothing huge, but bigger than a tinny
• Cheaper to run than a V6 D3.
The price throws out the LC 200, Prado probably also goes out on that basis. Pajero is just not a nice vehicle, which left me answering Nissan Patrol.
There are a lot of you out there who have just bought a D3, or are in the process of buying a 4x4, so my question to you is, what else is there out there that I am not thinking about?
Thanks in advance
DS
TopicToaster
Tell him to be patient and sell the D3 privately. It'll take some time but its worth it.
In recent years I've sold a Liberty 2.5 for 27k when I was offered 18k as trade-in on the D3. Took 3 months but worth it.
Sold a Forester for 14.5k when offered 8k on SWMBO's Golf. Took a week.
Also IMHO there's no point in looking at a D4 at the mo if you're price sensitive as I am. There's no deals and they can't keep up with the demand. Wait 12 months and the deals should start to flow.
Master
That was my initial advice..... hang on to the D3 for a bit, and the D4 deals (or D3 run out) will start to flow. I got an unbelievable deal on my D3 doing just that. That said, his D3 experience has not been a good one, all the horrors of an 05 model, so another Land Rover is not top of his want list at this stage. That said, there is NOTHING out there that offers what the D3 does as a package (including IMHO the D4).Originally Posted by WhiteD3
Tell him to be patient and sell the D3 privately. It'll take some time but its worth it.
In recent years I've sold a Liberty 2.5 for 27k when I was offered 18k as trade-in on the D3. Took 3 months but worth it.
Sold a Forester for 14.5k when offered 8k on SWMBO's Golf. Took a week.
Also IMHO there's no point in looking at a D4 at the mo if you're price sensitive as I am
There are a lot of us out there driving the V6 petrol (because the motor made it more affordable) that are going to find ourselves in a similar situation sooner or later. I have said it before, but by dropping the V6 from their line up, LR are going to loose sales.
TopicToaster
How about a used Tourag?
Master
It is funny, after reading Jamo's thread on his new Cayenne I thought about the Tourag this morning. I reckon that would be a good option.
ChatterBox
SubscriberTroopy ?
Alan
2005 Disco 2 HSE
1983 Series III Stage 1 V8
Master
Another question....... are there any warranty/insurance options available to an owner, after the factory warranty has expired?
Master
WAHAHAHAHAhahahahaaaaaaTroopy ?
ChatterBox
SubscriberBest to read through the long and extensively discussed warranties thread. Same issues will apply.
Alan
2005 Disco 2 HSE
1983 Series III Stage 1 V8
ChatterBox
SubscriberWAHAHAHAHAhahahahaaaaaa
Gowonn, they ain't that bad
Alan
2005 Disco 2 HSE
1983 Series III Stage 1 V8
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