Thread: New D4 is ordered - now some questions!

Originally Posted by Disco4SE

Hi Mickyd & Ron & everyone else, I bought my new D3 2.7D in April last year and sold it in December (only lost $1,800.00 BTW and had done 27,000 Klm's). Sold it privately. I now have the 3.0D D4.

You did well there. I bought an 09 D3 in April last year and am thinking of selling and getting a D4. Any thoughts on what i should be asking for it? Mines 09 Spec D3 SE, Stornoway Grey, Rear Air, tint, rubber mats throughout, 10,500kms.

Thanks,
Ash

Originally Posted by ash333

You did well there. I bought an 09 D3 in April last year and am thinking of selling and getting a D4. Any thoughts on what i should be asking for it? Mines 09 Spec D3 SE, Stornoway Grey, Rear Air, tint, rubber mats throughout, 10,500kms.

Thanks,
Ash

I forgot to mention its a TDV6.

Why the change so early? Power or styling?

Dorko

Power mainly. I was thinking of getting a RRS.

Hi Dorko, I bought the D3 knowing that I was going to get the D4 when it came out.
I suppose the main reason was that I was able to get the government tax advantage with the D3 for the previous finacial year and get a further tax advantage on the D4 because I purchased it prior to December 31st 09.
$30,000 off my tax x 2 = $60,000..........why wouldn't I?????

Sounds smart... but i dont really understand the tax side. But i trust ya hahahaha

Whatever the reason... D4 3L... = big smiles

Dorko

Originally Posted by brad72

He did say that you can legally put smaller brakes on the 3.0L D4's .

I for one find that a very unusual comment from a dealer or in fact almost anyone. LR have no doubt spent thousands of hours and millions of $ (or pounds) researching and testing these vehicles.

The one thing you would hope to hell they got right is what you need to do to stop them. I for one would not contemplate changing brakes, wheels and tryes completly different.

And for my two cents worth, and noting I have not driven the 3.0 D4 I can honestly say I do not recall one time when I have wanted for more power that I have from my TDV6 SE for the year and 30,000 km I have done.

I do not tow boats or vans but have been fully loaded with 4 adults and 2 kids and associated luggage and the grunt from the 2.7 just seems endless and overtaking, long uphill hauls are no problem at all.

Whilst bigger is usually better the 2.7 has plenty of grunt for 99% of uses in my mind.

Either way I think you will enjoy your new D4.

Hi Discoweb, The old saying you don't miss what you havent got.
I agree, the 2.7Lt is fine, nothing wrong with it, but after having the 2.7Lt and now the 3.0Lt, you really do appreciate the extra power & torque