Thread: Buying a D4...

Originally Posted by BlackPerth

GGhagis, "Rim protectors" - can you elaborate on this? direct me to more info?
cheers
Chris

Chris,

I'll email you the details

Cheers,

Gordon

Originally Posted by gghaggis

Here's something else we can agree on - you haven't driven/watched a D3 on 17" rims and a D4 on 19" rims up the same sand dune, have you?

Cheers,

Gordon

Gordon - you know I have not. I accept that you clearly have. That is not the end of the matter though as, if you also were willing to concede reasonable propositions, you would accept. The off road ability of any vehicle is adversely affected each time a manufacturer keeps the overall diameter the same (roughly) and increase rim size - there is simply no escaping that. Your reply no doubt will criticise me for an assessment of wheel size without having driven the D3/D4 with various wheel combinations back to back - so be it; as I have said that is not decisive and avoids the issue which is this - low profiles are worse off road than higher profiles.

Cheers

PS. I have given my opinion. I will (try) to say no more on the point.

I am happy to concede to a reasonable proposition - say something along the lines of:

The D4 3.0 ltr would be an even better off-roader if it had 18" rim options.

Perhaps you should concede that the 19" rims on a D4 are not that bad in sand? Because you are NOT making a reasonable proposition when you you paint the following picture:

Originally Posted by ozscott

PS. All those extra kilerwasps and talk' are not going to help the D4 3.0 with its drug lord chromies stuck up to the sills in the deep sand when the D3/D4 2.7 with its still very liveable power and torque comes idling by and has to snatch you out. SO IF, you want to go offroad (as the Hyundai(?) people used to say) please consider...

The above is the idiotic statement that somewhat irks me.

Cheers,

Gordon

Originally Posted by ozscott

Gordon - you know I have not. I accept that you clearly have. That is not the end of the matter though as, if you also were willing to concede reasonable propositions, you would accept. The off road ability of any vehicle is adversely affected each time a manufacturer keeps the overall diameter the same (roughly) and increase rim size - there is simply no escaping that. Your reply no doubt will criticise me for an assessment of wheel size without having driven the D3/D4 with various wheel combinations back to back - so be it; as I have said that is not decisive and avoids the issue which is this - low profiles are worse off road than higher profiles.

Cheers

PS. I have given my opinion. I will (try) to say no more on the point.

Thank f*&^% for that. Hopefully this is the end of the debate.
FYI: Still with you Gordon

Fair enough mate. I accept that my first remarks were somewhat inflammatory but I was peed off at the fact that a reasonable comment was made and then simply disregarded by others. I think that the way I wrote it (drug lord chromies) etc and the fact that I was clearly going overboard to prove a point, should have been taken into account, but alas not.

Cheers

The End

Originally Posted by circlethewagons

Well I've had a bit of an about face...

I am going to be using the LR Corporate Program so that gets me free regular services for 3 years, a discount and some other freebies.

Hi Criclethewagons,

Congrats on your decision to go with the D4 Diesel. I don't think you will regret it. I notice you are going to use the LR Corporate Program. I know about the free services and a discount (maybe) but what 'freebies' are they throwing at you?

Cheers

GeorgeK

Good question GeorgeK - I just bought on the Program too - got a discount and free servicing .....and a 4 month wait!