Thread: How can i persuade the wife that we need a D3?

Originally Posted by mum42

Hello,

I drive a D3 and I was not really that convinced we needed a 'new' car when my husband came home with the idea. Then I had the chance to drive one and I just could not get over how easy it was to drive and how well it held the road! I just sits on the road, has a very small turning circle for such a large vehicle, the engine is quiet, the seating position is the most comfortable you will ever come across (well apart from the Rangie Sport then), it is so easy to park esp. reverse parking and all the electronics work a charm: the a/c takes the temp up or down immediately, the window demister works in seconds, the sat nav is easy to program etc. And when we bought it I discovered many other positives such as practical nooks and crannies where you can store all kinds of necessities when travelling with small children. Ours is a seven seater, so I can also take some extra children on outings. The back seats fold down so it is versatile and you can carry larger loads eg. furniture when you need to. Long trips are more relaxing than before thanks to all the comforts mentioned above.
I can also add that I have driven numerous 4WDs due to my husband's job interests and the D3 together with the Range Rover Sport are the most comfortable and easy 4WDs I have driven to date.
I suggest you get one on test or rent one for a week and let your wife do ALL the driving. Go to the shops and get her a new piece of furniture that you are sure will fit into the back (if you can afford to buy a D3, surely you can spend some cash on furniture!).
Do not forget to put in a longer trip, say 1.5hrs each way, esp. on a hot day. I can guarantee she will love the luxury and perhaps that will convince her.

Mum42

Why did I read that post to myself in a "Hyacinth Bucket" from "Keeping up Appearance type of voice ???

In no way suggesting Mum42 resemble said character but it had that type of ring too it ?

Best of British to you,

George

Originally Posted by DiscoWeb

Why did I read that post to myself in a "Hyacinth Bucket" from "Keeping up Appearance type of voice ???

In no way suggesting Mum42 resemble said character but it had that type of ring too it ?

Best of British to you,

George

Thank you for the compliment George. English is not my native language perhaps this is why I sound more like a recent arrived POME much to my DH's delight. I guess we are still a long way off sounding like good ol' Julia but we're workin' on it.

Mum42

how can you compare a d3 with an outlander?

Ill duck with Ben...

"Just buy a NEW Defender 90 instead. Then you have a smaller AND more capable 4x4"
... and a fourbie that doesnt look like its been hit up the **s with the ugly stick.

S

Jealousy is such an unattractive trait.

The only way a D3/4 could generate any emotion resembling jealousy in me is if LR brought out a model which weighed two tonnes instead of three and had a tray

Sorry to hijack - peace.

Steve

The D3's kerb is a lot less than 3000kg....and all those Defender owners who don't think much of the D3...remind me what you're doing browsing this forum ;-) You're most welcome of course, but it does remind me a bit of a bloke saying to his wife 'nope, never would if I got the chance' when a supermodel slinks by.

Well that is what my 5 ft and a bit Wife thinks of my LR3.

She has a 2005 4Motion 1.8T VW Passat and it is a bit of a hot rod - it really moves, except that one morning the battery quit and my LR3 was requisitioned to get her and her sister out to their Mother's place about 250 km northeast of Edmonton. I was left to resolve the battery problem.

Well, my Wife had never driven the 3 before, and I was somewhat concerned however off they went for four days. My only driving instruction was not to touch the round knob or the two levers down there by the knob.

Well, I did get the 3 back, (something about the gas tank being empty all the time), but the overall review was very postive.

I think the higher up driving position was the major plus, but the odd comment was that the 3 was just a big Passat - well it did not accelerate as quickly, but the steering and controls were all like the Passat; the brakes were good, and the turning circle amazing. The sisters comment was the ride was a lot better than any "truck" she had been in before.

The grandchildren seemed to like the back seats - the higher up seating position I think, plus the view foreward from a child seat was pretty good - kids opinions count quite a bit these days I gather. The older one figured that their Mom should have one also as that would solve many problems - his words, and we found that comment interesting - well they got a 4Runner but...

On an somewhat related note, a few years back when I was looking for a new ride, I was tending to a Chev Tahoe, and that idea was not being well received - too much like a truck or something. When however, I started to broach the idea of a Land Rover instead, the 3 got a quite positive response as long as it was silver in colour. Hence I, (we?), ultimately acquired a silver LR3, and all is good.

Since then, my Wife now has learned what the levers and round knob do and knows that pulling back on one of the levers means the 3 is easy to get into and out of and that she does not have to lift up the grandchildren as high.