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

**DiscoWeb** · 24th September 2010, 01:32 PM

Originally Posted by simoncs

Hi all

This is my first post. I have been searching through the forums and the disco3 site but don't have a conclusive answer yet.

Here's my problem....

We need a 4wd as I do a lot of kitesurfing and am always driving onto beaches, plus always have a lot of kit with me. I wouldn't mind also doing some proper offroad trips (not essential but this is a strong argument for me)

I'd like a D3 (or even a D4 if i could find one at right price). We had a Subaru Forrester before and that did the job in terms of driving on beaches etc.
The wife likes the Mitsubishi Outlander VRX, mainly cos it is smaller and easier for her to drive apparently. In fact she says she wouldn't want to drive the disco as it's too big. Essentially for the same money as a 2005/6 disco3 we could buy a new Outlander. Plus being a new car, it comes with all the toys - satnav, bluetooth,reverse camera,ipod connection etc etc) And also the 10yr warranty and capped servicing make the car much cheaper to run. It would get us onto beaches which is the basic requirement

Anyone else had to persuade the wife that a D3 was the way forward?

thanks
Simon

Simon,

Get her in it, get her to drive it and make sure it has the reverse park sensors.

"Look how far ahead you can see, darling"
"how quiet is it"
"how comfortable are those leather seats"
"gee the air conditioning is so good, it will be so cool on those trips to the beach"
"you can pack as many bags as you like for ours next trip because we have so much more space"
"you can sleep in it while I kite surf if you lay those seats completely flat"
"the colour (what ever it is) really brings out your eyes"

Well the last one is a bit desperate, but you get the gist.

Before buying a D3 I too had a Subaru Forrester and a Mini. My wife mostly drove the mini and was adamant that the D3 was too big, she would not be able to park it anywhere, would run over one of the kids, it was not environmentally friendly, blah blah blah.

Gee I drive the Mini a lot now.

Really a very easy sell.

Regards,

George

**connock** · 24th September 2010, 02:42 PM

Good luck buddy , once your got one tho you wont look back. I had a 130 and my wife freaked when having to drive it but she loves the D3. May be concider a defender , take for a drive etc. ( great car mind yoiu ) then come back to the D3.

All the best

NTBeyond · 24th September 2010, 02:42 PM

"the colour (what ever it is) really brings out your eyes"

Well the last one is a bit desperate, but you get the gist.
Regards,
George

Very close George.

Mention all the obvious advantages but the clincher will be...."What colour do you think would look good dear?"

It's the colour stoopid. Women rarely care about all the rest.

**incisor** · 24th September 2010, 03:15 PM

Originally Posted by LeaRoy

As a wiseman once told me.....It's far easier to ask for forgivness than ask for permission.(

still working for me after 36 years

**talltales** · 24th September 2010, 04:02 PM

My wife wanted our first D1 because it was green. Once we had it she wanted another, a D3 and now I have trouble getting the keys off her.

Mark

camoo · 24th September 2010, 04:13 PM

I finally talked the young lady into letting me get a D3 and we went out and took the D4 for a drive.....then the 3.0lt (which was so much safer as you can get out of anything!!!!)

and it came down to the bloody colour!!!

Now I get " do they have a matching bull bar in that colour.......

David
married for 20 years nearly

**ozscott** · 24th September 2010, 05:51 PM

Originally Posted by trobbo

Here is a red book link which provides a summary of the vehicle.
look at all those safety features. ANCAP 5 star rating

Adaptive cornering HID lights are great at night

Redbook

Mate the d3 is 4 star ancap. Assume d4 would be same to.

Cheers

**jonesfam** · 26th September 2010, 08:27 PM

The 5'1&3/4" (the 3/4" is important), loves the D3. It is the first 4WD we have had (8 now) which she will drive on gravel. She says it is just so planted on the road.
She loves how easy it is to revers with the big mirrors & sensors, loves that she can jack the seat up & pull the steering wheel closer, loves that it carries all 5 kids & a fair bit of junk comfortably for miles, loves that it towes so easily, loves that she can lower it to get in/out.
She hates that I take it bush, hates that the kids want the DVD on every time they get in, thinks the stereo is to loud & won't let me put a snorkel on" 'cause they are ugly".
The colour matched ARB bull bar is a real + for her & now I have to get a winch to fill in that "Ugly hole".
She drives it like she stole it & has the Discovery PermaGrin.

Jonesfam

**Preacher** · 27th September 2010, 08:26 PM

I've been around for a little while now and have enjoyed a couple of marriages.

I learnt very early on if you want to do something or buy something or get involved in something DO IT FOR THE KIDS!

It worked with my own kids and is now working very nicely with my grand children.

Just 1 example - granson was 5, i'd been taking him to the motorbike shop for months seeing if his feet would touch the ground sitting on a little 50cc KTM - this growing thing took too long so I got a piece of 100mm wood to help him along.
When I finally approached the subject with my wife - she said well how will you look after him! my answer = I'll just run along side him, it'll be OK
WELL! 1st outing, and he wasn't riding very fast - I was literally knackered - couldn't breathe, a total mess.
She said I think you'll need to get a bike too!
YES and that was the start o0f my second riding campaign - almost identical strategy to my first marriage with my own kids.

The D3 was so I could take all the grandkids away camping band to spend quality time with ther4e grandad and of vcourse it was much safer and moire comfortable for my lovelly wife as well.

READ & LEARN
you may adapt the strategies any way you like - just DON"T give me ANY credit

dj

**FifiLámour** · 30th September 2010, 05:26 PM

I reckon Preacher has it all wrapped up. He just needs to write the handbook, LOL. Do it for the kids

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In all honesty, I don't know why she's not jumping up and down in glee. I'm a mother and I love my D3. If I wrote it off tomorrow, I'd go straight out and get another one. I know they look big, but to me it doesn't drive "big". Sure, parking in the school carpark can be a bit hair-raising, but I'm so cynical about the other mothers' ability not to open the doors into either of my cars that I park a fair way away on the grass where I can set my own boundaries.

I can fit a week's worth of groceries in the D3 whereas it's getting a bit tricky with my BMW sedan. And my oldest child is only 8 so we are only going to need more...

I love the fact that I can carry my kids and everyone else's in the back of the D3 without issues. I would much prefer it was me driving them all than some other parent driving mine.

I love the fact that I can throw the kids' bikes in the back of the D3 without needing a bike rack, meet them after school and go riding at the beach.

In summary, the size of the D3 allows for spontaneity. Spontaneity is one thing I lost when I had children and I am loving the fact that I am reclaiming it thanks to my car.

In a D3, anything is possible. The world is an adventure waiting to happen!

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