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Only you know what you can tolerate .
Hi all,
I have a bad tinnitus problem and need to avoid noise. In my Defenders, I use earplugs and Bose noise cancelling headphones together. In my Disco 2, I just use the Bose.
I would love to drive 'naked' - in the aural sense. Can anyone tell me please how the noise level of the Disco 3 compares to a Disco 2? By noise I don't mean the odd transmission whine, or diesel knock, but the constant roar of road surface noise from tyres, or the boom and crash as tyres hit obstacles, potholes, corrugations etc.
The Disco 2 is pretty good, but has a lot of low frequency noise, possibly made worse by the ACE system.
Is the RRS any better in this respect?
Thanks everyone,
Cheers,
Paul
Master
Test drive one at your LR Dealer's trade-in lot ..........
Only you know what you can tolerate .
Big Big difference between my D2 and now the D3..but my D2 had done alot of off road and corrigations so was likely not the quietest D2 around.
As suggested take 1 for a test drive..
Cheers Ean
ChatterBox
RRS is quieter - it has double glazed front windows.
Cheers,
Gordon
Thanks for the replies. Taking one for a drive is not so easy - the nearest dealer is three and a half hours drive away. That is the beauty of this forum - I hope to find out enought to justify (or not) a day away from the workshop.
Thanks Ean, that is the sort of thing I was looking for, but preferably a comparison to a 'quiet' D2.
Likewise, thanks Gordon, every little bit of quiet helps. I bet it costs a bomb when it is time for a new windscreen!
Does the D3/RRS have a separate chassis like the D2 or have they gone monocoque?
Cheers,
Paul
Master
Hi Paul,
My first post on this forum so, hello to all.
I believe D3's have both monocoque and traditional 4x4 chassis.
This review on top gear is a good one if you can handle Jeremy Clarkson. He discusses the chassis issue at 2:55.
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVpVLH4M4R4&feature=youtube_gdata_player"]YouTube - Disco Climbing Challenge part 1 - Top Gear - BBC[/ame]
Luke
Fossicker
If you get back to your car with a kid in your hands, you could probably assume you left the car with a kid in your hands - so presumedly the 2nd row seat would have been left forward?
Clarkson is right, "someone wasn't thinking....", him.
We use the 3rd row quite a lot but never pull the 2nd row seat forward all the way like that - we lay the 2nd row seat back rest down and the kids climb in - no more difficult than any 2 seat vehicle.
Wizard
Wilbur, I noticed how quiet my D3 was coming from a Landcruiser 100 Series TD.
The swap to the D4 was even quieter again. I assume that the noise levels in the D3 being a totally different and more refined vehicle than the D2, would be quite noticeable.
Cheers, Craig
ChatterBox
In the RRS, it's the passenger and driver's windows that are double-glazed, but yes, they probably cost a bomb! Makes a big difference to tyre noise though.Originally Posted by Wilbur
Cheers,
Gordon
Thanks Luke, and welcome to the forum. The chassis issue is interesting - and particularly because Clarkson seems to make an advantage into a disadvantage. But that is nothing compared to the issue he makes of the kiddy Seats. Bloody hell, if those are the only things he can find to criticise, then the D3 must be a mighty fine vehicle.
Cheers,
Paul
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