Advice on new car?? Landrover or???

I had the impression that the question was more about ongoing faults and running costs than a direct comparison of vehicles comfort, power ride, etc where the LR is king on each head. Just be aware with Toyo that they are not what they used to be - you will have seen of course many recalls, but on Ausfish a guy just posted in the 4wd section of a Rav 4 he has that has had a very easy life with the auto crapping itself at 88,000 k just 3 months out of warranty and with Toyo allegedly saying, they can do that...

Cheers

PS. Be aware that with drivetrain I reckon the D3/D4 2.7 is very well placed v other vehicles, but because the LR just has so much extra gear it is better placed (read worst placed) to have more problems with the those extras - and they will certainly cost (eg electronic handbrake) but nowhere near as much as being up for $8k for a new gearbox just out of warranty. Thats they way I look at those things and they balance out over say 10 years in favour of LR.

Cheers

Dave, my 2 cents worth.

Trade-in on a D4 and take out the extended warranty. That'll give you 5-6 years of hassle free motoring by which time you'll have written down the D4 to some small amount.

I did the same as WhiteD3. I got the extended warranty to ensure no surprises town the track but also as the warranty can be transfered when selling privately if I do decide to sell after 3 years the new owner will still get 3 years of warranty.

As for my D4, I have driven 20,000Km in my 2.7 and the only problem to date was a kinked heater hose meaning my car didn't warm up as quickly in winter. Even my mate who has a Prado says how much more refined and quite the D4 is but also how much smoother the ride is.

Best of luck with the conundrum

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Originally Posted by WhiteD3

Dave, my 2 cents worth.

Trade-in on a D4 and take out the extended warranty. That'll give you 5-6 years of hassle free motoring by which time you'll have written down the D4 to some small amount.

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Originally Posted by CaverD3

Get the extended warrranty and flick after five years?

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Reliability?



http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...4/IMG_6488.jpg

Yes that is miles. :o

See:
DISCO3.CO.UK - View topic - Character has an announcement to make...........

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Originally Posted by character

on its original turbo, 1x compressor around 100k ago :whistle:

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However it is showing its age. :Rolling:



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That is very impressive! 640 k km!! :eek: awesome!

Looks like a lot of it would have been towing aswell!

Dave, If I was in the same position as you I would probably go for a D4, with the most warranty you can get ( is that 5/6 yrs?)

Then do all the oils (diffs and gearbox) at say 60/80k and every 60/80k afterwards, and sell it off around 4 years old still with warranty if its transferable?

Character did have a transfer box failure a couple of months ago though.
Serviced his trans regularly and almost all towing long ditances with double axle trailer, it's his business.

If I had the $$$ a D4 Now here come the BUT's:
Have a look at the new patrool but the turbo diesel version my be a while away and also have a look at the Jeep grand cheeryokee, it should be getting an italian v6tdi mid year and has a similar transmision/ traction control set up to the D4/ RR sport at about 15K less.:eek:

Couple of options today.
I have been offered a 2011 D4 TDV6 for $68,000 inc gst plus on roads.
Brand new, so a great price from a dealership.

I also went a did a test drive of the new Platinum Pajero Diesel.
Typical Direct Injection rattle, but fully optioned with all the bling, to inc Centre Diff Lock and Rear Factory Diff lock.
Navi etc etc.
Drove quite well, and offers great fuel economy>
$59,000.00 on road after fleet discount of $6100.00, which l qualified for, as l own Mitsubishi Commercial vehicles also.

mmmm Decisions Decisions !!!

Yeah great deals can be found on the Pajero, they are very fuel efficient off road in particular. Good deep loadspace because of the Monocoque constrruction. Worst thing is their resale value.

Mate of mine had a Bitsa****y Pajero. The diesel was harsh and loud compared to the Disco.
The off road capabilities came no where near the Disco.
He brought top of the range and lost severely on re-sale.
Cheers, Craig