Thread: deciding to buy a Disco 4

It's a Land Rover - you don't need to ask if it gets taken off-road

I'd suggest looking through the FAQ (sticky post at the top of this forum) regarding all your accessories and then doing a search on "Simpson" or "Canning" "or "high country" etc etc. There have been some recent posts about GVM here:

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/...avy-yours.html

Lots of posts and useful info. Hopefully we can welcome you to the LR fraternity in the not-too-distant future!

Cheers,

Gordon

Yeah, you should find plenty of info on things like that with a quick search...

Personally, I'd question the winch as I prefer a hand winch option (more versatile) but that has been done to death several times too.

You are quite right to question the GVM. D4 is a heavy car but chosing the right spec can help... e.g. cloth, manual seats will be lighter than leather, etc. It also depends on how many people you need to carry, if there is only yourself +1, you could pull out the rear seats & carpets too.

There's always options...

M

Oh yes...

...thanks to my job, I take D4 off-road ALL the time (as well as all of the other cars in the range).

D4 TDV6 Auto is my weapon of choice these days... They are just brilliant off-road!!!

M

I was fortunate enough to have a 200 for a week and a D4 for a week. There was no comparison. More fuel efficient, much more comfortable vehicle, wife gave the 200 back after one day of running around (she really did not enjoy it at all). We did have the D4 the first week do that made comparing the 200 quite unfair.
D4 has blown me away offroad. It has blown me away onroad. Quicker than the 200, and hitching our 3.5 tonne trailer is so much easier and faster than using the wdh to stop the 200 dragging the spare tyre on the bitumen.
Carrying capacity is only 13kgs different so that does not come into the equation.....unless you are talking the gx spec yota.
Plus my niece is a yota mechanic....she sealed the deal for me.
Luv the D4....so happy I went with it.

Hammo1,
I had a similar experience to discotwinturbo, with the exception that I had the 200 series & the Disco for a weekend, not a week.
Keep in mind that discotwinturbo & I have the 3.0Lt not the 2.7Lt. Although the 200 has more power & torque on paper and is almost identical weight, the D4 3.0Lt actually produces more power & torque at the wheels. In fact it is a full second quicker to 100 Kph (not that you will be drag racing).
The 3.0Lt produces 500Nm out of its 600Nm, at idle, so you have the torque down low where it is most needed.
Having had an 80 Series and a 100 Series Landcruiser prior to the D4, I wanted to make sure that I made the right decision.
Over the weekend that I had both vehicles (LC & D4) I found myself wanting to take the D4 whenever I had to go somewhere. Even the wife & kids were saying "Lets take the Discovery again Dad".
I have had the D4 for over 2 years now and covered 86,000Klm's.
Try prizing my arse out of it now

Hope this helps.

Cheers, Craig

Hi All
I have had a Patrol for the last 12 years and I was looking to change so I drove the 3.0 Disco 4 and I was blown away. I have also frequented these forums for the last 6 months to get a feel of the car and it so far has come up all positive.
As a result of this forum and the fact the Patrol motor blew up just before Christmas, I was given the go-ahead to buy the Landie. A few days ago I put down a deposit on a Fuji white 3.0 D4 with e-diff, reversing camera, xenon lights and I cannot wait to take delivery when I get back from a stint in the mines early March.
The ride, power, and comfort cannot be compared to the Patrol and I cannot wait to do some long trips in it. The only things I will be fitting to it is a bull bar, cargo barrier and some outback friendly tyres and I will be heading to Kununarra at the end of May.
I am counting the days!!!!
Graeme

Hi All,
Just joined today and was interested in this thread. I have recently put a deposit down on a new D4 2.7 with a few factory options added including 20" wheels. I am not a regular off-roader but have been up to Big River and surrounding areas previously(in a Patrol). I now intend to take ol wifey and my little boy up there again soon and want to get a jet ski and/or fishing boat in the future. I loved the test drive of the 3.0L but was directed toward the 2.7L for my purposes and budget. Do you guys have any opinion on the 2.7L or am I going to kick myself for not forking out the extra cash? Cheers

You will love it.. Great choice.