Thread: 2.7 Vs 3.0 TDV6 is it worth the extra$ ?

Originally Posted by Disco4SE

It appears that those with the 2:7Lt are happy with their choice, as with those who went with the 3.0Lt.
IMHO those that did choose the 3.0Lt would not go back to the 2.7.

Cheers, Craig

But is that extra grunt worth $15,000 or there abouts?.

Grunt brakes gearbox and resale
Maybe
D3 5 seated petrol resale pretty poor for what ya saved from new

Spent some time at Purnells Blakehurst today! Very helpful salesman. Took the 2.7 for a drive and was quite surprised, but did notice the turbo lag, particularly on hill starts. It pulls away and when the turbo comes in it rather surprised me with the boost in power.

Went back and had a chat about some of the functions and options, but unfortunately just as I wanted to take the 3.0 for a drive, it went out with someone else. Had a look at the D4s on the lot when the samesman came back, he didn't have the D4 3.0 for at least 1/2 an hour but I could take a 3.0 sport for a drive.

Pulled out of the drive and punched the go pedal to get to the 3rd lane, Whoa what a beast, almost scarry in comparison to the lag in the 2.7. I did find the 2.7 a pleasant drive and it performed well, but gee I'm glad I took the 2.7 out first. The 3.0 seemed to be more responsive and as the salesman said you can change lanes at any time where in the 2.7 you have to plan ahead.

Now I need to decide if I want to get any speeding tickets, which could be likely in a 3.0!

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

he didn't have the D4 3.0 for at least 1/2 an hour but I could take a 3.0 sport for a drive.

Pulled out of the drive and punched the go pedal to get to the 3rd lane, Whoa what a beast

Remember the Sport is a couple of hundred kg lighter than a D4 so a bit more zoom zoom.

Originally Posted by garrycol

Remember the Sport is a couple of hundred kg lighter than a D4 so a bit more zoom zoom.

The smaller diameter tyres would add a bit more to the performance improvement. However the 3.0 D4 can still jump lanes in a flash, as I discovered a few days ago when about to be boxed-in.

Originally Posted by garrycol

Remember the Sport is a couple of hundred kg lighter than a D4 so a bit more zoom zoom.

Thats good, I'm sure I could get in a lot of trouble letting the horses out too quick.

Looks like a good time to buy, given the deals LR is offering ATM, it seems that the January Sale is still on owing to a large shipment of vehicles at the end of January.

It is a huge change from the early days of Range Rover when you had to wait for several years for a vehicle, or the mid 1980s when dealers like Modern Motors couldnt get a vehicle to sell for love nor money. 18 months between sales is a long time.

Originally Posted by mowog

You can get 18's for the 3.0L D4. There are a few of us here on the forum with them it was a group buy a while back.

If I end up with a 3.0, these will be the first thing I order. Compomotive make a great wheel (very popular in rallying) and these look like a good solution.

However, I run both 18" GGs and 17" KM2s on my D3. While the 18"s will get me most places I want to go, they are a bit fragile. I have suffered a lot of damage to tread, sidewalls and rims (though this would be less of an issue with the Compomotives). On the other hand, the KM2s are tough as nails, offer better traction and just inspire a lot more confidence.

For me, I want to run a tyre with the robustness of the KM2 and in a legal size, and I can't do that yet with an 18". So I would really like to continue to run the 17"s as a second set and can't do that with a 3.0.

Sorry, bit of topic from OP and a bit long-winded, but this is a really tough decision to make!

Cheers,
Jon

Originally Posted by jon3950

Sorry, bit of topic from OP and a bit long-winded, but this is a really tough decision to make!

Cheers,
Jon

Yep,for me to,the main reason i had to go for the 2.7.I didn't wanna go oversize,but i wanted LT.There is nothing in 18' that is LT.

As for resale,i don't think you would see more than half the 14k or whatever difference again.The more you spend,the more you lose at sale time.

The main reason the V6 petrol D3's are cheap,is because the are ummm,petrol.