Thread: No dirt for D4's

..or Range Rovers.

Yeah, that's been my experience too. The terrain response system and air suspension on my D4 is totally unsuitable for corrugations and rough tracks. The smooth ride of my Defender on the Mitchell Plateau and Bungle Bungle roads is but a dim happy memory as I suffer the bone jarring ride of the modern Land Rover.

You are preaching to the converted James
maybe you should be telling Mr Hagon( and the World)

Yes, early on he shows no clue, but in the end he actually recommends a Disco as an alternative.

The usual naff comments about surplus RAF paint, which it never was, aluminium hinges which they aren't, I could go on but I won't. Surprised that only 47 made it to Oz.

"Noisy, too; when it's raining, for example, the water splashes into the rear wheel arches with the intensity of a thunderstorm on the roof of a tin shed. And rocks can fling up into those arches like a ball bearing being fired into metal."

"How's the sound system?

Pretty average, but at least it's got one (which the original didn't). It's an aftermarket Alpine unit with tiny buttons and a 1990s dot matrix display. Speaking of old school, the metal aerial (remember them) has to be raised and lowered manually. The sound system also has a removable face, just in case anyone wants to nick it. And while the speakers are crisp in their reproduction of high frequencies, the bass sounds muddy and starts distorting when you wind up the volume. It's all pretty tinny and indicative that the stereo was something of an afterthought. At least the subwoofer tacked on to the back of the centre storage console pulsates against your leg with the bass hits."

"While some of the impressive-while-they're-working electronics and fancy air suspension of Discoverys and Range Rovers are susceptible to failure, the simplicity of the Defender ..."


Gutter journalism...

Originally Posted by JamesH

Yeah, that's been my experience too. The terrain response system and air suspension on my D4 is totally unsuitable for corrugations and rough tracks. The smooth ride of my Defender on the Mitchell Plateau and Bungle Bungle roads is but a dim happy memory as I suffer the bone jarring ride of the modern Land Rover.

Yeah, they're so fragile no-one in their right mind would take a Disco off the bitumen.

Good to see someone's journalistic standards haven't slipped over the break. Goose.

Cheers
Jon

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Yes they definitely are not suited to offraod