Thread: Which Model - Long Term Purchase

Originally Posted by Strop

Said that to the wife tonight. I would think that there would be a lot of the City 4WD set who will update. The interesting part of today was that I looked at brand new cars (first time) not to buy - just look. What I saw was not 1 HSE or SE that had light coloured upholstery (read beige not ebony) - my wife's only request. Only a few TD's met the criteria.

Anyway, I will continue to watch.

I have a Ford Territory Ghia with black leather,you cant sit on the seats when its been parked in the sun.My 2014 TDV6 also has black leather,it doesn't get very hot at all.
The difference???? Land Rover have very good UV treatment of the glass,Ford don't.Make sure the front screen is genuine if you buy secondhand.
Andrew

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

Hang on a bit longer.
The D4 should be a bit cheaper once the D5 is released.
Andrew

The jury's out on that Andrew. My guess is it'll be years before ARB and the like have engineered a complete suite of after-market touring and off-road add-ons for the D5. So late model D4s may well be in high demand for some time because of the well-established inventory of stuff already designed for it.

It's pretty rare in Brisbane to see a D4 with a bar or wheel carrier. So most original owners don't buy them.

Originally Posted by Strop

Said that to the wife tonight. I would think that there would be a lot of the City 4WD set who will update. The interesting part of today was that I looked at brand new cars (first time) not to buy - just look. What I saw was not 1 HSE or SE that had light coloured upholstery (read beige not ebony) - my wife's only request. Only a few TD's met the criteria.

Anyway, I will continue to watch.

My first LR, a new 2010 RRS, had the beige interior and we loved it, not the least because it doesn't absorb the heat so much, and looks much more luxurious. But finding one like that in my subsequent search for a newish L322 proved impossible, so too our new D4. But in the end it's a small compromise.

Originally Posted by GregMilner

But in the end it's a small compromise.

Not from my wife's, sorry my position :-)

Laurie

Just buy her a plush light colored sheepskin seat cover and she'll be sweet. And she can take it along when you change vehicles. My wife's is on her third vehicle.

Gday Laurie,
We have an HSE that has been set up for touring, however, we were initially after an SE.
Must haves for us was an e-diff, purely because there will be many a time we will be on our own. The e-diff has a stronger construction base, so for us, we'll be towing a fair bit, I like the thought of a heavier duty diff as well. As this was the last, or second last "Discovery" to come into the country with an e-diff, we opted for the HSE. When we ordered ours, there were no choices other than what was already on order, and designated for Aus. As they had already been specked up by dealers, we could only exclude a couple of things from the build, and change the inside outside colours.
Being the HSE, it has memory seats 💺 but no heated seats. I wanted the Windsor Leather, which is softer and possibly a touch more comfy,, but the mrs said no to the extra 10k,,,, 😂 now she has no heated seats 😜

I cant ant really think of anything on the car that I'd probably change, and other than the better leather, I'm not sure if I'd add anything else. But having said that, I'm still learning about the car and what it can do.
As a car for long trips, this thing is awesomely comfortable,,, I'm happy to compare it to my two Jags, even if they were 82/84 models,,, for touring comfort, nothing compares. Even dads old LTD with the very soft leather it had which was just gorgeous too, the disco wins over.

As as far as cameras go, I'm still working them out. I'm minus my front ones at present whilst OL organise a bar which suits them. I think if your in a tight spot, having the mirror cams could be very beneficial, especially on the left,,, a bit hard to poke your head through the passengers window to check something.

Light interior is very nice and easy to look after. This is mine after nearly 10 years and with kids