Thread: Which Model - Long Term Purchase

Walking away from the new toy.

Can you imagine being given or buying a new toy and not being able to play with it for 4 days.

I did hear a knock in the front though but that will be gone when I pick it back up. Might be a good thing - start with a spot on mechanical feel. The new Maxis tyres make a bit of noise around town but with only 6km before they went on I don't have much to compare them with. 46km on impressed with the 3 litre motor. My other car, a Citroen C5 has the 2.7litre version with same gearbox. I was expecting good and pleased with the tease so far.

Laurie

As an owner of a MY12 SE I can tell you that at 46km you have no clue about how much you're going to love that awesome car.

I'm 70k in and I just love it so much. Apart from Defenders I see no point in driving anything else. One downside is I see the cars I dreamt of, Astons, Bentleys, even big Rangies and I yawn, over all that. D4s are the best car on the road. Don't argue now, come back in a year.

Congratulations, Strop. I travelled through the same process that you have. I wanted a comfortable and capable tug for a 2.5 tonne caravan and it came down to Disco 4 versus Land Cruiser 200. Being not flush with cash, so new was out of the question. The decision on balance that the D4 was the better machine for my needs and I managed to find an MY13 SDV6 HSE at roughly half new price. Pure luxury and more gadgets than I've had in a car before... Towing is easy (except for remembering that the van is 3.2 metres high and wider than the car). The torque and power available is phenomenal and the air suspension is more fun than a barrel of monkeys - drop down to access height to impress the passengers. The only downside is the urge to make useful mods and they all cost $$$$$$$$.