Thread: Disco vs RR Vogue

D4 simply because I couldn't fit everything into anything smaller and go touring for 6 weeks without towing anything. Practicality wins.

Mind you if you had a spare $50k for a off-road camper trailer you'd be fine, but then you probably wouldn't have a budget of $35k-$40k for 4x4 which means a 2015 HSE D4 wins.

Not to mention rwc, 1450km range with LR tank on D4, many many aftermarket accessories available....

When I was looking year for year comparisons of a D4 to a RR there was a $10k price increase on the RR....

Well. That really IS a can 'o worms. Having just (reluctantly) sold my 2012 L322 4.4TDV8 Luxury with only 60,000kms in favour of a 2016 D4 SE, I think I'm reasonably well qualified to put in my two bob's worth here.
My L322 was maintained to within an inch of its life. I absolutely loved it, and it gave me next to no issues bar those I inflicted on it myself. (See other posts). For a purely long distance tourer, nothing, but nothing matches it. Just last weekend the bride and I were heading back to Perth from Margaret River and travelled for many kilometres in tandem with a clone of my (former) car, and oh dear, they do look magnificent and magisterial, loping along at 110kmh on long legs at 1400rpm. I gave the driver an appreciative nod, as if to say "I get it mate."
Yes, mine had the dual TV/sat nav screen and the memory seats and the rear screens and oh, those wonderful lounge chairs. The wheels (20 inch) are too big for rough roads though, unless you fit oversized tyres (which I did, just before I sold it) and you sure get some strange looks when you pull into Kimberley road houses.

But in the end, the D4 is hardly poverty pack. Being an end-of-model year, it's got a few touches missing from earlier years, like the arm rests and the reversing camera. We tow a camper trailer (not as often as we'd like) to fairly remote places. I can fit a rear wheel carrier and long range tank, driving lights and all manner of other add-ons. It has more carrying capacity, in a more practical configuration, and a completely flat floor with all seats folded down, unlike the L322. No, the D4 doesn't have that imperious feel about it like the Vogue, and the V6 is missing the sound and enormous urge of the V8 (I used to enjoy burning off my buddy's LC200 Sahara - so immature!) but while the D4 mightn't be quite as quick, it doesn't hang about either.

I'm very happy with the D4. It'll do the job just fine. It's still superbly comfortable on a long drive. And, in a different way, lovely to look at. Specially in white.

The thing I REALLY miss is...well, nobody bought the L322 for the school run. It didn't have enough seats, see?

Nicely summed up Greg. I had a 2010 D4 and now a 2012 Vogue with the 4.4TDV8. Both are exceptionally good touring cars - but I do wish the Vogue had a few advantages the D4 has - eg ease of fitting a snorkel and bull bar with winch (yes its been done on a L322 but not easily); RWC (same). LR Tank - cant be done (although at least the Vogue has 105l already) and critically a 350Kg ball weight for towing (Vogue is 250kg which is silly - especially since it was 350kg on the P38 and is now 350kg again on the L405).

Ofcourse the real issue here is that LR are mean and nasty - otherwise they would have built us a D4 HSE with 250k / 750nm 4.4TDV8 under the bonnet......problem solved.......hmmph.

Originally Posted by Dagilmo

How do you go getting accessories for them? Bar work, racks. ETC?

Thats the kicker, pretty much nil aftermarket gear available which is a shame as there is a nice MY05 TD6 L322 for sale with only 128k on the clock for 27k.

Originally Posted by loanrangie

Thats the kicker, pretty much nil aftermarket gear available which is a shame as there is a nice MY05 TD6 L322 for sale with only 128k on the clock for 27k.

Thanks Loanrangie. Well, that is a shame. I had a look also and there are a few nice ones out there. I've just been contemplating changing my current and the TDV8 looks very appealing but if no accessories that wouldn't suit me.