Thread: Effect of D5 on used D4 market

Yes. Actually taking driving as a the life threatening task it is would improve driving immensely

Originally Posted by ATH

"Autonomous braking, lane assist, smart cruise ect are new and the flavour/trend of the day." They may well be the flavour of the day with some but I bought the poverty pack D4 last year because when I need electronic gadgets to tell me what's happening on the road around me, or that I'm wandering, I'll give up driving.
Total crap much of which is just another distraction to many from what should be the most important thing whilst driving...... attention attention attention to what you're doing. Looking in the mirrors, looking out the windscreen, being aware of what's happening around you not gobbing off on the phone or gazing at a screen to see who's in your blind spot etc. You should know.
AlanH.

I'll start a new thread on the topic as I think this is a subject that will run and run

Seriously.
What is next, Software that will get the soccer Mom to the training grounds on Auto pilot?
Like was said earlier Good driving skills alleviate the need for most of the electronic BS in new vehicles

The trouble is as long as there are f wits on the road we will need these safety aids. Only when we can delete instructions off shampoo bottles is when we will be safe in the road!!

I wouldn't call them crap as these gizmos are good but they can make you a bit reliant.

Blind spot warning, adaptive cruise and even anti collision breaking will be features that will reduce insurance premiums in the future. As they simply reduce the risk of collision/damage.

Originally Posted by Creaser

The above quote published in a Land Rover Australia email.

What is the scale of the effect of the delivery of at least 700 D5s, on availability and prices of used D4s?

I'm currently trying to buy a low k D4 - LR dealers have premium priced the last of the new ones and any good second-hand ones are being immediately snapped up, in the case of one car I was looking at, within 4 hours of the dealer sending its details to their shortlist of interested purchasers. The car was never actually advertised anywhere. The stock listed on the car websites hasn't moved much over the last few weeks, and most seem to have problems when you look closely. The LR dealers either don't know or aren't saying how many people who've ordered D5s will trade in D4s. And, as I posted elsewhere, one dealer mentioned in passing that having seen the D5 in the flesh some purchasers were electing to keep their D4s.

Originally Posted by Timmy

I have just purchased a 2014 SDV6 HSE for $55,000 which I am happy with.

Can I ask how many Ks the car had?

Originally Posted by rar110

I wouldn't call them crap as these gizmos are good but they can make you a bit reliant.

Blind spot warning, adaptive cruise and even anti collision breaking will be features that will reduce insurance premiums in the future. As they simply reduce the risk of collision/damage.

Funniest thing ever. Reducing insurance premiums? Believe it when I see it.