Thread: Oh what a feeling..... our D4

"They'd just had it serviced by an official Bentley dealer: $10,000 for the service ..." Oh dear! Younger bro bought a Bentley not long ago after pricing up an absolute top of the range new Rangie with petrol V8. Reckoned there wasn't a lot of difference. Although he loved the Rangie ride he hated the black smoke out the arse end of his RR Autobio when he booted it.
However, with the size of his cheque book I doubt he'll be worried about a few quid to service his new steed.
AlanH.

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I regularly do a 1000 km run in the Defender
The silence is incredible
i cant hear a thing when i get out ;-) :-?

I was interested to see how many parts from a 2013 Defender could be directly fitted to my 1974 Slll, there are so many!

Having spent over ten years trundling around the UK in a Defender 110 with up to 11 of us in it, acquiring a D2 V8 Auto in Australia was a bit of a revelation; the Disco feels like a "proper" Landrover but you can hear yourself think and still move after a day at the wheel so, as I get older and more in need of TLC, you've got me wondering how much of an improvement a D4 would be over the D2 .. perhaps time to start scanning the classifieds ..

Originally Posted by andyh

Having spent over ten years trundling around the UK in a Defender 110 with up to 11 of us in it, acquiring a D2 V8 Auto in Australia was a bit of a revelation; the Disco feels like a "proper" Landrover but you can hear yourself think and still move after a day at the wheel so, as I get older and more in need of TLC, you've got me wondering how much of an improvement a D4 would be over the D2 .. perhaps time to start scanning the classifieds ..

Go for a test drive - and you'll be sold!

Drive a Puma Defender too, you might be sold on one of those instead if you want a quiet ‘real Land Rover’ You never know!

1000km in my 1998 300 Tdi Defender definately celebrates the golden silence once you step out of the vehicle.

1000km in my 2014 Puma Defender on the other hand is a joy! It’s a quiet Defender! The seating position is excellent for long hauls and the 6 speed box makes cruising at speed limit / 2200rpm easy.

Disco 4? Never driven one. ...Yes I’m sure they’re quieter, more plush, etc. but you can’t hose em out and they have about 6 million computers and air springs etc. Sounds like a Range Rover to me

Originally Posted by andyh

Having spent over ten years trundling around the UK in a Defender 110 with up to 11 of us in it, acquiring a D2 V8 Auto in Australia was a bit of a revelation; the Disco feels like a "proper" Landrover but you can hear yourself think and still move after a day at the wheel so, as I get older and more in need of TLC, you've got me wondering how much of an improvement a D4 would be over the D2 .. perhaps time to start scanning the classifieds ..

I don't have a D4 but my D3 is substantially more comfortable than my D2.

I spent 13 years bouncing and working and firefighting from Toyota utes and other configurations (FJ40s or equivalent) and at the end of that time - swore I'd never drive or own a 4WD again! (Only got to drive a Land Rover once - a 130 due for exit; noted how it seemed simpler, slower, more comfy and capable).
Time passes - but not the adventurous spirit.
After finding ourselves in a 2004 Holden Astra, 2-FWD, no limited slip or mods, and once again somehow having navigated a lengthy 4WD trail one too many times - bit the bullet and got a Freelander 2.
Which - no low range, but diesel torque on a 6sp auto - seems to go pretty much anywhere I remember the petrol Toyotas going 30-40 years ago, bar the last bit of extreme and fighting fires.
And we call the cruise control the cop-control.
Talked to a D4 owner when we bought it, older guy, we had the same reaction:
It's almost too easy! - (particularly to exceed speed limits, as well as off-road).
And we'd both had the thing of 500km and feeling like we could go for a drive to look around.

7 years and almost no trouble; both the keys 'still work' but seem to be a weak point.

No wonder I'm seeing so many more late-model Land Rovers around Canberra nowadays.