Thread: D4 - to buy or not to buy?

Originally Posted by Discodicky

In Nov 2017 I bought a new 4WD MUX ..... Probably not fair to the MUX to compare it with a D3/4, but inevitably people do in the case of S/h vehicles in similar price ranges, but really there is no comparison, the D3/4 is far superior in every way.

I agree that the D4 is impressive, but with $40k to spend you're going to get either an MU-X or Trailblazer with lowish Ks which is possibly still under warranty or a much older and/or higher Ks D4. And D4 services are expensive - mine is being serviced tomorrow and with front brakes and 80k service it's around $1700.

D4 much nicer but you need a decent mechanic who knows them or its going to be a pain to own. It's going to be more expensive to own than the mux no doubt.

Course you could wait a couple of years and a y62 will come up in your budget. Just think, another 27 years of patrol ownership lined up .

Originally Posted by Arapiles

I agree that the D4 is impressive, but with $40k to spend you're going to get either an MU-X or Trailblazer with lowish Ks which is possibly still under warranty or a much older and/or higher Ks D4. And D4 services are expensive - mine is being serviced tomorrow and with front brakes and 80k service it's around $1700.

Why would anyone pay the dealer for brakes?

Overall, D4 services aren’t expensive - I never paid a cent for any at the dealer until outside warranty.

A good Indy will be on par with the others.


You’re applying logic to a purchase, whilst driving a Discovery it’s hardly logical - that MU-X will be as boring and bat****, have no soul and ride like everything else out there... there’s a reason for the LR feeling.

I have an Isuzu and an MG I drive when in Thailand and they’re ok... but the Isuzu is nothing more than transport...

Originally Posted by Markus1

D4 much nicer but you need a decent mechanic who knows them or its going to be a pain to own. It's going to be more expensive to own than the mux no doubt.

Course you could wait a couple of years and a y62 will come up in your budget. Just think, another 27 years of patrol ownership lined up .

I don’t even have a LR mechanic within 4 hours worth their salt... and my D4 ownership has been one of the most sublime and relaxing experiences of any vehicle.

Aside from a Gap IID tool, they aren’t any more difficult than any other.

Why do you think I’m asking on a LR page and not an Isuzu page 😆

Thanks all, I appreciate all the responses.
Some very sensible logic there (thanks Arapiles and DiscoDicky) as well as the non-logic I’m currently going through.
I will have a look at some lower specs and widen my options.
Perhaps I don’t need those extra 3kW after all?
Watch this space...

@Tombie--

I have an Isuzu and an MG I drive when in Thailand and they’re ok... but the Isuzu is nothing more than transport...

Hello Mike. What's with the MG? Not a Chinese one I hope? Cheers

Originally Posted by Old Farang

Hello Mike. What's with the MG? Not a Chinese one I hope? Cheers

Yeah, just the common run of the mill - MG3 - no Union Jack on the roof though... good for just zipping around.

The Isuzu does the longer runs.