Thread: Considering buying a Discovery 4

Originally Posted by scarry

It will be a 3.0l 8 speed, the 2.7 only came with the 6 speed.

That pop up shifter is another brain fart of LR's,seems after all these years, they have now gone back to a normal gear shifter.
Same as the no dipstick issue....

I thought I read somewhere that the ZF 8 speed design made it necessary for such a type of shifter.

A few months ago I asked Hobart L/Rover parts dept how many they'd sold and they looked at me with a blank look on their faces.
As well, Alan at L/Rover 4WD spares here at 7 Mile Beach (Hobart) says he's never sold one, and he sells LR and RR parts to all over Australia.

There are heaps of D4's, RR's and Jaguars in Hobart with that selector, so the problem can't be THAT bad!
Likewise, the dipstick "issue" does not appear to be a huge issue relative to the population of the 3.0 engine.

If you're searching on Carsales and wondering why there's no D4s past 2014, it's because in 2015 LR changed their designation to just "Discovery", which Carsales followed, so for 2015 and 2016 models you have to search for "Discovery" and then cboose Series 4.

Originally Posted by Tins

Nope, that belongs to BMW.

20 years of the BMW iDrive: the story..

SO they copied it from elsewhere?

I thought they never did that, they were the innovators....

Originally Posted by Discodicky

I thought I read somewhere that the ZF 8 speed design made it necessary for such a type of shifter.

A few months ago I asked Hobart L/Rover parts dept how many they'd sold and they looked at me with a blank look on their faces.
As well, Alan at L/Rover 4WD spares here at 7 Mile Beach (Hobart) says he's never sold one, and he sells LR and RR parts to all over Australia.

There are heaps of D4's, RR's and Jaguars in Hobart with that selector, so the problem can't be THAT bad!
Likewise, the dipstick "issue" does not appear to be a huge issue relative to the population of the 3.0 engine.

The Indie I went to for 20yrs has a different story about the pop up shifter.
The big issue is if it does play up its often a show stopper.

As for the dipstick, we have been through this many times on here, its really technology for technologys sake,just something else to go wrong, nothing else.

If I was going again in that year mark. I'd go a 2.7 and make sure it's had it's upgrades. As far as oil pump etc.. The 8 sp would be nice. But it's not essential. The 6 is nice enough and if it's been serviced doesn't give to much drama.

I've got a 3.0l diesel and I love it. I'm at 270ks these days and I baby it with maintenance because when I'm in the seat it gets what it gets.

Electronic dipsticks save engines. Think of them like forums. They help you find out you'll have an issue before you have an issue.

My 3 litre has had most of the usual issues. Manifolds etc. At the moment I'm pricing injectors just because the back of the car is getting dirtier faster and I think the idle sounds rougher then it used to.

No oil pump issue in the D4 2.7.

Originally Posted by loanrangie

No oil pump issue in the D4 2.7.

Or crank issues,or manifold issues.

Although the 6 speed can be more problematic than the 8 speed,and the 8 speed is nicer.

And the 2.7,with a BAS tune,does go more than well enough for the average Joe,even towing a block of flats.

I have to agree, a 2.7 with BAS tune goes well enough, it's no where as good as a 3.0l!

Originally Posted by scarry

Or crank issues,or manifold issues.

Although the 6 speed can be more problematic than the 8 speed,and the 8 speed is nicer.

And the 2.7,with a BAS tune,does go more than well enough for the average Joe,even towing a block of flats.