Thread: D3 petrol owner possibly switching vehicles, so what next.....

Originally Posted by Tins

I did. Unusual choice to some, but it meant that I could avoid having to tow, it is extraordinarily capable, and they drive far more like a car than you can imagine. Ian could tell you the kind of track I drove out on with a freshly broken vertebrae. I drove it home to Melb from Bris just before Christmas. On Christmas Eve/Day I did 18 hours straight ( don't tell the RMS ) and was able to walk when I got home. So, it's comfortable enough for me, any halfway decent spanner twirler can fix it, and apart from a shower I can live in it for some time. Only the Mulgo converted 130 can do what I wanted as well, and I'll bet 18 hours in a Deefer would be, well, different.

Obviously, all the cars on the OPs list would be more refined. The Discos by a country mile. They just didn't suit.

18 hours straight in an Oka ! WOW you must have done at least 200 ks I tried to post a funny icon but don't know how.

Thanks Folks

Your responses are what I thought myself but always good to reach out to hear other peoples input.

I will keep the D3 for a while yet until the Wife gives top her car when see finishes work in the next couple of years and then have a look to see what's out there.
The D4 would be my first choice, but finding that vehicle with limited km's will be tough, as I would want a relatively lowish km car. There was a D4 SCV6 with low km's here in WA but just wrong timing for me.
It will be extremely tough to replace the D3 with anything other than a D4 as they just work for me, but we will wait and see what the budget is nearer the time as I can't see myself coughing up $130k+ on a vehicle where I want to hit the bush and beach and not worry about scratching and taking home half the beach in the car.