Thread: What disco to get

I may be in the market for a D4 and would like the V6 diesel i have heard they are more reliable,
what v 6 is the better one , and at what klm do i stay away from,
i want it for every day use and pulling a 2.5 ton caravan
we usually do around 10000 ks a year

In the D4 there were a few different V6's available, early models could have the 2.7 which was an upgraded version of the unit used in the D3. The 3.0 was offered at the same time and through its lifetime came in various tunes TDV6 and SDV6. Reliable is not generally a word used for the 3.0 as they have various issue with the crank breaking being the most expensive, also prone to splitting inlet manifolds and and other less terminal problems.
The 2.7 is considered the most reliable but stopped somewhere around late 2011 early 2012, it came with the 6spd ZF as did the early 3.0 with the 8spd coming around MY2012 (dates vary between UK and rest of world ) .
Not to say all 3.0 will go pop and some have had good mileage and trouble free motoring if well maintained and by that i mean NOT following the LR service schedule, 10k intervals is recommended if you want longevity but at this stage you are buying an almost 10yo vehicle so you take your chances.
There is also the petrol SCV6 (3.0 supercharged V6 ) in the last few years but that is really only a city car unless you tow a tanker everywhere you go.