Thread: Disappointment

Originally Posted by CaverD3

Juch visited a farmer who has just got a new LC200, to say the least he is underwelmed by it. Says it handles worse than his LC100 did on dirt roads. hits a bump and it's bum shakes.

Hi CaverD3, as you know I sell the dual battery kits for the D3s and I often ask new customers what they owned prier to buying their new D3 and I would estimate that nearly half have come from other makes and most are former yota owners.

In nearly every case where the ex yota owner had looked the new LC200 and then changed makes, the comments were very similar, the LC200 just does not cut it.

The LC200 must be costing yota a fortune, and I’m very upset to hear that.

With engine failures transmission failures and cracked chassis I would think it is is.
Many folks just by the new one of what they had before.
Took us six months to decide on the D3 after the D2 curled up it's tooties.

You would be surprised where a D3 with air suspension, MTR's and the e'diff will go. Having put mine on the ARB testtrack against a L200, the L200 needed twin ARB lockers to match the D3. And then the L200 has a major rearend overhang problem. Once you really get to know your D3/4 it is a serious offroad longwheel base vehicle. To get much better you need a dedicated offroad toy.

I'd agree with the comment above, on a recent trip to Newnes my vehicle was very close in capability to a mate's 100 series with a 2" lift, 33's and dual diff locks. I've got a rear diff lock on my D3 and 18" GG tyres

Regards,
Tote

Originally Posted by rmp

Glad to see someone else making this point.

Re the D3 and Range Rover -- the Rangie is a long way upmarket of where the D3 and D4 presently is. You only need to sit inside one to understand that let alone drive it. Modern Rangies exude upper-class luxury.

Yes I agree and you don't have to spend thousands to really use one off road unlike the Tojo.Stock standard all Landrovers eat anything Tojo has for breakfast and then spit out what remains.

On the question of is the Disco a poor man's Rangie
I don't ever sit in my Disco and think that I'd rather have a Rangie. could probably have stretched myself to a RRS if I had wanted but didn't for a couple of reasons first is that I want the extra space and extra seats I like to go travelling and camping and the extra seats are great for a car full of kids or visiting relatives, you can't get that in the RR. But also importantly I do like to take my vehicle off road, and whilst the RR is exceptional off road, I am worried enough about hurting my Disco, I would never go into the ruff stuff if I had that much money invested in the RR, in which case I would rather have a BMW 335i or M3.

Originally Posted by AnD3rew

On the question of is the Disco a poor man's Rangie.

Very much agree !!

The only other vehicle I think of is maybe my old Jimny, that I should have kept it for running around the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney..... but then its difficult enough to find a house with off street parking for one vehicle

Originally Posted by AnD3rew

On the question of is the Disco a poor man's Rangie

That's how it came about but things are different these days.

In fact, you'll soon see Land Rovers 'split' into 2 different markets. One will be the 'off road' side & the other will be the 'on road'.
It's starting to happen now on one of the 2010MY line up so watch this space .