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    L405 reliability

    I’ve been looking seriously at getting a secondhand L405.

    currently I have a discovery 4 and was going to get a discovery 5 but realised that a 2018.5 is about the same price as a 2015/2016 L405. (There is actually a 2017 L405 for 104k on sale now but my purchase price is hopefully starting with a 7 so I assume ill be on a 2015 model.

    i wouldn’t want to get the discovery 2017 or 2018 D5 as its anew model and I expect some teething issues in the first 18 months.

    my question then is if I go for a L405, what is the most reliable version and year?

    I’d like the 3L 6 cylinder as it’s better on fuel but would consider the V8 if it was considered a better and more reliable engine.

    is there anything I need to be aware of? I’m hoping that since it came out in 2013 the 2015/16 models would have ironed out any initial problems, happy to be corrected?!

    Thanks all.

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    Here is a spec sheet for the MY16 L405. Note that only the v8's get the option of active rear diff, if that is of interest for you. ... not available on v6.
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    Thanks Greg, that’s great!

    the rear e-diff for me would only be a bonus to have, I’d guess that only a very small percentage of L405 buyers would add this to their cars from new so I suspect this would be a hard Option to come by when buying secondhand.

    I have a D4 without it as well and it’s never held me back so I question how necessary it is

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    I have 2015.5 tdv6, Vogue, (a few minor changes to spec compared to early 2015 models).
    Now only completed 50000 km, however no warranty issues at all, (seems that I wasted my money with extended warranty - just about to expire). Very happy love the car.
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    Quote Originally Posted by peter g View Post
    I have 2015.5 tdv6, Vogue, (a few minor changes to spec compared to early 2015 models).
    Now only completed 50000 km, however no warranty issues at all, (seems that I wasted my money with extended warranty - just about to expire). Very happy love the car.
    That’s reassuring to hear, thanks.

    ps. extended warranty is like life insurance, you hope it’s a waste of money

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gregz View Post
    Here is a spec sheet for the MY16 L405. Note that only the v8's get the option of active rear diff, if that is of interest for you. ... not available on v6.

    Interesting that the D4 SC 3l V6 gets the e diff as standard so I was told as did the very rare V8 SC D4.

    I can highly recomnend the SC V6 engine and 8 speed...and the e diff is v good to have too😉

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lukeis View Post

    I have a D4 without it as well and it’s never held me back so I question how necessary it is
    Mine has it and its very handy.Although i have still been able to get stuck at times

    Although,as said by Gordon from GOE,the later generation Terrain response,in the D4, is that good it isn't really needed.

    So i presume the L405 would also be the latest generation.
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    Anyone know how many people tend to take up this option?

    and retrofitting is still not possible?

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    I retro-fitted an e-diff to my MY12 L322. I had to find an e-diff with the correct ratio (found one near Russia), ie out of a 4.4 TDV8 L322, acquire a compatible control unit (I used a D4 unit), acquire, adapt and fabricate the wiring harnesses between the e-diff and the control unit, identify then source control unit connector shells and contacts (at a fraction of the price of buying used connector tails from wreckers), connect to the HS canbus and ignition power and install a 40A power supply and 40A earth connection. Once fitted the CCF had to be updated then Gap provided an update to my IIDTool to add an option to request the control unit to calibrate the e-diff which they had already provided for D3s but hadn't previously added the option to the late L322 menus.

    You would need to do your homework before deciding whether to retro-fit or not.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Graeme View Post
    I retro-fitted an e-diff to my MY12 L322. I had to find an e-diff with the correct ratio (found one near Russia), ie out of a 4.4 TDV8 L322, acquire a compatible control unit (I used a D4 unit), acquire, adapt and fabricate the wiring harnesses between the e-diff and the control unit, identify then source control unit connector shells and contacts (at a fraction of the price of buying used connector tails from wreckers), connect to the HS canbus and ignition power and install a 40A power supply and 40A earth connection. Once fitted the CCF had to be updated then Gap provided an update to my IIDTool to add an option to request the control unit to calibrate the e-diff which they had already provided for D3s but hadn't previously added the option to the late L322 menus.

    You would need to do your homework before deciding whether to retro-fit or not.
    after reading this I can confirm I will not be retrofitting one. Well above my head

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