If you have champagne taste, but a beer budget , don’t give yourself the stress ! When maintained correctly and not allowed to ‘slip’ , you will be rewarded with a reliable vehicle that is a fabulous place to be ! Have had my 2010 HSE since it was 3 x years old and has been versatile and faultless … until it blew in France last year at 145k miles …. Then a world of pain ref engine rebuild / replace options as supply so limited . £10k to rectify with a low mile secondhand engine after a lot of searching and hassle with sharks ! Why you may ask ….. well having mai tai ed regardless of cost ( suspension , gear box service , rads etc) I know it inside out and as based in Ireland , worth twice the amount than the U.K. despite €2,400 annual road tax . Biggest reason thought was what else combines the light , airy space and practicality and well as the new models being so expensive and you will see graveyards of 2.0 version Landrover , so I like the Devil I know and will keep for the foreseeable and just have a range of cars for all purposes ( SMART , 107 SL ETC) and still save money over replacing !
Well – I managed to get a D4 Landmark last August – late 2016 version with only 34,000 on the clock – looks like brand new.
Absolutely love it, it's such a joy to drive.
Just trying to find the best tyres – I want all terrain, all season with the snow symbol so I can drive in Europe in winter.
I did go to PowerfulUK and have swapped most of the filament bulbs for LED (ie: reverse, rear fog, number plate, puddle lights and internals) – and it's booked in to have the underside professionally Lanoguarded.
It's one of the very last before they switched to the D5 (I definitely prefewr the D4) and I plan on keeping it for a long time.
have a 2016 sdv6, love driving it, drive light throttle in Au, i prefer the stick shifter on the 6 speed, but gee the 8speed hangs on with all that torque. Mine does not downshift as you say, if you drive in S mode it will hold the gear i swapped the 20 inch for 18s by modifying the front calipers, better tyre choices for the dirt roads eh no the tare is 2600kg
Chap – best review of the Disco 4 on the interweb – just what I needed, thank you. I'm in Yaxley, Near Peterborough in Cambridgeshire and this was exactly the review I wanted – someone who uses a car! Thanks George, really appreciate it albeit 4 years after the post!
Well, it's not a Jaguar/Landrover engine. This is a PSA engine – out of Peugeot-Citroën-Ford-cooperation, designed for smaller, lighter vehicles (with many crankshaft failures as logical bonus).
Might be alright driving around a paddock in a cold country, see how good it is if you put a load behind it and travel when the outside temp is over 35 deg celsius.
I'm picking up a lovely 2010 Disco tomorrow..Had the later 8 speed but although it's better on fuel and bit quicker the 8 feels like it drags as soon as your foots off the gas.
Good review I had a Disco 3 good motor had some work done on it some warranty some not bit high road tax 25mpg good one in the snow with decent tyres on
One of the things that worry me if one of turbos go it’s whole body needs to come off , the air suspension is a worry as bought my car when it was only 14254 last year am hoping it will last for bit before problems start happening. Don’t go to landrover for service go to a decent independent as LR quoted me £825 for 15000 service, got it done for £315. Re brake pads for eg landrover use ferodo for thief pads so just buy ferodo ones instil lr . Regards mark
Great video George, especially with vid from drone, I bought a low mileage 66 plate landmark in watomo grey, iconic landrover, I noticed in last few months prices for low mileage 16 ref now over £36000. Regards mark
If you have champagne taste, but a beer budget , don’t give yourself the stress ! When maintained correctly and not allowed to ‘slip’ , you will be rewarded with a reliable vehicle that is a fabulous place to be ! Have had my 2010 HSE since it was 3 x years old and has been versatile and faultless … until it blew in France last year at 145k miles …. Then a world of pain ref engine rebuild / replace options as supply so limited . £10k to rectify with a low mile secondhand engine after a lot of searching and hassle with sharks ! Why you may ask ….. well having mai tai ed regardless of cost ( suspension , gear box service , rads etc) I know it inside out and as based in Ireland , worth twice the amount than the U.K. despite €2,400 annual road tax . Biggest reason thought was what else combines the light , airy space and practicality and well as the new models being so expensive and you will see graveyards of 2.0 version Landrover , so I like the Devil I know and will keep for the foreseeable and just have a range of cars for all purposes ( SMART , 107 SL ETC) and still save money over replacing !
Well – I managed to get a D4 Landmark last August – late 2016 version with only 34,000 on the clock – looks like brand new.
Absolutely love it, it's such a joy to drive.
Just trying to find the best tyres – I want all terrain, all season with the snow symbol so I can drive in Europe in winter.
I did go to PowerfulUK and have swapped most of the filament bulbs for LED (ie: reverse, rear fog, number plate, puddle lights and internals) – and it's booked in to have the underside professionally Lanoguarded.
It's one of the very last before they switched to the D5 (I definitely prefewr the D4) and I plan on keeping it for a long time.
thank you George, I can plough too, if you need a hand in ole Blighty, gratis of course
have a 2016 sdv6, love driving it, drive light throttle in Au, i prefer the stick shifter on the 6 speed, but gee the 8speed hangs on with all that torque. Mine does not downshift as you say, if you drive in S mode it will hold the gear
i swapped the 20 inch for 18s by modifying the front calipers, better tyre choices for the dirt roads eh
no the tare is 2600kg
One thing i love about my D4 is how quick the range change is.
We have a 2017 L200 at work and it takes a good 30 seconds to change from high to low box. Even when transfer case is warm
Had Land Rovers all my life, got one of the last Disco 4's built. Absolutely love it.
Chap – best review of the Disco 4 on the interweb – just what I needed, thank you. I'm in Yaxley, Near Peterborough in Cambridgeshire and this was exactly the review I wanted – someone who uses a car! Thanks George, really appreciate it albeit 4 years after the post!
Have you had any problems with the DPF, Thanks.
2.2 tonnes?
My mom has the exact same car as this but there is no step on the side.
Well, it's not a Jaguar/Landrover engine. This is a PSA engine – out of Peugeot-Citroën-Ford-cooperation, designed for smaller, lighter vehicles (with many crankshaft failures as logical bonus).
Might be alright driving around a paddock in a cold country, see how good it is if you put a load behind it and travel when the outside temp is over 35 deg celsius.
How is reliability on these engines I heared that the SDV6 after 2013 are better
Nice review mate, nice to see someone actually taking our cars off road without fear of scratching it.
Liked and subscribed great review! Answered many questions I had about the landy thank you.
I'm picking up a lovely 2010 Disco tomorrow..Had the later 8 speed but although it's better on fuel and bit quicker the 8 feels like it drags as soon as your foots off the gas.
Really good review!! Definitely next vehicle, was going to get another audi a6 but bitdi allroad!
Excellent video thanks
Thanks for this – I, too, love the new Defender, but it's too much for me , so I'm hoping to get a low milage D4 2016 Landmark in the next few months.
Good review I had a Disco 3 good motor had some work done on it some warranty some not bit high road tax 25mpg good one in the snow with decent tyres on
One of the things that worry me if one of turbos go it’s whole body needs to come off , the air suspension is a worry as bought my car when it was only 14254 last year am hoping it will last for bit before problems start happening. Don’t go to landrover for service go to a decent independent as LR quoted me £825 for 15000 service, got it done for £315. Re brake pads for eg landrover use ferodo for thief pads so just buy ferodo ones instil lr . Regards mark
Great video George, especially with vid from drone, I bought a low mileage 66 plate landmark in watomo grey, iconic landrover, I noticed in last few months prices for low mileage 16 ref now over £36000. Regards mark
Hi George, what drone do you use please? great presentation.