Member Since: 16 Sep 2020
Location: GLOS
Posts: 155
Mmm, if it was an 8 speed I would think about it.
Any bets on final price? I'm sayin 32k
23rd Jan 2022 5:54 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72775
6 speeder.
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23rd Jan 2022 6:03 pm
munst
Member Since: 16 Sep 2020
Location: GLOS
Posts: 155
Yeah don't think the 5L got the 8 speed at all in the D4 did it?
23rd Jan 2022 6:29 pm
desv8
Member Since: 01 May 2020
Location: CHELTENHAM
Posts: 124
Never understand why they never released the petrol D4 in the UK.
23rd Jan 2022 6:39 pm
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23337
^Competition against the higher priced RRS and FFRR, which made more profit for LR, would be one reason I'd guess. 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography
23rd Jan 2022 6:45 pm
kajtzu
Member Since: 11 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6566
munst wrote:
Yeah don't think the 5L got the 8 speed at all in the D4 did it?
Quite. The V8 had 6 speed, the SCV6 had 8 speed.
23rd Jan 2022 7:00 pm
pjm-84
Member Since: 04 Oct 2016
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 2432
Member Since: 11 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6566
If you’re buying, do remember to budget for new timing chain tensioners and guides (and potentially other stuff since you’ve got the engine open)….
23rd Jan 2022 8:06 pm
pjm-84
Member Since: 04 Oct 2016
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 2432
Alas I'm stuck in limbo land at the moment with both the Defender and BMW still waiting to be built. One will stay, the other I cant justify keeping so looking for a motor for the dogs.
23rd Jan 2022 8:20 pm
pjm-84
Member Since: 04 Oct 2016
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 2432
Tempted at 25k but it went for £32,750 + 6% = not a lot of change out of £35k
30th Jan 2022 6:21 pm
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 13880
I bid up to £29k. Watched it, thought about it but decided against bidding any more. It's still an 11 year old car.New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
30th Jan 2022 6:26 pm
pagoda
Member Since: 13 Aug 2009
Location: Not London Anymore (or the US for that matter)
Posts: 1923
kajtzu wrote:
munst wrote:
Yeah don't think the 5L got the 8 speed at all in the D4 did it?
Quite. The V8 had 6 speed, the SCV6 had 8 speed.
Funny how LR can't build an engine that doesn't have major issues. Although saying that I never had a single problem (other than a cracked thermostat housing) with my LR3 V8, which was probably the best LR3 or 4 or Disco 3 or 4 I've owned.
I have a last 1000 model 2016 LR4 Landmark with the V6 that's great, but I know I have to address the $2-3K stripdown of the engine to replace the two $40 front and rear coolant crossover pipes that rot out. For 6 months I've been toying with the idea of doing it myself vs paying an indy. Still haven't decided. PAGODA
30th Jan 2022 6:36 pm
pjm-84
Member Since: 04 Oct 2016
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 2432
Lol @ Moo. I was walking the dogs and viewing the auction on the phone. Working out 6% and a set of tyres to replace the winter ones and it was all getting expensive.
I decided that I'll rather have a XC70 or XC90 as a dog car. Few V8 XC90s around but I still cant get to grips of paying £600 a year VED and I don't fancy traveling up North
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