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Safest disco 4 year to buy
hi all, I know it’s a hard question. But.....
looking to spend 20k and replace my wife’s xc60. So looking for a 2012 ish disco 4 HSE with as low miles as poss. I have heard worries over engines and seen first hand the bills. Is there a better year to be safe?
24th Mar 2019 9:49 pm
Robbie
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MY13 is arguably the best of the bunch.Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
Robbie has one...and, by the way, Baltic Blue is the best colour. Am I Gammon or Woke ? - I neither know nor care.
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Past LRs - Multiple FFRs, Discos & a Series I - some petrol, some diesel,
none Electric or H2 fuel cell - yet.
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24th Mar 2019 10:05 pm
Charliecloud
Member Since: 31 Jul 2014
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MY22
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24th Mar 2019 11:54 pm
Dave T
Member Since: 03 Jul 2009
Location: Glasgow
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new as you can and a warranty direct warranty at least for the engine (core package). Excessively low miles can be as bad as overly highJoined the BMWX5 45e group
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25th Mar 2019 8:04 am
Gazellio
Member Since: 09 Jan 2011
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MY14 as the first of the facelift for resale value.
25th Mar 2019 8:21 am
robpenrose
Member Since: 12 Jan 2016
Location: Surrey / SW London
Posts: 2136
All engines are the same, and nearly everything else, so I would say as lower mileage EU6 as possible.
That will mean you can drive it where you like for as long as possible
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25th Mar 2019 8:28 am
Gareth Site Moderator
Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
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I would go with Robbie, 2013 seems good. No adblue so probably a bit more expensive to tax, but no issues either. No heating issues, no silly DRL’s which I personally hate, no stop start to annoy you,
I have one!
25th Mar 2019 9:55 am
Gareth Site Moderator
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Oh and an important one, the surround cameras work well.
25th Mar 2019 9:56 am
J@mes
Member Since: 10 Nov 2008
Location: Bomber County
Posts: 4547
The one with a comprehensive warranty that covers the crank. 2014 D4 XS
2005 D3 SE - Gone
25th Mar 2019 9:57 am
Robbie
Member Since: 05 Feb 2006
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Posts: 17932
harvey6480 wrote:
Thank you, what is the reason? Did they change the engine spec?
The MY13 was a slight improvement over the MY12 and the MY12 was quite a change from the previous years. The goodness of MY13 was lost in the pursuit of lower emissions from MY14 onwards.Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
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Robbie wrote:
MY13 is arguably the best of the bunch.
I very happy - I have an MY13 D4 Commercial (in mint condition) 8)
(photo taken after being machine polished a couple of years ago but looks as good today).
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25th Mar 2019 1:48 pm
kajtzu
Member Since: 11 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6568
That’s a really beautiful blue color seems slightly darker than cairns on D3 but if I was in the market for a nice D4 V8SC V6 this lovely shade of blue would be at the very top of the list along with Bali on a V8.
25th Mar 2019 2:26 pm
LT
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Location: South West
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I wouldn’t spend very much money on a diesel vehicle that wasn’t EU6. For resale reasons, even if it didn’t directly impact on your use.2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
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2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
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