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Dazza79
Member Since: 25 Nov 2013
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 2
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Morning all, I'm currently looking at changing vehicles and really like the D4, although I've been a LR fan for many years the new ML250 bluetec also appeals for its fuel economy figures, help and advice much appeciated. We have a young family (3 kids) so the discos rear space is ideal.
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25th Nov 2013 9:43 am |
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al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
Posts: 10333
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so what advice is it you're after. D4 has loads of space for just about everything you're likely to want to put in a car, is comfortable, and will go anywhere.
As for economy, well thats very subjective, and you will get an array of comments/feedback on that one. Mine, well 30MPG motorway cruising is the best I've got, 24ish pottering around town. All 3Ltr D4's are automatics (Pre 2011 6 speed, post 2011 8 speed)
Al Volvo XC90 B5 Plus Dark
Gone - MY18 D5 HSE - Corris on 22's with Black Pack
Now gone - MY16 D4 SE Tech, Loire Blue, Almond Leather, Privacy, plus some other goodies.
Old - MY12 D4 SDV6 XS Auto - Ipanema Sand with Almond Leather - Plus other niceties, and D4.com sticker
Older - D3 TDV6 XS Auto - Lugano Teal with Almond Leather, 20" Stormers, Shiny Tailpipes, DVD/TV - and obligatory D3 sticker
Ancient - D3 TDV6 S - Tonga with Ebony, 20" Stormers, satnav & DVD
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25th Nov 2013 9:57 am |
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Dazza79
Member Since: 25 Nov 2013
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 2
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Thanks Al, any pro and cons are gratefully received to be honest. I'm not expecting fantastic economy of course, I'd just like the feedback from current owners on their own experiences
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25th Nov 2013 10:01 am |
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Moo
D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 14169
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You don't buy these cars for their economy.
You buy them because they do so much:
Van
Limmo
Tow truck
Adventure vehicle
Life style support
Family protector
Bus
They are the most versatile cars you can use day to day. Friends of mine have just bought and regretted getting a new ML because it doesn't have the versatility of a discovery.
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25th Nov 2013 10:15 am |
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Andyrp
Member Since: 06 Mar 2009
Location: The Black Country
Posts: 97
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Had a D3 for 5years looked at a ML and had a test drive got a D4 nuff said
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25th Nov 2013 1:33 pm |
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Dave T
Member Since: 03 Jul 2009
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 6903
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the Merc is a car, the Landy really gets to be a way of life! I don't know what I would replace mine with except another. Joined the BMWX5 45e group
1994 Defender 90
2015 RRS Corris Grey/Black roof
2016 D4 Graphite Santorini Black
2012 D4 XS Orkney Grey
2005 D3 S Maya Gold
Convoy for Heroes 2011
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25th Nov 2013 1:35 pm |
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Canburne
Member Since: 15 Jan 2013
Location: Devon
Posts: 2031
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I did lots of research last year - I need a big 4WD with loads of space, that could tow 3+ tons on grass/rough tracks if necessary and was good for long hauls/motorways. BMW X5 ticked all the boxes except useless off road, Merc ML250 same and if you want a proper Merc you need to go up to G at nearly double the price. The Toyota Landcruiser has been ruined in the back with the addition of electric third row seats which loses masses of space and depth, good off road but not so good on road.....
Absolutely no contest - the Disco 4 wins hands down. My decision is still absolutely right a year later......
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25th Nov 2013 1:43 pm |
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euangibson
Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
Location: Borders
Posts: 11027
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I can only echo every single comment above.....
I looked at the Merc when it was time to change in April....not a patch on the D4,with lots of nasty chrome everywhere.....cant comment on what its like to drive,as was so put-off that I didn't even bother taking it for a test drive.
7 months on,and not once have I regretted my decision "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
Locking rear E-diff
RLD spare wheel protector & sump guard
Extended roof rails
Series 111 mudflaps
Black side tubes,grill and vents
Timed climate remote
Hids4u interior lights
D4 Firenze my2012 HSE
D3 Java 2005 SE manual (sold,sadly,thanks for the memories)
1966 '88 Series 2a....still starts in the morning better than I do...
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25th Nov 2013 1:55 pm |
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Sloss
Member Since: 18 Aug 2013
Location: Aberdeenish
Posts: 1691
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One of my sons has an ML and another has an X5.
Both after a shot in my D4 said I'm having one of these next....... Stew,
2010 D4 gone but I really loved it
Went back to Merc - C350 AMG
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25th Nov 2013 2:06 pm |
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nigel207
Member Since: 26 Mar 2009
Location: Nottinghamshire
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Don't be conned by the economy figures given by Mercedes. The Germans seem to be the absolute masters of fiddling the figures, when in reality they are no better than others. We tested a D4 against an ML350 (not the 250) for a publication, and whilst the figures on paper were miles apart (with the Merc being far better) the reality was that there was very little in it, but the surprise was that the D4 was the more economical.
As others have said, the D4 is many vehicles in one. The Merc isn't. It all depends what you're after really.
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25th Nov 2013 3:15 pm |
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NJSS
Member Since: 06 May 2009
Location: Catherington, Hampshire.
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I have twice in the past "replaced" a Range Rover or Discovery with a Mercedes.
On both occasions I couldn't bring myself to P/X my LR keeping it for "rough duties" - shooting & the like.
In each case after a few months the Mercedes was disposed of, and I moved up to a more recent LR.
I haven't been without a FFRR or Discovery since buying a 2 door Fleetline in 1979 or 1980.
I expect to drive a LR until I die - hopefully not behind the wheel!
NJSS Am I Gammon or Woke ? - I neither know nor care.
2016 Discovery 4 Landmark
2011 Mercedes Benz SL350 (R230)
1973 MG B GT V8 - 3.9L John Eales engine, 5 speed R380 gearbox, since 1975.
1959 MGA roadster - 1.9L Peter Burgess Engine - 5 speed gearbox
Past LRs - Multiple FFRs, Discos & a Series I - some petrol, some diesel,
none Electric or H2 fuel cell - yet.
There are 10 types of people in this world: Those who understand binary, and those who don’t.
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25th Nov 2013 3:29 pm |
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Trigger
Member Since: 11 Nov 2012
Location: Gone
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