Member Since: 23 Sep 2013
Location: London
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Last Registered D4’s
Our D4 hits it’s 3rd birthday in June and as time seems to fly by these days I’m thinking over my options.
SWMBO is still favouring a 7 seat option which narrows the field somewhat.
Views on aftermarket warranties seem varied, for every positive review there seem to be 2 negatives. Although in June ours will be on approximately 25k miles so the best cover should be available.
The D5 just isn’t doing it for us, if it was £45k I’d probably buy one but LR’s current pricing policy just takes it off our list in a nano second.
But having spent a good few hours viewing the Autotrader web site spotted many low mileage 2016 D4’s for sale, I’m just not sure what month they stopped making them. March/April probably not worth the hassle of changing but October/November would give me another 18 months or so of ‘proper’ warrantied D4 ownership.
One things for sure I’m not keeping my present one and relying on Lady Luck.Discovery 4 HSE
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17th Jan 2018 7:45 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
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Have a look at WD's Luxury Care, prob. closest thing to original 3 year warranty. Re last of the D4s, my folks got one of the last of them in Sept 16, Landmark version. It only has 8k miles on it.
17th Jan 2018 7:54 pm
Dusty
Member Since: 23 Sep 2013
Location: London
Posts: 1022
I’ll take a look at the Lux Care.
September gets another year and a bit I guess.
It will probably come down to the cost to change, which on past experiences will probably mean mines worth nothing whilst the slightly newer one is the best thing since sliced bread 😏Discovery 4 HSE
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17th Jan 2018 8:08 pm
galwaygreen
Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: plymouth
Posts: 6525
we bought in sept 16,,that was getting near the end...struggled to get what we wanted as they were going fast
17th Jan 2018 10:13 pm
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441
The D4 ended production in September 2016, while much of the remaining unsold stock was pre-registered sometime around October 2016.
While I can completely understand that you might be keen to get the best late D4 you can get your hands on (especially considering the alternative!), if yours is one owner car, with a completely known history and very low mileage, I’d be tempted to hang on to it, especially as WD offers fairly decent policies for those with <60,000 miles.2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: 2 x FL2 as “second” cars 🙄
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
17th Jan 2018 10:21 pm
Nonsoloinglese
Member Since: 15 Dec 2017
Location: Tunbridge Wells
Posts: 48
to be fair i am happy with my WD policy even at 84k miles. They seem to give a good discount.
23rd Jan 2018 10:14 am
professorpool
Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Woking
Posts: 3213
Re: Last Registered D4’s
Dusty wrote:
One things for sure I’m not keeping my present one and relying on Lady Luck.
Just to be clear...
You have a three year old vehicle with 25k on the clock and you are worried about major mechanical failure?D3 07 SE - still going strong
D3 07 HSE - gone to car heaven
FL1 - gone to Romania
D3 05 HSE - gone to a divorce diet
D1 V8 manual - gone but not forgotten
RR Classic - gone to car heaven
Jeeps, Lexus, X-trails... Too many to name..
23rd Jan 2018 11:17 am
Dusty
Member Since: 23 Sep 2013
Location: London
Posts: 1022
Slim chance of failure I know, but there’s been a fair few examples of chatastrophic failure on here to make some form of insurance seem advisable.
Whether that’s with an aftermarket warranty or a new car seems to be the way forward, just weighing up the best options.Discovery 4 HSE
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23rd Jan 2018 12:05 pm
professorpool
Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Woking
Posts: 3213
Well I did kill in disco in a motorway fireball about a month ago so yeah I feel you..
Mind you it was 12 years old with 185,000 on the clock D3 07 SE - still going strong
D3 07 HSE - gone to car heaven
FL1 - gone to Romania
D3 05 HSE - gone to a divorce diet
D1 V8 manual - gone but not forgotten
RR Classic - gone to car heaven
Jeeps, Lexus, X-trails... Too many to name..
23rd Jan 2018 12:09 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
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12 years old and 185k miles, pah - positively reliable. I killed mine at 166k miles and 11 1/2 years. Just not in quite as spectacular a manner!!
23rd Jan 2018 12:18 pm
professorpool
Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Woking
Posts: 3213
The insurers gave me £6250. Considering there wasn't a straight unblemished panel on it due to green laning I was rather pleased!
I found a replacement a year younger with 102k on it and a bulletproof history for £6800. Will be after a D4 at the end of the year. House shopping first and that has become eye wateringly expensive D3 07 SE - still going strong
D3 07 HSE - gone to car heaven
FL1 - gone to Romania
D3 05 HSE - gone to a divorce diet
D1 V8 manual - gone but not forgotten
RR Classic - gone to car heaven
Jeeps, Lexus, X-trails... Too many to name..
23rd Jan 2018 12:23 pm
Dusty
Member Since: 23 Sep 2013
Location: London
Posts: 1022
If it was like ‘the good old days’ when I DIY’d an engine swap on my 2ltr Cortina for about £100 I’d take a chance.
But as somehow the cost on a D4 engine swap seems to have gone north of £10k and I no longer have the required skills to perform such a task (or the will to be honest) I’m looking for a more relaxing ownership going forward.
But as most know on here, it’s a LR so it’s a bit like looking for the holy grail Discovery 4 HSE
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23rd Jan 2018 12:32 pm
professorpool
Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Woking
Posts: 3213
What are the lease options like on a D5? With the mileage you appear to be doing maybe this is an option for you?D3 07 SE - still going strong
D3 07 HSE - gone to car heaven
FL1 - gone to Romania
D3 05 HSE - gone to a divorce diet
D1 V8 manual - gone but not forgotten
RR Classic - gone to car heaven
Jeeps, Lexus, X-trails... Too many to name..
23rd Jan 2018 1:17 pm
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 14191
If you still need 7 seats but only occasional use then why not lease a Skoda Kodiaq?
We lease all SWMBO's cars and have just got a Skoda Karoq SE-L on order. There are some great lease deals out there. 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
23rd Jan 2018 1:27 pm
Dusty
Member Since: 23 Sep 2013
Location: London
Posts: 1022
Leasing is an option, the only draw back being that the best deals are usually over 36 months and the opt out clauses are very punitive. Should circumstances change or you just don’t like it, there’s not much you can do.
Where as if your using normal HP as long as you’ve put down a sizeable deposit you have some room for manoeuvre.
There are some exceptions, I once leased a Jeep Commander 5.7 Hemi on a 12 month deal for £200+vat per month. Heavily subsidised by Jeep because nobody would buy one. Worth it just for the fantastic engine Discovery 4 HSE
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