Member Since: 10 Jul 2020
Location: Estonia
Posts: 2
2013 LR4 interior creaking
Potential new Disco owner here.
Just test drove a 2013 LR4 HSE with 70k miles. Have never driven (let alone owned) a Land Rover. The drive was smooth as hell with engine and wind noises subdued to levels, which gave me a literal eargasm. What surprised me however was the creaky noises the interior plastic parts made. A slight nudge with a knee on the center console or a gentle push with elbow on the arm rest and the resulting creaky noise was pretty annoying. The creakiness was also evident, when driving on a bit rougher country road (not talking about true off-road here, mind you).
Is this normal for Discos? Or potentially vehicle-specific and hence a showstopper?
Having just gone from a D3 to a D4 I reckon the D4 is built using lesser materials in some areas, whether this is to reduce weight or just take cost out of the product i believe my D3 was built with better material internally than the D4.
Far less rattles & more solid trim in a D3 that is 9 years older & almost 4 times the miles on it than the D4
Cheers n Gone Nick MY16 D4 Landmark SDV6 (The Ice Maiden)
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10th Jul 2020 7:36 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72927
The sunroof on my long gone D4 would drive me potty.
10th Jul 2020 7:43 pm
Sorry
Member Since: 10 Jul 2020
Location: Estonia
Posts: 2
That's some sweet music to the ears. Were you able to fix it?
10th Jul 2020 9:44 pm
logical001
Member Since: 17 Feb 2017
Location: Solihull
Posts: 71
This is actually across the board with all makes. My Ford S Max which is on an 09 plate has a MUCH better-made interior than the 2020 version. It is actually partly to do with making cars lighter and recycling requirements rather than just about cost-cutting.
That car does not creak anywhere compared to the 2020 which does. Overall I find the D4 a pretty quiet car!
Kindest,
Jonathan
11th Jul 2020 1:07 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72927
Sorry wrote:
That's some sweet music to the ears. Were you able to fix it?
No. Sold the car a year later so it’s prob still chirping away somewhere.
11th Jul 2020 8:25 am
DiscoJeffster
Member Since: 27 Feb 2016
Location: Perth
Posts: 204
Yeah. I'm dying from a lefthand middle row seat with a slack latch/flip mechanism that rattles on bumps, some sort of endless dash rattle up near the windscreen, plus some major plastic rattle in the boot area. Kill me now
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