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twizzle
Member Since: 23 Feb 2006
Location: near, far where ever we are
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just popped into the stealer to get some service costs and whilst there and in contridiction to my signature i wondered over to look at the shiny new D4............first the extra large bling wheels.....nice... then the colour keyed bumpers.....ummm growing on me....... then the headlights.... look better then "www" pictures..... then the Grill.......ohhhhh i love that.... D3 retro fit kit anybody? ..... then i opened the door..... pushed the seat back and down to its lowest furthest back setting and NOOOOOOOO..... my knees hit the dashboard.... try seat again, no its fully back..... then NOOOOOOOOO my knees hit the steering column... hang on that new dash board has stolen the interior space...... i have at least an inch of clearence under the steering column on the D3.
Now...... i am 6' 8" .... so i appriciate that Landrover don't build freak cars as a standard... but the D3 is sooo roomy and comfy for me..... the D4 i'm afraid was just wrong! ( for people of my height!)
good job really as i do not have 40k to burn!!!!!
happy days i'm lovin it....
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 14th Aug 2009 1:41 pm |
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SJR
Member Since: 09 Aug 2006
Location: East Manchester
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So the D3 having been head and shoulders above the rest is now the car for those who themselves are head and shoulders above the rest   I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.
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| 14th Aug 2009 1:44 pm |
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DiscoDunc
Member Since: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
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Will the 3.0l engine fit in the D3
I cant say Im that impressed with the D4, its lost a lot of its ruggedness and gone all Blingy... Duncan
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| 14th Aug 2009 1:47 pm |
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ELD70
Member Since: 28 Jan 2008
Location: Romford.
Posts: 901
 
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I found the D4 had plenty of leg and headroom...I am a short  5ft 7" though  Now driving BMW 330d Touring....misses D3...but not when at traffic lights 
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| 14th Aug 2009 2:13 pm |
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al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
Posts: 10352
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Driver seat comfort has been THE single biggest disappointment on my D3, so I was hoping the D4 would be better. I've yet to try one, so I'll keep my fingers crossed. At 6'5" I might be OK, the 3" being key (as my missus would tell you )
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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| 14th Aug 2009 2:56 pm |
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twizzle
Member Since: 23 Feb 2006
Location: near, far where ever we are
Posts: 223
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al cope wrote:Driver seat comfort has been THE single biggest disappointment on my D3, so I was hoping the D4 would be better. I've yet to try one, so I'll keep my fingers crossed. At 6'5" I might be OK, the 3" being key (as my missus would tell you )
Al
don't hold your breath... it felt to me like the seat just does not go back far enough....(or the dash comes too far out more to the point.....very closed in like a RRS..... like you i fancied another inch or two on the seat pad or one of thoses bmw thingies that you can pull out.... i used to have a 3 series with that, fantastic seats.... could not fit any passengers in behind me though as the seat back touched the rear seat..... my test when buying a car is to get the seat comfy for me then ask the sales man to sit behind me.... funny as to be honest... i once saw a BMW sales guy fold himself in half to get into the rear seat of a 5 touring..... saying "plenty of room" ........ lying git i'm lovin it....
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| 14th Aug 2009 4:26 pm |
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caverD3
Member Since: 02 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
Posts: 6922
 
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'the large one' seemed to fit into the D4 ok. “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
Ernest Hemmingway
D4 3.0 Active Diff, Adaptive Lights, High Beam Assist, Surround Cameras, Privacy Glass.
D3 2.7:Adaptive Headlights,Electronic Rear Diff,ARB Bar,Blaupunkt Speakers,JVC Powered Subwoofer,Removable Snorkel,Mitch Hitch,Pioneer After Market Head Unit,Steering Wheel Control Adaptor,Remote Adjustable Supension Rod System, Taxside Dual Battery System.
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| 15th Aug 2009 3:08 am |
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twizzle
Member Since: 23 Feb 2006
Location: near, far where ever we are
Posts: 223
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caverD3 wrote:'the large one' seemed to fit into the D4 ok.
There's Large.... and there's LARGE....  i'm lovin it....
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| 15th Aug 2009 7:58 pm |
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WOODY179
Member Since: 01 Jun 2005
Location: Chesterfield
Posts: 3654
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Whilst I was at my dealers today waiting for my D3 to be looked at I had a good look at a silver D4 HSE. What a car, the seats are so comfy, plenty of legroom and the new gadgets are 8) Like the keyless entry.
Would really like one but cannot justify it as I don't do much mileage (I've only done 16400 miles from new) and my D3 is immaculate. 1996 Discovery 1 300TDI ES Biarritz Blue, sold
1999 Discovery 2 TD5 ES Rioja Red, sold
2002 Discovery 2 TD5 ES Buckingham Blue, sold
2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Adriatic Blue, sold
2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Zambezi Silver, sold
2011 Discovery 4 SDV6 HSE Nara Bronze, sold
2016 Volvo XC60 D5 AWD Lux Nav Twilight Bronze, sold
2020 Range Rover Evoque P250 First Edition, Nolita grey, sold
2023 Range Rover Evoque P300e Autobiography, Carpathian grey
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