Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
Posts: 10350
are you towing the beemer?
AlVolvo 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
10th Nov 2009 1:36 pm
Fish
Member Since: 21 Oct 2007
Location: Ashbourne, Derbyshire
Posts: 78
Well the dealer just spoke to me and hasn't exactly offered anywhere near where he should. So I've posted in for sale to see what people think I should get for the D3.
10th Nov 2009 2:18 pm
disco3kenny
Member Since: 19 Jan 2008
Location: Here
Posts: 1007
Member Since: 03 Dec 2005
Location: Leicester
Posts: 238
Been there, done it and got the tee shirt.
Very happy with my 6 week old FL2 TD4-e GS :thumbsup:
Do I miss my D3. Not yet, but will do next weekend when I can't get 6 in the FL2 for a weekend away and have to drive her Zafira :censored:
10th Nov 2009 3:59 pm
nigel207
Member Since: 26 Mar 2009
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 1359
My father has a FL2 HSE and is highly delighted with it. I have driven the Tiguan and the Q5 amongst many others. The Tiguan is ok, but in my opinion that's about it - ok. The Q5 had such an awful ride and with the seating position if you drove it much you'd end up with curvature of the spine (pedals badly offset). Neither would hold a light to the Land Rover off-road, and reliability, oh I see the fantasists have already commented
10th Nov 2009 4:31 pm
SJR
Member Since: 09 Aug 2006
Location: East Manchester
Posts: 4030
nigel207 wrote:
oh I see the fantasists have already commented
as the only person to mention reliability in this thread please explain why i am a fantasist 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.
Buzz Aldrin (1930 -
10th Nov 2009 4:50 pm
ad15
Member Since: 14 Dec 2008
Location: up that tree
Posts: 4866
and yo uappear to be plural.... one wife.......livid
10th Nov 2009 4:53 pm
nigel207
Member Since: 26 Mar 2009
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 1359
SJR,
Sorry you've taken it personally (and my mistake that you are the only one to mention it - had just been looking at another forum with a similar thread about reliability and how wonderful some Toyobishi or Suzihatsu is).
The point that I'm making is that there's a largely unfounded attitude in the UK that "if it's German it couldn't possibly go wrong" but if it's a Land Rover it will. The latter is just as incorrect as the former. ALL manufacturers have their faults, but we seem (I use the "we" collectively) to love to bash our products (why buy them?) and look at others through rose coloured glasses.
Once again, appologies to fellow and prospective D3 (or any LR) owners.
10th Nov 2009 5:08 pm
SJR
Member Since: 09 Aug 2006
Location: East Manchester
Posts: 4030
I didn't take it personally, just thought it was a comment that needed to be explained
LR reliability as far as i am concerned is good, very few problems in 3.5 years of D3 ownership, and nothing really serious! I know plenty of people with Mercedes/BMW etc and they have all had problems of some sort or another friends who have had VW's seem to have nothing but praise for the reliability and it as on that basis i made the comment re the Tiguan.
There is a common issues with these sort of forum's that all the posts are generally about problems people are having, you don't post asking for help because nothing is wrong, so it does need the reader to exercise a degree of balance or common sense, and LR are improving in the reliability stakes, just others have more practiced in building reliable cars.
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.
Buzz Aldrin (1930 -
I had a VW touareg before my D3 and i did like it alot. It was a great car but it didnt like working too hard, but for general stuff it was fantastic, towed very well too and wasnt too bad off road. (didnt have the air one so was hindered but ground clearance sometimes) But you will be happy with a VW even if it is the touareg's little brother! Filming something somewhere...
10th Nov 2009 6:53 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73063
SJR wrote:
Although i guess the VW reliability will be better than LR
Not too difficult!!!
10th Nov 2009 6:56 pm
jkp
Member Since: 16 Sep 2005
Location: Living among Bawbags
Posts: 4528
VW's are nice cars. I've driven a few of the V6 tregs and a couple of the V10's stunning grunt and smooth
10th Nov 2009 7:08 pm
oop north
Member Since: 26 Jun 2009
Location: Preston
Posts: 236
what about a Subaru Forester? That ought to answer any reliability queries!
10th Nov 2009 8:59 pm
harrim51
Member Since: 29 Aug 2009
Location: Malvern
Posts: 275
Have a look at Audi Allroad, had one for 4 years, very nice and ok on snow/mud etc...
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