Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 14487
He just needs to have a chat with Mechanic Jack...
D4 HSE EU6 (Known as Jeeves)
New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!) Sold
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
13th Feb 2021 10:54 am
OvalAutos
Member Since: 28 Dec 2018
Location: Cradley Heath
Posts: 382
Good choice there. I've driven a few and had no complaints.
Maybe my next purchase....Joe
13th Feb 2021 11:15 am
J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6272
Enjoy it, it’s surprisingly roomy for it’s size. Just wasn’t the car for me, lasted 6 months.23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
13th Feb 2021 8:34 pm
DG Site Moderator
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
Posts: 50979
Pretty much different in every way with the 21my ....new exterior ...interior is mini D5 and with pivi pro ...new 8-speed box 8)21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
13th Feb 2021 10:17 pm
J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6272
I’ve yet to try the new one, the interior does look a lot smarter than the previous model.23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
14th Feb 2021 10:15 am
GLYNNE
Member Since: 06 Oct 2006
Location: KENT
Posts: 4696
Any updates
10th Sep 2021 9:28 am
Oxford-boy
Member Since: 07 Sep 2015
Location: Oxford
Posts: 1122
Was it a straight decision? DS Sport all the way or did you consider the Range Rover Sport P400e?
Not dissimilar sizes?
Not gone into the JLR Hybrid range (yet..) although we have a Hyundai hybrid runaround in the household.Jim
2014 Discovery 4 XXV SDV6 Causeway Grey
2016 Discovery 4 HSE Lux SDV6 Loire Blue - now gone
10th Sep 2021 10:31 am
DG Site Moderator
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
Posts: 50979
Two factors ...I wanted to downsize as I didn't need a big motor and I wanted a hybrid or electric.
I have to say that the updated Sport has surpassed all my expectations in terms of build quality, comfort and gadgetry ...the performance of the 1.5 engine is incredible on it's own at roughly 200bhp but add that to the 100+BHP electric motor and it really is something else. It is seamless in Hybrid mode. I've not had a smile on my face this big since my first D3 back in 2005.
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73132
DG wrote:
I’ve not had a smile on my face this big since my first D3 back in 2005
Don’t tell MrsDG that!
10th Sep 2021 12:44 pm
J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6272
I like the look of the latest DS, the first model I didn’t gel with but the hybrid model would be enough to get me to work on a charge. If my Defender keeps going up in value I might be tempted, it’s currently valued at £3k more than I paid.23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
10th Sep 2021 10:08 pm
DG Site Moderator
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
Posts: 50979
So far just under 1k miles ...ave mpg = 145.5 8)21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
10th Sep 2021 10:24 pm
Gary_P
Member Since: 03 May 2016
Location: Kent
Posts: 1682
That sounds good. What avg journey length and type of driving (town/open road etc) is that based on?Gary
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Discovery 4 HSE 2016MY
11th Sep 2021 9:08 am
ruben D3 Decade
Member Since: 26 Sep 2006
Location: ASTURIAS
Posts: 2440
J77 wrote:
.. If my Defender keeps going up in value I might be tempted, it’s currently valued at £3k more than I paid.
😵💫
I can't understand such a thing!!
I've been needing to replace my D3 for a while, I really like the Defender but I don't assimilate the f****ing fortune it costs, I really don't understand it, I don't understand it, that's why I continue with the D3, there's nothing on the market that seduced me ... it is a total disaster ... will I have to wait 3 years for the defender of approved to have a decent and logical price? or maybe, because of what J77 says , that won't happen ...😡… also, there is another problem, I would like the 90, and I don't know if it could live with a Lamborghini-type rear trunk !!
…by now , I will continue going to the geriatrician mechanic and paying for the health ailments of D3!!! 🤪
SORRY OFF TOPIC!!lost in translation!
DISCOVERY 3 SE man. TDV6 2006, my true love!
DEFENDER 2 SE D I6 MHEV 2024, other live.
11th Sep 2021 9:35 am
DG Site Moderator
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
Posts: 50979
Gary_P wrote:
That sounds good. What avg journey length and type of driving (town/open road etc) is that based on?
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