Member Since: 04 Jan 2009
Location: winsford cheshire
Posts: 14
test drive d4
test drive in disco 4 hse was nice to drive a bit stiffer but you could feel the 2nd turbo kick in whith a bit of lag had a lot more power than d3, gearbox lot smoother disapointed no SE model only GS,XS,and HSE,GS model you can not have sat nav fitted think will stick whith my d3 se for few more years gbrooks
6th Sep 2009 7:13 pm
zig
Member Since: 09 Sep 2005
Location: Scotland
Posts: 648
Hi brooks1sr
Like yourself, I had a test drive and was very impressed with the D4's application of power with it's 3 litre engine and the 2 turbos relative to the D3. The vehicle also seemed quieter.
However, like yourself as a D3 SE owner I was most disapointed that there was not a D4 SE.
6th Sep 2009 7:43 pm
SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Romiley
Posts: 13710
ditto over SE - seems to follow me this - I had a D3 S before they discontinued that model Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
6th Sep 2009 8:22 pm
Zermatt Vulgaris
Member Since: 12 Jan 2009
Location: aberdeenshire
Posts: 511
Same here SE is the right spec level for me...strange they have kept SE spec on the RRS..but not D4..not done a spec by spec of RRS SE against D4 XS though perhaps they are equivilant.Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
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6th Sep 2009 8:25 pm
NeilD
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I presume the SE spec would be in between GS and XS yeah?If in doot, flat oot!!
6th Sep 2009 8:36 pm
SN
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Location: Romiley
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nope between XS (ex-S ) and HSESteve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
6th Sep 2009 8:37 pm
ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
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IMO, they're trying to push the D4 HSE way up the league.
Alienating it almost from all other D4 models.
So for now the SE name is too close to HSE, so will drag it down.
But for later, when they need to push for more sales, the SE model will be re-introduced.
My £'s are on the table!
But that's just my usual cynical mind at work though ...... always on the road less travelled 🚧
6th Sep 2009 8:37 pm
SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Romiley
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ronp might be right - the last D3 XS's were close to the D3 SE's
I just did a quick check on LR website - whats missing from the D4 XS that I have on my 08 D3 SE are: Electric Leather Seats, Premium Harman/Kardon LOGIC surround audio system and Privacy Glass - what are they worth?Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
Privacy glass is an option on all specs, premium audio and (most importantly) electric seats are a deal breaker for me. Sat in a D4 GS with manual leather seats earlier, the leather is irrelevant it's the lack of adjustments on the manual seats (my only dislike back when I had an S) mean I won't consider an XS or below. HSE is too much for me so until they bring out an SE (or I find an extra £5k or so) I'll be sticking with the D3The End
6th Sep 2009 8:53 pm
SN
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Location: Romiley
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sums the problem up nicely si
hope someone from LR is reading this thread Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
6th Sep 2009 8:59 pm
Landylad
Member Since: 23 Dec 2008
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 366
You guys must be earning far too much money. The GS is more than I feel comfortable spending at this moment in my life. Electric seats are nice, but not that much of an essential commodity that I would go and spend another 8k on a higher spec model. Anyway, SWMBO has been warned about driving anything I own and not putting the seats back to within 5mm of where they were found If in doot, flat oot!!
6th Sep 2009 9:08 pm
NeilD
Member Since: 01 Dec 2008
Location: Sunny Surrey
Posts: 4845
I am now 90% certain on a D4, just awaiting the Qtr 4 deals from LR. My only option is a HSE as its the only one that has standard electric memory seat (no option on other models).
Member Since: 12 Jan 2009
Location: aberdeenshire
Posts: 511
yep think the SE is coming net year the way the RRS XS was introduced last year...
and for our D4 friend it is not a case of more money than sense just defendernomics....Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
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6th Sep 2009 9:30 pm
Landylad
Member Since: 23 Dec 2008
Location: Aberdeenshire
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If they are still doing 60/40 split at 0% then I'm in
Whether it was sales talk, I'm not sure, but Town & County told me that the deal only lasted through til end of Sept. In fact, he went as far as to suggest that all deals had to be tied up before end of Sept... so you're D4 had to be in the forecourt and registered for the 0% to count.
As I said, could have been bull - but it did make my choice of the display model a little bit easier If in doot, flat oot!!
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