Member Since: 28 Feb 2010
Location: Sheffieldish
Posts: 1807
I'm Back! Again!! :)
Well after a year in a tdv8 range rover sport HST i have returned to the disco camp. Picked up this morning a feb 2011 D4 sdv6 XS in Baltic blue. Was happy with the RRS but after a trip to Scotland last month and seeing Euans red D4 i decided me wanty!! So its completely Euans fault and when my missus moans that we have to eat grit because we have spent all our money, i will send her to live with him
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First mods have already taken place, replaced the front sidelights, number plate lights and reverse lights with LEDs. More to come
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Upto now this is my verdict over the RRS-
Things i will miss-
TDV8 grunt and soundtrack
Seat folding armrests, will have to look and see if these can be retrofitted??
adaptive xenons-Best headlamps ever!!
brembo brakes-looks and braking although the d4 brakes are good they look sh*te at the mo!
Things i like-
RRS-21/22 mpg D4-upto now 29/30 mpg
DAB radio- years ahead of RRS (even though it had full logic 7 setup)
ipod full integration instead of aux port
quieter on the road
far superior ride in the D4
proper tailgate!
LET THE MODS BEGIN- WATCH THIS SPACE
Paul Previous Discos
1989 200tdi 3dr
1994 300tdi ES
1995 3.9 ES (x3)
2000 4.0 adventurer
2001 4.0 ES
2005 D3 HSE (zambesi silver)
2007 D3 SE (Lugano teal)
2011 D4 XS (Baltic Blue)
2008 D3 HSE PREMIUM (buckingham blue)
2009 D4 XS (Nara bronze)
2006 D3 Metropolis (Java Black)
2012my D4 HSE (indus silver)
2013 D4 XS (Firenze red)
Current 2017 D5 first edition (silicone silver)
17th Oct 2014 6:59 pm
geoff.
Member Since: 24 Jan 2010
Location: West kent
Posts: 8531
welcome back Paul
thats a rough motor u have there
17th Oct 2014 7:03 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73002
17th Oct 2014 7:05 pm
marsie
Member Since: 28 Feb 2010
Location: Sheffieldish
Posts: 1807
Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
Location: Borders
Posts: 11027
They all come back in the end
Welcome back Paul...glad I could be of service in returning you to the fold....Man Maths won in the end.....
As for mods,I told the other Paul (1967jester) what you were planning,and he is happy to supply pics of his new Baltic Blue beauty with its recent black bits,so you can get an idea of what they'll look like......
Ps before I take your wife in part-ex,I'll need to know mileage/condition etc,so pics would be helpful "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
Locking rear E-diff
RLD spare wheel protector & sump guard
Extended roof rails
Series 111 mudflaps
Black side tubes,grill and vents
Timed climate remote
Hids4u interior lights
D4 Firenze my2012 HSE
D3 Java 2005 SE manual (sold,sadly,thanks for the memories)
1966 '88 Series 2a....still starts in the morning better than I do...
17th Oct 2014 7:13 pm
geoff.
Member Since: 24 Jan 2010
Location: West kent
Posts: 8531
Paul
all joking aside there a scratch just under the drivers side wing mirror :roll laugh:
ha ha your looking
17th Oct 2014 7:15 pm
ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 15260
At least you came back in a more complete way than I did Paul.
Nice looking D4 there. ...... always on the road less travelled 🚧
17th Oct 2014 7:20 pm
riverblanche
Member Since: 31 Aug 2010
Location: retford'ish
Posts: 2221
Hi,
never did spot you in the HST 8)
will have to keep an eye out for this one now, do you have a sticker in it yet .....
mined you if I wait a week or two you could be something else
Member Since: 28 Feb 2010
Location: Sheffieldish
Posts: 1807
Geoff- cant see any scratch
Ron- Common sense gave way in the end, must admit that i was considering waiting for the Disco sport
Ian- think i spotted you a couple of months back, but was in my TVR
Euan- Have spoke to Paul and he sent pics of his motor- Looks the biz
Euan- For your p/x consideration-
first registered april 1972
LWB
Light blonde/pink interior
Large headlamps-could do with mountings tightening
EPB not working (external purse brake)
Gearbox hanging out
occasional backfire
needs new shoes (again!!!)
Comes with matching baggage
Paul Previous Discos
1989 200tdi 3dr
1994 300tdi ES
1995 3.9 ES (x3)
2000 4.0 adventurer
2001 4.0 ES
2005 D3 HSE (zambesi silver)
2007 D3 SE (Lugano teal)
2011 D4 XS (Baltic Blue)
2008 D3 HSE PREMIUM (buckingham blue)
2009 D4 XS (Nara bronze)
2006 D3 Metropolis (Java Black)
2012my D4 HSE (indus silver)
2013 D4 XS (Firenze red)
Current 2017 D5 first edition (silicone silver)
17th Oct 2014 8:24 pm
GLYNNE
Member Since: 06 Oct 2006
Location: KENT
Posts: 4679
17th Oct 2014 8:27 pm
Discofurry
Member Since: 04 Aug 2012
Location: Oxford
Posts: 93
I've just come back to the Disco camp too marsie (must get that avatar changed).
From pretty much the same spec RRS that you had and I totally agree with the points you make about it. I do miss the TDV8 grunt and noise but the D4 just ticks more boxes.
What was the mod you did for the reversing LEDs? How much difference does it make?
Member Since: 12 Oct 2011
Location: Bristol
Posts: 372
Hi Marsie, welcome back.
I assume those bulbs don't cause any issues with low wattage and the car thinking they've blown? I note some are advertised as such but these do not mention anything in the ad.
They certainly look bright
The description of your wife is very funny but I'm concerned may land you in hot water if she reads it Nick
2010 D4 ....... now gone and replaced with a 05RRV Autobiography
Member of Wessex4x4Response, (Bristol team)
20th Oct 2014 1:19 pm
marsie
Member Since: 28 Feb 2010
Location: Sheffieldish
Posts: 1807
No probs yet Nick, with either the lights or the missus Previous Discos
1989 200tdi 3dr
1994 300tdi ES
1995 3.9 ES (x3)
2000 4.0 adventurer
2001 4.0 ES
2005 D3 HSE (zambesi silver)
2007 D3 SE (Lugano teal)
2011 D4 XS (Baltic Blue)
2008 D3 HSE PREMIUM (buckingham blue)
2009 D4 XS (Nara bronze)
2006 D3 Metropolis (Java Black)
2012my D4 HSE (indus silver)
2013 D4 XS (Firenze red)
Current 2017 D5 first edition (silicone silver)
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