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stephenw46
Member Since: 22 Jun 2011
Location: West Midlands
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Well I own a D4 but it’s been in the dealership waiting for a new steering lock module and it’s on back order, but as I have lr extended warranty they have given me a defender 110 3ltr as I needed a tow bar for towing the tin hut , this is my comparison of the two the new defender is very nice indeed and tows very well, but the downside is I can’t put my dog crate in the boot as too narrow the fuel economy towing is no better then my discovery, it as grown on me but I can’t wait to get my D4 back it as so much more room inside and suits my needs so much better than the defender,
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 7th May 2024 6:48 pm |
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kim0785b
Member Since: 12 Feb 2021
Location: London
Posts: 141
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The rear trunk space in a disco 4 is significantly larger than the new defender! D4 well maintained gives you great fuel economy and less electrical gremlins than the new defender! Discovery 4
Oct 2015, 2016 build
SDV6 Santorini Black SE
New engine at 42k
Car camper
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| 7th May 2024 9:26 pm |
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HairyFool
Member Since: 04 Jan 2023
Location: North Essex
Posts: 673
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Take the value you would lose on the Defender the moment you drive it off the forecourt then work out what you could do on a D4 with it. Between 10-20% in the 1st year anyway.
Then add the insurance. A visitor from the dark side, my other vehicle is an is still an EV. Strictly speaking its SWMBO.
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| 8th May 2024 11:01 am |
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Moo
D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 14383
  
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I miss the practicality of the D4 but love the way my Defender drives.
As for fuel economy, Ive never understood why this is ever a topic when driving a 2.5t brick with a 3 litre, 6 cylinder engine driving all for wheels through a complex transmission.  New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
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
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| 8th May 2024 11:23 am |
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stephenw46
Member Since: 22 Jun 2011
Location: West Midlands
Posts: 1214
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Yes I agree it is a lovely machine to drive I have had it almost a month as a loan car, as for the fuel economy I tow a 2 ton Adria caravan and the D4 is fully loaded and we go to lake Garda and the south of France every year so personally I don’t care About the fuel economy it was just a comparison, but for my needs the D4 wins out right, such a shame they didn’t continue production or put the 3.6 v8 in them
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| 8th May 2024 1:01 pm |
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