I have had my current Discovery 4 for 8 years and I love it, it’s great to get in after a days work outdoors and as I live in the countryside it always gets me home whatever the weather. Weekends spent towing the caravan or my trailer to the recycling or lift up the 7 seats and take the family to the beach, can’t see a better Landrover at the moment but a cross between thr LR4 and the new Defender would be nice.
I currently own 2016 LR4, SCV6.Fuji White. Best car I have ever owned. I previously have owned a Disco 2, Range Rover Sport and a LR 3. Classic design. Stands out in a crowd. People ask me if it’’s for sale all the time. As a earlier review said, they are not cheap to own, and I also recommend that you change the oil every 5K miles and follow the maintenance schedule. You will have many years of happy motoring. I think the LR4 is the finest vehicle Land Rover has ever produced. Just enough luxury, great performance in any type of weather. The greatest dividend is you are driving a Land Rover, not some soccer mom SUV. Love them.
Subbed, good info, humour and no bs. This has to be the best colour and leather combo I’ve seen. I’ve got it in my head to buy one of these, I’ve got baby twins and a 5 year old, I’m slightly put off everyone saying “they’re unreliable, expensive to repair, I’m mad and should buy a grand Picasso “. 😅
I have a Disco 4 2015 edition but with a new engine in it.. its beautiful. had huge kms on it when I bougth it but I didn't care.. replaced lower arms. 3 wheel bearings and new rotors and pads.. what do you expect?? 220,000 kms.. but the engine has only done 80,000kms.. oh plus I just did a full service on the 8-speed transmission as I'm expecting it to tow my caravan a further 15,000 kms around Oz... cant wait.. its a beautiful car to drive
I have a 2014 D4. Great car. I think it was the bridge between the old Defender and new one. The issue people have is trying to run it on a shoe string. It’s not a cheap car and you need to change the oil every 5,000 miles and use C3 5W40 oil Always turn the start stop off, it will wear your crank prematurely.
@@barrettsreviews I’m in the same position I’ve been to look at a few, I’ve taken my pal who works in a garage, sadly all 3 had underlying issues (air suspension, oil leak, something up with turbo). I think the key is get one that’s been serviced, looked after and don’t rush to buy one that isn’t right. I don’t mind having work done myself as long as it’s open and highlighted, if they don’t mention it I feel I’m being ripped off and walk away. A real PITA if I’ve driven over an hour. 😅
@ you made the right choice to walk away, I may have just bought another car for the channel so I might have to let my discovery go 😏 can’t keep them all otherwise there be no room left in the street 🤣🤣
At 18,000m Advisory notice item(s) Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement back (2.4.G.2) Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement back (2.4.G.2) LR quality never changes.
Good vid, i just piked up mr 3rd but 1st L405 Range Rover the other week. I absolutely love them. But key good service history and ideally lower mileage but key service early and don’t skimp. But I’ve found them to be more reliable than some so called reliable cars. But key is it will wear bushings and wear able items quicker but it’s a big 4x4 it will. But the moment you don’t look after them it will bite back. If you buy one that’s been abused it will sting and probably be a nightmare equally be aware of common faults. Partly why i chose the sdv8 4.4 tends to be pretty bone proof amongst its serviced often and keep an eye on the oil cooler. Also helps if you’re mechanically minded and also know a decent specialist due to some workshops just fire the parts cannon at them other a simple fix like for a sensor.
I had a Disco 3 for 14 years and i enjoyed every moment of it. It did have a few problems but what car doesn't . Unfortunately Ulez charge here in London and the cost to insure made me sell it.I still go on Auto Trader and look occasionally for a 2016 model but my sensible head kicks in.....Great video by the way, made me laugh and i agree with all that you said...
Hanging out to get one. Had the Discovery 3 in Australia and loved it. Best car I ever had. Have had many Land Rovers now and the only car I want to buy. Should I get the V8?
Interesting video - I bought my silver D4 Landmark a year ago from a Land Rover dealer with a full LR guarantee - 1 previous owner and only 34k on the clock. Cost me a lot more than yours, though. As I want to keep this a long time I had the underside Lanoguarded and I also replaced most of the fillament bulbs with LED equivalents - the rear fog ane reversing lights were especially good as they are so bright you can actually see properly when you are reversing at night. I also replaced the front fogs with sealed LED ones (all from PowerfulUK). The Discovery 4 really IS the perfect vehicle - I have just driven 1,100 miles across Europe even getting at high as over 110mph on the Autobahn in Germany - but as the mpg dropped to only 25 I tended to cruise at about 90 where I got about 33mpg (38mpg in the roadworks when driving at 50mph). But then, it is also perfect on the mountain roads and trails in the Alps. There is no vehicle like it. Also, it's the only vehicle I have ever owned that is so nice to drive I don't mind being in a traffiuc jam. Insorance - mine is about £1,200pa na dthat does include full business use and the Hi-Pro device I had fitted to improve mpg - my old insurance wanted to charge me about £1,700 for the same thing and several would not insure at all or wanted well over £2k pa. Land Rover will be doing a security update for my D4 later this year, I had a letter from them a couple of weeks ago. Also there is now a "sleeping battery" available that has a motion sensor that disconnects the battery if no movent is detected after about 3-minutes, preventing anyone remotely cloning the key at night.
I love my 2012 model. Yes I've had a couple of expensive bills but it's an amazing car and LR made a massive mistake in changing the shape. It was pretty much perfect and one of the most noticeable and best looking cars on the road. Even now after 5 years I love driving it and as sokn as I see another one on the road I think that is just z great looking car.
got zackly the same, paddles are usful when towing, downshift bit earlier got ARB bullbar and driving lights don't offroad here in Au but handy to get into the bush campin overnight, fitted 18s by dressing down front calipers, put the shiny black 20s into storage, best choices of rubber for our gravel roads love it, 5w 40 every 10000km swap out half trans oil every 30000km you are a funny bugger Mate S mode you can hold a gear, so it,ll not change up over here they do not rust, my 2016 is as new underneath I drive light throttle sorta nurse it have a TDV6 too 2010, parked up as the pass side window will not go up I have A TOPDON code reader, you'd best learn to fix these cars or be wealthy nope Kevin, they ALWAYS get away in second less you preselect 1st
Unless your in the London area that insurance sounds way to much, I’ve recently sold mine a 2015 year so no add blue which can be a problem, had mine for about 2 years never had any serious problems only sold it as i have two many cars , the Discovery 4 prices have dropped a lot so a lot of car for the money, I would say don’t expect to have one and run it on lemonade money, keep all the service up to date.
The reason that you have padded shift is that it’s a face lift mode, post 2013, reference to Ulez post from @ pa1668 it you have a late 2015 model then it will be a Euro 6 engine or if a Euro 5 discovery 4 then you can have it converted to euro 6 spec and then it’s Ulez compliment and clean air or what ever you want to refer to it as, then Mr Khan can not do a thing about it, the conversion is cheaper then buying D5, happy days.
I have spoken to many people who have never had a problem with a Disco. You just need to kook after them properly - oil change every 6 months instead of recommended and do all the servicing on time. Unreliability comes from not looking after a vehicle properly.
@@X50505 Hi there , have had many D2s , avoided the D3 and owned a D4 for 7 yrs , fabulous tow car , we live on Skye and it was used to transport sheep to market , recover friends broken down cars and other normal car use , black with cream leather , all the bells and whistles as they say , got to the stage I was reluctant to use it wondering when it would next cost me a huge amount of money . I sold it and bought Dacia Duster 4x4 , put a decent set of boots on it and am very pleased with it . Cheap road tax and insurance, 40 odd mpg , very basic so not a lot to go wrong , also aquired an x reg D2 with a new galvanised chassis so saying all that I think I’m qualified to so the D4 s are a heap of shite .All my friends who have owned them have got rid too . Is Land Rover paying you to put this video up ?
@@rizla6220 l494 sport, yes they have some issues here and there but on the whole they do everything from luxurious long journeys to towing a 3 tonne trailer in comfort.
£620 a year road tax , constant worry of crankshaft snapping , had stupid plastic inlet manifolds replaced , beautiful car but just a money pit , sold it and bought a 2014 Dacia Duster 4x4 put a set of BFGoodrich a/ts on , unstoppable , cheap insurance and tax , best move I ever made
There have been some (far too many) snapped crankshafts on these engines, and with the cost of engine replacement this renders the car beyond economic repair. To put it in perspective though, the majority have not had this happen. Understandably, it's the failures which make the news. Meticulous servicing greatly reduces the risk, but it's still there. I do an intermediate oil and filter change between services, which I reckon is a good idea. 100K miles on my 2015 model and fingers crossed...
@@davids9549I agree but it’s the constant worry of it snapping , I would look for an excuse to use my van instead and the Disco would stand idle for ages
D4 worst car I've ever owned. In the garage for 28 days out of the 30 I owned it. Rapidly realised it was a gonner after one week. Air suspension faults, front prop bearing and it went on and on. Sold it. Two weeks later it snapped its crank. Lucky escape for me, felt bad for the new owner. Had full LR s/h. Shame as 3.5t and comfy. LR reliability just not up to the job.
Got to buy a good one mate either low millage and serviced before each service is required 👍 or you just had bad luck, unfortunately when people go to buy one they don’t know what to look for etc etc Treat yourself to another one 👍
Your totally nuts! disco3/4 should carry the trophy for the worst and most unreliable car and hardest to fix ever. Only reason it doesn’t currently have that trophy as it’s new little JLR sister has the inginium engine. Anyone wants to disagree needs to have at least done suspension arm bushes brake pipes and a turbo on one! Take the ghost off and keep it for the next car and hope a tea leaf has the balls to try hes luck.
Sorry but I have to disagree, I have a D4 on 220,000 miles and a D3 on 240,000 miles both working farm vehicles and daily drivers, both on original turbos, original brake pipes, I had to replace two front airbags on the D4 but not the D3 yet, strange as it has the higher miles, the D4 has had a steering rack and an alternator, the rest has just been wear and tear items, suspension arms and wheel bearings are just wear and tear and are relatively cheap and easy to replace. I wouldnt´t buy one however unless I needed the extra space and seats, the RRS with the TDV8 is a nicer car to own and drive, I had one but it was too nice as a working vehicle but I miss the V8 diesel.
ALL modern cars tend to have short turbo lifespans and lots of electrical issues due to the complexity of what they offer. As LR time states, even Toyotas have problems now, to which I will add Audi’s, Mercedes, BMW, Suzuki, Nissan, Honda, Mazda and all crap from Stellantis ( French foibles and fcuked)
@@robertjohnston3658 nothing is so unpleasant to work on as these though. I have a garage and as soon as they are about 6 plus years old nobody can justify or probably afford to fix them. Put a q7 or something Japanese on the bay next to it and do any of the jobs I mention you’d be finished in a third of the time and they would probably dependant on how well the car is maintained suffer less than half the failure rate. It’s disgusting considering how much they are new. Let’s be honest it is reflected in the used price once they reach year 3/4 my customers pick them up for peanuts and have no budget to fix them.
Sorry but thats utter nonsense. Iv had a D3 on 201k miles, that just needed basic maintenance bits doing. that was a dog and it still was reliable. Iv got a D4 now on 260k miles, original engine and driven to Europe a few times and when small things have needing doing, was less headache than some of my previous cars (M4, C63)
You must have deep pockets to run this beast!! It's not a car, it's a big SUV!! Hope they sting you for driving such a problematic vehicle!! Every drivers nightmare travelling behind these idiots !!!
Agree, one of the best vehicles built since Mercedes made great cars before1990, PROVIDING you have a brain, understand how to maintain them and SERVICE them at half the LR interval and I suggest oil changes every 5K to 7 K miles. Simple
I have had my current Discovery 4 for 8 years and I love it, it’s great to get in after a days work outdoors and as I live in the countryside it always gets me home whatever the weather. Weekends spent towing the caravan or my trailer to the recycling or lift up the 7 seats and take the family to the beach, can’t see a better Landrover at the moment but a cross between thr LR4 and the new Defender would be nice.
Well said 👍 they just do it all 👍
Had my Discovery for 12 years and still love it
Got my D4 in January 2013 xs same colour as yours inside and out 68,000 miles full Land Rover service history £16,500 best car I’ve owned
There great cars mate 👍
Your sense of humour is hilarious
I currently own 2016 LR4, SCV6.Fuji White. Best car I have ever owned. I previously have owned a Disco 2, Range Rover Sport and a LR 3.
Classic design. Stands out in a crowd. People ask me if it’’s for sale all the time. As a earlier review said, they are not cheap to own, and I also recommend that you change the oil every 5K miles and follow the maintenance schedule.
You will have many years of happy motoring. I think the LR4 is the finest vehicle Land Rover has ever produced. Just enough luxury, great performance in any type of weather.
The greatest dividend is you are driving a Land Rover, not some soccer mom SUV.
Love them.
Perfectly said 👍
@@barrettsreviews
thank you!
What beautiful car.
Subbed, good info, humour and no bs. This has to be the best colour and leather combo I’ve seen.
I’ve got it in my head to buy one of these, I’ve got baby twins and a 5 year old, I’m slightly put off everyone saying “they’re unreliable, expensive to repair, I’m mad and should buy a grand Picasso “. 😅
Beautiful elegant color
I have a 2015 and I Love it. I’ve had some really nice cars but this is my favourite.
I have a Disco 4 2015 edition but with a new engine in it.. its beautiful. had huge kms on it when I bougth it but I didn't care.. replaced lower arms. 3 wheel bearings and new rotors and pads.. what do you expect?? 220,000 kms.. but the engine has only done 80,000kms.. oh plus I just did a full service on the 8-speed transmission as I'm expecting it to tow my caravan a further 15,000 kms around Oz... cant wait.. its a beautiful car to drive
There great cars buddy 👍
I got the same one Love it
There just great 👍
I have a 2014 D4. Great car. I think it was the bridge between the old Defender and new one. The issue people have is trying to run it on a shoe string. It’s not a cheap car and you need to change the oil every 5,000 miles and use C3 5W40 oil
Always turn the start stop off, it will wear your crank prematurely.
Just bought a 2016 discovery 4 graphite
Discovery 4 is peak Disco, what a pity they made the Disco 5 such an ugly dumpling.
U got my vote from jamaica 🇯🇲 trust me disco 4 all the way
So very true!!!
I’m saving to have a Disco4 lux because of this video
There great cars, just buy a decent one with impeccable service history and keep up with all the servicing 👍
@@barrettsreviews I’m in the same position I’ve been to look at a few, I’ve taken my pal who works in a garage, sadly all 3 had underlying issues (air suspension, oil leak, something up with turbo). I think the key is get one that’s been serviced, looked after and don’t rush to buy one that isn’t right. I don’t mind having work done myself as long as it’s open and highlighted, if they don’t mention it I feel I’m being ripped off and walk away. A real PITA if I’ve driven over an hour. 😅
@ you made the right choice to walk away, I may have just bought another car for the channel so I might have to let my discovery go 😏 can’t keep them all otherwise there be no room left in the street 🤣🤣
At 18,000m Advisory notice item(s)
Nearside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement back (2.4.G.2)
Offside Front Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement back (2.4.G.2)
LR quality never changes.
You beat me to it pretty shocking eh
Nothing to do with build quality.
It’s not the build quality, they used oil filled bushes to keep the ride smooth. Changing Meyle arms makes them last but it’s slightly stiffer
I’ve got a Disco 4 Landmark, 66 plate, cracking cars!! Look after them, spend money on them!!
Good vid, i just piked up mr 3rd but 1st L405 Range Rover the other week. I absolutely love them. But key good service history and ideally lower mileage but key service early and don’t skimp. But I’ve found them to be more reliable than some so called reliable cars. But key is it will wear bushings and wear able items quicker but it’s a big 4x4 it will. But the moment you don’t look after them it will bite back. If you buy one that’s been abused it will sting and probably be a nightmare equally be aware of common faults. Partly why i chose the sdv8 4.4 tends to be pretty bone proof amongst its serviced often and keep an eye on the oil cooler. Also helps if you’re mechanically minded and also know a decent specialist due to some workshops just fire the parts cannon at them other a simple fix like for a sensor.
I had a Disco 3 for 14 years and i enjoyed every moment of it. It did have a few problems but what car doesn't . Unfortunately Ulez charge here in London and the cost to insure made me sell it.I still go on Auto Trader and look occasionally for a 2016 model but my sensible head kicks in.....Great video by the way, made me laugh and i agree with all that you said...
Insurance for my D4 Landmark is £450 per year with Aviva
Great video , enjoy your discovery 👍👍
To all the other people who left nasty comments, go drive your tree hugging rubbish.
Hanging out to get one. Had the Discovery 3 in Australia and loved it. Best car I ever had. Have had many Land Rovers now and the only car I want to buy. Should I get the V8?
There great cars if there looked after! I personally would get the diesel 👍
Yeeees, v8, I will get that one, why, because just 5.0 v8 in the USA.
Wow looks spotless inside and out , great colour and so much prefer a lighter interior then a black one.
She has been looked after 👍 definitely prefer the light interior and makes it nice and light inside 👍 thanks mate
@@barrettsreviews I have a small RR evoque with the same colours inside , I watch LR time youtube channel and become to appreciate these Discovery 4's
Interesting video - I bought my silver D4 Landmark a year ago from a Land Rover dealer with a full LR guarantee - 1 previous owner and only 34k on the clock. Cost me a lot more than yours, though.
As I want to keep this a long time I had the underside Lanoguarded and I also replaced most of the fillament bulbs with LED equivalents - the rear fog ane reversing lights were especially good as they are so bright you can actually see properly when you are reversing at night. I also replaced the front fogs with sealed LED ones (all from PowerfulUK).
The Discovery 4 really IS the perfect vehicle - I have just driven 1,100 miles across Europe even getting at high as over 110mph on the Autobahn in Germany - but as the mpg dropped to only 25 I tended to cruise at about 90 where I got about 33mpg (38mpg in the roadworks when driving at 50mph). But then, it is also perfect on the mountain roads and trails in the Alps. There is no vehicle like it.
Also, it's the only vehicle I have ever owned that is so nice to drive I don't mind being in a traffiuc jam.
Insorance - mine is about £1,200pa na dthat does include full business use and the Hi-Pro device I had fitted to improve mpg - my old insurance wanted to charge me about £1,700 for the same thing and several would not insure at all or wanted well over £2k pa.
Land Rover will be doing a security update for my D4 later this year, I had a letter from them a couple of weeks ago. Also there is now a "sleeping battery" available that has a motion sensor that disconnects the battery if no movent is detected after about 3-minutes, preventing anyone remotely cloning the key at night.
I love my 2012 model.
Yes I've had a couple of expensive bills but it's an amazing car and LR made a massive mistake in changing the shape.
It was pretty much perfect and one of the most noticeable and best looking cars on the road.
Even now after 5 years I love driving it and as sokn as I see another one on the road I think that is just z great looking car.
I just bought a used 2012 LR2 I6 with Volvo engine and it got 147K miles.. Love it much
got zackly the same, paddles are usful when towing, downshift bit earlier
got ARB bullbar and driving lights
don't offroad here in Au but handy to get into the bush campin overnight, fitted 18s by dressing down front calipers, put the shiny black 20s into storage, best choices of rubber for our gravel roads
love it, 5w 40 every 10000km
swap out half trans oil every 30000km
you are a funny bugger Mate
S mode you can hold a gear, so it,ll not change up
over here they do not rust, my 2016 is as new underneath
I drive light throttle sorta nurse it
have a TDV6 too 2010, parked up as the pass side window will not go up
I have A TOPDON code reader, you'd best learn to fix these cars or be wealthy
nope Kevin, they ALWAYS get away in second less you preselect 1st
Unless your in the London area that insurance sounds way to much, I’ve recently sold mine a 2015 year so no add blue which can be a problem, had mine for about 2 years never had any serious problems only sold it as i have two many cars , the Discovery 4 prices have dropped a lot so a lot of car for the money, I would say don’t expect to have one and run it on lemonade money, keep all the service up to date.
I bought a Disco Sport, why wouldnt get a disco 4 across my bridge.
The reason that you have padded shift is that it’s a face lift mode, post 2013, reference to Ulez post from @ pa1668 it you have a late 2015 model then it will be a Euro 6 engine or if a Euro 5 discovery 4 then you can have it converted to euro 6 spec and then it’s Ulez compliment and clean air or what ever you want to refer to it as, then Mr Khan can not do a thing about it, the conversion is cheaper then buying D5, happy days.
Very comfy to sit in by the side of a motorway 😂
8.4k views!! Nice one kev
Thank you 👍
I think I prefer 'chitty-chitty-bang-bang' (my boring Freelander 1) over a D4 😆
I would love to own a Discovery 4. I love the way it looks.
what a lovely car I have an LR4 HSE 2012 and you are right service them properly and you fine thanks for a great review
Praise?
This is the car with no oil dipstick?
Perfect in the real world if you like breaking down and huge maintenance bills
I have spoken to many people who have never had a problem with a Disco. You just need to kook after them properly - oil change every 6 months instead of recommended and do all the servicing on time. Unreliability comes from not looking after a vehicle properly.
Biggest heap of shite on the road , only for posers till they bankrupt themselves , feel sorry for for anyone who thinks they have bought a good car
@@alexrobinson2281 What experience do you have owning one?
@@X50505 Hi there , have had many D2s , avoided the D3 and owned a D4 for 7 yrs , fabulous tow car , we live on Skye and it was used to transport sheep to market , recover friends broken down cars and other normal car use , black with cream leather , all the bells and whistles as they say , got to the stage I was reluctant to use it wondering when it would next cost me a huge amount of money . I sold it and bought Dacia Duster 4x4 , put a decent set of boots on it and am very pleased with it . Cheap road tax and insurance, 40 odd mpg , very basic so not a lot to go wrong , also aquired an x reg D2 with a new galvanised chassis so saying all that I think I’m qualified to so the D4 s are a heap of shite .All my friends who have owned them have got rid too . Is Land Rover paying you to put this video up ?
@@alexrobinson2281 true
Until the crank on the SDV6 snaps.........
Очень жалко что D4 прекратили выпускать в 2016 году, новый D5 это уже не Дискавери ... верните на конвеер квадратно брутальный D4)))
Best car I have ever owned a Discovery
To true 👍
Absolutely 👍
Agree, ahead of their time and clever design , despite Fords ownership at that time.
lovely example that pal
"Did you feel that cattle grid? I didn't... floated across it 😂😂"
Nara bronze😊
Disco 5 was a terrible idea
yeah they're great until the crankshaft snaps. would not touch one!
I am interested what vehicle do you think is best?
@@rizla6220 l494 sport, yes they have some issues here and there but on the whole they do everything from luxurious long journeys to towing a 3 tonne trailer in comfort.
£620 a year road tax , constant worry of crankshaft snapping , had stupid plastic inlet manifolds replaced , beautiful car but just a money pit , sold it and bought a 2014 Dacia Duster 4x4 put a set of BFGoodrich a/ts on , unstoppable , cheap insurance and tax , best move I ever made
There have been some (far too many) snapped crankshafts on these engines, and with the cost of engine replacement this renders the car beyond economic repair. To put it in perspective though, the majority have not had this happen. Understandably, it's the failures which make the news. Meticulous servicing greatly reduces the risk, but it's still there. I do an intermediate oil and filter change between services, which I reckon is a good idea. 100K miles on my 2015 model and fingers crossed...
@@davids9549I agree but it’s the constant worry of it snapping , I would look for an excuse to use my van instead and the Disco would stand idle for ages
D4 worst car I've ever owned. In the garage for 28 days out of the 30 I owned it. Rapidly realised it was a gonner after one week. Air suspension faults, front prop bearing and it went on and on. Sold it. Two weeks later it snapped its crank. Lucky escape for me, felt bad for the new owner. Had full LR s/h. Shame as 3.5t and comfy. LR reliability just not up to the job.
Got to buy a good one mate either low millage and serviced before each service is required 👍 or you just had bad luck, unfortunately when people go to buy one they don’t know what to look for etc etc
Treat yourself to another one 👍
I really think u r lying u r one of them disco 4 haters that say yr disco 4 is broken when it's just a blown bulb lol from jamaica 🇯🇲
And use 0W-40 full synthetic, not that watery 0W-20 crap Land Rover specifies to meet the fuel economy numbers.
5W40 not 0W40 and it needs to be C3
Your totally nuts! disco3/4 should carry the trophy for the worst and most unreliable car and hardest to fix ever. Only reason it doesn’t currently have that trophy as it’s new little JLR sister has the inginium engine.
Anyone wants to disagree needs to have at least done suspension arm bushes brake pipes and a turbo on one!
Take the ghost off and keep it for the next car and hope a tea leaf has the balls to try hes luck.
Sorry but I have to disagree, I have a D4 on 220,000 miles and a D3 on 240,000 miles both working farm vehicles and daily drivers, both on original turbos, original brake pipes, I had to replace two front airbags on the D4 but not the D3 yet, strange as it has the higher miles, the D4 has had a steering rack and an alternator, the rest has just been wear and tear items, suspension arms and wheel bearings are just wear and tear and are relatively cheap and easy to replace. I wouldnt´t buy one however unless I needed the extra space and seats, the RRS with the TDV8 is a nicer car to own and drive, I had one but it was too nice as a working vehicle but I miss the V8 diesel.
ALL modern cars tend to have short turbo lifespans and lots of electrical issues due to the complexity of what they offer.
As LR time states, even Toyotas have problems now, to which I will add Audi’s, Mercedes, BMW, Suzuki, Nissan, Honda, Mazda and all crap from Stellantis ( French foibles and fcuked)
@@robertjohnston3658 nothing is so unpleasant to work on as these though. I have a garage and as soon as they are about 6 plus years old nobody can justify or probably afford to fix them. Put a q7 or something Japanese on the bay next to it and do any of the jobs I mention you’d be finished in a third of the time and they would probably dependant on how well the car is maintained suffer less than half the failure rate. It’s disgusting considering how much they are new. Let’s be honest it is reflected in the used price once they reach year 3/4 my customers pick them up for peanuts and have no budget to fix them.
@@limekilnfarm9657 If you're struggling to work on them, perhaps it says something about your skills.
Sorry but thats utter nonsense. Iv had a D3 on 201k miles, that just needed basic maintenance bits doing. that was a dog and it still was reliable. Iv got a D4 now on 260k miles, original engine and driven to Europe a few times and when small things have needing doing, was less headache than some of my previous cars (M4, C63)
they look more at home on a recovery truck lol.
You must have deep pockets to run this beast!! It's not a car, it's a big SUV!! Hope they sting you for driving such a problematic vehicle!! Every drivers nightmare travelling behind these idiots !!!
Great for the school, shopping runs and the planet
Agree, one of the best vehicles built since Mercedes made great cars before1990, PROVIDING you have a brain, understand how to maintain them and SERVICE them at half the LR interval and I suggest oil changes every 5K to 7 K miles.
Simple