Disco 4, Volvo XC90 or Skoda Kodiak

[Mounty]

Yep, production models same as Solihull. I know of 3 locally all from new plant. They spliced production in with a few starting to come out of Slov as dealer pre built stock was still being built up from Solihull.

 

[HAM135]

So you’ve sold a 4 year old discovery 4 with 45k ish miles on for £16,000? Or have I misunderstood?

5yr old,56000mls,advertised it in classifieds on here a couple of weeks ago before deal was done.

 

[Fragonard]

If skoda cars were as unreliable as JLR cars, they wouldn't sell any, yet people keep going back to JLR for more punishment! Some people have more money than sense apparently.

 

[Davy_g]

The missus recently changed to a 7 seater. After much test driving she went for a hi-spec Hyundai Santa Fe. Worth a look.

 

[Mounty]

If skoda cars were as unreliable as JLR cars, they wouldn't sell any, yet people keep going back to JLR for more punishment! Some people have more money than sense apparently.

Speak as you find. The last 4 LR vehicles I've owned have performed faultlessly under tough conditions and as another said above, extended warranties have been a waste of money with no claims whatsoever.

 

[ollandroverman]

Speak as you find. The last 4 LR vehicles I've owned have performed faultlessly under tough conditions and as another said above, extended warranties have been a waste of money with no claims whatsoever.

Dito.
Within my large family, as a whole we have had less problems with the large number of Landrover products owned, than the very much smaller number of Vw group products.
For one, my brothers low mileage just-out-of-warranty Skoda Octavia 1.6d nearly financialy ruined him it was so terrible.

 

[Northeastfarmer]

D4 towing ????,D5 towing????

D4 is an animal at towing...had 3 720kg bullocks in the trailer and had to reign it in at 70 as I didn’t realise I was going that fast

 

[D14]

5yr old,56000mls,advertised it in classifieds on here a couple of weeks ago before deal was done.

Wow that must of hurt because that must of been about £50k brand new wasn't it? So the green badge no longer commands a premium.

 

[Roy_H]

If skoda cars were as unreliable as JLR cars, they wouldn't sell any, yet people keep going back to JLR for more punishment! Some people have more money than sense apparently.

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[Two Tone]

If skoda cars were as unreliable as JLR cars, they wouldn't sell any, yet people keep going back to JLR for more punishment! Some people have more money than sense apparently.

But there is only one brand of car that will take you anywhere in the world, including Buckingham Palace, with pride!

JLR, without the J.

 

[No wot]

D4 is an animal at towing...had 3 720kg bullocks in the trailer and had to reign it in at 70 as I didn’t realise I was going that fast

D5 will get to 70 in seconds but God help you if you want to stop it safely with that wieght on , it's too light, too powerful , D4 stuck like glue to what ever surface ,road or mud ????

 

[hally]

D5 will get to 70 in seconds but God help you if you want to stop it safely with that wieght on , it's too light, too powerful , D4 stuck like glue to what ever surface ,road or mud ????

Can’t just see your logic there, surely the disco 5 is considerably heavier than most doublecab pickups which run 3.5tons to auctions every day of the week.

 

[No wot]

Only comparing it to the D4 which was a jem pulling , whether rd or field or even uphill in field , D5 will have plenty of power but towing on the rd isn't anywhere as pleasant as the D4 , tail wagging the dog , I've no experience with other brands yet

 

[ollie989898]

Speak as you find. The last 4 LR vehicles I've owned have performed faultlessly under tough conditions and as another said above, extended warranties have been a waste of money with no claims whatsoever.

Fudge me, you should play the Euromillions with luck like that.

 

[Robt]

Fudge me, you should play the Euromillions with luck like that.

I have run 4 disco 4 and never had problems. The only issue i had that required a loan car was rat damage to wiring. Its was done in a few days at main dealer at very reasonable price. I do miss my Disco 4

 

[Mounty]

Only comparing it to the D4 which was a jem pulling , whether rd or field or even uphill in field , D5 will have plenty of power but towing on the rd isn't anywhere as pleasant as the D4 , tail wagging the dog , I've no experience with other brands yet

Interesting you say that. D4 was invincible towing and could even handle a poorly loaded trailer better than other vehicles would. D5 gave me a couple of brown trouser moments in first 2 months with only 50% of max towing limit behind me. That and a continuous banging on the hitch with larger trailers. Main reason for moving it on after 3500 miles.

 

[strawturner]

Bought a D4 earlier this year to replace both my car (bmw 3 series) and my work vehicle (TD5 defender).. Both of which I still have as I'm not that sold on the disco. Its big slow heavy expensive bad on fuel and I don't actually think that comfortable. But I keep getting in and driving it. It needed a set of tyres when I bought it with 33,000 miles on it, I put some general grabbers on, and while I've never been stuck off road with it, there's no chance it will go where my defender would. Then when you compare it to the bmw as a car its no where near as refined, the little sat nav screen seems as if its pointing more towards the passenger then the driver. Ive not towed with it but fuel consumption seems to be around the 21mpg mark, the fuel tank must be tiny as this means I get about 275 miles per fill, far less then both the car and defender. Alas I guess compromises are exactly that.

As I said before I keep getting in and driving it, and would probably pick it over the bmw or defender now so its going to stay... Lets hope it doesn't blow up...

 

[Mounty]

Only comparing it to the D4 which was a jem pulling , whether rd or field or even uphill in field , D5 will have plenty of power but towing on the rd isn't anywhere as pleasant as the D4 , tail wagging the dog , I've no experience with other brands yet

Interesting you say that. D4 was invincible towing and could even handle a poorly loaded trailer better than other vehicles would. D5 gave me a couple of brown trouser moments in first 2 months with only 50% of max towing limit behind me. That and a continuous banging on the hitch with larger trailers. Main reason for moving it on after 3500 miles.

 

[grainboy]

Evening strawturner, if you are only getting 21mpg there is something wrong, I run a commercial d4 15 plate with 30,000miles on it , easily over 30 mpg and always fully loaded with tools, 25 mpg towing a 20 ft trailer,

 

[Mounty]

@strawturner is yours the TDV6 or SDV6. Both my 4's were the later SDV6 with the 255bhp and 8 speed. Wouldn't describe it as slow. 0-60 was around 8 seconds and fuel varied between 21-25mpg if towing and off road. General driving with no towing was 26-28mpg. Fuel tank isn't huge on them but usually got 400+ miles from a tank. Mine were both on General Grabbers which reduced mpg by about 1mpg.