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Member Since: 10 Jul 2020
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2013 LR4 interior creaking

Potential new Disco owner here.

Just test drove a 2013 LR4 HSE with 70k miles. Have never driven (let alone owned) a Land Rover. The drive was smooth as hell with engine and wind noises subdued to levels, which gave me a literal eargasm. What surprised me however was the creaky noises the interior plastic parts made. A slight nudge with a knee on the center console or a gentle push with elbow on the arm rest and the resulting creaky noise was pretty annoying. The creakiness was also evident, when driving on a bit rougher country road (not talking about true off-road here, mind you).

Is this normal for Discos? Or potentially vehicle-specific and hence a showstopper?  
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Having just gone from a D3 to a D4 I reckon the D4 is built using lesser materials in some areas, whether this is to reduce weight or just take cost out of the product i believe my D3 was built with better material internally than the D4.

Far less rattles & more solid trim in a D3 that is 9 years older & almost 4 times the miles on it than the D4

Cheers n Gone Nick Thumbs Up MY16 D4 Landmark SDV6 (The Ice Maiden)
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Post #216030810th Jul 2020 7:36 pm
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The sunroof on my long gone D4 would drive me potty.

   
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That's some sweet music to the ears. Were you able to fix it?  
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This is actually across the board with all makes. My Ford S Max which is on an 09 plate has a MUCH better-made interior than the 2020 version. It is actually partly to do with making cars lighter and recycling requirements rather than just about cost-cutting.

That car does not creak anywhere compared to the 2020 which does. Overall I find the D4 a pretty quiet car!

Kindest,

Jonathan  
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Sorry wrote:
That's some sweet music to the ears. Were you able to fix it?


No. Sold the car a year later so it’s prob still chirping away somewhere. Thumbs Up   
Post #216036911th Jul 2020 8:25 am
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Yeah. I'm dying from a lefthand middle row seat with a slack latch/flip mechanism that rattles on bumps, some sort of endless dash rattle up near the windscreen, plus some major plastic rattle in the boot area. Kill me now  
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