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If I did move from a D3 HSE to a D4...
Pondering on a D4.
My D3 HSE has been outstanding for 7 years and (touch wood) utterly reliable. I do like all the toys that come with the HSE but the D4 HSE has a little 'sticker shock' compared to what I paid for the D3. It also comes with some toys that I would not really appreciate.
So the question is, what options would I need to add to an XS to ensure it has the stuff I have got used to on the D3?Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
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Xs wouldnt have sunroof / glass roof.
Not sure about roof rails and xenons?
20th Sep 2012 12:30 pm
Russell
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We went down a similar road and after adding all the extras on we were close to the HSE price. Went for HSE in the end as there were things you got over and above the car we had speced up for a fraction more.MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
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20th Sep 2012 12:30 pm
ronp
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If you use them on your D3, you'll certainly miss the armrests.
Small thing maybe, but I couldn't be without them.
Are they an option yet on the XS?I was a normal heterosexual chap, but in these new woke awakenings I now identify as a Wardrobe.
Robbie, I went for a D4 XS and have to say the only thing i 'miss' as such is the arm rests on the front seats at mine doesn't have the electric seat pack.... so i keep putting my arm down & there is nothing there
As for the rest :
Sunroof ----not fused , climate control is all i need
Voice ------wiggs turned it on
4x4 info .-----wiggs turned it on
remote climate ------ Wiggs again
Xenons (had em on my d3) ----- I have some Philips extreme bulbs in the D4 lights which seem pretty close to the D3 Xenons ..they are certainly better than D3 halogens (my view anyway) as they are projector type jobbies so give a much better beam.
Cubby Fridge ...moved it over
I know it has been said on here many times but it is the engine that impressed me most.
I too was very happy with my D3 which also had never let me down... but once you drive a D4 there is no going back Cheers Ian
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20th Sep 2012 12:43 pm
pcregeen
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I test drove a D4 and armrest was the massive issue for me in XS spec. However, i was reliably informed you can have them as an option
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20th Sep 2012 1:05 pm
Robbie
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Driving a D4 at the LRE this summer was a mistake as I have been hankering after one ever since. I thought the massive price difference between the XS and HSE would give me some flex on options but Russell's advice suggests this is difficult! £52450 for an HSE is a fair chunk of money compared to what I paid for my HSE D3. No doubt I could get a fair discount from the list price (10 or 20%?) but it will still make my eyes water.
I quite like the glass roof, but I could live without it. Didn't know about the armrest and I consider this a 'must have' along with electrics seats! I understood the 4x4 info and voice are on MY12 XS but that remote climate was not something Wiggs could add to the latest MY (could be wrong??). Got used to my BAS controller so I would find it hard to go back to the 'frozen car' look.
What else is missing from the XS that the D3 HSE had as standard?Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
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ronp wrote:
If you use them on your D3, you'll certainly miss the armrests.
Small thing maybe, but I couldn't be without them.
Never missed them once TBH myself, why such a big miss when the centre console cubby box lid is at same height and does the job (and no having to swing them out the way to get seat belt in....)
22nd Sep 2012 8:07 pm
Hairy Dan
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I agree with astonbuilder, my HSE has them but I never use them because it's just as easy to use the top of the cubby box.Cheers Ian
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22nd Sep 2012 8:25 pm
Robbie
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Ahem, if you happened to be a little short (clearly not me you understand) then the cubby box could be a little far back to be used as an armrest.
Again, clearly this does not apply to be as I am 7' 9" if a stoop a little... Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
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Fair point well made I was forgetting about vertically challenged people Cheers Ian
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22nd Sep 2012 10:35 pm
wiggs
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2012MY will have voice & 4x4 as standard ....timed climate ( remote or not ) can be done G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
23rd Sep 2012 12:02 am
Dave T
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wiggs wrote:
2012MY will have voice & 4x4 as standard
I'll vouch for that, found it yesterday It does have trouble with some accents though(our Anna's), it just didn't understand her Joined the BMWX5 45e group
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23rd Sep 2012 7:21 am
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Well I have done it. Paid my deposit for an HSE today for delivery in late Dec / Jan 13.
Need to have a lie down now and ponder life without my Discovery 3!
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I was forgetting about vertically challenged people 
