Advertise on DISCO4.COM
Forum · Gallery · Wiki · Shop · Sponsors
DISCO4.COM > General (D4)

Should I still keep my D4? Next bill is 6000 EUR
Post Reply  Down to end
Page 1 of 2 12>
disco4sui
 


Member Since: 14 Jun 2017
Location: France
Posts: 72

France 2013 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 Base 5 Seat Auto ChablisDiscovery 4
Should I still keep my D4? Next bill is 6000 EUR

Hello chaps, I have a bit of a dilemma here.

I just did the annual service on my D4, just crossed 220k KMs (136k miles) and I was advised I need to do next:

- change wheel bearing front
- change discs and pads front
- change all brake hoses
- change suspension arms at the back
- change all fluids in gearbox, transfer box etc

Now all of this is usual stuff to change but the estimate is very close to 6000 EUR! (5400 GBP)

Now, I don't feel like doing it at an Indy, I don't think the cost is beyond expensive for the age and mileage on the car. But my dilemma is, should I invest these 6000 EUR in the car and continue driving it to the ground for the next 2-3 years? I drive 50-60k km per year.

I am worried I do the 6000 EUR service and soon later on I have an issue with the engine or gearbox...Which will total the car.

I have been super happy with the D4. Got it 3 years ago with 100k km and never missed a beat. Apart from the front suspension arms and a new radiator 1 month ago, it has been running flawless.

What I am dreaming about next is car the Vogue TDV8 the current 2013- model. But they are quite bit more expensive than the D4 to buy. Anybody has driven/owned both?

Anyway, what would you do?
  
Post #21515854th Jun 2020 5:42 pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
waterbuoy
 


Member Since: 26 Oct 2013
Location: Argyll
Posts: 2855

United Kingdom 2009 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Stornoway GreyDiscovery 3

Wait for the Covid situation to ease and then visit Disco-Mikey in Dundee for a Scottish holiday where it'll most likely cost you less than half what you've been quoted!
 Currently 2009 Disco 3 SE and 2013 MY D4 HSE
Previously:
TD5 Defender 110 CSW (230k miles)
300TDi Disco 1 (289k)
4 RR Classics (300-350k each, 2 manual, 2 auto)
110 V8 CSW (220k)
S3 109 hi cap pickup (ex RN)
S2A 88 Safari SW with lpg conversion (bloody lethal) 
 
Post #21515874th Jun 2020 6:00 pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
pagoda
 


Member Since: 13 Aug 2009
Location: Not London Anymore (or the US for that matter)
Posts: 1923

Canada 2016 LR4 3.0 SDV6 Landmark LE Auto Yulong WhiteLR4
Re: Should I still keep my D4? Next bill is 6000 EUR

disco4sui wrote:
Hello chaps, I have a bit of a dilemma here.

I just did the annual service on my D4, just crossed 220k KMs (136k miles) and I was advised I need to do next:

- change wheel bearing front
- change discs and pads front
- change all brake hoses
- change suspension arms at the back
- change all fluids in gearbox, transfer box etc

Now all of this is usual stuff to change but the estimate is very close to 6000 EUR! (5400 GBP)

Now, I don't feel like doing it at an Indy, I don't think the cost is beyond expensive for the age and mileage on the car. But my dilemma is, should I invest these 6000 EUR in the car and continue driving it to the ground for the next 2-3 years? I drive 50-60k km per year.

I am worried I do the 6000 EUR service and soon later on I have an issue with the engine or gearbox...Which will total the car.

I have been super happy with the D4. Got it 3 years ago with 100k km and never missed a beat. Apart from the front suspension arms and a new radiator 1 month ago, it has been running flawless.

What I am dreaming about next is car the Vogue TDV8 the current 2013- model. But they are quite bit more expensive than the D4 to buy. Anybody has driven/owned both?

Anyway, what would you do?


What you were 'advised' to do and what you need to two are very often two different things. Garages are not unknown to raise issues that can perhaps wait. Whistle

A couple of things on the list are relatively simple to do yourself if you're interested (brakes are easy; with the discs off the front hub is relatively simple though it can be a Censored to remove without an impact wrench). I'd have no problem letting a decent local garage do the brakes and hub. The rear arms, too, aren't a huge drama and again I'd let a good local fellow do that. Ditto the fluids.

You can get the parts yourself to save a load of money.

I've never had to do brake hoses on these and so can't comment, but it'd be worth you taking a look and seeing if there is wear. Look for bulges in the hoses, or cracks.

Bottom line is that you could cut this bill perhaps in half with a bit of shopping around and getting your own parts. You could cut it further if you're able to do some of the work.

At half the price you've been quoted (which assumes all that work is needed) then it seems a bit unnecessary to write the thing off. Nothing on that list would suggest main stealer to me at all; a good Indie is a good idea but also a good local mechanic could do that work.
 PAGODA  
Post #21515904th Jun 2020 6:19 pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
Disco_Mikey
 


Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20713

Scotland 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Cairns BlueDiscovery 3

You'd be almost a quarter of that price Shocked

Perhaps the garage doesn't want to do the work?
  
Post #21515914th Jun 2020 6:21 pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Send e-mail Reply with quote
waterbuoy
 


Member Since: 26 Oct 2013
Location: Argyll
Posts: 2855

United Kingdom 2009 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Stornoway GreyDiscovery 3

At those prices I suspect they do!
 Currently 2009 Disco 3 SE and 2013 MY D4 HSE
Previously:
TD5 Defender 110 CSW (230k miles)
300TDi Disco 1 (289k)
4 RR Classics (300-350k each, 2 manual, 2 auto)
110 V8 CSW (220k)
S3 109 hi cap pickup (ex RN)
S2A 88 Safari SW with lpg conversion (bloody lethal) 
 
Post #21516014th Jun 2020 7:05 pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
mark the spark
 


Member Since: 22 Jun 2011
Location: southampton
Posts: 2475

2014 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 XXV LE Auto Causeway GreyDiscovery 4

Amazed anyone uses a main dealer once out of manufacturers warranty.Good Indy all the way Thumbs Up
 MY05 SE D3 Manual my first LR what a car
MY10 HSE D4 auto
MY14 XXV more buttons than the spaceshuttle 
 
Post #21516144th Jun 2020 7:58 pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
DSL
Keeper of the wheelie bin 


Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72742

Ukraine 

Strip. Thumbs Up

But I would say that. Whistle
   
Post #21516244th Jun 2020 8:38 pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
GLYNNE
 


Member Since: 06 Oct 2006
Location: KENT
Posts: 4639

England 

But what about his car Del Laughing
  
Post #21516284th Jun 2020 8:50 pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
galwaygreen
 


Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: plymouth
Posts: 6525

United Kingdom 2016 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 Graphite LE Auto Loire BlueDiscovery 4

get other prices locally
  
Post #21516424th Jun 2020 11:22 pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Send e-mail Reply with quote
DSL
Keeper of the wheelie bin 


Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72742

Ukraine 

GLYNNE wrote:
But what about his car Del Laughing


Good point, well made! Laughing Laughing Thumbs Up
   
Post #21516565th Jun 2020 6:01 am
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
disco4sui
 


Member Since: 14 Jun 2017
Location: France
Posts: 72

France 2013 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 Base 5 Seat Auto ChablisDiscovery 4

To give an update, sold the D4 and got a X5 Mad

Not because I wanted a X5 but I got a very good deal from a friend.

Nothing compares to the Discovery 4 I'm afraid Very Happy
  
Post #215702727th Jun 2020 2:54 pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
DSL
Keeper of the wheelie bin 


Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72742

Ukraine 

Should be a lot less stress though. Thumbs Up
   
Post #215702927th Jun 2020 2:57 pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
Davethegeo
 


Member Since: 01 Oct 2015
Location: Edinburgh
Posts: 876

Scotland 2014 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Auto Corris GreyDiscovery 4
Re: Should I still keep my D4? Next bill is 6000 EUR

disco4sui wrote:
Hello chaps, I have a bit of a dilemma here.

Now all of this is usual stuff to change but the estimate is very close to 6000 EUR! (5400 GBP)


Flipping Nora! How much????
 D1 300Tdi - gone
D2 Td5 ES (Alive remapped...mmm) - sadly gone
D4 2012 SDV6 XS - Stolen
D4 2014 SDV6 HSE - Shiny


 
 
Post #215704727th Jun 2020 4:04 pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
disco4sui
 


Member Since: 14 Jun 2017
Location: France
Posts: 72

France 2013 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 Base 5 Seat Auto ChablisDiscovery 4

DSL wrote:
Should be a lot less stress though. Thumbs Up


I really hope so.

In reality, the D4 was somewhat bulletproof. I owned it for 3 years and racked up 140k kms (86k miles) and I changed only the radiator 2 months ago ( again dealer charged me an arm and a leg) and the front suspension arms.

Yes it was eating pads every service and disks every other service, but hey it is an enormous car.

Almost never electrical gremlins, at least nothing serious that didn't clear with a restart of the car.

After the 200k kms, you could feel that it was starting to be a bit "ratty" but overall the feeling was very solid, you couldn't tell this car had almost quarter million kilometres.

I was getting a bit worried about how the transmission was shaky once you reverse, stop and put it in drive and start immediately, for a second or two there would be some strange shake. It was only happening in that scenario, R, brakes, D and gas.

It was a great car and we enjoyed it. The X5 does feel a bit more solid but we are already missing the Disco. No place high enough in the X5 to put my left arm and it is driving me crazy! Big Cry Driving the Disco is like cruising a Yacht!
  
Post #215708127th Jun 2020 7:45 pm
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
Discoveringcomfort
 


Member Since: 16 Sep 2015
Location: Berkshire
Posts: 637

England 2005 Discovery 3 4.4 V8 HSE Auto Zambezi SilverDiscovery 3

DSL wrote:
Should be a lot less stress though. Thumbs Up


Friends X5 was a nightmare and expensive same gerarbox as Disco? needed replacing, Steelers don't rebuild they replace.
 Series 1 V8
Series 2 Hibrid V8
Discovery 3 HSE V8 
 
Post #215710528th Jun 2020 5:06 am
View user's profile Send private message View poster's gallery Reply with quote
Display posts from the last:  
Post Reply Back to top
Page 1 of 2 12>
Jump to:  
Previous Topic | Next Topic >


Posting Rules
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum



DISCO4.COM Copyright © 2004-2024 Futuranet Ltd & Martin Lewis
DISCO3.CO.UK RSS Feed - All Forums

DISCO4.COM is independent and not affiliated to Land Rover.
Switch to Mobile Site