Member Since: 13 Apr 2018
Location: Radstock, Bath
Posts: 564
Upgrading from a Freelander2
Afternoon,
Currently a Freelander 2 owner, but upgrading to a D3 or D4 within the next month (ish). Have loved the Freel, but need the ability of the extra seats. Been through all the 7 seat wannabe's (XC, Q7,etc) but decided to stick to my first choice.
My budget is £12k inc. car tax, give or take. Need towbar.
Quite a few on Autotrader, and I will travel to wherever it is.
A blue 08 D3 SE @ £9.5k with 91k (peterborough), and a silver 59 D4 GS @ £10.5k (Bedford) have caught my eye. Both have full service history, inc belts and pump. Allows for a little additional expenditure.
D4 says SDV6 on advert, but not sure as parkers says that didn't come out until 10 plate.
Will try and view both in the same day, as I have to travel from Bath anyway. My gut says D4, but head says D3.
Anybody know if these are known on the forum?
Any thoughts, and guidance appreciated
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13th Apr 2018 3:49 pm
Down&Dirty
Member Since: 17 Aug 2012
Location: Somewhere out back
Posts: 1287
Welcome
Just my personal view but you can’t go far wrong buying from a forum member here,few for sale in for sale section and in my experience they’ve been looked after,cared for and serviced properly usually with hundreds of £££ spent MY24 Defender 90 X-Dynamic HSE
MY18 Disco 5 HSE Santorini Black Now Gone.
13th Apr 2018 3:57 pm
Rnclayton
Member Since: 13 Apr 2018
Location: Radstock, Bath
Posts: 564
Thanks D&D.
13th Apr 2018 3:58 pm
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23368
Welcome, fellow Bathonian. 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography
13th Apr 2018 4:22 pm
Brian_DL13
Member Since: 25 Aug 2013
Location: Teesdale
Posts: 1418
Down&Dirty wrote:
Welcome
Just my personal view but you can’t go far wrong buying from a forum member here,few for sale in for sale section and in my experience they’ve been looked after,cared for and serviced properly usually with hundreds of £££ spent
Wherever you buy from, FSH and overall condition / evidence of luurvv is more important than age / mileage.
13th Apr 2018 5:02 pm
lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
Got to say the D4 in the pic looks so much more modern compared to the D3.
13th Apr 2018 5:39 pm
WW88
Member Since: 19 Aug 2017
Location: Northants
Posts: 250
What’s the mileage on the d4
13th Apr 2018 6:14 pm
Rnclayton
Member Since: 13 Apr 2018
Location: Radstock, Bath
Posts: 564
125k
13th Apr 2018 7:02 pm
KTM Gordo
Member Since: 18 Jul 2017
Location: St Neots
Posts: 109
My inclination is to go for the youngest vehicle, and in this case the D4 is a refinement of the D3 with many of the gremlins ironed out. The 3.0 engine in particular is an improvement over the 2.7.
Depending on the age of your Freebie, it ought to feel familiar as the later FL2s had a very similar dashboard arrangement to the D4, and the earlier ones like the D3 - albeit with simpler Terrain Response and no suspension height adjustment.Gordon
2016 D4 Landmark, Yulong White, SDV6, Ex-JLR Fleet
2013 D4 HSE (Gone! Sold within the forum)
13th Apr 2018 7:08 pm
Rnclayton
Member Since: 13 Apr 2018
Location: Radstock, Bath
Posts: 564
Thanks. Got an 07 Freel, so the layout is identical to the D3.
I do think the D4 looks nicer, just really like the blue, with cream leather of this D3.
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