Discovery II Talk about the Land Rover Discovery II within.
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by:

Is an LR3 or LR4 really an upgrade?

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #11  
Old 02-20-2013 | 09:36 AM
Savannah Buzz's Avatar
Super Moderator
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 16,322
Likes: 84
From: Savannah Georgia
Default

BTW, Paul Grant mentioned to me that some people near him buy LR4s for the nanny to drive the kids to school.
 
  #12  
Old 02-20-2013 | 09:36 AM
ZGPhoto's Avatar
Camel Trophy
Joined: Apr 2012
Posts: 4,533
Likes: 102
From: Burlington, VT
Default

Sorry, they're both thermostat housings. Same point.
 
  #13  
Old 02-20-2013 | 09:40 AM
toad2's Avatar
Rock Crawling
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 391
Likes: 0
From: New Brunswick, Canada
Default

Originally Posted by Savannah Buzz
BTW, Paul Grant mentioned to me that some people near him buy LR4s for the nanny to drive the kids to school.
Guess I picked the wrong career path,lol.
 
  #14  
Old 02-20-2013 | 09:41 AM
binvanna's Avatar
Winching
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 676
Likes: 43
Default

The offroad capability can be added to an early Discovery. The on-road features and comfort cannot so practically be added. But the main argument for using an earlier Land Rover for offroading is not that they're more capable, it's that they're more suitable. It's just not sensible to take a very expensive new vehicle and run it through the brush, bang it on rocks, and bash it over washboard for miles and miles. It's capable for a moment, but I suspect it won't hold up over the long run. The earlier Land Rover won't either but it's a fair bit easier to recondition and it will see quite a bit less steep depreciation along the way. The problem I see with the LR4 is that in 10 or 15 years, I don't see this improving. Ten years from now, fifteen, I don't suspect they'll be useful offroad. It will be too expensive just to keep them running properly and then the idea of a rough second life offroad just won't be practical.
 
  #15  
Old 02-20-2013 | 09:55 AM
drowssap's Avatar
Baja
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 9,298
Likes: 317
From: Boston Strong
Default

looking at the video I dont see a lot that need to be done, it clearly walked past the DII and it was in stock trim the DII was not.
 
  #16  
Old 02-20-2013 | 09:56 AM
DiscoRover007's Avatar
Recovery Vehicle
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 1,191
Likes: 26
From: Charlotte, NC
Default

It depends on what you want. If I was made of money and wanted to play golf all day an LR4 would be pretty badass. However I could take money, buy a sweet honda. Then spend 18-20k(for the absolute best aftermarket products) and mod the **** out of an 04 Discovery. I'm talking Turner 4.6, sports torque cam shaft, after market exhaust, ARB front bumper, terrafirma rear bumper with recovery points, SD roof rack,mantec snorkel, extended breather tubes, refinished headliner, 16 inch steel wheels with BA mud terrains.

A modded D2 has so much character to it and looks way more badass than an LR3 or LR4 ever could imo. Unless I was uber rich I couldn't justify an LR4, although they are exceptionally nice vehicles and extremely capable to boot.
 
  #17  
Old 02-20-2013 | 10:00 AM
drowssap's Avatar
Baja
Joined: Feb 2011
Posts: 9,298
Likes: 317
From: Boston Strong
Default

i guess we will see in a few more years when high mileage , poorly maintained LR4 become a dime a dozen just like disco's and range rovers did.
 
  #18  
Old 02-20-2013 | 10:09 AM
DiscoRover007's Avatar
Recovery Vehicle
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 1,191
Likes: 26
From: Charlotte, NC
Default

Originally Posted by drowssap
i guess we will see in a few more years when high mileage , poorly maintained LR4 become a dime a dozen just like disco's and range rovers did.
Just means cheaper parts for my DII
 
  #19  
Old 02-20-2013 | 10:19 AM
Dan7's Avatar
Recovery Vehicle
Joined: May 2012
Posts: 864
Likes: 18
Default

Originally Posted by binvanna
The offroad capability can be added to an early Discovery. The on-road features and comfort cannot so practically be added. But the main argument for using an earlier Land Rover for offroading is not that they're more capable, it's that they're more suitable. It's just not sensible to take a very expensive new vehicle and run it through the brush, bang it on rocks, and bash it over washboard for miles and miles. It's capable for a moment, but I suspect it won't hold up over the long run. The earlier Land Rover won't either but it's a fair bit easier to recondition and it will see quite a bit less steep depreciation along the way. The problem I see with the LR4 is that in 10 or 15 years, I don't see this improving. Ten years from now, fifteen, I don't suspect they'll be useful offroad. It will be too expensive just to keep them running properly and then the idea of a rough second life offroad just won't be practical.
This begs the question, why get a Land Rovers at all? Without using the off-road capability, you'd be crazy to buy one of these! There's LOTS of other options with better MPG/reliability/power/etc to choose from.
 
  #20  
Old 02-20-2013 | 10:19 AM
MC04DII's Avatar
Rock Crawling
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 468
Likes: 5
From: Birmingham, AL
Default

For LR4 money you could seriously outfit a D1 or D2 for offroad and have just as a fun vehicle with plenty of money left over to buy a nice human hauler with towing capabilities i.e newer yukon, seqouia, 4runner, etc. I would hate to beat up that expensive of a vehicle especially if it's my only ride.
 


Quick Reply: Is an LR3 or LR4 really an upgrade?



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:25 PM.