e400d all All-Terrain ?
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I really wanted a land cruiser, however the new ones are circa £55k and I can't afford that. Considered a defender(worry about a JLR product), then I've seen this
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202101198...
it'll pull a heavy trailer fine, prob be a better place to sit on the motorway, while actually looking like very good value?
it'd replace a 640d gran coupe, which I love, however I'm constantly getting nagged at as its not ideal with 3 kids and a dog.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202101198...
it'll pull a heavy trailer fine, prob be a better place to sit on the motorway, while actually looking like very good value?
it'd replace a 640d gran coupe, which I love, however I'm constantly getting nagged at as its not ideal with 3 kids and a dog.
jason61c said:
Sheepshanks said:
Interesting that's it's being sold by a LandRover dealer....
px'd for a Range Rover apparently.Thats going to be an expensive disappointment
Sheepshanks said:
...bearing in mind it's already had two owners (I guess it might have been a demo) the thought that entered my head is the previous owner might have tried to do something bonkers/extreme with it.
Not with those wheels / tyres, it wouldn’t pull the skin off a rice pudding. Lovely looking car though, great alternative to an A6 Allroad. You’d have to put some proper (smaller) wheels / tyres on it if you lived anywhere remotely rural, which is presumably the whole point of the ‘All Terrain’. jason61c said:
How are you getting on with yours?
Not picked it up yet! Collecting Tuesday so will let you know after that. Did loads of research and they sound superb, used to have a 330d Touring and I'm looking forward to being back in a torquey 6-cyl diesel. Probably shouldn't say this on PH (!) but it's one of my favourite engine configurations.
Looks good to me OP
As commented elsewhere, I’d be looking to do a deal on swapping rims
My last AllRoad had 19s and the winter or CrossClimates were £100 a corner
The current AllRoad came with 20s
Tyre choice (if needing it to be a foul weather or mud car) are tough and fricking expensive.
£250 a pop essentially
Good car that
As commented elsewhere, I’d be looking to do a deal on swapping rims
My last AllRoad had 19s and the winter or CrossClimates were £100 a corner
The current AllRoad came with 20s
Tyre choice (if needing it to be a foul weather or mud car) are tough and fricking expensive.
£250 a pop essentially
Good car that
troika said:
Not with those wheels / tyres, it wouldn’t pull the skin off a rice pudding. Lovely looking car though, great alternative to an A6 Allroad. You’d have to put some proper (smaller) wheels / tyres on it if you lived anywhere remotely rural, which is presumably the whole point of the ‘All Terrain’.
The point of the 4wd is for all the standing water and rutted Devonshire country lanes, bit of driving across a field, while being a nice place to sit on the motorway jason61c said:
troika said:
Not with those wheels / tyres, it wouldn’t pull the skin off a rice pudding. Lovely looking car though, great alternative to an A6 Allroad. You’d have to put some proper (smaller) wheels / tyres on it if you lived anywhere remotely rural, which is presumably the whole point of the ‘All Terrain’.
The point of the 4wd is for all the standing water and rutted Devonshire country lanes, bit of driving across a field, while being a nice place to sit on the motorway troika said:
Sheepshanks said:
...bearing in mind it's already had two owners (I guess it might have been a demo) the thought that entered my head is the previous owner might have tried to do something bonkers/extreme with it.
Not with those wheels / tyres, it wouldn’t pull the skin off a rice pudding. Lovely looking car though, great alternative to an A6 Allroad. You’d have to put some proper (smaller) wheels / tyres on it if you lived anywhere remotely rural, which is presumably the whole point of the ‘All Terrain’. troika said:
If you live where there are rutted country lanes, those alloys will be smashed to pieces in no time. Those tyres won’t have a hope in hell across a wet field.
I beg to differ, based on experience.I'm not looking to drive over pot holes like I would in a military spec g-wagon, just more talking about the odd road with a bit of standing water, couple of wheels on a grassy verge.
I can get a 'normal' 2wd civic estate in the field I need to when wet, so this would be better.
Roger Irrelevant said:
This is something that annoys me a bit - I'm a big fan of the jacked-up 4wd estate format but it's becoming increasingly difficult to find one without wheels that are just a bit too big for actual off-road stuff. Obviously nobody buys one to go rock crawling but even the rough shooting tracks that I drive on regularly would knacker 19s on low profile rubber. The 18s on my XC70 with a 50 profile are borderline and I'm considering downsizing when new tyres are due. Still, I understand that this is quite a niche complaint and I bet the E400d AT is a great car, in fact it's got me looking at the C class version now.
It drives me mad. We had a new A4 Allroad for a couple of years on a cheap PCH deal. The dealer was surprised that I wanted the standard 17 inch wheels and not 18’s for no extra cost. The standard summer tyres were rubbish. 50 profile was just about OK on the rutted lanes but shredded a few tyres and punctures in hedge cutting seasons. Even Subaru have gone down the big alloy route. I’d say the standard wheels / tyres are not fit for purpose on a vehicle with 220mm ground clearance and a decent awd system. I changed the tyres on my new one to Yokohama GO15 (18 inch, 55 profile) and it’s a different car (brilliant).
The Merc looks a cracking car and possibly quite capable with the right wheels / tyres. I realise this is only an issue for those who need to use its potential abilities but if you don’t, you might as well buy the standard version.
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