2016 Discovery 4 Landmark
Discussion
A car I didn’t really expect to buy, yet here we are.
I had been looking at getting a new car and the OH and I had been discussing various options as the restoration of my Discovery 3 had been cancelled earlier this month due to excessive rust on the underside of the body shell.
I think she knew I was going to go for another Discovery and offered to go 50:50 on it, as I had given her my other car to keep as we had a baby back in December and I felt better for her to be in a Freelander 2, than a 3 door Polo.
So the search was on for a 2016 model to meet Glasgows LEZ rules.
It had to have the spec that my D3 had and also the Freelander 2 Metropolis that I had bought nearly 4 years ago.
Ideally it would have been Santorini black with black interior.
I found a few on autotrader in my budget but they had little red flags that made me not go for them.
Missed services, budget tyres, repeating advisories on the mots.
I had only been looking at trader cars for warranty and getting finance on them.
But since I wasn’t finding anything I liked, I had a look at private sales.
This Yulong pearlescent white, with black Windsor leather and grand piano trim caught my eye.
The 54 pictures in the advert showed it off and also showed off the comprehensive service history.
It had the right interior colour combo, it had my preferred alloy wheels and it was in a colour I liked.
In the last 20k it had bills showing the cam belts had been changed. The 8 speed autobox had been serviced.
The brakes and handbrake shows had been replaced.
In April this year, it had Pirelli scorpion zero tyres fitted.
The mot history was good and a car vertical check confirmed it was legit.
A couple of emails and a phone call had a deposit left on it.
The seller explained he had a lot of interest in the car but I was the first to commit so it was mine.
I had originally planned to get it trailered up via shiply but after my dad offered to drive down and back with me.
We made a date and set of for the 500 mile round trip to bring it back to Scotland.
It was a car that had clearly been looked after and the history showed a lot of care had went into keeping it in top condition.
It definitely doesn’t feel like a car with 110,600 miles on it.
The drivers seat is in superb condition for its miles.
Being a Landmark model, it’s loaded with pretty much all the kit Land Rover could fit to them. I do have a few things I’m going to add to it though.
It does need a few minor things.
Fresh plates front and back.
An alignment as the steering wheel is a tad off centre.
A good clean and detail.
Before winter I plan to get it Dinitrol coated underneath to make sure it doesn’t suffer the same fate as my old D3.
My plan is to fit the off road kit from my D3 to it.
Add a few personal touches and enjoy it.
Its going to Harris next May with my Land Rover club so the large boot will be ideal for 2 adult and a 18 month old toddler with all the kit you need for one.
I had been looking at getting a new car and the OH and I had been discussing various options as the restoration of my Discovery 3 had been cancelled earlier this month due to excessive rust on the underside of the body shell.
I think she knew I was going to go for another Discovery and offered to go 50:50 on it, as I had given her my other car to keep as we had a baby back in December and I felt better for her to be in a Freelander 2, than a 3 door Polo.
So the search was on for a 2016 model to meet Glasgows LEZ rules.
It had to have the spec that my D3 had and also the Freelander 2 Metropolis that I had bought nearly 4 years ago.
Ideally it would have been Santorini black with black interior.
I found a few on autotrader in my budget but they had little red flags that made me not go for them.
Missed services, budget tyres, repeating advisories on the mots.
I had only been looking at trader cars for warranty and getting finance on them.
But since I wasn’t finding anything I liked, I had a look at private sales.
This Yulong pearlescent white, with black Windsor leather and grand piano trim caught my eye.
The 54 pictures in the advert showed it off and also showed off the comprehensive service history.
It had the right interior colour combo, it had my preferred alloy wheels and it was in a colour I liked.
In the last 20k it had bills showing the cam belts had been changed. The 8 speed autobox had been serviced.
The brakes and handbrake shows had been replaced.
In April this year, it had Pirelli scorpion zero tyres fitted.
The mot history was good and a car vertical check confirmed it was legit.
A couple of emails and a phone call had a deposit left on it.
The seller explained he had a lot of interest in the car but I was the first to commit so it was mine.
I had originally planned to get it trailered up via shiply but after my dad offered to drive down and back with me.
We made a date and set of for the 500 mile round trip to bring it back to Scotland.
It was a car that had clearly been looked after and the history showed a lot of care had went into keeping it in top condition.
It definitely doesn’t feel like a car with 110,600 miles on it.
The drivers seat is in superb condition for its miles.
Being a Landmark model, it’s loaded with pretty much all the kit Land Rover could fit to them. I do have a few things I’m going to add to it though.
It does need a few minor things.
Fresh plates front and back.
An alignment as the steering wheel is a tad off centre.
A good clean and detail.
Before winter I plan to get it Dinitrol coated underneath to make sure it doesn’t suffer the same fate as my old D3.
My plan is to fit the off road kit from my D3 to it.
Add a few personal touches and enjoy it.
Its going to Harris next May with my Land Rover club so the large boot will be ideal for 2 adult and a 18 month old toddler with all the kit you need for one.
Lovely motor. Currently touring Northern France with the family in my 2013 8sp. Just about to clock 150k miles. There really is no better ‘do it all’ car.
I’ll be parting with mine when we get back and downsizing to an estate as my RRC LSE is nearing Completion of restoration and will take over Disco edge cases.
I’ll be parting with mine when we get back and downsizing to an estate as my RRC LSE is nearing Completion of restoration and will take over Disco edge cases.
Looks great, I’m a big fan of my D4, I’ve got a 2015 MY in causeway grey. I have just renewed my Land Rover extended warranty for the final year. Touch wood other than a faulty boot it’s been great.
I’ll probably look to move it on in the next 12 months, however I’m struggling with a replacement, logic would be late D5 with a warranty again. I’ve been looking at L405’s too, but I think a D5 is a better all round family car with 3 young children.
I’ll probably look to move it on in the next 12 months, however I’m struggling with a replacement, logic would be late D5 with a warranty again. I’ve been looking at L405’s too, but I think a D5 is a better all round family car with 3 young children.
First week of ownership done.
No warning lights, breakdowns or anything really.
So I tried out my new snow foam lance on it for a wash.
Given how the alloys had water beading on them, I think they have been ceramic coated at some point.
They will be kept in the standard silver, had gloss black wheels on the Discovery 3 but they reacted to a cleaning solution and started to go cloudy and discoloured.
It’s nice to be back in a Disco.
Have a few items to fit to it.
The headlight bulbs have arrived.
The car shades blinds.
Headlight protection brackets to stop them being stolen.
Rear light guards.
Have a van to rent next month to go down to the garage that had my Disco 3 and I’ve a lot of kit to bring back up.
So it won’t remain standard looking for long.
No warning lights, breakdowns or anything really.
So I tried out my new snow foam lance on it for a wash.
Given how the alloys had water beading on them, I think they have been ceramic coated at some point.
They will be kept in the standard silver, had gloss black wheels on the Discovery 3 but they reacted to a cleaning solution and started to go cloudy and discoloured.
It’s nice to be back in a Disco.
Have a few items to fit to it.
The headlight bulbs have arrived.
The car shades blinds.
Headlight protection brackets to stop them being stolen.
Rear light guards.
Have a van to rent next month to go down to the garage that had my Disco 3 and I’ve a lot of kit to bring back up.
So it won’t remain standard looking for long.
Superb cars, so so capable - I recently had a '15 plate Commercial with 5 seat conversion which had been specced to hilt from new it dealt with everything we threw at it.
May I recommend (if you don't already have one) in investing in an Autel AP200 diagnostic reader (https://autel.com/c/www/mk1/3262.jhtml) an excellent investment for me for £60 - loads of features but ultimately peace of mind if/when you get a light. You get one manufacturer included free of charge and if you change your car you just pay to add another.
Great colour too - always wondered what this was called so thanks for naming it!
Si
May I recommend (if you don't already have one) in investing in an Autel AP200 diagnostic reader (https://autel.com/c/www/mk1/3262.jhtml) an excellent investment for me for £60 - loads of features but ultimately peace of mind if/when you get a light. You get one manufacturer included free of charge and if you change your car you just pay to add another.
Great colour too - always wondered what this was called so thanks for naming it!
Si
We're on our 3rd Discovery (2004 D3 V8 HSE, 2006 D3 TDV6 HSE, and now a 2016 D4 SDV6 HSE). I never should have got rid of the Petrol one.
We're really happy with the 2016 D4. Its a huge step up from the D3, which whilst great was much more agricultural (that's not to be said as a negative, its just a reality).
Ours gets well used - 100+ miles a day due to where our children go to school - and its excellent for soaking up miles.
We're really happy with the 2016 D4. Its a huge step up from the D3, which whilst great was much more agricultural (that's not to be said as a negative, its just a reality).
Ours gets well used - 100+ miles a day due to where our children go to school - and its excellent for soaking up miles.
The disco has covered its first 1000 miles with me.
No issues to report which is rather nice.
Mpg is sitting at 29.2 average which isn’t awful given its use.
I’ve fitted a few items to the car, some stuff is yet to be fitted and I’m trying to get my off road parts back from the garage who are playing difficult.
First up is Jeffrey my bean bag lion mascot.
Jeff has been in every car I’ve owned for the last 16 years and has sat happily on the dash. So he’s now in the disco.
The thistle is in loving memory of my best mate.
Alfie my Labrador who loved going out in my Disco 3.
Maxi cosy seat protector and 360 seat base as i have an 8 month old who quite likes the car.
Took the centre console apart to fit the cubby box fridge.
The wiring for the fridge is in every disco, even if the fridge isn’t.
So it’s an easy fit.
I fitted the Osram headlight bulbs and gave it a wash and tried Autoglyms ceramic coating on it.
Next up is it’s alignment.
No issues to report which is rather nice.
Mpg is sitting at 29.2 average which isn’t awful given its use.
I’ve fitted a few items to the car, some stuff is yet to be fitted and I’m trying to get my off road parts back from the garage who are playing difficult.
First up is Jeffrey my bean bag lion mascot.
Jeff has been in every car I’ve owned for the last 16 years and has sat happily on the dash. So he’s now in the disco.
The thistle is in loving memory of my best mate.
Alfie my Labrador who loved going out in my Disco 3.
Maxi cosy seat protector and 360 seat base as i have an 8 month old who quite likes the car.
Took the centre console apart to fit the cubby box fridge.
The wiring for the fridge is in every disco, even if the fridge isn’t.
So it’s an easy fit.
I fitted the Osram headlight bulbs and gave it a wash and tried Autoglyms ceramic coating on it.
Next up is it’s alignment.
Coming up on 3 months now with the D4.
Still impresses us with its ability for everything I’ve asked of it.
Mpg is still floating between 29-30 average. Which is pretty good considering its size.
Only 1 issue so far which was a strange one but easily sorted.
It started to feel like the front tyres were grabbing and skipping when doing low speed turns. It got worse over a couple of days. I asked on the Disco fb group and was recommended to recalibrate the transfer box.
So plugged in my gap iid tool which does all the diagnostic work for most modern land rovers and let it recalibrate the box. Took about 2 minutes including plugging the tool in and going through the app.
Quick test drive and a lot of low speed turning in the local industrial estate confirmed it was sorted.
It’s done over 1500 miles since and it’s never done it again.
I was also told to change the box oil and given there’s no history of that or the diff oils being changed. It’s now on the list for a day when I’m off, have no partner or child in the house and it’s a dry day…..
It also got a trip to Progrip in Larbert to have the alignment checked over as it pulled to the left while driving.
They have done a lot of Discos and have the proper equipment to do them correctly. I brimmed the tank and had the tyres set to the correct pressures as they ask for this to help get the best results.
He took the car for a quick drive to see for himself how it drove, stating it did indeed pull on the road and there was a bit of free play in the steering.
It has in the past had the lower steering column replaced, but not with a genuine part. Which is likely the suspect and will need changed out for a genuine item.
Once done it came off the ramp and he had a chat about the car.
He stated it was a rather nice example, that’s clearly been well maintained. It’s also rather clean underneath which is good as I didn’t want a Scottish car due to the harsher weather and our enthusiasm for road salt…
He was surprised to see polybushes on the front lower arms, but only on the rear ones. The front bushes were standard.
This is a pair of front lower arms for a Discovery 3,4 and mk1 RRS.
They are a common wear item as they age due to the weight of the cars.
They wear out on the ball joints which knock over potholes etc when worn, and the rear bushes, which knock when you hit the brakes.
You can see the rears are much larger than the fronts.
So mine have been sorted which is good news for me.
One less item to worry about for a while.
With the alignment sorted it was ready for its road trip to the LRO show at belvoir castle.
I have been going with friends for a few years now and while it’s heavily tailored to Disco 1&2 and classic defenders. There’s occasionally something for the more modern ones.
I was asked if I could tow a trailer down as a friend was getting a 110 chassis and needed it brought home.
So we got a chassis on the trailer, and thanks to some show offers…
I ended up with a classic defenders bulkhead in the boot, along with 2 transfer boxes, a diff and a power steering box. Then a 110 fuel tank and some other odds and sods.
I bought a rear wiper blade…. And a book.
You can fit a bulkhead standing up in a Disco, you just need to fold down 1 of the second row seats for it to fit in.
All in I covered nearly 900 miles with 2 mates in the car.
I did speak to Alive tuning about a remap for the car.
A Euro 5 D4 sdv6 can be taken from 255 to 305bhp.
A Euro 6 D4 sdv6 like mine, can be taken from 255 to 330bhp.
Not sure why you can get an extra 25bhp from one engine to another but owners of both EU5 and then EU6 say the EU6 feel more powerful and drive nicer.
Still impresses us with its ability for everything I’ve asked of it.
Mpg is still floating between 29-30 average. Which is pretty good considering its size.
Only 1 issue so far which was a strange one but easily sorted.
It started to feel like the front tyres were grabbing and skipping when doing low speed turns. It got worse over a couple of days. I asked on the Disco fb group and was recommended to recalibrate the transfer box.
So plugged in my gap iid tool which does all the diagnostic work for most modern land rovers and let it recalibrate the box. Took about 2 minutes including plugging the tool in and going through the app.
Quick test drive and a lot of low speed turning in the local industrial estate confirmed it was sorted.
It’s done over 1500 miles since and it’s never done it again.
I was also told to change the box oil and given there’s no history of that or the diff oils being changed. It’s now on the list for a day when I’m off, have no partner or child in the house and it’s a dry day…..
It also got a trip to Progrip in Larbert to have the alignment checked over as it pulled to the left while driving.
They have done a lot of Discos and have the proper equipment to do them correctly. I brimmed the tank and had the tyres set to the correct pressures as they ask for this to help get the best results.
He took the car for a quick drive to see for himself how it drove, stating it did indeed pull on the road and there was a bit of free play in the steering.
It has in the past had the lower steering column replaced, but not with a genuine part. Which is likely the suspect and will need changed out for a genuine item.
Once done it came off the ramp and he had a chat about the car.
He stated it was a rather nice example, that’s clearly been well maintained. It’s also rather clean underneath which is good as I didn’t want a Scottish car due to the harsher weather and our enthusiasm for road salt…
He was surprised to see polybushes on the front lower arms, but only on the rear ones. The front bushes were standard.
This is a pair of front lower arms for a Discovery 3,4 and mk1 RRS.
They are a common wear item as they age due to the weight of the cars.
They wear out on the ball joints which knock over potholes etc when worn, and the rear bushes, which knock when you hit the brakes.
You can see the rears are much larger than the fronts.
So mine have been sorted which is good news for me.
One less item to worry about for a while.
With the alignment sorted it was ready for its road trip to the LRO show at belvoir castle.
I have been going with friends for a few years now and while it’s heavily tailored to Disco 1&2 and classic defenders. There’s occasionally something for the more modern ones.
I was asked if I could tow a trailer down as a friend was getting a 110 chassis and needed it brought home.
So we got a chassis on the trailer, and thanks to some show offers…
I ended up with a classic defenders bulkhead in the boot, along with 2 transfer boxes, a diff and a power steering box. Then a 110 fuel tank and some other odds and sods.
I bought a rear wiper blade…. And a book.
You can fit a bulkhead standing up in a Disco, you just need to fold down 1 of the second row seats for it to fit in.
All in I covered nearly 900 miles with 2 mates in the car.
I did speak to Alive tuning about a remap for the car.
A Euro 5 D4 sdv6 can be taken from 255 to 305bhp.
A Euro 6 D4 sdv6 like mine, can be taken from 255 to 330bhp.
Not sure why you can get an extra 25bhp from one engine to another but owners of both EU5 and then EU6 say the EU6 feel more powerful and drive nicer.
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