Hi All

Having been Defender drivers for the last 35 years 😱 we have decided to move across to a FFRR

We’ve found what we think is a good option

https://www.harwoods.uk.com/landrover/used...003099034/

Any thoughts, advice, suggestions would be much appreciated

Thanks all

TDV6 = snappy crank syndrome? I might be wrong.
TDV8 stronger engine 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE Buckingham Blue with Ivory and clear glass = "Rory"
New Defender D300 90 on order so "Rory" will be going to a new home....!
1974 Series 3 Lightweight = "Millie"
My preferred specialist: www.glenrands.co.uk
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I've owned 4 TDV6 cars and the engine is smooth, quiet and trouble-free. MPG not bad, around 27mpg true average (30mpg on the in-car computer).

If you are towing, i would have thought the V8 better but have no experience of towing with either engine. All LR cars from 1984
2021.5 Vogue SE D300 Carpathian Grey
2018 Vogue SE British Racing Green GONE

I am well happy with a SDV8 2018 SE SDV8 4.4 Byron Blue

The SDV8 also gets the active Stability feature which the SDV6 doesn't. This does make a difference in "spirited" driving and cornering by all accounts.

Thoughts; I wouldn’t like the low power (under powered?) version. But then again when you come from a defender it may not be an issue. I just wouldn’t like feeling I have to do a Fred Flintstone all the time.

I test drove the TDV6 and the SDV8 - to be honest they were both great! The TDV6 was noticeably better on fuel, but IMO the SDV8 suited the car so that what I went for.

If i had got the TDV6 I would probably have been just as happy!

I had a TD5 90 as well, both will feel like a spaceship!

Don't sell the Defender, would be my only advice. I regret it and have spent a while looking for a 110 again, only now realising what I had. Sold - Bell a 2015 MY16 Loire Blue Autobiography 4.4 SDV8
Previously George a 2007 MY07 Java Black VSE 3.6 TDV8
Previously a 04 MY04 Defender 90

Thanks all - really helpful - much appreciate the time to reply - will let you know what we end up doing - I do like the colour though

Looks nice, though a full fat in that colour red isn't to everyone's tastes.

On the engine size I only went for a 4.4 cos with engines, bigger is allows better and the 4.4 is a cracker. I might have been swayed by the 3.0 too but the crankshaft issues, however unlikely to happen, put me off.

Whichever you get you shouldn't be disappointed. L405 4.4 AB Loire Blue
Tesla Model Y
Audi A6 2012 (sold)
BMW 5 series 3.0 petrol, champagne II edition (sold)

I agree with Bmax1, it was my main point that put me off a V6, I only searched for V8 in the end and I am sorry but in my opinion Red was never even in my thoughts lol even with my avatar lol

Red belongs to the RRS clan

Good luck cant wait for the FFRR grin. 2018 SE SDV8 4.4 Byron Blue

Flebane wrote:

Hi All

Having been Defender drivers for the last 35 years 😱 we have decided to move across to a FFRR

We’ve found what we think is a good option

https://www.harwoods.uk.com/landrover/used...003099034/

Any thoughts, advice, suggestions would be much appreciated

Thanks all

Buy the supercharged and never look back

Looks expensive to me.

Love the mpg combined at 40.9 given in the description of the car by Harwoods. What world are they living in???? All LR cars from 1984
2021.5 Vogue SE D300 Carpathian Grey
2018 Vogue SE British Racing Green GONE