- Chalkys HSE
- Member Since: 04 Jun 2017
- Location: Yorkshire
- Posts: 339
I’ve not driven the Si6, but it looks well on paper and by all accounts is very thirsty. For a Disco tho I’d just stick to Diesel.
As for must haves, the HSE ticks all the boxes, I plumped for tinted windows as a must have, the rest of the spec pretty much spot on.
I went for steps and roof rails.
My Oil dilution has settled down and the DEF fluid are both dropping at similar rates, I’m keeping a weekly log on a spreadsheet in case I need any come back,
Overall I’m really happy with mine, coming from a D4 you are sure to notice a difference in comfort and quality. I’ve driven 4 FFRR’s over the past 3 years. All Autobiography’s “work” and this feels no different to them, apart from the V8 of course.
I’d say the difference inside the cabin where the centre console and sat nav are located are the key improvements, driving position appears to be more relaxed, in fact it’s almost effortless.
At present mines not gone wrong, so it’s easy to appreciate a new car that is reliable, I had an absolute horror with a Disco Sport in 2015 and I’ve not looked at another since, as soon as I saw the D5 I was hooked. Like you said, you know that you want one It’s just a matter of time.
My best advice would be to speak to your dealer and take their demo over a long weekend, the sales guy won’t like it as he’s probably got something pencilled in for it himself over the weekend, at the end of the day your paying so drive a hard bargain. They’re not selling ANY diesels because of the uncertainty and that’s every manufacturer So my advice is be unrealistic I was and they accepted it it because they needed the sale, from a sales guy perspective, the dealer network but interestingly from a manufacturers perspective, they had LR discount mine,
2017 MY D5 HSE 3.0 Td6 Corris Grey, Side steps, roof rails,
- J77
- Member Since: 07 Jun 2016
- Location: Fife
- Posts: 1008
I haven’t driven the Si6 but only read the Autocar review, which said it was thirsty and torque comes a bit to high in the rev range for a large SUV.
Me personally I’d take one of the diesels, the SD4 I was pleasantly surprised with but for an extra £1.5k I’d take the TD6. Switching to petrol is the in thing at the moment but the high taxes will apply to them soon enough when the government want all ICE vehicles off the road in favour of EVs.
Deals should be easy to get especially on the diesels, I got £3k off my Velar.
18MY Velar R-Dynamic SE D240 Fuji White
- IndusD4
- Member Since: 28 Jan 2018
- Location: Sydney
- Posts: 698
If the vast majority of my trips were only 10-15 miles I would get a petrol car instead.(and I'd consider getting a runabout not a Disco). Years ago I had a Nissan Pathfinder with DPF doing short trips and the oil level between checks was going up - fuel dilution of engine oil. Fuel consumption went from 11L/100km to 16.5L/100km due to the DPF re-gen never finishing. I traded it in for a non-DPF D4. Knowing the issues people have reported with the new TD6 diesel I will mostly use it for longer trips, and use the other (petrol) car for short trips driving in the city.
Ron
2016 D4 TDV6
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- simonh
- Member Since: 02 Apr 2017
- Location: Shropshire
- Posts: 1002
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If you want a diesel go for the 2L SD4. It's a cracking engine. Surprisingly good in fact. Not missing the TDV6 at all apart from the whooshing sound it makes
No oil dilution issues with the SD4 either.
Velar HSE D240 - MY19
Served by the excellent Shukers Land Rover of Ludlow - 10 Land Rover’s and 20 years of amazing customer service.
- stiff
- Member Since: 27 Sep 2017
- Location: Luxembourg
- Posts: 69
Paramike wrote:
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/land-rover/discovery/103213/new-land-rover-discovery-si6-2018-review
the article above might be useful
Interesting...the article gives a price difference between petrol and diesel but my Si6 was exactly the same price as the SDV6. So went petrol.
Diesel vs petrol ? Depends on use. I don’t tow, I have a D3 for off-road/overland trips and I’ve got used to having to change down for those occasions the low-down torque would be there.
But for a big 4x4 it is smooth and quiet. And rapid when needed.
Fuel consumption on short distances is high. Long distance is better than expected.
2018MY HSE Si6
D3 2007MY HSE with a couple of extras....
- oop north
- Member Since: 28 Sep 2016
- Location: Preston-ish
- Posts: 26
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The two litre petrol may be worth a look? According to reviews, more low down grunt than the 3.0 petrol and the lighter weight than diesel makes the front end a bit keener to turn in. Mpg not great but may suit your lower annual mileage well
