You sure your FFRR is ok Andy as id say unless the conditions are severe they are both equal, with more stability and comfort going to the ffrr tbh

tyres and rear diff are the biggies when it comes to the standard setups against each other  FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
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bozmandb9 wrote:

A1GSS wrote:

My ride of choice I'm afraid. I sold the FFRR...

So, how does it compare?

kingpleb wrote:

You sure your FFRR is ok Andy

Nothing wrong with my FFRR but as you say tyres are very important and the Rangie has stock 20" Pirelli Zero's with the Disco on Pirelli ATR's which makes a difference and that coupled with the fact that my car is worth twice as much I would rather have an "icy incident" in the D3

Andy. 2015 L405 SDV8 Autobiography, Indus Silver with Black Pack.
SWMBO: 22MY Defender 110 HSE X Dynamic, Gondwana Stone.
Gone: 2014 Discovery 4 HSE Luxury Firenze Red
Gone: 2006MY Java Black TD6 Autobiography
Gone: 2013 Jaguar XKR Convertible, Italian Racing Red with Ivory Seats
Gone: 2010MY Stornoway Grey TDV8 Vogue SE with RSE
Gone: 2008 Disco 3 HSE, Hybrid Tv + Retro-fit RSE System & DVD
Gone: 2003 Epsom Green 4.4i Vogue, LPG, Mk4 Nav, BMW Bluetooth Phone, Hybrid Tv Tuner,

only good M&S tyres ive tried over many sets so far are the wranglers
conti and pirreli just dont compare tbh  FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
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A D3 is a more utilitarian device but still very likeable. The TDV6 is slow in comparison with either TDV8, ride isn't as good but it rolls less, it's nothing like as refined as a newish RR, lots more space inside (the back seats stay down in ours and it makes a decent van). In terms of driving through fields and the like there's nothing really to split them (on the same tyres). Ours averages about 25-26 mpg.

I think the D4 has just gone past that stage where you don't want to use it properly in case you mess up the nice interior (like the RR) and the chav facelift is terrible, but the 3.0l is a massive improvement over the 2.7l.

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Really? I had a bad problem with wranglers "cupping" on my old FFRR so have stayed clear ever since  2015 L405 SDV8 Autobiography, Indus Silver with Black Pack.
SWMBO: 22MY Defender 110 HSE X Dynamic, Gondwana Stone.
Gone: 2014 Discovery 4 HSE Luxury Firenze Red
Gone: 2006MY Java Black TD6 Autobiography
Gone: 2013 Jaguar XKR Convertible, Italian Racing Red with Ivory Seats
Gone: 2010MY Stornoway Grey TDV8 Vogue SE with RSE
Gone: 2008 Disco 3 HSE, Hybrid Tv + Retro-fit RSE System & DVD
Gone: 2003 Epsom Green 4.4i Vogue, LPG, Mk4 Nav, BMW Bluetooth Phone, Hybrid Tv Tuner,

Wranglers all the way for me
Contis were really useless in mud.
Scorps ok in mud and snow but not as grippy on the road when wet and greasy.
Wranglers just good all round  FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
Mantec Sump Guard, Rigid Load liner, MY10 BT upgrade.