I had a day out shooting today and had a rather spirited drive home , approximately 1 hour of country A roads at quite some speed , the dynamic mode is incredible. Driving too fast into a few corners and trying to drive through them rather than standing on the breaks the car just digs in and throws you out the other side. Anyone asking in the future if it's any good, worth the extra . Send them my way with a pair of spare pants.
Well done landrover, we are quick enough to moan about the dealers and the odd faults/ characteristics of the cars but praise where it's due . I've fallen in love with it again.

Totally agree. Dynamic mode In SDV8 is such fun at speed !

I actually found dynamic in the SDV8 to be less fun than the SDV6. There was a lot more weight over the nose and I could feel it.

what about the SCV8 vs the SCV6? --
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Autobiography wrote:

I actually found dynamic in the SDV8 to be less fun than the SDV6. There was a lot more weight over the nose and I could feel it.

but the SDV6 is prove to breaking cranks, while the SDV8 is very reliable? --
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That's why I always buy from a LR dealer & get the warranty.

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naks wrote:

but the SDV6 is prove to breaking cranks, while the SDV8 is very reliable?

a fairly significant number of terminal failures in ZA, from online surveys, the figures stands at a conservative 13%-16%.

See http://www.4x4community.co.za/forum/showth...re-Reports for more info


Also a lot of reports on Disco3/4 forums --
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SDV8 is so much better then sdv6. The 0.3 is. It really important
I am used to bmw m cars and the SDV8 still makes me smile every day! The torque is incredible in fast driving

naks wrote:

a fairly significant number of terminal failures in ZA, from online surveys, the figures stands at a conservative 13%-16%.

See http://www.4x4community.co.za/forum/showth...re-Reports for more info


Also a lot of reports on Disco3/4 forums

yes, it's a current issue.

just recently, one on a 2014 D4 on 35k last serviced 29k in Jan 16.

Not sure if Disco_Mikey is also active here? He's an indie who can shed more light on this --
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There will always be random engine failures. Anything mechanical can and will break.

What I wanted to uncover is if the assertion that bearing shells were spinning in a specific batch of engines due to a lack of locating tags was right, and had that specific issue ended?

Because - as I said, this issue is simply not cropping up in Jag forums where the exact same engine is also used. At all.

Except where it relates to a lubricating oil contamination with fuel due to DPF failed regens. MY2016 HSE D SDV6 - gone due to fuel dilution problems.

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in the case of ZA vehicles, we can rule out the oil contamination factor, since none of the ZA-spec TDV6/SDV6 are equipped with a DPF.

there is a hypothesis that harmonic imbalances are playing a role, but hard to tell since LR are keeping this under wraps and not willing to help identify the root cause. --
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Obviously a major issue for your vehicles. MY2016 HSE D SDV6 - gone due to fuel dilution problems.

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