Used 2011 Land Rover LR4 Base for Sale near St. John's, NL

With a Jaguar engine, BMW transmission and Ford electronics this is a serious "best of breed" Land Rover. It's the most reliable vehicle I have ever own which is ironic given my father's woes with english cars as a kid. 475 HP matched with such offroad prowess is rare for a 7 passenger family machine. With it's refined and elegant utilitarian design it provides a ride that is both ultra quiet and silky smooth. It's very un Land Rover-like while still screaming utility with it's softened boxy design. I love the fact that such a heavy vehicle that can drive thru rivers still can do 0-60 in 7+ seconds. All of this in a vehicle? What's the catch? Yes fuel economy is the obvious answer but really it's the small gas tank. The 3rd row of seats was a likely design tradeoff vs. a bigger fuel tank which makes it's cruising distance on a tank 280 miles at best. One of my favorite things is the handling on curvy roads. For such a deceivingly top heavy SUV it handles turns with ease, stability and agility due to the bulk of the curb weight being low to the ground.

Getting pretty close to Range Rover levels of comfort with the Discovery, even with the diesel engine. It's quiet enough, capable of cruising at respectable speeds and has plenty of room. Try not to think of the Discovery as an off-roader that's been civilised, because it really is so much more than that. The 3.0-litre V6 diesel features twin turbochargers, meaning although it's as weighty as America's debt burden, it shifts pretty darn convincingly given its size. A lovely interior. Closer to the Rangie than the Defender, everything in here feels chunky and well-sorted. It might not be quite as luxurious as the Range Rover, but there's a sense that Land Rover wants to be taken seriously. There have been issues with door seals and various bits'n'bobs on the earlier cars, but those reliability problems have been sorted.