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Should I keep my Land Rover Discovery 3 or replace it?
I currently drive a 2007 Discovery 3 HSE with 75,000 on the clock. It has been problem-free and an excellent car (my fifth Discovery). I am considering a change at some time in the next year, and have four options: either keep it as I am retired and do approximately 8000 miles a year, buy a Discovery 4 with 20,000 on the clock, or buy a new Hyundai Santa Fe (5-year warranty), or a new KIA Sorento (7-year warranty). Any advice would be very welcome. I do a considerable amount of towing with a fairly large trailer rated at 2-ton capacity.
Asked on 14 September 2013 by CS, Liskeard
Answered by
Honest John
Discoverys have a higher braked towing limit of 3500kg. The KIA/Hyundai manuals can tug 2500kg; the automatics only 2000kg. But I'd rather have a Sorento with a 7-year warranty than a Disco with balance of 3-year warranty.
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