Not an L405 owner yet but considering placing a MY2018 order and leaning toward the TD6. This was the plan at least until I heard about the P400e for MY2019. The P400e seems like a pretty good combination of fuel economy and performance, at the cost of increased weight, complexity, lower towing capacity, no full-size spare and (maybe this is old school but...) a 4 cylinder in a pretty big vehicle - ok, so a lot of cons.
So I'm a bit more on the fence than I was before. For those of you that picked up the diesel, a few questions for you that might help sway me one way or another:
What's the community verdict here? Buy the diesel now or wait for MY2019 and take a chance on electric? We plan on keeping this one for at least 7-8 years.
So I'm a bit more on the fence than I was before. For those of you that picked up the diesel, a few questions for you that might help sway me one way or another:
- Are you happy with your decision to go diesel?
- Given the choices of diesel, electric and supercharged, would you buy another TD6?
- What was your primary motivating factor when purchasing the TD6? (eg. fuel economy, towing, longevity, price)?
- What are you seeing for real world MPG?
- How has engine-related maintenance been and how many miles do you have?
What's the community verdict here? Buy the diesel now or wait for MY2019 and take a chance on electric? We plan on keeping this one for at least 7-8 years.