Why do you have to be like that?
Having owned a LR3 for 6 years and now a LR4 for almost 7 I will say I would rather face the prospect of replacing the timing chain guides (although not yet at 105k miles knock on wood) and enjoying every day the substantial ****** of the mighty 5.0L over the rather anemic 4.4L while benefiting from better fuel economy, handling and terrain response to boot lol.
Enjoy your 3, no need for hit and run troll statements to drive wedges between 3/4 owners.
Take out the stick and relax, Alice. I'm not "trying to drive a wedge...blah blah blah". Who even talks like that? The issues with the 4.4 as far as reliability go, are very few and far between. Of course there is an exception to prove every rule, like mentioned here. But I've heard far more widely known overall issues with the different variants of LR4 engines. Simply put, that's why I don't buy one. Better the devil you know, than the devil you don't.
As far as power goes, it's my wife's truck so I'm only in it with the family in the winter months... otherwise I drive a 687 hp Marauder that does high 11s in the quarter mile. So please forgive me, but I would find it very difficult at best to tell the mighty grunt of of LR4 (lol) over the measly 100hp less-rated LR3. As far as fuel economy goes, if that is a big concern for you, buy a Toyota. I have to put 94 octane in my car and it drinks heavily, so filling her 3 is cheap by comparison.
As far as ride quality goes, her 3 outperformed a service loaner 4 that we had on washboard/rutted roads, so I left it at that. Sometimes newer is not always better, just different. I'm sure the 4 is better on the paved road. (Our 3 also has the HD package, that was a must.)
I'm happy you enjoy your 4, I enjoy our 3. Mainly for it's ability to keep my wife and kids safe, and get them home every time. I'm not a LR fanboy, unlike many here. I'm only on the forum to figure fixes and gain tips, as I used to throw wrenches for a federal law enforcement agency. I will drive ANY make/model if it meets my needs, and I haven't found a replacement for the 3 yet that does everything that it does. I wish LR had continued the natural evolution of the 3/4/5 instead of building the sleek soccer mom express. But to be successful in business, you have to know your market, and I guess the new 5 is what the market demands so far.
As it is, I'm looking to get the driver's seat redone due to cracking along the side leather, and perhaps the aux battery, but that's it. I use the same severe service maintenance schedule on her 3 as I use on my car, gathered (but modified) from my fleet service days for each vehicle.