Gaznazdiak wrote:If you can find one I would strongly recommend a Range Rover classic, mine has over 460.000km and has rarely given an issue.
Unlike Britain they don't have diesels here, only V8s, but they are a fantastic engine.
If you really want a diesel, perhaps a defender would be a better option
Now waiting for Mr Murphy's Law to drop a truck load of sh!t on me for bragging
Bruiser64 wrote:Gaznazdiak wrote:If you can find one I would strongly recommend a Range Rover classic, mine has over 460.000km and has rarely given an issue.
Unlike Britain they don't have diesels here, only V8s, but they are a fantastic engine.
If you really want a diesel, perhaps a defender would be a better option
Now waiting for Mr Murphy's Law to drop a truck load of sh!t on me for bragging
I definitely don’t want a diesel. I prefer the petrol. Anything I buy won’t be a daily runner. If I can convince my wife of the merits of the idea(which is a huge if), I would like something to use for bush bashing and shooting. I am keen to avoid an unreliable money pit. The links above are really good. Obviously buying the best well maintained vehicle is the go. I am certainly not looking to buy the cheapest thing.
Gaznazdiak wrote:Anything 85-90.
Earlier ones are harder to find in good nick and later ones have too much break down at the worst possible time electrickery.
Avoid airbag suspension like the plague.
Sounds good in theory, and later versions got it sorted but the early version were a pox.
bullzeye wrote:The V8s absolutely guzzle the fuel. Is that an issue for you?
bullzeye wrote:The V8s absolutely guzzle the fuel. Is that an issue for you?
Gaznazdiak wrote:I'm a Land Rover fan, wouldn't have anything else, but you are right, the early Disco did have some issues.
If I'm not mistaken like the Range Rover of the same era, they only have two steel panels, the bonnet and the bottom tailgate. because of the way the sit, the bonnets rarely have dramas but the tailgates of both are prone to rusting badly.
There can be some other issues, some reading below.
http://www.coventrywest.com/d2-buyers-guide
https://www.landroversonly.com/forums/f ... rns-64034/
https://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post ... -discovery
Member-Deleted wrote:Gaznazdiak wrote:I'm a Land Rover fan, wouldn't have anything else, but you are right, the early Disco did have some issues.
If I'm not mistaken like the Range Rover of the same era, they only have two steel panels, the bonnet and the bottom tailgate. because of the way the sit, the bonnets rarely have dramas but the tailgates of both are prone to rusting badly.
There can be some other issues, some reading below.
http://www.coventrywest.com/d2-buyers-guide
https://www.landroversonly.com/forums/f ... rns-64034/
https://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post ... -discovery
A land rover fan, so am I, I had a TD5, Disco, it was one of the best vehicles I have owned, it pissed all over the 6 cyl Patrol I had, I used to tow a dual axle boat trailer and 4.6 heavy aluminium boat when I was in the Territory, it out pulled the Nissan and did not over heat everywhere it went, the temp gauge never got over half way, no matter how hot it got and how much weight I was towing, bloody good on fuel and comfortable, even on the roughest of dirt roads.