Vehicle & Technical > Discovery

Discovery buying advise from the experts.

(1/2) > >>

Reggieroo:
Hi there,

I'm just in the process of convincing the misses to buy a Discovery & would like some advise on what to look for & what not to buy.

At the moment I'm thinking of getting her a Discovery 2 as its a bit more modern & she does a lot of motorway miles but is there any reason why I should buy a Discovery 1 instead?

The reason I ask is that I bought a RRC instead of the P38 because of all the problems P38s have + I want to off road it as well.

Also diesel or V8 (on LPG of course)

I don't know which is more reliable or economical but at the moment she's anti Turbo because of some problems we are having with a 52 Reg Astra Turbo Coupe with a blown Turbo   :x , that's the reason she wants something else......oh & I'll need pulling out when I'm stuck....lol

You guys seem to know what your talking about in these forums so your advise would be greatly appreciated (flattery gets you everywhere)  :D

Regards
Paul

TDi90:
if you have the money go for a diesel

Evilgoat:
Thats an illogical reson to not like turbos :)

seriously, you're looking at a more reliable engine anyway rather than mass produced GM tat (asbestos undies on, I own a 2.6T ecotec engined car) plus you'll be hard pushed to find a decent deisel that isnt a TD. Still...


Theres always superchargers :)

Budgie:
Disco 1's: Look out for rot on the rear floor & inner wings (around the battery box) and leaking sunroofs. The 300 TDi is a good engine and the only real problems are occasional head gaskets going and you must make sure the timing belt is changed every 60k miles or so.

Worn items in the suspension and steering can lead to a wobble in the steering so take it upto motorway speeds on the test drive to make sure.

I don't know much about the TD5 Disco but there is a lot more electronics in them to go wrong & you need to plug it into a computer to see what the problem is. Plus the throttle is "fly-by-wire" which tends to lead to a delay between putting your foot down and the engine responding.

RichardRRC:
I once read somewhere that the DII has a more "robust" update of the P38a electronics, and to be honest, I think that's probably true.
You can work on/service the DIIs in the same manner you would the RRCs/D1s, the only thing I do extra is I have the DII "plugged in" once a year, just to make sure all the ECUs are happy.
The only thing you might find is that if your good lady is used to an Astra Turbo, the TD5 performance (or lack of it :lol: ) might be a bit of a let down :) But then, you can allways get V8 performance by having it "chipped" :twisted:
Regards,
Richard.

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page