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Are V8 3.9 discovery's any good or money pitts ????

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lozzie vitara:
Hello , Are 3.9 V8 Disco's any good or just money pitts ? thanks ..

JumboBeef:
Depends  if you buy a good one or a bad one  :lol:

I have a 1996 Disco 3.9 V8 on LPG.  I've owned it since last year and have now covered nearly 27,000 miles in that time (it has now got 116,000 on the clock).  Apart from normal service items, then only thing which I have to spend money on was one leaking fuel pipe.

That's it: nothing else at all  :dance:  I'm really happy with my air-conned, leather seated, cruise-controlled auto Disco (and I have a 450 mile trip this coming weekend in it).

I'm sure there will be others along who will tell you theirs has cost them a fortune but I think the trick is to spend a bit more buying a good/well loved one in the first place.

bobtailed disco:
it all depends what you want it for...
If you treat it like [!Expletive Deleted!] and do deep wadeing it is money pit.

But i wouldent say it is any more of a money pit than any other 4x4

Rob

Range Rover Blues:
I didn't realise there was a choice :-.

You are talking about a car that cost over £35,000 when new and needs regular servicing of quite a few systems, that is over-engineered for the use most people put it to and is capable of quite amazing things.

Is the 3.9 a bigger money pit than any other LR product :-k

That's partly down to luck, who owned it before and how well it's been cared for.

I'll tell you one thing though, they drink less fuel than my LSE ;)

Rich_P:
They're no worse or better than the 300TDi Discovery.  The 3.9 that was featured in the 300 series of Discovery are regarded as the best 3.9s and probably the best powerplant ever to feature in a Land Rover (well, maybe bar the 4.2 but know barely anyone with one!).

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