Thread: Looking for some advice on buying Disco

Welcome Nathan,

I went through the same process about 8 months ago and considered the latest pathfinder quite seriously. I chose the D2 because of some of the things you mentioned they are great value for money. We have 4 kids and camper trailer and love getting away. The D2 has SLS which is awesome , you can load it up and it still sits beautifully on the road. Every seat has good vision. The TD5 was ahead of its time for Torque and economy.

As far as reliability goes i am not sure how to answer it. There are some known issues with them and a lot of it is because there are a lot of electronics in them. You will find out a lot about on this site. You can choose to do a lot of home maintenance or use a good landy mechanic. I have had no trouble with mine and am learning the basics to look after it on the long trips.

The reality is i just like the look and the feel of the discovery.

Regards

Nankas

They are a reliable, fuel efficient, and excellent value for money. Many TD5 engines have in excess of 300,000klms without major problems.

Budget to have the oil pump inspection service completed and have a quality low coolant level alarm fitted as soon as you purchase the vehicle.

Hi
The td5 auto will be perfectly suited to what you want. They do prove to be very reliable, but with anything prevention is the key to reliability. THe way I roll is, if you look after it, it will look after you. If you are aware of the common yet easily fixed problems with the Td5 and know how to fix them you will love the car.
Do a search on this forum, you will find lots of information.

Originally Posted by stormer73

As you all would be aware I have found vastly different opinions re Land Rovers, negatively mainly form non land rover oweners.

That's because on forums such as this and others .... a lot of members only post when they have issues. Have a look for posts on forums from members who have something positive to say ..... not to many. Log on to a Nissan forum or Mitsubishi ..... it's all the same types of negative messages.

As stated earlier ... there are known bugs with some cheap fixes. Find one that's been well maintained (and loved), keep up the services from a reputable landy mechanic and you can't go wrong.

I love mine ... have put 4000kms of towing a 1 tonne camper trailer on it already with no issues, love the torque, economy and they way it travels .... bit heavy for the left foot in city driving (manual). I've done the oil pump bolt check and the injector harness oil issue repair .... Think I paid $600 for both. Thinking of a chip upgrade .... definitely putting in coil-rite airbags.

Good luck in your search!

Cheers

Craig

Thanks for the feedback guys it is much appreciated. I am hopefully going to have a look at one this arvo, an 03 TD5 auto, with a few extras. I will see how I go.

It is on the North Side of Brisbane, if i wanted to get a pre purchase inspection done, can anyone suggest a Landy mechanic on the northside.

thanks

Nathan

There are 2 up on the Northside Nathan. MR Automotive at Redcliffe and Kedron Rovertech at Brendale. I think MR are open Saturday mornings and Rovertech not.

TD5 is a great engine. Just make sure you don't overheat it - they don't like that a lot! As mentioned above, a coolant level alarm is very cheap insurance.

If you want more poke out of it, you can chip them very easily and cheaply.

Just had a look at the car, it is an auto TD5 2003 SE, looks stock but has been chipped. Has a DVD player and is a 5 seater. Looking at around $23 for it. One owner, serviced regualry and looks like it has never left the blacktop.

I was chasing some advice on mods. As mentioned earlier I want to take it touring birdsville, cape maybe a lap of Aus in a few years.

What mods do you think are essential and any idea on price would be good.

I was thinking a snorkel, cargo barrier, uhf and roof tray as a starting point. do you think I need a suspenion upgrade? What does a bull bar cost? Would a nudge bar or scrub bars do?

Thanks

Nathan