Thread: What to buy a 300tdi or a Toyota?

Originally Posted by isuzurover

Just ignore pat. The rest of us have learnt to. The D1 and 110 have almost identical suspension, so both have good wheel travel offroad. IME the extra wheelbase of the 110 is an advantage offroad and a huge advantage when towing.

The D2 has a different rear suspension system which uses radius arms and a watts link. It works ok offroad but doesn't have as much potential as the 110/D1 system.

They don't have identical suspension,the defenders is stiffer,they have lower ramp over angle,a diff that thinks it's a plough,both of those things hurt it,the only thing you got right is the towing.Thanks for ignoring me also,the feelings very mutual . Pat

Originally Posted by cafe latte

Hmm I need to do some thinking. I am taking the caravan away on Wednesday with the Nissan and I will see how I go (knowing the power of the Nissan). It will be the longest trip I have done so it will interesting re comfort. I want to see how my back holds up, and then I will make a decision, either turbo the Nissan and get a 130 defender for myself or go the Disco..
Not sure what to do..
Chris

I'd buy a nice Disco with EAS if I was you,stable,comfortable,easy on fuel,fold one seat down to fit your rifles and off you go,whats not to like. Pat

I will report back when I get back and let you guys know how I got on, it will be over a week from Wednesday.
Chris

ok i did 630km today in the Nissan (86Kw when new at least, not sure it is that now). I was mostly good, but some sections with the caravan on long gentle hills were a bit annoying. Most of the day I drove at 90-95, but the slightest hill I was down to 80km/h. All in all though I am impressed. My initial thoughts tonight are get a Defender I always wanted one.. I am thinking to get a good td5 and turbo the Nissan or even a 300tdi as it will be just my car. The missus is trying to convince me to get a new Puma Defender so we can tow if we want to, but I have never had a new car in my life and honestly I am not sure I want one. I have rebuilt everything from a small Fiat engine to a 26 tonne Cat dozer so I like the idea of a fixable 4x4. What to do?? I want a Landy and I admit to myself I love the Defender, do I search out a minty older one (if so which one) or go new?
Cheers
Chris

Go the defender and old or new you won't be disappointed. I have a new Puma and I love every minute of driving it. But I still love driving Dad's 300tdi as well.

Reads to me like you want a Defender pretty badly so I suspect if you buy a Disco you'll still really be wanting a Defender.

The problem that you will have is finding a good one. Like Pat said, you'll be buying a 15 to 21 year old machine and if they aren't looked after they are really just a pile of trouble created by previous owners.

Find a good one and I suspect you'll be a happy chappy because they are a lot of fun to own.

Let the search begin?

Originally Posted by steane

Reads to me like you want a Defender pretty badly so I suspect if you buy a Disco you'll still really be wanting a Defender.

Reads to me like you can't make a decision . 7 pages of advice and still can't work out what you want?

Write a list over your next latte. Buy the one with the most positives.

Originally Posted by cafe latte

ok i did 630km today in the Nissan (86Kw when new at least, not sure it is that now). I was mostly good, but some sections with the caravan on long gentle hills were a bit annoying. Most of the day I drove at 90-95, but the slightest hill I was down to 80km/h. All in all though I am impressed. My initial thoughts tonight are get a Defender I always wanted one.. I am thinking to get a good td5 and turbo the Nissan or even a 300tdi as it will be just my car. The missus is trying to convince me to get a new Puma Defender so we can tow if we want to, but I have never had a new car in my life and honestly I am not sure I want one. I have rebuilt everything from a small Fiat engine to a 26 tonne Cat dozer so I like the idea of a fixable 4x4. What to do?? I want a Landy and I admit to myself I love the Defender, do I search out a minty older one (if so which one) or go new?
Cheers
Chris

I used to have a 1995 D1 300Tdi auto and now have a Defender 2.4 Puma six-speed manual. Both towed a campervan whch can weigh 1200kilos when fully loaded. The 30Tdi did the job and the auto was good, but needed more than four gears. You had to be happy to travel at 90-100ks when towing and be a bit slow up some hills. Rear space was quite limited. Mechanics found the 300Tdi easy to work on. The fuel pump was adjusted to improve acceleration, but not far enough to cause over-fuelling. My standard brass radiator lasted 15 years before being replaced. It used around 10-11 l/100 kms.
The Puma has heaps of rear space, six manual gears and the 2.4 has a lot of torque. It definitely tows the camper easier than the 300 Tdi and hills are not a problem. The cooling system seems very capable. It is using about 9.5 l/100km with a Steinbauer chip.
My BIL has an 80 series with the 4.2 lump which is using 16 l/100km. It is crude and thirsty, but does the job.
Hope that helps your decision.

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