The only thing I found uncomfortable about the Defer vs Disco .. is the huge steering wheel relative to the space width given by LR for the driver.
Wayyyy too close to the door, so not a lot of arm twirling area.
Not sure if I'm considered short or tall(6 foot) ... or have been smoking something funny ... but for sure a masochist! 
In terms of seating: I reckon Disco 2 has the most comfy seats of any vehicle I've driven. Because of age tho, drivers seats are usually collapsed or worn, or just fatigued or whatever, but the front passengers seat usually still in very good to excellent shape. Can sit in the pass seat for hours on end, and feel fine afterwards. Disco 1 seats are ok enough by comparison.
The other most comfy seats had been in my dads Explorer .. lounge chair seating good leg support etc. But D2 for sure more comfy than those too.
D1 seem to offer a bit more leg room(stretch legs) compared to the D2 tho, so things balance out a bit(but front passenger leg room is on par so makes more comfy seating as a way of comparison.
Haven't ridden in a post TD5 Defender, but no way on earth would Defer of TD5 or earlier age be as comfy as a Disco 2, I think no matter what seat brand/model/material/form factor is used up front.
One side benefit of the narrow space given to front occupants in the Defer .. the vehicles are so much narrower than the Discos.
So if you have a narrow driveway that forces you to fold in a mirror to get through .. the Defer is the better option .. drive through at any speed without fear of clipping the huge side mirrors.
Then once the vehicle is in the shed, far easier to work around the Defer than the Disco. Not that you can't work around the Disco... just easier to wok around the Defer.
Is this important? ... remember we're talking LR here!
I reckon not just important .. but a vital part of the equation. It will spend just as much time in the workshop as it will on the roads and tracks! 
But for sure I'm a masochist. The buses I drive for work at the moment have the most abominable seating/driving position. So much so that if I'm rostered for a very long(2+hr job, I'll ring work and politely ask them to offer those jobs to someone more interested in longer distance work. Defer seating are sumptuous and spacious by comparison .. stupid Chinese bus designs!
Arthur.
All these discos are giving me a heart attack!
'99 D1 300Tdi Auto ( now sold :( )
'03 D2 Td5 Auto
'03 D2a Td5 Auto
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Originally Posted by Xtreme
But how many miles (kms) have you travelled in them? I've also owned numerous Defenders and Discos (> 30 Landy's all up) but as indicated above have also put quite a few kms on them.
, I'm 6'5" and find it very cramped. I have recaros here to go in my 110 (from my rangie) and have found them very comfy in the past.
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