Thread: What have I done!!! ;)

Originally Posted by superquag

NO sympathy whatsoever... to either of you ! (Davo or the OP)

Bwaaahaahaaahaaahaaaaaaa

Only good thing is.... You've got a more robust (3.5l) engine than the later 3.9l plus a 'REAL' transfer case, albeit a noisy gear-coupled one... not the Borg Warner / handiwork of Satan, - like the car I sold last weekend...

You have taken the first steps in becoming a competent Land Rover Mechanic.

The 3.9's have way better power though .... I reckon disco 1's are great cars myself.... buy them cheap, tear there guts out and you have a 3.9, LT230 and R380 .... all ready to throw into the rangey

Guess what drivetrain my crappy old Range Rover runs

seeya,
shane L.

With Due Respect, I was singularly unimpressed with my 3.9's "power". Could have overlooked the Drinking Problem IF it 'Produced the Goods'. It didn't... eg, - Towing a nearly empty 4x6 box trailer/cage, it was embarrassingly unable to keep in sight of a 1 tonne traytop ute with at least half tonne of Tradie-tools on board....and a 6x8 heavily loaded trailer.

The 3.5 '89 Rangie (LPG) that infected me would happily tow a 2 tonne trailer/sweeper. and was very quick off the mark! Granted, in it's deep dark past the engine had been re-cam'd specifically for towing (0 - 90km/h) but it was well-used when I started driving it.

Without the trailer, it would frighten modern cars at the lights.. Put it back to Petrol and it would frighten your Driver's licence as well..

I'm told that the 3.5 is more tolerant of abuse such as running too hot...

Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

The 3.9's have way better power though .... I reckon disco 1's are great cars myself.... buy them cheap, tear there guts out and you have a 3.9, LT230 and R380 .... all ready to throw into the rangey

Agree. Excellent size/value/performance (300tDi). Land Rover's answer to the Isuzu and Pajero which came standard with A/C, carpets, sound system and power steering.... and sensible price

Why not just put the Rangie seats into the Disco 1. ? Then you've got Comfort and a more useful load-carrying body that can easily load up a recliner lounge chair or small freezer etc.
My old Paj brought home the first chair, but had to get the Father-In-Law's 'Musso' to bring home another one...wouldn't fit into the Rangie.

- Plus, you'd never need worry about a leaky or rusting upper tailgate !

Originally Posted by superquag

Agree. Excellent size/value/performance (300tDi). Land Rover's answer to the Isuzu and Pajero which came standard with A/C, carpets, sound system and power steering.... and sensible price

Why not just put the Rangie seats into the Disco 1. ? Then you've got Comfort and a more useful load-carrying body that can easily load up a recliner lounge chair or small freezer etc.
My old Paj brought home the first chair, but had to get the Father-In-Law's 'Musso' to bring home another one...wouldn't fit into the Rangie.

- Plus, you'd never need worry about a leaky or rusting upper tailgate !

I'll see your upper tailgate and raise you some alpine windows

Touche....

(sorry, dunno how to put that little French accent mark up where it should be )

Originally Posted by superquag

Agree. Excellent size/value/performance (300tDi). Land Rover's answer to the Isuzu and Pajero which came standard with A/C, carpets, sound system and power steering.... and sensible price

Why not just put the Rangie seats into the Disco 1. ? Then you've got Comfort and a more useful load-carrying body that can easily load up a recliner lounge chair or small freezer etc.
My old Paj brought home the first chair, but had to get the Father-In-Law's 'Musso' to bring home another one...wouldn't fit into the Rangie.

- Plus, you'd never need worry about a leaky or rusting upper tailgate !

Maybe it's just me ... But I rekcon the discos look awful .... modern ugly interior ... ugly body ... soulless ... They do nothing for me

I used to have a 3.5 ... there is no comparison ... the 3.9 would leave it for dead in every aspect. Yours had serious issues if it struggled towing a 6x4 trailer. This is what I tow with mine



It pulls it along quite well at 85->90km/h ... drinking horendous amounts of lpg in the process

seeya
Shane L.

Sort of agree... the '89 Rangie was on LPG, and towing around town it averaged nearly 3 km/litre (about 8.4 mpg in Old Money)

Welcome to the madhouse Rangie's are a love/hate kind of thing but more the former than the latter for me I've found.
I also have a Disco and they are soulless as Shane mentioned, probably why I want to get rid of it. Had 3 Discos and they all have that 'Japanese' feel of sameness no more Discos for me unless I need and engine etc...

Trav