Thread: Well my mind is made up...selling the V8 and getting a TDi !!!

i love the TDI!!

I did the same thing a couple of years ago, sold my 95 ES which I loved but couldn't afford to keep on the road and bought a 98 Tdi.
My 98 Tdi is not perfect by any means but there's no ABS no SRS and no three amigos. so it suites me.

NO............................... !!!!!!!


I love my Tdi Defender but I do miss my Range Rover V8.


Ask Pedro how to make a V8 Disco sing !!!!!

I have a 97 tdi and love it, its manual and often wish I had an auto especially as we often launch jet ski in ocean along beach and go to Robe etc.

There is currently a very good looking tdi in the market section here.
Good ones are not cheap, so one with the lot and looked after I would budget $8-10k.

Should you ever want more poke, come over to SA and Bee utey can do a Dgas conversion. Makes a big difference for very little money after the rebate and gives more range, economy, power, torque and overall enjoyment.

I be happy to let you take mine for a fang.

good luck and good choice mate.

If I get my new VW Amorak ute, I will possibly place mine on the market.

Stay tuned.

Hey I saw a big billboard for those Amokak utes, please do let me know if you put yours on the market I'd love to be able to get one off a forum buddy who has looked after it

I did actually like the auto a fair bit but it's auto...and for some reason I just want a manual, it just makes more sense in my head to have a manual in a serious 4WD but maybe I'm being silly. $8-$10k is what I'm expecting so that sounds decent. There was a '97 with only 107000km on the clock up in NSW on carsales but he's probably sold already since he won't return any of my calls

Manuals only excel in 2 areas - Downhill and you can roll start them.

I have never had a problem tho going downhill in my Auto 4wd's.

Besides that autos are MUCH better for going up hills, rock climbing, and sand driving. (and city/peak hour driving) And autos don't lose boost going up through gears.

I would seriously consider an auto tdi.

Originally Posted by zuno555

Manuals only excel in 2 areas - Downhill and you can roll start them.

I have never had a problem tho going downhill in my Auto 4wd's.

Besides that autos are MUCH better for going up hills, rock climbing, and sand driving. (and city/peak hour driving) And autos don't lose boost going up through gears.

I would seriously consider an auto tdi.

what he said x2 I have a manual deefer and auto disco so I have experienced both.

young angus of course a vehicle with 1/2 the kms on it will drive nice, they are still virgin tight and have lossened up as much as a high millage one.
I have 280 on my v8k, my bro inlaw has one with 165 kms on it they both fe3el different, his feels stiffer ,mine feels loose;.
Thats why car yards get you to test drive cars, they know you drive a dunger and then hop into a secondhand car with less kms and you fall in love with the one on offer as it is different