We've decided it's time to retire the D1 from active duty. She's been my daily worker and weekend warrior for the last 12 months and is a great car.

But..... Fuel costs and a slightly warmed up 4.6 combine to make getting to jobs costly.

So the solution was to buy the wife a nice reliable suv and I take her 03 TD5 Disco 2 as my daily.

I estimate saving in excess of $120 a week even considering the extra rego and insurance for the wife's new car.That works out to over $6K per year which could be much better spent I see some diff locks on the horizon...

The D1 will slowly progress to a more offroad set up as I have had to keep it reasonably tame for the amount of K's I do on the road.

I'll miss the sound of the 8 in the mornings and the grunt but at least I'll be able to hear the bluetooth when I get a call.I guess my neighbours will get to sleep in a bit too now

Cheers

Ben