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Thread: 300Tdi disco 1 as a first car

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    D1 lift

    Hi, lifting my D1 caused vibration from the front prop shaft. I solved this by fitting a double cardon propshaft similar to that fitted to the D2, but fully greaseable
    Good luck with your choice.







    Quote Originally Posted by patriotic_penguin View Post
    I've recently been looking at options for a first car/4wd. I've pretty much narrowed down to a disco 1 300tdi or a 2nd gen petrol mitsubishi pajero. as it will be my first car I want to to be mainly fuel efficient and somewhat reliable, i am confident on the spanners and im not scared of mechanic issues as long as they don't cost $$$$ to repair. so is there anything I should look out for in terms of parts availability/cost, fuel consumption (I've been told that I should be getting around 10-12L/100km) i will definitely be fitting bigger tyres and a lift so if anyone has figures for those mods that would be awesome! budget wise I would be looking at around $5-8k.

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    A few observations...

    Hi, Penguin;
    A few comments without making your decision for you!
    The Disco
    * Last of the Disco1 with the 'modern face' is a good-looking car;
    * Adoptive daughter has one; her partner was a bit brutal with it and damaged the manual gearbox (so maybe that needs to be looked into)
    * Brother-in-law had a TD5 and it was good for a long time, but became uneconomic to repair for a main use of 2-tonne-towing
    * There were problems with the first Discos in that the gearbox was 'perfect when new but aged into problems'
    * 300tdi is a fairly mild motor - a steady purr will get you anywhere(!) slowly/reasonably and nowhere much really fast
    * Depending where and how you get them, parts for any Land Rover can be expensive. I recently got a part shipped out from England, even with (accidentally!) fast delivery, it was cheaper than in-stock at the local organised crime unit called a dealer.
    Others with direct experience of the Disco 1 have commented at length and I commend their advice to you.

    the Pajero
    * I recently had one (a diesel loaner while bodyworks were done, a recent model)
    * By the time I reached the first corner 200m away I'd 'decided not to buy one' just on cabin noise.
    * I found it heavy, thirsty, slow (and that's the diesel)
    * Very dated - a 5-speed box?
    * undoubtedly sturdy and capable for the Aussie outback
    * Clearance not so good for really rough stuff
    * they've ceased production, I think.
    * A petrol one would be very thirsty
    * Getting back into my base-model Freelander2 TD4 - which is no sports car! - the Freelander felt so responsive and nimble!
    * I imagine spares would be cheaper and easier to come by

    My guess is the Disco would be both more of a pain and more of a joy. More spannering and more comfort and more off-road capability.

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