Thread: Thinking of buying a Discovery

Tdi 300 1998/99 (if possible) manual, then as soon as you get it do the timing belts and fit an engine temp alarm.
I have done 110.000 km with my 1998 Disco and never have problems.
I sold it and got a Defender Tdi300 because I like to have more room for the camping gear and the Defender have a soul

WHat's been said about the 300Tdi is what I'd say so I won't repeat it. For a Td5 look at the later (2003+) ones with the twin headlights.

There's much more room in the Disco2's than the D1's for gear, but still not a patch on a Defender.

As Chucaro said, a late 90's Disco is a pretty sorted beast. End of the run before they went to the new TD5 in 2000 (I think).

And regarding DMs comment about the space in the back - The D1s have the least by quite a long way. D2s are better, but then you get more rear overhang.

We've got a D1 TDi300 from 1997 and it is running as reliably as ever, but for carrying stuff it is a bit lacking. Can be solved with rooftent perhaps, or maybe towing a camper-trailer.

How much do you want to spend?

Greetings.

I've been looking at Discos for the past month or so. I think that the TD5 Disco II's started in MY1999 as I looked at a nice one but I want the simplicity of the 300tdi ot 200tdi. My price range at the moment is $8000 and I think I can get a nice one for that (If one can be found lol)

Chris

Appreciate the input from folks with the same interest.
300Tdi and 200Tdi what's the difference and how do I tell when I look at them???
Tomorrow I'm going to see the Landrover specialist to see if he knows of some for sale as there appears to be very few in FNQ on the net.
We want to do the Birdsville Track, the Plenty Hwy and the Tanami Track and a fair bit of central Australia but not interested in climbing all the sandhills in the Simpson.
Our camping requirements are fairly basic so a large vehicle is not essential but a reliable one is.
As for how much to spend, it seems vehicles of the same year can have vastly different mileages. Some low mileage 4wds from SEQ have had trips on the beach and through saltwater so they would have to be worth less, is that a reasonable assumption??

The 200 TDI is the ealier Discos and are harder to get parts for so stick with a 300TDI. When you buy leave enough money to replace the suspension. The sand hills in the simpson will become very attractive once you start offroading.