Thread: what to spend $14,000 on

The pros and cons might depend on what the Disco will be used for as in being a daily driver to and from work in traffic or just to the local railway station and back each day. Or just a weekend family car or....????????

Originally Posted by markus_80

Hey Guys got a question for you.

I've got about $14,000 to spend on a Landy and I've been looking at the Disco 2. The question is what to spend it on as I have to cover insurance as well it's probably closer to $13,000.

So the choice's I am looking at so far are;
2000 TD5 auto for about $12k, 203,000km
1999 TD5 manual for about $12k, 213,000km
2001 V8 auto for about $12k, 131,000km

So basically i'm wondering what the pro's and cons are for each. I know that the fuel consumption of the V8 is going to be high so I'm also wondering how the engine goes being put on gas.

Thanks in advance.

Mark

TD5 auto : best all rounder for touring and towing.
TD5 manual: Best economy
V8 auto: best sound, best go, lowest km's, urban cowboy device
LPG injection best for the V8, about $4K-5K new. Mixer system possible but problematic, $2.5K-3.5K
TD5 can get LPG enhancement, $3.5K.

usage is going to be very much an all rounder. camping, bit of beach work, daily driver however there is also going to be a lot of time spent parked at a train station. going to slowly build it up for some longer trips away as well which does have me leaning towards the TD5 but nothing set in stone.

theres a White TD5 up here in brissy for sale, 2000 auto, with 2" lift, CDL installed, sidebars, Bullbar, big spotties, good tyres, roof racks, cargo barrier et all for about $13k. nearly bought it, but inlaws wanted a green one instead.

Originally Posted by markus_80

Hey Guys got a question for you.

I've got about $14,000 to spend on a Landy and I've been looking at the Disco 2. The question is what to spend it on as I have to cover insurance as well it's probably closer to $13,000.

So the choice's I am looking at so far are;
2000 TD5 auto for about $12k, 203,000km
1999 TD5 manual for about $12k, 213,000km
2001 V8 auto for about $12k, 131,000km

So basically i'm wondering what the pro's and cons are for each. I know that the fuel consumption of the V8 is going to be high so I'm also wondering how the engine goes being put on gas.

Thanks in advance.

Mark

All too expensive, imho. If the V8 is in good condition it might be worth the money, but you can get TD5 less than 150k for that money and although the engines themselves are good and strong the other components will wear at the usual rate.
I'd also like to see some add-ons.
By way of comparison, my 99 TD5 auto with 2" lift and TJM bar cost me 12000$ with 125,000 on the clock. I spent about 1500 replacing oiled ECU and abs lead and 15,000 ks later its great.
I spent a fair bit of time looking, mind, and picked it up on Fleabay, but they definitely are out there

Yeah I know I could find one cheaper and there are a few out there for private sale which also sparked my interest. Unfortunately time is kind of short so I cant afford to be overly picky. So I guess I'm kind of stuck to a point.

Ok if I stretch the budget I think this may be a better option what do you guys think.

Land Rover Discovery Es Td5 Ii 00.5My 2000 in Victoria - Discount Used Cars

Cheers

Models from mid 2001 up to the update models don't have provision for a CDL (center diff lock). This means a transfer box change or some serious mods to the transfer box, if you intend to do some serious 4WD-ing. This may be the case with the 2001 you are looking at.

D2's prior to this had all the mechanism in the transfer case at least.

Erich