Thread: Disco 2 Thoughts

Hi Catesy, we have had a 2003 Disco Td5 auto for a bit over a year. It has been comfortable, economical and reliable. We tow a 1.6 tonne "off-road" caravan so have had the ECU upgraded to give equivalent power and torque as a Disco 3 in standard shape. We have used it as our main car for that time and towed our van up the Oodnadatta track, thro Dalhousie, Mt Dare, Alice and back home to Adelaide. The only problem we have had is with the locking nuts that are fiddly and a drama if you break the adapter, which we did. I recommend replacing the locking nuts with ordinary nuts ($5 each). An exception might be the spare tyre which you don't have to torque onto the bracket as tightly and so is easier to get off, for both yopu and a tyre thief. All in all we believe we have gotten great value for money because it was about $8000 cheaper than the equivalent Prado and is more capable to boot. Good luck with your decision, cheers Jim

We have owned our d2 for just under 2 years. I wish i could say it was reliable, but i cannot, hence we are getting rid of it. The list of problems would fill this page, and has cost us over $10,000 at a minimum. It was great when it was working, but they called it an "off road vehicle" because it spends most of its time off the road and in the workshop.

Had my Td5 for about 2 years now ... travelled 20000 kms in that time (every day car and tourer - towing a 1.5 tonne CT) and had the known issues addressed before they may have affected the vehicle.

Do a search ... plenty of related topics here.

However ... it's never missed a beat and I feel very confident with the Disco.

Do your research, get a well loved one and never go back to Toyota or Nissan ever again!