Thread: Which Disco to buy?

Hello, I have been researching buying a 4WD for the last 6 months now and have settled on buying a Disco 2. I'm looking at a TD5 2000-2004 for around the 20k mark mainly for use as a tow vehicle for a 24ft Bayliner, occaisional camping trips and as a day to day car. I have read a lot of books and magazine articles but would prefer to hear some info from the horses mouth as most reporting is heavily biased both for and against.

I know there is a considerable amount of mechanical/structural and cosmetic changes that occurred during this period and am leaning heavily towards a 03/04 model but am open to opinion from those who drive them.

I'm currently based in Townsville and plan to buy on posting to either Sydney or Brisbane when I return from overseas.

Thanks for your time.

2 years ago, my 2002 TD5 auto base model, but with 3 DVD players, cost me $12,000 privately. It needed nothing spent in first 12 months. Your $20,000 should be plenty. I am very happy with the motor performance, economy and reliability. It is noisy compared to other makes. Mine has no diff lock and it really needs it, despite the traction control working well. I recommend avoiding the years with no diff lock.