Thread: Its Time :(

Originally Posted by brenno

Sorry Muppet, I must be half asleep, I don't understand. Win what??

Unless of course you're referring to the story of the Tortoise and the Hare, in which case the Tortoise is the TD5 yeah??

Honestly, jokes aside, I really don't understand what you're stating above. Distance covered by spending 10k on fuel??

I.e take stock vehicle, put the 10k into whatever performance mods you want.
Then pit them against each other

Oh and Eevo: Smartarse

Originally Posted by Eevo

assuming TD5 is 10l/100km
assuming v8 is 15l/100km

both fuel is about $1.50/l

$600 of fuel a month in a v8 is 400l
400l in a v8 is 2667km


2667km in a TD5 is 267l
which is $400

saving $200 a month

over 1 year, $2.4k

assuming you keep the car for 3 years, the savings is 7.2k

to be in-front, the cost between the TD5 and the v8 must be less than 7.2k

matt is advertising the v8 for 15k.
if he got his TD5 for less the 22.2k he is in-front
except cause its a TD5 he is behind everyone else on the road.

Of course the price premium for the td5 doesn't evaporate in three years. Expect the price gap go grow as years pass in the diesels favour. To count that as a running cost is a bit flawed.

Originally Posted by Disco Muppet

Oh and Eevo: Smart

your on the ball today

Originally Posted by Dougal

Expect the price gap go grow as years pass in the diesels favour.

in 10 years time, the d2 v8 will be 1-2k
the d2 TD5 will be???

Originally Posted by brenno

You forgot to add the LPG equation - $300 per month. So cheaper again than diesel, and so much more power.



Touchy, touchy.



No centre diff lock in 2002 model vs 2004 either. Not a major deal breaker, except when the Disco heads off road.



Good luck to you Matt. Only you can decide on which way you go. You've chosen, us V8 owners will take the ****, leave you in our dust, and life will go on.

Now, how negotiable are you on the 2004 V8??

The Price is Negatiable.. PM me with what you think its worth, and we can go from there.

Originally Posted by Eevo

in 10 years time, the d2 v8 will be 1-2k
the d2 TD5 will be???

$6-10k.

Here in NZ diesel P38's are going for 2-3x the price of petrol P38's ($6k for a late 90's P38, $12-18k for a diesel). Despite the petrols being higher spec and originally much more expensive.

Originally Posted by Dougal

$6-10k.

Here in NZ diesel P38's are going for 2-3x the price of petrol P38's ($6k for a late 90's P38, $12-18k for a diesel). Despite the petrols being higher spec and originally much more expensive.

I would say 3-4k
Item will tell

Originally Posted by Eevo

I would say 3-4k
Item will tell

If they ever get that low (40 year old series landrovers with non-original diesels often sell for more) then the V8's will be at or below scrap value.