Thread: My brother is thinking of possibly buying a D2

Great car with a few well documented points that need attention, most small and low cost and you have a fantastic multi use vehicle.

I would recommend a TD5 to only the right type of person - ie likes tinkering /a DIY type.

I would recommend a td5 excellent to drive good economy and like any vehicle reliable when maintained properly

Me too, TD5, mine has well over 400,000 klicks and motor, suspension, body etc all great. It had done one hell of a lot of towing before I got it, tow hitch pin substantially worn and hitch almost impossible to pull out because of the splayed out metal around the hitch pin, because of the obviously heavy towing I have had to replace the auto trans but I wouldn't have any other vehicle.

Mike

D2, all the things you stated, comfort yet capable. With a Td5 range, fuel economy and towing ability are all acceptable. I don't know about needing to be a tinkerer or DIYer, I pay my mechanic to maintain my vehicle.

They are more than affordable when compared to other equally capable 4X4s.

Some on here have got low mileage Td5s for low teen and less than $10k, worst you could expect are head related issues, gasket due to a loss in clamping force/plastic dowels also blamed, three amigos, auto gearbox rebuilds. A big smile from the off road performance and on road comfort are the other things you could expect.

Can't be v8 sound, grunt and value, when on lpg injected its unbeatable unless regularly doing extended travel out west where lpg not available, then Td would be cheaper to run. Cheers

Originally Posted by ozscott

Can't be v8 sound, grunt and value, when on lpg injected its unbeatable

Where does the LPG tank fit - in the boot or does it replace the petrol tank?

Thanks a lot for the responses - he's not a real tinkerer - I am though - so no doubt whatever car he ends up getting, I'll be doing a lot of work on over the time he has it.


Most of the cars I've owned have copped very bad raps for reliability, and yet I've clocked up many hundreds of thousands of km in them and have found them to be reliable when maintained properly and sometimes proactively.


Even the newer LRs have foibles that can turn catastrophic if not tended to - ie, the oil pump on TDV6's.


I assumed this was the case for earlier Discos where a few issues that once addressed, leave you with a reliable tourer.

mine are in the boot, just take up about 20cm of space.

photos are in my for sale ad (hint hint), there's a photo of the boot.