Thread: Advice sort for buying a D2 at Auction

Originally Posted by lewy

possibly been dumped by backpackers,happens all the time.Keen to have a look with you.interesting if the engine is any good.hard to find up here

Sorry mate. I'm not in Darwin anymore. Moved last month. Thanks for the prompt though. I just changed my location

Happy Days

bugger wondering were you found a wreck,

Joel if you have Facebook there is a WA Discovery 4x4 group https://m.facebook.com/groups/849534608404112 it's possible that someone will already have a R380 box out and maybe for sale, so could measure for you.

Ahh, its the bellhousing and bits thats different is it? I knew something was for some reason the spigot shaft was in my head. sorry for the wrong info.

Originally Posted by schuy1

Ahh, its the bellhousing and bits thats different is it? I knew something was for some reason the spigot shaft was in my head. sorry for the wrong info.

I can't count my chickens yet, mate. I'm still inconclusive. There is definitely 4 different part numbers for spigot shafts and I've seen multiple different lengths posted around the web.

I still planing on buy it and see what turns out.

The current word is the Auction people haven't been able to unlock the doors so I'm pretty sure the back will still be full of the camping gear ready for the tip.

I have the VIN now though so I'll be able to find out a bit. I know it has SLS by the obvious sagged back end.

Happy Days

Why for u wanna go manual mate? Td5 and auto is the ticket.

Originally Posted by Phat-Customs

Why for u wanna go manual mate? Td5 and auto is the ticket.

I love a good auto box like my DSG Skoda but the slush torque converter in the Disco drives me mad. I hate the whole bit of accelerating without a change in engine revs. I have no experience but I have read many a time that a lower stall torque converter will make the Disco Auto much more a pleasure to drive. I don't know if something is wrong with mine as it's been like it still is since I have had it. As I accelerate, the engine revs just dictate the rate of acceleration and the gearbox does the accelerating. If I want to be saving some fuel and taking off at a reasonable rate, I can hold the accelerator in one place to hold the engine RPM about 2500rpm and the gearbox does all the accelerating. If I want to get away a bit quicker, I'll hold it at 3000rpm. The only time the engine revs tend to change with the gears is if I am really planting it and reving it out to near 4000rpm which I very rarely do.


I run a TD5inside map with my TD5 and I believe there will be plenty of power down low to get me off the line. Not that I can really tell with the auto as nothing starts to happed to so high in the rev range.


Happy Days

Have you tried "Manual" and change the gears yourself?

Bo