disco owners need deep pockets T. or F.

**Grumbles** · 23rd August 2010, 09:01 PM

Near Albury.

**John W** · 23rd August 2010, 09:06 PM

Have had my TD5 7 seat D2 for 10 years / 180,000k now and have been through a life time of problems with it and if I was going on just money would have ditched it years ago. The nearest dealer is now about 90 min away so have been doing all my own repairs for the past 4 years or so. It is satisfying to get it singing along they way you want it but frustrating too. For just 180,000km and all the various trouble it has had the rest of the family don't trust it and I now have a new 4X4 for the big trips. The disco is now pretty much my hobby car for getting dirty. Always something else to sort out with it but don't let that put you off it is fun sorting things out.

**royboy** · 23rd August 2010, 09:57 PM

Originally Posted by Grumbles

Near Albury.

no probs mate if I'm heading that way might look you up. and if your ever up on the central coast by all means give us a yell, might take you out fishing if your into that, always get plenty to wack on the barbie, (blue swimmers, flaties and jews when the tides right).

**Grumbles** · 24th August 2010, 04:37 AM

Thanks Roy - I sure do like my fishing but that boat trip....hmmmm..... Appealing as it is and as much as I like my Landies I sure do hope you don't have a Landrover engine powering said vessel. You see, I'm not being disloyal to the green oval badge but I mean to say.....I don't think I'm too keen on that walk out for the compulsory meet 'n' greet with a stranger for that obligatory tow which accompanies many a Landy outing. I never did master that trick of walking on water and as for being in the briney.......ughhhh..... too many big things live there which might see me as the catch of the day and snaffle me for breakfast.

**royboy** · 24th August 2010, 06:15 PM

no wet feet for this old salty thats what a decky for

And rest ashore mate the mud ramps are a thing of the past,its a concrete hwy all the way to the water nowadays (unless we are at glenbawn dam)

And as for the motor, well outboards are my thing(bread & butter so to speak), got 10 in the shed you can take your pick, although I would suggest the one on the back of me tinny to be the best,

the wife will tell ya that bloody boat gets looked after better then the family

So the offers there if your driving by and wanta take a look at our beautiful waterways and do a tad fishing just drop us a line,

And can be me decky for the day

**Grumbles** · 24th August 2010, 08:09 PM

Sounds like your deckys are expendable Roy - a bit like sacrificial anodes.

But hey - great offer and thanks.

If I'm heading your way I'll be in touch.

**royboy** · 24th August 2010, 08:33 PM

Your welcome mate.

Oh and by the way haven't lost a "Good" decky yet.

cheers Greg.

**Ace** · 25th August 2010, 03:27 PM

Originally Posted by feraldisco

And that's the thing that makes Land Rovers popular with "enthusiasts" rather than the general motoring public. Yes, you can make most LRs pretty reliable once you know which bits to undertake preventative maintenance/modification on courtesy of the wealth of collective knowledge on this site. However, most people just want a car to drive rather than having their head under the bonnet all the time, and you have to admit, LR do shoot themselves in the foot with some pretty daft design flaws (e.g. oil in wiring loom and oil pump bolt on Td5s...both can be rectified, but the point is that if the designers were doing there jobs right, you wouldn't have to). Toyotas are boring to look at an drive, but they'll tolerate more abuse and less maintenance than a LR (so part of me can understand the original poster considering a HJ60 - nice and simple and reliable although a bit thirsty c.f. LR TDs)

The ability to buy one, put diff locks, stronger axles and a 2in lift and still have change from what it would have cost to buy a bog standard cruiser is also another good reason why people buy them.

I didnt take much effort to fix the niggling problems and since working them out I have had as much trouble free motoring as any cruiser owner.

Yes they do stuff up and make some daft desing flaws but toyota arent guilt free when it comes to this and look at Nissan with the 3.0L engine. Every manufacturer stuffs up. Land Rover have small niggling problems that they sort out, toyota and nissan stick their heads in the sand and hold their fingers in their ears singing lalalalalalalala hoping it will all go away by itself.

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