Thread: disco owners need deep pockets T. or F.

Toyota and Nissan parts are dearer than LR parts and are needed more often,thats everything from filters to door handles. Pat

thanks fellers
but this isn't going as I thought it would, but dont worry its better.
you see I was just about to go back to the old hj60 diesel cruiser
(if you read my post in bio-diesel you will know why)
but now I starting to think that a disco maybe the way to go.
just a few things though, do I go diesel or duel fuel v8i, manual or auto, and what year model do I start looking for.

royboy

How the heck do we know what you should buy.
Do you want a diesel or a V8?

What suits you better.The last of the Disco 1's are now 12 years old, owning one I can say they cost less or same as any other vehicle to maintain of same vintage.
Problem is, most people with a Ford or Holden of that age do not maintain them as they know their car is soon goung to die and go to heaven.
Actually, a fair bit of research is done on vehicle maintenance and most cars are way less maintained than books recommend.
I guess its a sign of the times and times are tough.

If you buy a cheap car, that is under $10-20k you probably find you pay or on repairs as they are getting on and Yes, machanical moving parts wear.
Less is spend on lease or repayments as you probably own it outright.

On new or later cars you pay lease, shuttle mortgage or whatever other finance you can think of plus depreciation which I guess is off-set by tax reductions but its still money you need and will have to pay.

Cars cost money no matter what, if you want cheap transport, catch a bus, train or ride a bike is my recommendation.

Now, you decide what you want to drive, a Disco, RRc auto or manual--simple really. If you don't like it, sell it and get that Cruiser and spend even more

Originally Posted by big guy

How the heck do we know what you should buy.
Do you want a diesel or a V8?

What suits you better.The last of the Disco 1's are now 12 years old, owning one I can say they cost less or same as any other vehicle to maintain of same vintage.
Problem is, most people with a Ford or Holden of that age do not maintain them as they know their car is soon goung to die and go to heaven.
Actually, a fair bit of research is done on vehicle maintenance and most cars are way less maintained than books recommend.
I guess its a sign of the times and times are tough.

If you buy a cheap car, that is under $10-20k you probably find you pay or on repairs as they are getting on and Yes, machanical moving parts wear.
Less is spend on lease or repayments as you probably own it outright.

On new or later cars you pay lease, shuttle mortgage or whatever other finance you can think of plus depreciation which I guess is off-set by tax reductions but its still money you need and will have to pay.

Cars cost money no matter what, if you want cheap transport, catch a bus, train or ride a bike is my recommendation.

Now, you decide what you want to drive, a Disco, RRc auto or manual--simple really. If you don't like it, sell it and get that Cruiser and spend even more

sorry bigguy, I was thinking out loud (in writing) because now I am totally confused, you get way when you get old.
but worry I will sort it out one way or another, price and whats in the market place on the day will no doubt have alot to do with what I end up with.

cheers royboy

Hi Royboy, I had a 95 v8 disco with all the bells and whistles, sold that after 5 years and bought a 98 Tdi diesel poverty pack 17 months ago.

If you want power and speed buy a v8. But you will pay for the privilege 350k's around town and 550 k's on a hwy trip. If you can find one on gas that's a bonus.

If you want economy and reliability buy a diesel they require more regular oil and filter changes than the v8 but at least you save by not having to change plugs, points and do tune up's every few months and fuel consumption is way better about 800 k's per tank.

Things to avoid if you can. Sun roof, ABS, air bags, central locking and electric windows these items are a pain in the arse and expensive to fix although the windows are a relatively easy to fix.

Imo if you are going to but a disco look for a basic 98 model 300 tdi they don't seem to have the problems of earlier models.

Also see if you can find a mechanic like mine ( Mr Fix It at Fairy Meadow ) he lets me buy the parts and then he fits them, saves him chasing around looking for parts and I get the parts at the right price.

'but at least you save by not having to change plugs, points and do tune up's every few months'

eh???...who does that?...if anyone does then get rid of the car,

I've had 7 landrovers , 4 rangies ( all v8's ), three discoverys ( two diesel, one v8 ), maintenance costs between the two models were line ball, sure the diesel clearly used less fuel.....major difference was that the Range Rovers were so much more comfortable then Discovery's to drive, always felt that i had to 'work' at driving the Disco's where as the Rangies you just cruised around in...they just felt better for some reason.

Ray

I really liked my '96 auto V8 with LPG but the ecconomy of the Tdi is hard to go past. Pat

Put it this way, I bought a 2000 D2a year ago for $10k. Insurance valued at $17, could have spent up to $15 on some. Since then have replaced engine (went to 4.6) and rebuilt auto/tfr. Total cost $6k, so I've spent the same as I could have but have a vehicle with new engine and driveline as opposed to a $15k car with second hand running gear. And still valued for more than I've spent. I could see the value in spending less and even though it was sooner than planned, having to rebuild major stuff, I know it's history and how well it's built and maintained.