Thread: Facts on Disco vs Defender

Well i would easily average 150ks a day mon-fri and more on the week ends in my 300tdi 110, there is a coolness about driving a defender that others wont understand, yes a disco is quiet and comfortable but is boring to me[thats me] compared to a defender oozing with character and modifications. Basically a defender stands out in the crowd where a disco blends in. When a defender is covered in dents and scratchs it looks good and tough, a disco covered in dents looks like an unloved dog....
Its not only my right foot that gets wet its also my elbow hanging out the window ready to wave back at other defender drivers that understand.
My 110 replaced the previous 2 rangerovers and a p6b, my mother drives a freelander and dad a td5 disco, for me i will stick with the 110

I have a Defender 130 300Tdi. I currently travel 1800 ks per week. I wouldn't want anything else. Even in the Monash traffic jams. I prefrr to drive this over my wifes new Grand Cherokee. It is not a car. It's a lifestyle.

It is mandatory to have a beard to drive a Defender.

It also helps to have Khaki shirt and pants , boots and a leather belt with Swiss army knife hanging off.

Oh and a battered felt hat even in the hottest weather.

All part of the lifestyle image.

There is a Defender parked in my street at the moment and you cannot see the floor for the dust /dead soft drink bottles etc. Admittedly its an old dunger 300Tdi.

Regards Philip A

Originally Posted by redrovertdi

Well i would easily average 150ks a day mon-fri and more on the week ends in my 300tdi 110, there is a coolness about driving a defender that others wont understand, yes a disco is quiet and comfortable but is boring to me[thats me] compared to a defender oozing with character and modifications. Basically a defender stands out in the crowd where a disco blends in. When a defender is covered in dents and scratchs it looks good and tough, a disco covered in dents looks like an unloved dog....
Its not only my right foot that gets wet its also my elbow hanging out the window ready to wave back at other defender drivers that understand.
My 110 replaced the previous 2 rangerovers and a p6b, my mother drives a freelander and dad a td5 disco, for me i will stick with the 110

We're getting emotional ,,, but what do you expect , They just ooze character,,,

Originally Posted by Cruiserlux

I have a Defender 130 300Tdi. I currently travel 1800 ks per week. I wouldn't want anything else. Even in the Monash traffic jams. I prefrr to drive this over my wifes new Grand Cherokee. It is not a car. It's a lifestyle.

I did that yesterday , but, as I looked around me, there weren't too many happy souls around me , and I can stop for a cuppa any time I want. (yeah I know, a well set up Disco can do the same)

Originally Posted by PhilipA

It is mandatory to have a beard to drive a Defender.

It also helps to have Khaki shirt and pants , boots and a leather belt with Swiss army knife hanging off.

Oh and a battered felt hat even in the hottest weather.

All part of the lifestyle image.

There is a Defender parked in my street at the moment and you cannot see the floor for the dust /dead soft drink bottles etc. Admittedly its an old dunger 300Tdi.

Regards Philip A

Will a moe do? It is long
I refuse to wear a knife,,,
It is a lifestyle, but I don't think its something that people "try" to portray, its just there.

There is another option, spend less on a Disco for trips to the shops, and with the left over money get a Series and build it into whatever you please.

I can't imagine owning a Disco. Would rather a Rangie classic except I don't like petrol motors. Though the only vehicle I would consider replacing my County with is another 110, a 130 or a Perentie.

No self respecting Defender owner would be caught carrying a Swiss Army Knife A real knife is really what should be carried by any Defender owner

I used to have a 1997 V8 Discovery. I loved it.

I now have a 2003 Defender and I love it.

At 6'2" the Defender seating was a concern initially but after trying a couple I found I fitted in it fine and actually prefer the seating/driving position in the Defender to the Discovery.

I found my Defender to be far more capable off road than the Disco but that is not to say the Disco was in any way bad - I can just take the Defender in places that I know the Disco struggled with / couldn't quite do.

Fuel economy wise, a TD5 is obviously a lot better than the petrol V8 - especially useful if you're ding lots of kilometers or want to do any long distance touring but I really, really miss the V8 roar.

The Disco was more 'refined' and easier to drive (being an auto) than the the Defender but the Defer has more 'poke' to it. And the brakes are better. You can fit more stuff inside the defender.

Maintenance wise, I am finding the Defender cheaper to service than the Disco used to be.



Having to grow a beard is the only downside to owning a Defender really and I really wish I could justify keeping the Disco as well as the Defender.

I like the fact that this time the post comes around I get to say the wise words...

If you have to take time to "choose" between a fender and a disco
Buy the disco

Fenders, like dogs choose their owners - not the other way around...

Steve