Thread: Should I buy the new TDV6 Disco

I would just say yes,,
but maybe you should ask these guys too,
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/forumdisplay.php?f=183

Like it or not, in business, people assess you by the car you drive. Your car needs to reflect the business message you wish to convey to your customers. As well as this, the vehicle should give YOU an overall sense of enjoyment.
I was reading recently that the two most relevant factors to enjoyable distance driving are cabin space and layout and engine torque. The D3 TDv6 excels on both these counts.

G'day mate, I have the V8 and do about 40000kms a year. Pure comfort. Towing wouldnt be an issue from what I can gather from the TDV6 crew either. Can't talk about the fender as have never driven one in that capacity ie for work,

Regards

Stevo

I'm currently in the same boat and here's a summary of my decision process so far:
Requirements, Load space at least the same as my D2, reasonable economy, four wheel drive ability.
Contenders
Cruiser: Unable to get any info on the new v8 one until it's released, Toyota not interested in finding me a 100 series to test drive (or buy)
Prado: Too small
78 cruiser wagon: Too utilitarian, reminds me of my old Daihatsu Rocky inside. Nice motor though.
Patrol: Only available with the 3 litre diesel, old design (but cheap )
Defender: Too utilitarian for a vehicle that needs to be a family vehicle for 40,000 KM at least a year
Disco 3: Nice inside, lots of clever technology but bloody expensive especialy when you compare it with a Patrol where $65K gets you leather everything with hot and cold running satnav.

At the moment I'm looking at a Disco 3 and will probably lease one when I start my new job next month. It's just an issue of getting my head around the cost, but a 100 series cruiser would cost about the same and have a lot fewer features.

Regards,
Tote

I'm currently in the same boat and here's a summary of my decision process so far:
Requirements, Load space at least the same as my D2, reasonable economy, four wheel drive ability.
Contenders
Cruiser: Unable to get any info on the new v8 one until it's released, Toyota not interested in finding me a 100 series to test drive (or buy)
Prado: Too small
78 cruiser wagon: Too utilitarian, reminds me of my old Daihatsu Rocky inside. Nice motor though.
Patrol: Only available with the 3 litre diesel, old design (but cheap )
Defender: Too utilitarian for a vehicle that needs to be a family vehicle for 40,000 KM at least a year
Disco 3: Nice inside, lots of clever technology but bloody expensive especialy when you compare it with a Patrol where $65K gets you leather everything with hot and cold running satnav.

At the moment I'm looking at a Disco 3 and will probably lease one when I start my new job next month. It's just an issue of getting my head around the cost, but a 100 series cruiser would cost about the same and have a lot fewer features.

Regards,
Tote

Hey mate, D3 kills D2 on loadspace by a country mile. Blasphemy on mentioning toyota , but in terms of cost, you would be mad to buy new unless you are not paying for it. I did, $105k, went against my belief of not buying new. When at one stage I was looking to sell because I started up my own business, I had already lost over $20k in less than 12 mths. There are some excellent, low kms Disco's around. Thats where I would be looking. Yikes I couldnt even dream of looking at that Jap stuff

Regards

Stevo

I can't compare the two but I'd say the D3 is built for comfort more so than a new 07 Defender.

Being up in NT, I'd double and triple check that the Darwin dealer really has the capability to fix a D3. My mate's D3 was tray trucked to Darwin from the Gibb River Rd and after anumber of weeks at the Dealer in Darwin they could not fix to the satisfation or confidence of the owner and it got transported all the way back to Melbourne (at LRA cost of course) where it was finally fixed.

Chris

Originally Posted by PCH

I can't compare the two but I'd say the D3 is built for comfort more so than a new 07 Defender.

Being up in NT, I'd double and triple check that the Darwin dealer really has the capability to fix a D3. My mate's D3 was tray trucked to Darwin from the Gibb River Rd and after anumber of weeks at the Dealer in Darwin they could not fix to the satisfation or confidence of the owner and it got transported all the way back to Melbourne (at LRA cost of course) where it was finally fixed.

Chris

Why would you bother buying a car like that up there! Buy a car that any mechanic can service ala Toyota or Nissan.....

If you have a severe problem in Darwin,, its a very pleasent drive to Alice,,

Why would you buy a toyota or a nissan?