Thread: Might be time for the Disco to Go

If you do some searching on other forums people seem to be getting around 17 l per 100 k.
I should imagine we will be paying at least $2 (its $1.60 here now) a litre for fuel soon makes it expensive motoring.
Good fun I'm sure I wonder how the gearboxes will handle that sort of torque in the long term after all Toyota havent been know for great gearboxes.
Must admit I have looked at them with interest myself.

Originally Posted by DirtyDawg

I took an new 70series 4 door V8 turbo diesel wagon with front and rear factory lockers for a test drive...wow what a beasty.. and at $65k great value..
Only negative is the rear leaf suspension..but power ,oh the power other wise not much different from my Defender.
Wife and I have decided on the new 200series Landcruiser V8 twin turbo 4.5l Diesel about this time next year as a joint pressie to ourselves as it will be a kick ass caravan tower (195kW of power/650 Nm Torque) listed as 10.3l/100kms isnt bad for a big car and GXL at 90k is reasonable.
With Landrovers being sold off every couple of years and always being under powered I can't consider a new one. but I will get a 90inch plaything though.
So al of those die hards that slag off the older fuel burning cruisers (like me)..take a new one for a test and it will change your mind.

Enjoy mate.....

200 Series has a 90 litre fuel tank and NO reserve...
GVM restricts it to a total of 550kg load.... (add fridge, barwork and 2 adults and your done!)

And the 70 series... Love those offroad...NOT... With a rear wheel track 100mm narrower than the front wheels... Try sand and ruts... Its erm... Interesting to say the least

Oh and dont forget to get the salesman to advise you on the cost of the required injection replacement at 160,000kms...
According to a mechanic at Toyota at 160k the injection is to be replaced.. At a cost of... $5000

But hey, to each their own!!!

Originally Posted by djam1

If you do some searching on other forums people seem to be getting around 17 l per 100 k.
I should imagine we will be paying at least $2 (its $1.60 here now) a litre for fuel soon makes it expensive motoring.
Good fun I'm sure I wonder how the gearboxes will handle that sort of torque in the long term after all Toyota havent been know for great gearboxes.
Must admit I have looked at them with interest myself.

Locally we've had a few V8 Diesels go pop!

Seems the Toyota V8 Diesel is the new 3.0L Patrol

your 10.3l/100 figure is the very optomistic factory claim.. weve got some at work none of us believed it and to get it to a calculated 10.5 we had to pull everything out of it (including the spare and 1/2 the fuel) and drive around at about 85kph....

funny I did that just recently with a total weight of 3.6 tons includng the big green trailer and got about that milage....

I had a Troopy with Twin locker, High mount, 35's ect.... i sold i to get a Disco as it was the better choice....

Originally Posted by joel_nicholson

Sometimes you need to stray from ideological purchasing to pragmatic purchasing.

With over twice the power and torque of the new Defender, the new 70 would be the obvious choice if you needed the extra grunt.

Shame about the leafs though, surely after all these years the rear end could get coils.

Over twice the power and torque?? Defender 90kw/360nm, Toyota 150kw/430nm. That's about 60% more power and 20% more torque. The single turbo version of the little Toyota V8 has to be one of the least powerful TDs for its size on the market.

A guy in the local club just ordered one of the 76 series Prado/Cruisers and has been told April to June MAYBE for delivery.

Thomas

Flashtune (chip) A Discovery 3 & get 196Kw with 505Nm. Done for under $1500 driveaway giggling & standback when you brag. Ppl will gag with envy. & that's a conservative map returning good economy. No unsightly box or plugin & LRA cant even tell.

I had just under 180kw on my prev D2 & loved it. Bit pricey towing my 650Hp ute but always got to the show on time, comfortable & fresh.

Current D2 is mildly chipped being modded slowly. Couldnt stand a stock map knowing what they were capable of.

But if you do have to leave the fold - dont forget the wave, maybe you could be the first in a ToyMota to do so. & slap em around when they bag you for it. God damn varmits.