Thread: Test Drives Discovery

There was an S version V6 in 2005 I think but not anymore and I suspect it's this one that has the lower resale.

I've got the V6SE and love it to bits. 64k on the road which is at absolute best 12k less than the diesel.

Around town my mate's TDV6 SE (which he paid 84k for) gets 13l/100 while I get 16l/100.

The question is really do you want to pay the premium for the superior range (and towing capability) as the best I can get on the hwy is 11.6l/100 while the TDV6 gets down to 7s I think.

If it's a 95% town car and 5% 4WD, then the V6SE is just too good a deal given the capabilities of the vehicle.

....in my humble but biased opinion

Oh...and the reviewers canned the V6 but I really think they were just anti-Ford. The motor works fine, a tad noisy on acceleration and won't win any races but at 2.8 ton, would you expect to?

Originally Posted by dhard

V6 petrol volume seller? Hard to beleive as the majority of the european market would be deisel.

The V6 Petrol Disco 3 is not available in Europe. I think the reference to volume was the fact that it's the Ford Explorer engine they use.

Originally Posted by WhiteD3

There was an S version V6 in 2005 I think but not anymore and I suspect it's this one that has the lower resale.

Yep, your right - see my post on page 2 of this thread

Originally Posted by WhiteD3

I've got the V6SE and love it to bits. 64k on the road which is at absolute best 12k less than the diesel.

Try $18K less - it's a real bargain at the moment. Let's face it, whichever engine you get you're still getting a Disco 3 which is an amazing car!

Who has driven an Mpi Discovery 1? What was it like? To me it would be a logical option if you wanted near diesel economy minus TDI noise.

Originally Posted by joel_nicholson

Who has driven an Mpi Discovery 1? What was it like? To me it would be a logical option if you wanted near diesel economy minus TDI noise.

I have never even seen one, much less driven one (not available in Australia) but by all accounts they were / are a complete dog. Not enough engine pushing a heavy vehicle = poor economy and poor performance.

Originally Posted by D3Jon

The V6 Petrol Disco 3 is not available in Europe. I think the reference to volume was the fact that it's the Ford Explorer engine they use.

Yep, that is what I was talking about. I am sure they have produced millions of those boat anchors.... I mean engines.

A friend of mine drove his colleague's V6 down to Margaret River and really enjoyed it. I was surprised because he was underwhelmed by the TDV6! This was on road driving only.

Originally Posted by JamesH

A friend of mine drove his colleague's V6 down to Margaret River and really enjoyed it. I was surprised because he was underwhelmed by the TDV6! This was on road driving only.

Curious!
Mine was only an on road test drive too, but the torque of the diesel stunned me, and I was far more impressed with the diesel all round, quieter too!

The salesman said the optional sidesteps were rocksliders that were engineered to protect the car sills but I smelled a furphy...or did I?
Does anyone know?

Originally Posted by D3Jon

I thought your on-the-road prices were low, and as I had a bit of time on my hands and went to the LR website to check out the prices:

Here are the prices as per LR's web site, but note all the stuff these prices EXCLUDE in the small print at the bottom, they add up to another $10K !!

SNIP...
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That sounds pretty close to me, I've got a new TDV6SE on order as a novated lease and it came in a tad over $85K with a locking Diff and upgraded sound as well as metallic paint.
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