Thread: Disco 4 V Landcruiser 200

More room maybe... But 10 years behind in design.

LC200 vs D4 (3.0L)

LC - 195kw / 650Nm V8 4.5l
D4 - 180Kw / 600Nm V6 3.0l

PWR
LC - 13.95kg/kw
D4 - 14.7kw/kw

Total Max load:
D4 - 657kg
LC - 580Kg

(Based on this, a LC cannot carry 8x75kg passengers without being over GVM - Stock.... Bullbar and winch? Well now you can only carry 480kg)

Approach Departure angles
LC - 30 20
D4 - 32 27 (std height)
D4 - 37 30 (offroad height)

Dim (LxWxH)

LC - 4950x1970x1905
D4 - 4838x2022x1887 (std ride height)

Wheelbase:
LC - 2850
D4 - 2885

Track (F / R)
LC - 1640 / 1635
D4 - 1605 / 1612

Known fuel consumption (real world - based on records of owners)
**Not towing, combination of city/highway

LC - 14l/100 avg
D4 - 11l/100 avg



Nothing in it really... The LC costs more to buy, more to register and insure (V8)....
Shorter wheelbase, worse approach and departure angles offroad.
Worse fuel economy.

Less load capacity - particularly when towing... As Ball weight comes off of GVM

Less reliable - Multiple known failures of LC V8TD

Cumbersome without KDSS - KDSS IIRC also removes 1 fuel tank!

3rd row seats in D4 will take my fat backside and legs comfortably. The LC takes kids only (or adults you hate)


Seriously, how can one even consider an LC200?

Hi Tombie2, looks like you covered just about everything.
I'll be sticking with my D4 in any case

Originally Posted by Tombie2

Seriously, how can one even consider an LC200?

My purchase is an experiment to see if:

a. Toyotas are more reliable than Land Rovers
b. LC200 has better resale value than a D4

So far, it's still too early to tell....

When I bought my D3 in April last year (since sold, now have D4) I checked out in the glass's dealers guide what a 2005 TD LC was worth compared to a D3 TD. They were almost identical and so was the original purchase price.
I think that you will find that the D4 will hold its value even better than the D3, and probably the LC200.

Originally Posted by tempestv8

My purchase is an experiment to see if:

a. Toyotas are more reliable than Land Rovers
b. LC200 has better resale value than a D4

So far, it's still too early to tell....

Problem:

Your experiment isnt under the same conditions

1. Your Cruiser hasnt gone offroad anywhere near like the Disco did.
2. It is completely stock.
3. It will not get used for the type of 4wdriving you used your Rover for

OK, to be totally fair to tempestv8, hows about we go to an LC forum and ask the same questions there AND, post the same answers.

Any takers ?

Oh, don't get me wrong, Mike. I'm not testing the LC200 against my DII.

I'm testing the LC200 against D4s that are used for what I am using mine for - onroad and dirt road driving, towing, etc. I don't expect the majority of D4 owners are going to trash their vehicles offroad like I did with my DII.