Thread: 2013 - 2016 Discovery. Advice requested

Originally Posted by Discodicky

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The Sales Rep at Hobart Dealer told me today that he's just taken two orders for new top of range fully specced Deefers at $178 and $172,000 each...........
Apparently when asked how often he thinks he's likely to use the winch, the new owner chortled that the car will never go off the bitumen.....

Thats LR's target market these days.
They love customers like that.

Jo average has to settle for a different brand.(not trying to cause any divides,if you know what i mean)

...there's money in Tassie..lot's of cashed up retirees eg from the big island and locals who like to travel in style. Remember..the main employer is the PS and baby boomers have access to big super payouts and had fixed interest loans on houses that cost bugger all back in the day. They are rolling in money and travel is off the agenda atm.

Good on them buying a top of the range LR.....I would too if I had the spare cash...

...mmmmm....one day I will🙄

Originally Posted by INter674

...there's money in Tassie..lot's of cashed up retirees eg from the big island and locals who like to travel in style. Remember..the main employer is the PS and baby boomers have access to big super payouts and had fixed interest loans on houses that cost bugger all back in the day. They are rolling in money and travel is off the agenda atm.

Good on them buying a top of the range LR.....I would too if I had the spare cash...

...mmmmm....one day I will🙄

Apparently the local Hobart Dealer is holding orders for 7 new Deefers and could sell more if the stock was available.
When I commented that sales of the Discovery 5 will surely suffer he nodded.

Thanks everyone for your responses.
I've been reading an article from South Africa that indicates 2.7L and 3l crankshaft failures are essentially the same failure modes due the incorrect radius undercut between #2 bigend and #2 main. Undercut being to shallow. This causes z weak spot.
Also extended oil change intervals causing lack of lube, bearing pick up and in some cases crank failure. Solution 10k oil changes.
Add to this vibration due to failing t/c on 6 speeds sets up a vibration that can cause crankshaft breakage. Solution - 60 k transmission service.

Fact or fiction but a interesting article.

The new version of the engine used in the F trucks has redesigned cranks made elsewhere and with different metalurgy to the problematic units. This is what LR dealers are advising worried F truck buyers.

Another suggestion is to buy a petrol engine...yes I know that will raise another debate eg you can't get petrol in the bush.. which is BS. Plenty of Y62s touring Aus as well as heaps of V8 and 6 cyl pettie cruisers ...jeeps etc...smashing tracks all over the place.

Just a thought🙄

Originally Posted by INter674

The new version of the engine used in the F trucks has redesigned cranks made elsewhere and with different metalurgy to the problematic units. This is what LR dealers are advising worried F truck buyers.

Another suggestion is to buy a petrol engine...yes I know that will raise another debate eg you can't get petrol in the bush.. which is BS. Plenty of Y62s touring Aus as well as heaps of V8 and 6 cyl pettie cruisers ...jeeps etc...smashing tracks all over the place.

Just a thought

Maybe a future source of donor wreck engine like the Territory for the 2.7

Originally Posted by JamesP

Thanks everyone for your responses.
I've been reading an article from South Africa that indicates 2.7L and 3l crankshaft failures are essentially the same failure modes due the incorrect radius undercut between #2 bigend and #2 main. Undercut being to shallow. This causes z weak spot.
Also extended oil change intervals causing lack of lube, bearing pick up and in some cases crank failure. Solution 10k oil changes.
Add to this vibration due to failing t/c on 6 speeds sets up a vibration that can cause crankshaft breakage. Solution - 60 k transmission service.

Fact or fiction but a interesting article.

So the mystery deepens,as to what is different with the Territory V6 engine and the D4 2.7?.
Noting both ran the 6 speed ZF.

Maybe luck plays a part,and Ford having shorter service intervals.

Originally Posted by INter674

The new version of the engine used in the F trucks has redesigned cranks made elsewhere and with different metalurgy to the problematic units. This is what LR dealers are advising worried F truck buyers.

Another suggestion is to buy a petrol engine...yes I know that will raise another debate eg you can't get petrol in the bush.. which is BS. Plenty of Y62s touring Aus as well as heaps of V8 and 6 cyl pettie cruisers ...jeeps etc...smashing tracks all over the place.

Just a thought🙄

If I had my time again I'd have gone petrol and preferably a V8, just for the noise if nothing else.
With petrol far cheaper than diesel these days, the perceived savings by having a diesel engine are no longer relevant.
Petrol is available anywhere.
Oh how I wish they'd offered the TDV8 in the Disco as I'm sure it would have sold like hot cakes.