Discovery 5 - Real world owner experiences

[familyman]

Hi All,
i am trying to hunt down some fair dinkum info about Discovery 5 for my Family. (Mostly touring and camping use - 5 people)

we are a long term Toyota owners (Cruiser and Prado) and "sadly" never had any issue with them, so chaging to anything else is hard.
However have seen the new discovery 5 and it's much more nicer than Prado kakadu. however we are been bombarded by "dont buy Land Rover" as its reliability is exact opposite of Toyotas, etc

What i want to know is
- Are newer plates (MY17/MY18) Disco 5 still has major dramas associated with Lauch Year cars (Electrics/ Media system specifically).
- Any Good Brisbane Land Rover dealerships to recommond (South East)
- Any indipendant Brisbane based Land rover garages, we can use to do pre purchase inspepection on MY17 Cars.

Lastly, any known major issues, i really should be looking to fix on TDV6 on Disco 5, we must fix (Car will not be used for towing; but loved test drive in V6 Diesel)

Budget 95k-100K driveway is our limit as its around same as Prado Kakadu.

Thank you so much in Advance.

[scarry]

Welcome to the forum.
There are quite a few with the new models,so they should chime in.

The late model D5 is really in a completely different class to a Prado,and way more complicated than a LC200,or a Prado for that matter.

Reliability has improved over the years on LR products,but they are complicated,so there is more to go wrong.

Anyway,good luck with your purchase,i'll just grab some 🍿

[familyman]

Welcome to the forum.
There are quite a few with the new models,so they should chime in.

The late model D5 is really in a completely different class to a Prado,and way more complicated than a LC200,or a Prado for that matter.

Reliability has improved over the years on LR products,but they are complicated,so there is more to go wrong.

Anyway,good luck with your purchase,i'll just grab some 🍿

Do you know any indipendant mechanics in Brisbane, that specilise in landovers.I dont like runnig to the dealership all the time.

[rar110]

Where in Brisbane do you live or work? There are a few north, bayside, etc.

[weeds]

Have a chat with Ben at APT Offroad.

He is kitting his D5 out quite nicely, I think he won a category at the 70th.....he doesn’t do servicing but does a fair bit with aftermarket gear. Oh and could probably give advice on servicing options.

[ramblingboy42]

"dont buy Land Rover" as its reliability is exact opposite of Toyotas, etc

what is etc?

you come on supposedly seeking good advice and immediately hang **** on Land Rovers.

there are many good guys in this forum will give you good advice......if you really deserve it.

[Vern]

"dont buy Land Rover" as its reliability is exact opposite of Toyotas, etc

what is etc?

you come on supposedly seeking good advice and immediately hang **** on Land Rovers.

there are many good guys in this forum will give you good advice......if you really deserve it.

I think that's a bit harsh! That was advice given to him by others!

[ramblingboy42]

yes, I feel really bad about it....

[SBD4]

"dont buy Land Rover" as its reliability is exact opposite of Toyotas, etc

what is etc?

you come on supposedly seeking good advice and immediately hang **** on Land Rovers.

there are many good guys in this forum will give you good advice......if you really deserve it.

I'd have to agree with Vern...

Here's someone who's driven toyotas for a long time and is now considering a LR product because they feel it is a nicer place to be. Seems to me he is wanting to buy and is doing the due diligence required for any significant purchase. I think he deserves a bit of credence for actually going against what he is comfortable with and questioning what his friends are saying.

If there is any trolling to be had then it will quickly get sorted out in due course. Give the man the benefit of the doubt.

@familyman, this is certainly the right place to come for advice. There is a specific forum area for D5 info which this thread will likely end up when it has run its course. So have a look in there for some info too.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/l462-discovery-5-a/

[weeds]

"dont buy Land Rover" as its reliability is exact opposite of Toyotas, etc

what is etc?

you come on supposedly seeking good advice and immediately hang **** on Land Rovers.

there are many good guys in this forum will give you good advice......if you really deserve it.

I don’t see the OP hanging **** on land rovers.......to the point I hope my post is helpful to him.

Your comments are a good way of loosing a potential new member......