TOPPER 1,809 Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 (edited) landrover 90s hold there money disco are as cheap as chips ie 2001 disco es all the toys on it nice moter 87,000mls in the ring made £700 now you wont see any landcruisers for less than 2k and there old h or k plates its a fact the 4.2 cruiser holds its money better than any other 4x4 all the best in your quest mate but me i wouldn t buy a disco Edited December 12, 2009 by TOPPER Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ROUGH COATED Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 I had a 300 tdi deffender 90 and it never let me down at all, very good 4x4 in my opinion! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
black-spring 18 Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 Hi All, Time has come to get a 4x4. Roads around here are total crap and I would like to be able to drive tracks and across fields. Will just be so much easier for the dogs and gear as well. I have a budget of £4K so was looking at a Discovery. However looking at disco's, the TD5's in my price range are about 100-120 thousand miles, should I stay away from these and go for an earlier disco? Or bite the bullet and go for a TD5? Thing is the Mrs will want to drive it occasionally so a defender for that money wouldn’t be ideal to drive into Bristol in. Any advice would be great. Cheers Edd My advice and i have been messing around with land rovers. discos and defenders for a fair while, purchase an 1998 / 1999 disco 1 300 tdi, auto or manual the choice is yours, but in truth the auto is a great drive, go for lowest milage,and best condition you can get, (i like the XS but the ES premium is very nice. With the remainder of your cash treat your self to poly bushes, 1-2" lift, a set of BFG all terrains, make sure to wax oil the underside, especialy the boot floor, and finally a complete sevice including all oils / fluids. oh and try to avoid sun roofs at any cost! you will be as happy as larry,,, with a mint motor,,,and lots of trouble free miles, the TD5 you could buy at that price would be crap, and require expensive work,, rear air bags etc,, and every thing is money,,, the defender is an option but i would only go for the 110 county, as 90 look good but are not fun to drive any distance,, off road they are king! all the best with your choice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peefa 0 Posted December 12, 2009 Report Share Posted December 12, 2009 300 tdi mate brilliant on diesel and cheap to fix. I had one that was imported from japan looked like new not an ounce of rust on it and it had all the extras you can think of. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
old real tree 92 Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 hi mate, i had a TD5 disco on a 1999 (V) plate... had nothing but problems from the day i had it. breaks, suspension, head gasket and immobiliser problems(ECU). after spending £2400 within a year im thinking about part exchanging it ..... bought it off this site last year and its been the most un-reliable truck i ever bought..... look at the land rover forums and look at their common faults....... pretty good on fuel tho...... lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLATTOP 4,446 Posted December 13, 2009 Report Share Posted December 13, 2009 If you do go for the tdi 300 dont get the auto you could run faster personaly i have had a disco thought it was great off road but they rust like anything, got a daihatsu sportrack and will be getting a fourtrack in the new year good luck with your choice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Strong Stuff 2,171 Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 find yourself a 4.2 landcruiser mate you cant beat them iv e got one here with 377,000 on it and the lumps never been touched , comfy on road and go anywhere off road even old strongstuff is jealous !!! i forgot to add its a manual and does 31mpg come hell or high water Only just seen this, you naughty boy! I don't do jealousy or covet other peoples belongings, I do think the Land Cruiser is a big smart motor, but personally have decided not to buy one for reasons above. Would be a bit hypocritical of me to shout about Buy British all the time and turn up in one of Tokyo's finest .......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOPPER 1,809 Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 if it bothers you that much mate i found some old rover badges in the shed i could glue them on for you , it would be the best rover ever built Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Edd_Wiltshire 9 Posted December 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Yeah thanks for the reply's lads. I have not thought of a landcrusiser but there are a few around for 4k and under, i guess they are pretty good cars and can rack up the mileage? May have a look at this Shogun for sale, an hour away from me but looks wortha look: Shogun And this disco is only 25 minutes away but im not sure about the TD5's for this money, he says he will take £3,700 for it, its also had the head gasket done recently, should this scare me off? TD5 Am thinking i may have to pay a few grand more to get a decent one? Or go for a 300Tdi which is old but could get a decent one for that, maybe like this, would leave some money for new tyres etc? 300tdi Annoying really, could also go to an auction, anyone reccomend a good auction house in the southwest? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Strong Stuff 2,171 Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Yeah thanks for the reply's lads. I have not thought of a landcrusiser but there are a few around for 4k and under, i guess they are pretty good cars and can rack up the mileage? May have a look at this Shogun for sale, an hour away from me but looks wortha look: Shogun And this disco is only 25 minutes away but im not sure about the TD5's for this money, he says he will take £3,700 for it, its also had the head gasket done recently, should this scare me off? TD5 Am thinking i may have to pay a few grand more to get a decent one? Or go for a 300Tdi which is old but could get a decent one for that, maybe like this, would leave some money for new tyres etc? 300tdi Annoying really, could also go to an auction, anyone reccomend a good auction house in the southwest? Not sure about that TD5 mate ............ it's got no roof rails or wheel arch extensions, suggests to me it could be a converted commercial, nothing wrong with that but there are definitely better ones out there, not loving that nasty tyre paint either lol! Auctions ............ have a look here: http://www.brightwells.com/Vehicles/4x4/Default.aspx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Edd_Wiltshire 9 Posted December 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 What about these, much to go wrong? Landcruiser 1 Landcruiser 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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