mikeyboy 7 Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 (edited) i have a l200 at moment its very poor on fuel putting £70 in getting about 380 miles. i dont want to get a van though as i need a 4x4 for my lamping and dogs really. so what are the landrover 90 like heard the 200tdi engine is pretty good. i will have about £5000 to spend. anyhelp appreciated atb mike Edited January 24, 2010 by mikeyboy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SEAN3513 7 Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 2.5 na 300 tdi 200 tdi td5 v8 2.25 ???????? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikeyboy 7 Posted January 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 200tdi i told wasgood Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SEAN3513 7 Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 200tdi are not bad gearbox is stronger in the 300 tdi mpg will be 30-32 if your'e not heavy footed. cheers sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikeyboy 7 Posted January 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 200tdi are not bad gearbox is stronger in the 300 tdi mpg will be 30-32 if your'e not heavy footed. cheers sean that is a lot better than what i am gettoing now. will i get a goodonefor £5000 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SEAN3513 7 Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 £5000 will get you a nice one i would of thought. dont ecpect the same level of comfort as you L200 LAND ROVERS are a cracking motor but noisey and quite cramped in the front. have a drive in one at a dealer....that will help you decide 110 might be a better option if you need more space in the back and gives you the option for extra seats if needed. atb sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikeyboy 7 Posted January 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 £5000 will get you a nice one i would of thought. dont ecpect the same level of comfort as you L200 LAND ROVERS are a cracking motor but noisey and quite cramped in the front. have a drive in one at a dealer....that will help you decide 110 might be a better option if you need more space in the back and gives you the option for extra seats if needed. atb sean yeah the comfort goes out window it was more the mpg that i was concerned about. im not a heavy footed driver though.cheers for your help bud i will get looking Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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davelad 0 Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 Surely it would depend on what tyres you have on, and what kind of driving you do Mike? I took a 90 shooting early in the season and found it a struggle getting all the gear in. Bought an L200 before my second shoot and it was much better, both on space and fuel. The defender had M/T tyres on and returned less than 30mpg, about 28/27mpg. My L200 is returning me about 32mpg and that is with the Grabber AT2's on. Davelad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bert69 5 Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 ive always found landrovers are heavy on juice, the older shape l200's are geared so low they rev hard all the time and drink juice, i found the ford ranger to be much better on fuel as are the nissans but they got a reputation for blowing up! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
davelad 0 Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 (edited) ive always found landrovers are heavy on juice, the older shape l200's are geared so low they rev hard all the time and drink juice, i found the ford ranger to be much better on fuel as are the nissans but they got a reputation for blowing up! Your right there, you only stay in the 1st 3 gears for a minute or two then you need to change again. I drive 30 miles daily in my L200 on the A1 and to sit at 70mph your hitting just over 3000 revs Edited January 24, 2010 by davelad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikeyboy 7 Posted January 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 (edited) still undecided just worried about reliability and only got £5000 to spend. help Edited January 26, 2010 by mikeyboy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
picardy 1 Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 Im the same as you mate got about 6k and cant decide what to go for the ranger seems good value for money but no that good off road so they say navara not sure about the engine problems quite fancy the hilux but are expensive for what you get also like the look of the rodeo heard good things about the engine but again are the top end of the market guess its right what they say you get what you pay for! Good luck all the best. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SEAN3513 7 Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 do you two not fancy a disco ????? get a nice motor for 5-6k good all round motor atb sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bert69 5 Posted January 26, 2010 Report Share Posted January 26, 2010 Who keeps coming out with this claptrap about rangers not being any good off road, they are equally as capable as any four wheel drive pick-up truck. They all share a transfer box which splits power 50/50. You then have a limited slip diff on the back. This system is common across all the trucks on the market nowadays apart from some have started adding diff locks on the back now but for 5 grand you won't get one of those. I would actually say that with a lighter kerb weight and smaller size than both the new hilux and navara that rangers are better off road. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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