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Landrover Discovery TD5

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 6:43 pm
by andsue
We are thinking about buying a 2004 Landrover Discovery TD5 Diesel Auto just wondering if anyone has one and there thoughts. What are they like with towing and offroading?

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 7:44 pm
by amtravic1
Ask the same question here.

http://www.aulro.com/

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:54 am
by trains
Are you a mechanic???

if not, you will need to become one to keep it on the road.

Do you have a good looking driveway, well get that, and you wont anymore ;)

Do you have shares in an oil company

:)

Seriously, I would advise against buying one mate.

Trains

Re: Landrover Discovery TD5

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 2:04 pm
by loopy
andsue wrote:We are thinking about buying a 2004 Landrover Discovery TD5 Diesel Auto just wondering if anyone has one and there thoughts. What are they like with towing and offroading?
I have had a TD5 for 2 years. Great towing my 18 foot caravan. Get 8.5km per 100 km not towing.

Does not use a drop of oil between oil changes.

Had a Nissan patrol before. This TD5 would eat the Patrol with its 4WD ability. Very comfi on the road and off.

Great air con climate control system.

Don't listen to anyone unless they have one.

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:29 pm
by Slunnie
trains wrote:Are you a mechanic???

if not, you will need to become one to keep it on the road.

Do you have a good looking driveway, well get that, and you wont anymore ;)

Do you have shares in an oil company

:)

Seriously, I would advise against buying one mate.

Trains
Typical dribble that you'll get used to hearing. There is what you hear, and then there is reality.

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:33 pm
by shakes
andsue, I've found 95% of people that bag landy's have never owned them. the other 5% either get the lemon's (and when they are lemons THEY ARE LEMON'S!) or a rover simply wasn't for them.

Take a few for a drive, and take your time looking for one, not much info isn't on the aulro site. dig around there to work out the erk's and quirks

Simon

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:45 pm
by Loanrangie
Slunnie wrote:
trains wrote:Are you a mechanic???

if not, you will need to become one to keep it on the road.

Do you have a good looking driveway, well get that, and you wont anymore ;)

Do you have shares in an oil company

:)

Seriously, I would advise against buying one mate.

Trains
Typical dribble that you'll get used to hearing. There is what you hear, and then there is reality.
Well said Slunnie, i bet thats his POS he's standing on !

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:26 pm
by trains
Well, we are all entitled to our opinions.

Unfortunately, the ones ive come across, either with mates, or towed in to the workshop have been the reason for my opinion.

Just like sigmas, and camiras, get a good one, and there good, but the rest just kept me in business ;(

Trains

Ps, hope you find a good one.

Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 12:35 pm
by Mark2
They are a very capable and comfortable vehicle. Overall build quality and reliabiltiy is probably not up to Japanese standards but having said that they are more refined in some ways.

The TD5 does have certain well known issues which may have already have been addressed in the vehicle you're looking at. The TD5 is also expensive to repair however high tech diesels generally are.