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what would you buy disco or rangie
Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 10:38 pm
by ranover
hey peps
what would you buy a 83 -85 rangie or a 93+ disco.
yep still havin trouble deciding which to get. found a disco its got no rust and has had every logbook service and is 93 mod and have also found a 83 rangie with dual batt and fuel and 5 ltr engine decisions decisions
help me come to a resolution please
Posted: Tue May 25, 2004 11:00 pm
by Slunnie
What are your intentions with it?
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 1:24 am
by ISUZUROVER
If it was for me I would buy a Tdi Disco - and personally I prefer the Disco body shape. But depends what you want to do with it. For the same money as the Disco you would want to get a completely rebuilt RR though.
RANGIE OR DISCO
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 2:03 pm
by Loanrangie
It also depends on your budget , if you wanted a tourer i would buiy a TDI disco, but if you want an easy to work on and modify off roader then i would go the Rangie . In my opinion a 20 year old Rangie would be a better buy than a 10 year old Disco as far as problems go, unless it was a real bargain and then no doubt it would be a lemon - at least Rangies are fairly cheap to fix and if you are good with your hands it will never have to go to a mechanic. I know some will disagree, but i faced the same dilemma a few years ago and dont regret buying an 85' Rangie.
I also have an 81' Rangie which i have had for 10 years and it has never been to a mechanic and its never let me down, its now a ute.
Regards,
Nick.
Posted: Wed May 26, 2004 6:07 pm
by -Mick-
Is the 5l one a holden 308
I drove a few with 308's when I was lookin at rangies and they didn't impress really. A bit heavy and a bit slow
I'd get a rangie though
Posted: Thu May 27, 2004 6:00 pm
by Aquarangie
Rangie all the time, every time!!!!
I had a 93 Disco, very dissapointed with it. The seats were awful, dash was also crap and it drove nowhere near as good on-road (found the ride too harsh). Off-road there very capable, but found the roof made the Disco a tad top heavy. Plus I payed quite a bit of money for it (too much) and this took the fun out of owning a Land Rover in the first place
It was a short and misreable ownership of 8 months, but pissed it off and bought a 92 Rangie. Much better, more reliable and have owned it for 3 1/2 years. I'll never sell it, even if I do decide to upgrade, it will still be with me!!
Just my personal experience with both. Plus I HATE diesels, so a V8 will always be my choice, even if petrol get too expensive.
Trav
Posted: Fri May 28, 2004 7:52 am
by SOLIHL
I agree with Trav, i would buy the rangie every time, especially if i was planning on offroad work.
I bought a 98 Disco new and fitted Mud terrains and it was OK (Also owned an HSE at the same time which was a great on road & as a towing vehicle). Sold the disco and bought a 77 Rangie and have never looked back. It goes places where i would never have considered taking the disco, if it takes a knock or scratch it does not matter and spare panels and parts are cheap.
Kevin
Disco or Rangie
Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2004 5:20 pm
by Craig E
I have presently a 84 series 2 Rangie and a 2000 Deaf Ender Extreme and prviously had a 97 tdi Disco. The Rangie is a great play toy and not a bad tourer, Lacks load room though. The Disco is a good all rounder, great tourer, has more luggage room and seating is much better in the rear for kids. The tdi returns great fuel economy but lacks a little on power. Adjustments to the injector pump increase power a little. If you can stretch and buy a series 2 Disco overall you will be much happier. I still mourn the loss of my Disco. If you are getting a series one Disco try not to pay any more than $11-12k for a good one. A diesel is more practical for remote off road travels as well. That is not to say that I dont love my V8 RR to play with either. An early model RR will always require some work. If you decide on a RR get a 84 series 2 onwards. Probablly just confused you more now hey. If you can get hold of either for a day do so and dive solid for a couple of hours to see what suits you better. If I had had a full day in the Defender I probablly would have bought the Disco TD5. As good as the Defy is it is not a comfortable vehicle to drive long distance and with air con is extremely uncomfortable for the front passenger. Will go anywhere and has s*&t loads of room, but no ergonomics. If LR ever learn and keep the Defender shape but upgrade the dash, air con and seating they would have a top seller. Every body I know who has Toymota's and Missan's loves the drive of the Disco and the size and shape of the Defender, but buy jappy's because there is no in between.
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2004 7:52 pm
by ranover
cheers guys
ended up getting a disco 93 have had it for 3 weeks now and no probs yet (knock on wood ) sold my rangie to my bro so it stays in the family. the missus drives it most of the time but i love jumpin in it after work and taken her for a run ( the car that is)
its a 3.5 injected v8 i think it has more pull then my rangie did. when i bought it it cost me $8500 and the shocks were shot so i put in some new koni's she drives great they are a few little things that need some looking into like brakes but thats about all
the bloke i bought it off said he never took it off road which i thought was great. am going to test it off road soon
thanks guys
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2004 8:28 pm
by landy_man
run your hand on top of the gearbox to check for dirt... if it has been offroad there will be crap on there.... only place a pressure washer can't get to
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2004 10:17 pm
by mickrangie
landy_man wrote:run your hand on top of the gearbox to check for dirt... if it has been offroad there will be crap on there.... only place a pressure washer can't get to
Good one dhick now everybody knows where to clean......
Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2004 10:21 pm
by landy_man
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 9:11 am
by TuffRR
I think he probably did last weekend just after he ripped the centre console out!!!
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 12:53 pm
by mickrangie
TuffRR wrote:I think he probably did last weekend just after he ripped the centre console out!!!
Wanna buy a my rangie?...... Never been off road!!!
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 5:56 pm
by landy_man
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 6:25 pm
by TuffRR
One lady owner!!!!!
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 6:29 pm
by landy_man
TuffRR wrote:One lady owner!!!!!
GOLD !!!
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Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 8:32 pm
by DR Frankenstine
