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Disco advice needed.

Hi, Happy Christmas to all on the forum.

My 110 is off for an engine transplant tomorrow, but I'm considering sorting out the other bits like doors and possibly selling it and swapping for a Disco. This is due to the need to transport an aged mother in law for the odd trip out.

I've noticed that there is a hell of a difference in price between Defenders and Discos and have been told that they are prone to rear floor collapse. The other issue is obviously going to be fuel consumption. My 300 TDi 110 CSW Defender has been consistently returning 27-30mpg since I've had it, but what could I expect from a Disco?

I drive 16 miles to work through a mixture of country lanes and urban traffic every day, but most of my non-work related mileage is on clearer roads and motorways.

I would welcome the views of anyone who has experience of both. Cheers, John

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John Stokes
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Hi John and Marry Xmas to you.

It's true that older Discoveries can suffer from rear floor rot but I'm on my fourth one and haven't suffered with it yet (he says with crossed fingers). The prudent thing to do is to pull up the boot carpet and sound-proofing before you buy and take a peek. I'm not aware of this problem being common on Series 2 Disco's.

You should achieve the same, if not better, fuel mileage. The engines are much the same (although IIRC the Discovery one is tuned slightly higher to give a few extra BHP) and the Disco has higher gearing than the 110. My last 300Tdi never gave me less than 30mpg and averaged 34 over the period that I had it. An auto will, of course, be considerably less and my current one struggles to better 25mpg. If thrift is an issue then don't even consider a V8 or MPi!

For comfort and on-road driveability the Discovery is (IMHO) streets ahead of the Defender. Off tarmac they can hold their own with any other unmodified Land Rover of similar age.

Hope this has been of some help :-)

Reply to
SteveG

Hi, and a marry Xmas to you too,

I have no experience whatsoever with Defenders or Series Land Rovers, but my Disco 1 (1998) 300 Tdi auto averages a 30 to 34 mpg (10 to 12 kilometres per litre), its very best being a staggering 40 mpg (14 km/ l). Part secondary roads, part motorways, hardly any urbain traffic.

Regards, Richard

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Richard

On or around Wed, 26 Dec 2007 10:21:00 GMT, SteveG enlightened us thusly:

Comfort, yes; but I do like the way the 110 handles. Stiffer sprung than the disco or RR, and on the right tyres you can fling it around in a manner you'd never believe from looking at it.

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Austin Shackles

My DII TD5 has a long term (3 years) average of 29.4mpg, just dropped back from 29.5. Mixture of 5 mile AM school run, 40 miles RT A road shopping trips and longer (200 mile RT) motorway trunk road cruising at 100kmh (approx 62mph).

It's just dropped back because the rear brakes a binding just a little bit, see another post...

Reply to
Dave Liquorice

That may be the case, Austin, but in every other respect the Discovery is a better drive than a 110. The taller gearing makes it a more leisurely vehicle to drive without degrading acceleration to any noticeable degree. Whilst the softer springing does give the impression of being a bit wallowy on bends you soon get used to it and can throw the vehicle around with complete confidence. It also gives a smoother ride over our poorly maintained A and B roads

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SteveG

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