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Riccarton Disco
 


Member Since: 24 Jan 2013
Location: Scottish Borders
Posts: 565

Scotland 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Bonatti GreyDiscovery 3

Stooby2 wrote:
The Land Cruiser is easily as capable as a Discovery and a whole lot more reliable. If you watch Countryfile or any of that style of programmes, nearly all the farmers and Land Owners are moving over to Mitsubishi, Toyota and Nissan vehicles.


I suppose if you mean slow & boring when you say capable then cool Thumbs Up Toyota don't make anything with ALL of the following: 3.5te limit, reasonable economy, fairly spritely performance.

I'm a huge fan of the Hilux but why won't Toyota get it passed for 3.5te towing?? Cheshire Leasing have managed it. The Hilux is also so slow in comparison to direct or indirect competition.

A friend has a new Hilux DC Invincible and within a month the dealer had it back due to smoking / lack of power.

And don't get me started on Mitsi's Big Cry

Tin hat at the ready Very Happy  
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farmerboy
 


Member Since: 09 Dec 2013
Location: warrington
Posts: 303

United Kingdom 2007 Discovery 3 TDV6 Base 5 Seat Manual Buckingham BlueDiscovery 3

I did a "like for like" comparison on a Warranty Direct policy for a D3 and a Toyota Lancruiser. The Disco 3 was twice the price of the Landcruiser so I guess that says it all in terms of reliability risk.....

Mine has only done 40,000 miles so far but already has had the oil pump casing replaced (it was badly cracked).

Maybe a landcruiser is the answer but I have just bought a 3.5 ton trailer - I think the Landcruiser is only rated at 2.8 tons. 2007 Base D3 - Buckingham Blue
Mods...
Off road "adventure XS" air freshener
Off road "My back hurts - GLX" lumbar support.
All Terrain Racing (incontinence) seat covers
SAGA GTX remap (30% power reduction plus max 2000 rpm limit)  
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Dusty
 


Member Since: 23 Sep 2013
Location: London
Posts: 1022

United Kingdom 2015 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Auto Corris GreyDiscovery 4

Eldest is a 'techy' at a Toyota main dealer and you should hear some of the warranty stuff that goes through there. Landcruiser needing a new diff at 40k, another one requiring an engine and gearbox at 50k are a couple that spring to mind.

Land Rovers have always been 'flakey' around the edges, but back in the day you could repair them with a meccano tool kit and your Mums sewing kit. Nowadays you need a degree in IT, small hands to carry out all the repairs, that need to grow to reach the bottom of your pockets to pay for the ridiculous price of spare parts Smile Discovery 4 HSE
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lespes
 


Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: Sitting Down
Posts: 2232

Guernsey 2016 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 Landmark LE Auto Santorini BlackDiscovery 4

My view is with Landrovers they are either good or bad and very few in-between.

In general those that are pampered and treated to thousands of pounds of new parts become addicted to the whole process.

Solution get it fixed then get shot of Thumbs Up D4 Landmark MY16 Santorini Black THE LAST
D4 HSE MY12 Marmais Teal: Gone. Missed a lot!
Freelander 2 SD HSE MY11 Silver:Thankfully gone.
D4 HSE MY11 Silver: Gone missed !
Range Rover Sport MY06 HSE Buck Blue: Gone missed!
Discovery D2 TD5 Facelift MY Red Gone Missed!
Discovery D2 TD5 Cobalt Blue: Gone Missed!
Discovery D1 Auto Oxford Blue Not missed at all!
Discovery D1 Avalon Blue First LR! missed!

Now demoted to a VW  
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