5 seater Disco 2, disadvantages?

Thanks, Brian. That answers my question and I have now found and downloaded a couple of D2 owner's manuals, which confirm that the traction control allows low range with the centre diff unlocked, whichever option the D2 has installed.

The specific task I have is to tow and accurately park a 3 ton boat on a substantial trailer. Parking the trailer in my son's garden involves what he refers to as an Austin Powers n-point turn to get things into position and at the other end in boatyard type places, there's an awful lot of precise juggling to hit the spot and not another boat.

The Jeep has quite a high low range which is always diff-locked, and tests have proved it winds up the suspension very readily.

Billaboard said:

I'm in Wirral and still looking for the same thing as well ( and I'm not up to the number of posts for a wanted ad eiher).

The thing I still haven't got my head round is about the low range and the Centre Diff Locking. If I want low range to be able to drive freely between grass and tarmac, do I have to look for a D2 with the full difflock functionality, or does it not difflock if just the label is there, but no functionality?
If it just has the label, is it easy to tell whether it has CDL or not without tearing up a dealer's forecourt or the tyres?

Oh, and if anyone here would love an '04 Grand Cherokee, that's the thing I bought in error and haste that doesn't do 4Lo like my old D1 (RIP).

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Jeeps offer multiple transfer boxes, depends on the model, year, engine and spec. Although even ones with locking centre diffs, don't tend to give you independent control over the diff. Meaning it will automatically be locked when you select low range.

Land Rover products are fairly unique that you have a separate lever and complete control over the centre diff.

Most D2's do not have a centre diff lock, just an open diff. But they all have Traction Control, which sort of works ok with an open centre diff, although you usually need to be going a little faster off road and with more wheel speed to make the TCS work. The TCS works much better off road with a centre diff lock. But should be fine for towing, assuming you aren't getting any wheel spin.

As an alternative, most Range Rovers, from the 5 speed manual & 4 speed auto Classics, all of the p38a's and the BMW powered L322's. These use a viscous coupled diff, it is essentially a limited slip diff, so neither locking nor open. It will prevent transmission windup, but offer better 4wd ability than an open centre diff will.

I have just realised that EVERY off roader I have driven or travelled in came from the same factory!

Oh except one, a ride in a Evoke.

MJI said:

I have just realised that EVERY off roader I have driven or travelled in came from the same factory!

Oh except one, a ride in a Evoke.

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You said off-roader so that's OK.

davidsmith1307 said:

You said off-roader so that's OK.

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Someone in the unit next to ours has a Shogun, and if I am parked out side and another colleague with his kit car I joke about 2 off roaders outside.

Mind you Shogun owner went on about a bigger engine, and I had to remind him less power and cylinders.

Colleague has one of these!!!!
http://www.dakar4x4.me.uk/dakar.html

His is the one at the bottom.

Once though we also had the building owners D3 and someone elses D4 out side, so the full set.