Disco 3 or Range Rover?

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Hi - I've got 16k to spend on a diesel an 05/06 Disco 3 or an 03/04 Range Rover. Which is best for reliability and towing (2.5 tons). A Defender would have been ok in the past but I need comfort in my old age.

Thanks in advance,

Cashwowud
 
Disco 3 would also get my vote, but from a reliability point of view, TD6 Range Rover...

Just keep it in rear hub bushes, front suspension arms and breather filters and it will just keep going and going.

As opposed to a D3, which needs front wishbones, rear wishbones, ARB bushes, EGR valves, Wheel bearings etc every 80k miles... If you get a good one, that is
 
I'd go for a D3 too, although I'm going to be biased.

If you pick up a pre March 06 one, the tax will only be £245, so no worries there.

Ah, I'd go for an Auto also...shouldn't have to worry about the clutch as mentioned above.

Much more comfortable than a RR as well imo.

Hurry up though, as prices for D3's seem to have started to go back up these last couple of weeks (prob due to Winter on it's way back).
 
Pre-06 Disco 3 would be my first choice, particularly if you are going to be keeping it for a while. The Range Rover could very easily turn into the next P38 with all the electronics starting to go wrong at that age. Saying that the Disco is also full of electronics, though being a few years younger you should get a few more years trouble free (relatively) :D
 
It is very good reading.

However, you'd be a fool to run a D3 or newish RR without a warranty has so much could go wrong.

For 500 quid, you could take a warranty out which will no doubt cover the auto gearbox etc, but I'd doubt they'd cover the cost of a clutch on a manual as it is wear and tear?

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Woody3 said:
It is very good reading.

However, you'd be a fool to run a D3 or newish RR without a warranty has so much could go wrong.

For 500 quid, you could take a warranty out which will no doubt cover the auto gearbox etc, but I'd doubt they'd cover the cost of a clutch on a manual as it is wear and tear?

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Good luck finding one that will touch a D3/RRS :rolleyes: (That isnt a LR one @ £1400)

Because of Disco 3's, Tesco's Warranty had to completely reword their policies as they were loosing too much money with D3's needing all the items previously mentioned, repaired :eek:
 
Woody3 said:
Hmmm...Warranty Direct?

They seem to include everything as well (if you ask them to ;))

No idea on a RRS though.
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Dealt with them before. OK if 1 of your EGR valves fail. Leave you with the rest of the bill if they both die thoguh :rolleyes:

Or the maximum claim limit, which pretty much rules out anything that might fail on a D3/RRS.

Oh, and wiring issues and diagnostics arent covered (though that is probably the same for every company)
 
with all hassle and warranty bollocks(TDV6s also have turbo issues as ive done 5 through work)

why not just buy a good rangie or disco s1 v8??
 
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