Nigel-S
soft and furry
I've had a couple of D2's and in terms of reliability cannot fault them, just a case of keeping on top of the maintenance (as with any vehicle). However I do find the driving position uncomfortable (though if you're 5'8" plus might not be an issue) and the sunroofs leak. I have the use of a Defender 90 TD5 and find the Defender more comfortable than the D2 to drive
HenryD
Active Member
Disco 2's rear chassis rots if not watched out for/checked/repaired etc. The TD5 178k miles should be no issue if it's been regularly serviced. You can get about 27mpg - less thirsty than the V8 (still sounds good, but never as good as a V8
I "think" most of the cracked head issues were gone by 2001 and onwards..... I "think"....hope... cry etc. (Mine's 2001 XS with almost 160k on her)
Disco 2 wheel bearings = the entire hub including the ABS sensor wire. Budget for £60 upwards a corner V8 or TD5 no matter. Any play in the wheel hubs = replacement.
Do a search for the three amigos - there should be none of those lights looking at you if and when you test drive one.
ACE system (Active Cornering Enhancement) - some parts are pricey. Does get bypassed by owners fitting a kit or part of a kit to remove the ACE capability (mine was bypassed before I bought her). As does the SLS - the rear airbag suspension sometimes gets converted to coils (mine was!)
Sunroofs can and do leak, but this is equally possible in Disco 1s
Have a surf around the Discovery section to see what problems there might be
All D2's up to march 2001 are £225 a year to tax,from March 2001 they are all £280 a year,2006 is when the higher rates started,D3 is Circa £475 from then
DIFFLOCK66
Well-Known Member
Yet my local garage (service all makes of car not just Landys) warned me off D3s....
Possibly due to cost of jobs on them when they go wrong?? not sure..
gemsdad
NOT BOTHERED.
Yet my local garage (service all makes of car not just Landys) warned me off D3s....
you have to take the body off to do certain jobs on a D3.feck that.
nrgserv
Well-Known Member
Yet my local garage (service all makes of car not just Landys) warned me off D3s....
I'm with bump.
try and deter people from the d2.
That's not attitude.....but you'll learn about that later
If you're genuinely not about to sneak in some spam then :welcome2:and I'll go and beat the anti-spam software with a half-shaft.
A post in the Intro section will save you some grief though
Dynamic ip isn't always same person as network allocates on connection.
Now if a cookie spotted it is either two people on same computer or sneaky people thinking Mod1 won't notice.
