Disco84
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Hello peeps!
I'm hoping to join the landy world again soon.....had a 2000 disco v8 for a few months a couple of years ago, and thinking about buying another one.
I'll be honest, it was a pretty unreliable beast, but I'm hoping to get a nicer example this time. That and I purchased the previous one without doing any research whatsoever, bought it completely for the exhaust note
So if I factor in having to do a engine rebuild/replacement, what's the best option to go with? A replacement from Turner Eng or new block and heads from v8 developments?
I'm not interested in LPG, so I won't be going down that route. I just want a reliable petrol family bus kinda thing. I know you can get Zafira's and S-Max's but they don't interest me and the other half in the slightest. Our next car needs to be a 7 seat 4x4 ideally. The 3.5 v6 gdi shogun isn't the best for reliability either, it's a complicated engine. Have looked at Nissan elgrands and Toyota Alpards too, but they're not proper 4wd's....
So is a v8 disco with a new/rebuilt engine going to be a reliable vehicle for next few years do people think? I know it'll still just and sensors will fail, I can cope with that
Thanks for taking the time the time to read this boring essay any advice or abuse welcome
Ian
I'm hoping to join the landy world again soon.....had a 2000 disco v8 for a few months a couple of years ago, and thinking about buying another one.
I'll be honest, it was a pretty unreliable beast, but I'm hoping to get a nicer example this time. That and I purchased the previous one without doing any research whatsoever, bought it completely for the exhaust note
So if I factor in having to do a engine rebuild/replacement, what's the best option to go with? A replacement from Turner Eng or new block and heads from v8 developments?
I'm not interested in LPG, so I won't be going down that route. I just want a reliable petrol family bus kinda thing. I know you can get Zafira's and S-Max's but they don't interest me and the other half in the slightest. Our next car needs to be a 7 seat 4x4 ideally. The 3.5 v6 gdi shogun isn't the best for reliability either, it's a complicated engine. Have looked at Nissan elgrands and Toyota Alpards too, but they're not proper 4wd's....
So is a v8 disco with a new/rebuilt engine going to be a reliable vehicle for next few years do people think? I know it'll still just and sensors will fail, I can cope with that
Thanks for taking the time the time to read this boring essay any advice or abuse welcome
Ian
