Towing advice V8 v TD5

norseman said:

I cannot offer any advice re. the TD5 as I've no driving experience of a vehicle powered by that engine, but what I will say is decide if you can cope with the V8's thirst ... if you can't steer clear of LPG & buy something that is affordable.

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listerdiesel said:

Discovery 2 V8's, we have three, plus a Vogue 4.6.

They are not so bad as folks make out, but the diesels are cheaper to run, if a little down on power for towing.

One of our V8's is going to be up for sale, it's a low mileage 1999 GS manual, no ACE.

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That's 3500kg, and the extra power of the V8 makes a big difference at the top towing weight.

Peter

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Joemac434 said:

My experience is visa versa only towed with a td5 disco,With a tractor weighing just on 2 tons on a 16' ifor Williams trailer so almost at the 3,500kg limit,never had any problems at all,it's a complete big standard disco with air and ace,no mods of any kind to engine or any where else.Has plenty of power and handles really well at towing speeds 55/60 mph.Does around about 15)7 mpg at that weight which I think I'd reasonable.hope that helps

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listerdiesel said:

Both of our Discovery V8's are on Zavoli multipoint systems, and the Rangie Vogue will go on the same system after we've sorted the engine out (cooked by previous owner)

LPG is good, mine has done 95k on gas, more before I bought it. We've been into Europe 7 times with it and had no issues.

V8's need to be solid mechanically if you're going to run on LPG, it runs at a higher combustion temperature and there's no evaporative cooling as you get with petrol.

Joemac's Ifor trailer seems a bit heavy? ton and a half seems a lot?
https://www.iwt.co.uk/products/flatbed/lt-and-lm/?tab=spec

Peter

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Astraeus said:

In a few months time I intend buying a Discovery 2 or Range Rover. (Budget about £5k) I have always fancied a V8 and would fit it with LPG. However would be happy enough with a diesel TD5 etc. Has anybody any advice about which would be better and cheaper to run. I currently(last 5 years) run a Rover 75 V6 on LPG, and covered 70k in its predecessor 1.8 LPG) covering circa 10/12 k miles a year but don't tow with it. It is cheaper to run than my ZT with the 2.0 BMW Diesel in it.
It would have to be automatic so can anyone give some advice/ experience with comparison? Heart v head?

It will be used for towing classic cars/ sailing boat including a Rover 75

All advice ( even if totally against the V8 ) will be helpful

Thanks

Chris

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Turboman said:

V8 Auto worked well for me. No issues, and not too dear to run for a big vehicle.

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listerdiesel said:

When we go to Nuenen for the engine show, we are fully loaded, car and engine/living trailer, but there's still a reasonable return on mileage if you make the engine pull rather than rev its nuts off.
I much prefer the 5-speed manual in the Discovery, but with the higher power of the Range Rover 4.6 I'll probably be OK with the four speeds of the ZF HP24 box.
We fitted the uprated R380 box from Ashcrofts last year as the bearings were going in the box that we fitted in 2012.
Peter

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Turboman said:

Autobox on my D2 was lovely for towing. No idea what sort of box it was, but it worked well.
Nice and gentle on the works on pulling away, and good for creeping for low speed reversing.

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