A disco 2 on air springs won’t wallow like you think. Definitely worth considering unless your mind is set on a disco 3. But then a low spec on coils will also wallow like a disco 2 on coils.
 
Cobblers - they have less ground clearance, but I’ve seen them tackle the tough stuff.
I'm not saying they can't tackle rough stuff - I'm saying that they will break eventually from being bashed, unlike something with low range that can just crawl over, and particulerly down stuff.
Not a ‘proper 4x4’ as I don’t think that exists with the above must haves but a would a forester not cover most of it?
A Forester with a bit of a lift and some bigger tyres definately would, but then I'm not sure how much that would compromise it on the road.
Suzuki vitara?
Very good suggestion, particularly the slightly newer diesel version, I shall look into one of those.
I reckon the Prado would be closest as you say but not sure it handles any better than a d2 with ace.
From what I've gathered, the Prado 150 is better, and ACE is notoriously unreliable and expensive to fix, is it not?
Maybe if you drive in low everywhere
14.5mpg is what my disco would average, 12mpg around town, 17mpg if I was careful. On standard size ATs, nothing on the roof, etc.
Now you don't want diesel as its too slow, you don't want petrol as its too expensive, how about coal?
A small-ish petrol is fine, a big diesel is fine. I want at least 25mpg, more would be nice, less is unacceptable.
You can drive Strata in a stock Ninety and besides Strata is a bit long and no big deal if you ask me, presuming you follow the track
I agree, I did it in my stock disco. You can do it in a stock shogun sport if you avoid the bombhole. You can do it in a stock Panda 4x4 if you don't mind bashing it a bit. You can do it in a lifted Mazda MX5 too. I mentioned Strata because its a relatively well know greenlane that you need a decent 4x4 to do it in if you want to complete it without and damage.
You need to compromise and decide what part is the most important to you, green laning or driving at 85mph
A D3 or a Prado can do both, I much prefer the D3, but if a D3 is going to break, fail its MoT and bankrupt me, I'll look for a Prado.
Greenlaning at 85? Doing 35-45mpg
Driving to or from the greenlane at 85.

Its time to call it - I won't buy a D3, or any other Land Rover, for at least a few years.

Adios amigos!
 
Are you getting upset because we gave you an answer you don't like?
A D3 will cost you plenty, it's a knackered old luxury 4x4.
A D2 is also the same but less expensive to put right, they don't all have ace you know.
Many green laning idiots have knackered jacked up D2s, wreck em, take the bolt on tat off then stick it on another knackered old D2 then repeat.
It's obvious you haven't learned that life is a compromise, unless you are rich but even then someone will have more money than you.
In the meantime I will make sure I keep away from knackered old 4x4s doing 85mph in the fast lane.
 
A D2 is too wallowy, the steering is really really vague, and its really an offroad machine that works okay on tarmac. I don't need solid axles for the 1% of the driving I do offroad.
Mine is not wallowy and can sit on a motorway all day at 80 if I wanted.

Not sure what you drove.
 
A disco 2 on air springs won’t wallow like you think. Definitely worth considering unless your mind is set on a disco 3. But then a low spec on coils will also wallow like a disco 2 on coils.
A D2 on rear air is like a race car compared to a D3 handling wise.
 

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