Discosteve
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Im looking into buying a 4x4 and being young, will be 18 when i do come to buying one, cost is a big factor in my decision in the purchase. I'v been looking at various different ones but i have to say that the discovery has to be my favourite, our family have all ways had landrovers and mainly diesel discos. One i'v spotted is a 1994 v8i converted to duel fuel lpg with 75k on the clocks for £3k, which is about what i would be looking to spend and iv got some insurance quotes and they aren't really any more than i would be paying for some thing like a diesel 306. What i want to know is what are the running costs like on a lpg v8 auto disco, what sort of mpg would i be looking at and is it really going to be getting any better mpg than a tdi, also what is the maintenance costs like on a v8? (i would be able to get it done a bit cheaper than normal as have a friend who is a mechanics teacher at a college.) I do know it is obviously going to cost more to run than a cheap little hatch back but i do really want a 4x4 and with the cost of lpg and what i have read about the claimed mpg of v8 discos i should be getting the equivalent of about 38ish mpg.
Would appreciate your help people, thanks!
Would appreciate your help people, thanks!