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paul

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• Oct 29, 2006

• #1

Hello, I am close to buying a Disco on about M/N reg as I need to tow a two
tonne (approx) trailer about twenty miles a day.
Bearing in mind my budget,small distance covered each day, a need for power
? up hills etc 3.9EFI or 300TDI ?
Also whats the weight of a disco and whats it allowed to tow legally
(braked)
Thanks Paul

 

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paul

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• Oct 29, 2006

• #2

My mistake, my budget as I left out in previous message,is only up to about
£3500,
Thanks Paul

 

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Austin Shackles

Guest

• Oct 29, 2006

• #3

On or around Sun, 29 Oct 2006 14:00:18 -0000, "paul"
<grabhire@btopenworld.com> enlightened us thusly:

>My mistake, my budget as I left out in previous message,is only up to about
>£3500,
>Thanks Paul
>

The discos can tow up to 3.5T on over-run brakes. The 3.9 is more powerful
but will cost you plenty in petrol unless you go for an LPG converted one.
The TDi is quite capable as a towing vehicle although with a big trailer
your speed suffers especially on hills. However, if you take it easy you
don't rack up such a fuel bill, you should get about 30 mpg running light
and provided you take your time, not too much less with a big trailer.

I'll have a 300 TDi on an M plate for sale soon... It's part way
through having the head gasket changed, waiting for a couple of parts and
then it'll be back together some time next week. I imagine it'll be well
within your budget, even diesel discos that age are not fetching big money.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"Brevis esse laboro, Obscurus fio" (it is when I struggle to be
brief that I become obscure) Horace (65 - 8 BC) Ars Poetica, 25

 

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Huw

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• Oct 29, 2006

• #4

paul wrote:
> Hello, I am close to buying a Disco on about M/N reg as I need to tow
> a two tonne (approx) trailer about twenty miles a day.
> Bearing in mind my budget,small distance covered each day, a need for
> power ? up hills etc 3.9EFI or 300TDI ?
> Also whats the weight of a disco and whats it allowed to tow legally
> (braked)
> Thanks Paul

Two tons is within the 3.5 ton legal limit for the Disco with over-run
brakes fitted to the trailer and, more importantly, is no problem for the
diesel version. If you are going to tow commercially, even if for your own
business, then do keep in mind that you will probably need a tachograph and
keep all the records that go with this to stay legal. That is unless you
fall under an exemption. You could get away with it for years and even claim
it was private use only if stopped I suppose. This country employs 2/3rds of
the population just to make and enforce rules on the 1/3 that are productive
IMHO. 'Jobs for the boys' until it comes to the crunch, which it will some
day, when the public sector paymasters cheques start bouncing.

On a related subject [not to the OP LOL] don't the government realise that
if they tax and kill sales of larger vehicles, they sign the death warrant
for British jobs at Land Rover and Jaguar?

Huw

 

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beamendsltd

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• Oct 29, 2006

• #5

In message <NYadnTFAG6dELNnYRVnyrA@bt.com>
"paul" <grabhire@btopenworld.com> wrote:

> Hello, I am close to buying a Disco on about M/N reg as I need to tow a two
> tonne (approx) trailer about twenty miles a day.
> Bearing in mind my budget,small distance covered each day, a need for power
> ? up hills etc 3.9EFI or 300TDI ?
> Also whats the weight of a disco and whats it allowed to tow legally
> (braked)
> Thanks Paul
>
>

Either engine will cope with 2 tonnes no problem - the 300Tdi
will somewhat cheaper to run unless the V8 is gassed.

A Discovery I weighs 2 tons bar the shouting, and can legally
tow 3.5 tons on over-run brakes. That's the simplistic answer
that most operate on, but if you start looking into Gross Train
Weights etc the answer is rather more unclear, though I'm not
aware of anyone being done for towing 3.5 tons.

Richard
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GrnOval

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• Oct 29, 2006

• #6

"paul" <grabhire@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
news:NYadnTFAG6dELNnYRVnyrA@bt.com...
: Hello, I am close to buying a Disco on about M/N reg as I need to tow a
two
: tonne (approx) trailer about twenty miles a day.
: Bearing in mind my budget,small distance covered each day, a need for
power
: ? up hills etc 3.9EFI or 300TDI ?
: Also whats the weight of a disco and whats it allowed to tow legally
: (braked)
: Thanks Paul

Hi Paul,

you might like to stick your head into the Discovery Owners Club too - quiet
a helpful bunch

www.discoveryownersclub.org

Si

 

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paul

Guest

• Oct 29, 2006

• #7

Thanks for the advice fellas,
Paul

 

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Jack

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• Oct 30, 2006

• #8

"Austin Shackles" <austinNOSPAM@ddol-las.net> wrote in message
news:gad9k2t67600d24lo7equn6jfq52eh0leb@4ax.com...
> On or around Sun, 29 Oct 2006 14:00:18 -0000, "paul"
> <grabhire@btopenworld.com> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>My mistake, my budget as I left out in previous message,is only up to
>>about
>>£3500,
>>Thanks Paul
>>
>
> The discos can tow up to 3.5T on over-run brakes. The 3.9 is more
> powerful
> but will cost you plenty in petrol unless you go for an LPG converted one.
> The TDi is quite capable as a towing vehicle although with a big trailer
> your speed suffers especially on hills. However, if you take it easy you
> don't rack up such a fuel bill, you should get about 30 mpg running light
> and provided you take your time, not too much less with a big trailer.
>
> I'll have a 300 TDi on an M plate for sale soon... It's part way
> through having the head gasket changed, waiting for a couple of parts and
> then it'll be back together some time next week. I imagine it'll be well
> within your budget, even diesel discos that age are not fetching big
> money.
> --
> Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
> "Brevis esse laboro, Obscurus fio" (it is when I struggle to be
> brief that I become obscure) Horace (65 - 8 BC) Ars Poetica, 25

Austin:

So basically it can tow it own weight?

 

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Austin Shackles

Guest

• Oct 30, 2006

• #9

On or around Mon, 30 Oct 2006 07:44:02 -0500, "Jack" <jack@dharmabums.com>
enlightened us thusly:
>
>Austin:
>
>So basically it can tow it own weight?
>

more. the disco weighs a tad over 2 tons.

I put out disco I V8 on the weighbridge out of interest, this has a gas
conversion on it so has extra fuel tanks, weighed 2080Kg with one passenger
on board.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"Brevis esse laboro, Obscurus fio" (it is when I struggle to be
brief that I become obscure) Horace (65 - 8 BC) Ars Poetica, 25

 

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Huw

Guest

• Oct 30, 2006

• #10

Jack wrote:
>
> So basically it can tow it own weight?

It weighs two tons, give or take, but can actually tow 4 tons if outfitted
with powered brakes such as air brakes or when towing on private roads. So
twice its own weight is no problem, as I can personally testify.

Huw