GDM said:

We are probably looking to change our 2000 TD5 Discovery in the next 6 months or so and my wife would really like a Range Rover.

The question is, whether to go for a Td6 or the TDV6 Sport.

I am guessing that the BMW engine in the Td6 is probably more reliable than the TDV6 as it is somewhat less complicated. Also, there would be no cam-belt change to worry about.

On paper there doesn't seem to be a great deal of difference in engine power, and I know that the BMW engine does respond very well to being re-mapped for a bit more.

Has anyone had any experience of both vehicles?

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Saint.V8 said:

TD6 engine is good...pity the gearbox it is mated to will give up on you...more so if you remap...search on here for the horrors

The Sport needs the whole body off for most engine related tasks £££

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2.0_hippo said:

TD6 for a workhorse

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Datatek said:

When it's working

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Datatek said:

Don't forget the wonderful electric handbrake on the Sport that can stop you at speed on the motorway when it goes wrong

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2.0_hippo said:

Haha

Very funny

You know you'd love that TD6 engine in your P38

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hex said:

just bought a Td6, driving its great , trim dash and switches remind me of an 80's Amstrad HI-FI. in two minds about selling it on and keeping the P38 !

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Datatek said:

Keep the P38, it's becoming a classic, the last of the real Range Rovers, it will cause you less grief the the L322

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busakaz said:

yeh keep the p38 and in a year you can use it as a skip....:d

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StuckAgainSteve said:

In 15-20 years time I guarantee there will be more p38s on the road than L322s. (percentage of original number sold) The P38 is simpler, more easily repaired and better rust-proofed. As soon as L322s enter their banger-money phase (p38 out the other side of that now) the 100% real cheddar transmissions will see them scrapped by the thousand as the new 'box will be worth more than the car - the cars won't survive 3-4 years of no maintenance in the hands of wannabes as well as the simpler P38 did either. So by the time they get old enough to be considered classics - there will be very few left. The nasty thin seat leather will be in tatters in most of them too - a lot of good ones will be pinched for the seats alone - as many Audi's are.

Don't get me wrong - I'd have a L322 - it's still a Range Rover - but I don't rate their long-term longevity prospects much.

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stuckagainsteve said:

in 15-20 years time i guarantee there will be more p38s on the road than l322s. (percentage of original number sold) the p38 is simpler, more easily repaired and better rust-proofed. As soon as l322s enter their banger-money phase (p38 out the other side of that now) the 100% real cheddar transmissions will see them scrapped by the thousand as the new 'box will be worth more than the car - the cars won't survive 3-4 years of no maintenance in the hands of wannabes as well as the simpler p38 did either. So by the time they get old enough to be considered classics - there will be very few left. The nasty thin seat leather will be in tatters in most of them too - a lot of good ones will be pinched for the seats alone - as many audi's are.

Don't get me wrong - i'd have a l322 - it's still a range rover - but i don't rate their long-term longevity prospects much.

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GDM said:

Thanks for the advice chaps.

It seems that they both have their Achilles heels then.

We were originally thinking of a Discovery 3 but that also has the electronic handbrake, and I guess any major engine work will also be a body off the chassis job.

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