sierrafery
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It was clear from the first post that it can't be D2 cos there are no D2s with 2 doors... AFAIK the tailgate fits so maybe only that one was swapped from a D2
sierrafery
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exactly... i could buy two 300tdis for that price here
Have just been informed, that in France the Discovery 300 tdi was referred to as disco 2 to differ from the disco 1 200tdi but was then cancelled, which would make sense. Cheers
sierrafery
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probably they cancelled this non-sense when the real disco 2 appeared
MJI
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Rust free D1s are going up in value, so high but not ridiculous.
That is a pic of a 300tdi engine.
You can tell it is a D1 simply from the door handles, they were off a Morris Marina and were used on other cars of the period.
The D2 door handles are very different!
I had a search on whether the tailgates are interchangeable, apparrently they are not quite. Did this for another thread on here.
All Discos are high in price in France. So nothing strange there. But if you get a good one from a relatively warm and dry area they don't suffer so much from the body rust that Brit D1s are prone to.
Where you live how rusty do the bodies get?
Interceptorxj
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It had absolutely nothing to do with reliability which is purely a rumour touted by 300tdi owners who didn't want to move with the times as they were frightened of electronic engine management systems. The only reason the Army continued with the 300 tdi was because Land Rover were unable to guarantee they could make the Td5 resistant to the electromagnetic pulse weapons (EMP) and the Army did actually go on and buy and use TD5s with great success with the SAS in active service.
However, following successful trials by the Australian Defence Force of the TD5 Landrover, the British MOD purchased a small fleet of TD5 Landrover Defender 110's for its "Green Fleet" between 2000 and 2002. These were specially converted for the MOD by Landrover Specialist Vehicles. They were plated with UK military registration plates and painted IRR green. Most of these vehicles were deployed in the Falklands as troop carriers and communications vehicles for use by the Royal Marines and UK Special Forces. A small number of TD5 Defender 110s were also ordered for the Royal Navy. These were painted navy blue and deployed to the Falklands. Of these Royal Navy vehicles a few were later re-painted IRR green and reassigned to Royal Marines and SBS use. The more powerful TD5 engine, which was capable of being re-mapped up to around 200 Bhp was ideally suited to the rugged terrain of the Falklands and for towing trailers. The majority of these Falkland vehicles were sold off to Military Motors Ltd by the MOD in 2013.
Did say "MAY JUST BE AN URBAN MYTH!"
Out of interest, my grandson who is in the RAF as a tech, spent a few months in the Falklands recently. He got seconded to the army and spent most of his time changing clutches in their land rovers. Due, it was said, to the club footed way the army drove them over the potholed roads.
Our forces may have bought a few TD5s but you have to admit that they didn't go wholesale for them.
Honestly, would you rather go on a long overland trip in a TD5 rather than a 300tdi?
I flipping wouldn't.
I bought a discovery TD5 recently, and I prefer the way our 300tdi, which was sold 5 years ago, drives on a longer trip. To me, with the TD5 having 5 combustion events every two RPM, vs the 4 combustion events per every 2 rpm on the 300tdi, it sounds like the TD5 is a 300tdi that's screaming it's nuts off.
Interceptorxj
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But not because of reliability issues.
Interceptorxj
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Most definitely.
