From: Elder on
In article <895ounF1poU1(a)mid.individual.net>, notcheckedever(a)hotmail.com
says...
> Landrover Discovery Tdi. With rear seats folded or out (Eight bolts
> into captive nuts, dead easy) it has much more room in the back than a
> Range Rover .. and is bloody comfy.
>
> Very reliable with 'proper' servicing .. don't skimp on fuel filter, air
> filter and all (including diff and gearbox) oils ... ;)
>
> Also very cheap, mostly rusty but good ones are out there and even a
> basket case can have new wheel arches, rear floor, sills replaced pretty
> reasonably. Very capable offroad .. ;)
>

Never thought of the Disco because the ones I've seen have had the old
Landie/Rangie rust problems. Is a diesel auto available? I like to have
both hands on the wheel when pitching old boats along. I know it will
affect the economy but having driven my old Rangie and the works Grand
Cherokee, I know I wouldn't want to be trying to fight the steering and
the shift at the same time.

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From: Elder on
In article <895rcbFg9fU1(a)mid.individual.net>, notcheckedever(a)hotmail.com
says...
> For your budget you'd get a very good 300Tdi or reasonable Discovery
> 2/TD5. Personally I prefer Tdi, especially the early 300's without all
> the electrical gubbins (Like mine!!) .. very easy to service and only
> 'the usual' non-electrical stuff to go wrong, other than the alarm,
> which is well documented and can be bypassed anyway .. :) Interestingly
> a low spec. model has the wiring loom in for most gadgets .. so mine as
> a 3-door was the cheap version without electric windows or mirrors or
> anything else really .. I now have levelling headlights, electric
> mirrors, an electric window and other stuff, even the auto dipping
> rear-view mirror, can be added as needed (ebay is your friend) ... ;)
>

Sounds like I've made the list longer not shorter by getting opinions
then :)

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From: Steve Firth on
Elder <carl.robson(a)bouncing-czechs.com> wrote:

> It might get offroaded once it has served it's hauling duties.
> This won't be a main daily but it needs to be reliable enough to be
> ready when needed.

I'll put in the usual and expected plug for the Exploder. I finished my
rebuild of bits underneath a couple of weeks ago, transformed the way it
handles and stops - a reminder to me how wear of components creeps on
bit by bit. Anyroad up, good for high mileages, handles better than most
4x4s and it's more than adequately fast.

It also has a load bed that's as big as as the big Volvo estate.

> Don't want a Jeep, hate the ride.

I can agree with that, like a waterbed.
From: AstraVanMann on
"Steve Firth" <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wrote:
>> It might get offroaded once it has served it's hauling duties.
>> This won't be a main daily but it needs to be reliable enough to be
>> ready when needed.
>
> I'll put in the usual and expected plug for the Exploder. I finished my
> rebuild of bits underneath a couple of weeks ago, transformed the way it
> handles and stops - a reminder to me how wear of components creeps on
> bit by bit. Anyroad up, good for high mileages, handles better than most
> 4x4s and it's more than adequately fast.
>
> It also has a load bed that's as big as as the big Volvo estate.
>
>> Don't want a Jeep, hate the ride.
>
> I can agree with that, like a waterbed.

Didn't you buy one though?

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From: Steve Firth on
AstraVanMann <peter(a)swerveweb.com> wrote:

> >> Don't want a Jeep, hate the ride.
> >
> > I can agree with that, like a waterbed.
>
> Didn't you buy one though?

Indeed I did, hence I know what I'm talking about. If hI ad found an
Exploder from 2006 onwards for sale with LPG the Jeep wouldn't have been
in the frame. As it was, the Jeep was the right fuel at the right time
at the right price.

As previously posted, it's slow, soggy and has sloppy steering. If
you're used to 4x4s it's OK, and it does well off road but it's not a
patch on the Exploder for size, comfort, handling, ride quality or
load-lugging ability. And it's a long way down on bhp.