Landrover Discovery 1996 v8i ES

[TomXr6]

ahh fair enough. I think that's a bit silly considering the vehicle itself

[GTP owner]

I have owned a td5 series 2 disco for the past 2 years and so feel qualified to comment (but only on the diesel variety). The relibility of the discoveries really improved around 2001. Before then you can get absolute horrors. Ours has let us down too often, so we are upgrading to the series 4 discovery - which we will get the 200,000km 5 year warranty.
They are absolutely fantastic offroad. Easily comparable to the partol and cruiser stuff of the same vintage. They also feel much better on-road compared to the other offerings of the same vintage. You will also get much better appointments for the same money (climate control, cruise control, cd stacker, etc etc). BUT... they can be a dog, with anything and everything going wrong.
The hardest part is dealing with cromagnon man with his toyota telling you how wonderfully tuff their cruisers are and how they never break down, and how they have heard horror stories blah blah blah, like their brand does not have any reliability issues at all. Well the disco is made of aluminium, so it does not rust!
But the final bit of the story is how the xr6 turbo saved our last holiday and towed the disco home...

[cheap]

Originally Posted by Ben73

You are spot on there is a wealth of evidence on Google.

http://www.exploroz.com/Forum/Topic/...y_a_lemon.aspx

http://www.4x4earth.com.au/forum/gen...s-problem.html

http://www.4wdonline.com/Toyota/Mech/Faults.html

http://members.iinet.net.au/~oldenglish/

And many millions more.


So don't act like Jeep/ LR are terrible and Toyota and Nissan are brilliant and are million times better. That's not the case.
All manufactures have their problems. I don't mind Toyota and Nissan. But I just like Jeep and LR a lot more. Personal choice because I think they are more interesting, not every second person has one.

Perhaps you haven't seen a GC off road because they are not as common as every second Toyota. But I have seen them off road and know many people who take them offroad.
How many 200 Series LC have you seen off road?
I have seen a few... all work cars though.

Hi Ben,

Yep, there are many problems reported regarding different trucks. The original question what specifically regarding Land Rover Discovery, so lets stick to Land Rover Discovery.

In my opinion, what really differentiates Land Rover from other brands is these issues are well documented on Land Rover Specific websites. If you read through the forum, it is well know that Land Rover representatives are on these forums. Yet year after year, model upgrade after model upgrade, the same basic faults continue to be present.

For example, would it be to unreasonable to expect that after 20 years of production/development/user frustration that Land Rover would finally have their EAS reliably working?

http://www.landroversonly.com/forums/f40/
or
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/faults-fixes-d3-vf10.html
or
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/faults-fixes-d4-vf48.html

Historical information, evolution of issues from one generation to the next, pages and pages and pages of issues...

I think anyone contemplating the purchase of any Land Rover Discovery should read through these sites and understand the potential suffering they're about to commit upon themselves.

Time and time again, survey after survey Land Rover is consistently at the low end of customer satisfaction.

There is a certain pattern emerging.

Thanks for your time.

[banarcus]

Airbags and compressors can fail on any vehicle. One of my airbags failed and if I continued to ignore that airbag, the compressor would've failed too. I replaced the airbag quite cheaply with one from the states. Preventative maintenance.

You are correct on the topic of researching what can go wrong though, that is what I did and also shortlisted some online parts store sites for cheap parts.

[drew`SEVNT5]

No Unimog, no care.

[smoo]

Originally Posted by cheap

Hi Ben,

Yep, there are many problems reported regarding different trucks. The original question what specifically regarding Land Rover Discovery, so lets stick to Land Rover Discovery.

In my opinion, what really differentiates Land Rover from other brands is these issues are well documented on Land Rover Specific websites. If you read through the forum, it is well know that Land Rover representatives are on these forums. Yet year after year, model upgrade after model upgrade, the same basic faults continue to be present.

For example, would it be to unreasonable to expect that after 20 years of production/development/user frustration that Land Rover would finally have their EAS reliably working?

http://www.landroversonly.com/forums/f40/
or
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/faults-fixes-d3-vf10.html
or
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/faults-fixes-d4-vf48.html

Historical information, evolution of issues from one generation to the next, pages and pages and pages of issues...

I think anyone contemplating the purchase of any Land Rover Discovery should read through these sites and understand the potential suffering they're about to commit upon themselves.

Time and time again, survey after survey Land Rover is consistently at the low end of customer satisfaction.

There is a certain pattern emerging.

Thanks for your time.

Your post has no relevance, it is like asking about an EA Coon and telling someone to stay away cos he has read of problems on the FG (but not experienced them). The car of this thread is a coil sprung Disco 1, the most advanced part in it would be the ABS pump.
Providing links of problems is completely pointless, especially considering you are showing Disco 3 and 4 which are a completely different car. Do a search on any car and you will find problems, Hilux/Hiace 3.0td misfiring, Land Cruiser V8 excess oil consumption, Nissan ZD30 blowing holes in pistons, Isuzu 3.0 oil dilution, Toyota 2.4td cracking heads, pretty much any Mitsubishi springs to mind
Still awaiting your proof as to why 'Jeeps aren't much better'.

The original poster can be confident of buying the thing providing he realises he is getting a 15 year old car where anything can and will give way at antime, no matter what badge it has on it.

[cheap]

Originally Posted by smoo

The original poster can be confident of buying the thing providing he realises he is getting a 15 year old car where anything can and will give way at antime, no matter what badge it has on it.

Your final sentance is almost correct - here it is corrected. "The original poster now realises he is getting a car where anything can and will give way at anytime on a regular basis."

As for commenting on Jeeps, it is unfair to high-jack this thread. If you have a specific question regarding Jeep(s), suggest you start a new thread.

Have a nice day - over and out.

[XRtowcar]

Had to post though have no pics, as it sort of relevant to the thread.
This morning doing usual trip into Hastings, and there's a Disco on the side of the road, bonnet up of course.
Hour and a half later and its on the back of RACV tray truck off to be fixed.
At least you'll meet some very friendly tow truck drivers.