Wild-Bill 500 Posted August 17, 2019 Report Share Posted August 17, 2019 Any one had first hand experience with these been looking st getting one and just want to no the pros and cons what to look out for etc. Thinking of something like the disco 3 around 2005 plate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fireman 10,774 Posted August 17, 2019 Report Share Posted August 17, 2019 There's a fella who lives opposite me who has a garage workshop up his garden and he's a full time mechanic and he once told me he only has a land rover because he's a mechanic with ramps etc to fix it... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted August 17, 2019 Report Share Posted August 17, 2019 Disco 3s are probably the least reliable of all. My mate had one a couple of years ago and couldn't wait to get rid of it. Too many electrical gremlins. 4s are better, but still go for a lot of money. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavross 13,712 Posted August 18, 2019 Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 About 7 years ago I had a 2008 disco 3, 2.7 V6, it was a lovely thing to drive on and off road, the missus used to drive around in it like a footballers wife and every time she came back in it there was another light on the dash, luckily I’m a mechanic so was able to look after it myself, it was also horrendous on fuel and 400 quid a year to tax, the main problems with them are air suspension, hill decent and the different settings for what you are driving on, if any of these don’t work walk away from it, they also have engine management faults normally relating to the EGR, saying that I have got a soft spot for Land Rover’s and I’m going to have a look at a defender on Tuesday, just like a moth bumping a light bulb I never learn and keep going back to them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twelsh 313 Posted August 18, 2019 Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 Rot boxes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,157 Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 The biggest problem with them is they have an inner skin of steel and an outer skin of Allie so they look pucka until you put them on the ramps and as with all the land rovers after the 200 tdi engine they gradually got worse, more expensive and complicated and only repairable in a garage with all the gear, the 200 is a pretty bomb proof unit with the added bonus it will run fine on cooking oil or bio fuel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wild-Bill 500 Posted August 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 Yep f**k getting one. Spoke to few mechanics they all said very similar. Stick with Japanese I think haha 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twelsh 313 Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 Nephew had 300tdi he had 2700 of welding done on boot floor inner wheel archers chassis took for mot while after they said nowt can be done as where they welded to has rotten as there is only so far they could go I’d never have one I had pajero on a 1995 never had one bit of welding on it up until last mot which was caused by plastic trim around wheel arches where mud gathered apart from that it was good bus 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wild-Bill 500 Posted August 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 2 hours ago, twelsh said: Nephew had 300tdi he had 2700 of welding done on boot floor inner wheel archers chassis took for mot while after they said nowt can be done as where they welded to has rotten as there is only so far they could go I’d never have one I had pajero on a 1995 never had one bit of welding on it up until last mot which was caused by plastic trim around wheel arches where mud gathered apart from that it was good bus Yeh cheers for the replied won’t be getting one. I was always put off pajeros years ago as got told the parts where a nightmare to get hold of? Much truth in that? I’m running a forester at the minute but going back to a jeep / pick up as need something higher up. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,157 Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 The pajero is an import shogun some insurance company’s are a bit funny with imports and some of the motors Are slightly different to uk spec ones but I would imaging there are hundreds here now so breakers should have plenty of spares for them and you seem to be able to get pretty much anything sent over from China for peanuts in a week or two, 24/7 car spares is a really good website if you need stuff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longers01 2,319 Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 (edited) I’ve been running a old pajero about for the last couple of years give a grand for it not a bad bus only done just over 100 k atb longers01 Edited August 20, 2019 by longers01 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twelsh 313 Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 5 hours ago, Wild-Bill said: Yeh cheers for the replied won’t be getting one. I was always put off pajeros years ago as got told the parts where a nightmare to get hold of? Much truth in that? I’m running a forester at the minute but going back to a jeep / pick up as need something higher up. I’m running Forester at min for dogs good cars mate I’ve just took landrover discovery springs off rear put standards back on mate 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longers01 2,319 Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 Great cars them foresters had a couple over the years before i got the pajero i had a 04 turbo forester with only 90k on the clock but dogs was killing it so got rid while it was still worth some decent money atb longers01 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcherlad92 24 Posted August 23, 2019 Report Share Posted August 23, 2019 Disco 2 td5s are decent wagons, provided the chassis is clean and the engine gets its oil changed once in a while. Not as much to go wrong and when it does you can usually fix it yourself... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gazjon5 705 Posted August 24, 2019 Report Share Posted August 24, 2019 I had a td5 disco, it was the worst vehicle I have ever had, (and I have had a few). Injector issues, suspension issues, sunroof issues, then head gasket went..... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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