Comfortable 5/7 seat 4x4 recommendations?

[Alycidon]

Discovery TD5 auto ES that I had did all you want in spades, but it was replaced in 2004 with the V6 money pit. Some friends have had V6 commercials with no probs but some have had horrendous bills. One guy tows heavy car trailers all over Europe, usually at max weight or more and at high speed. Often he gets an instruction that a car has to be somewhere in Europe in a matter of hours. He loves Disco V6 diesels, runs them to about 200k then outs them, he usually takes out an extended warranty package. Yes he has had 2 crank shafts snap but LR were pretty helpfull especially as both were on Autobahns.

 

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[Big J]

Well I test drove the Disco 4 that I linked to earlier and consequently bought it. The devil's car indeed!

 

The most comfortable car I've ever driven. If it all goes spectacularly wrong with breakdowns, I shall report back!

[gensetsteve]

Discovery TD5 auto ES that I had did all you want in spades, but it was replaced in 2004 with the V6 money pit. Some friends have had V6 commercials with no probs but some have had horrendous bills. One guy tows heavy car trailers all over Europe, usually at max weight or more and at high speed. Often he gets an instruction that a car has to be somewhere in Europe in a matter of hours. He loves Disco V6 diesels, runs them to about 200k then outs them, he usually takes out an extended warranty package. Yes he has had 2 crank shafts snap but LR were pretty helpfull especially as both were on Autobahns.

 

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Sounds like the man on the disco forum that lives near Salisbury. Seems An expensive slow way to take vehicles abroad.

[WillTimberlake]

How are you finding your Discovery Big J? Any pics? Any problems with it yet? What's your review on it so far?

[Big J]

Only picked it up yesterday and it's going back in tomorrow for a couple of teething issues (central locking not working on passenger side rear door, engine management light comes on intermittently and a very minor knocking from the front suspension bushes over broken surfaces). It's 6 years old with 85k on the clock, so I was expecting something. It is wonderful to drive and extremely quiet and fast. Not hitched a trailer up to it yet, or taken it off road yet.

[mendiplogs]

Well I test drove the Disco 4 that I linked to earlier and consequently bought it. The devil's car indeed!

 

The most comfortable car I've ever driven. If it all goes spectacularly wrong with breakdowns, I shall report back!

 

Hi BIG JOHN HAPPY XMAS TO YOU and well done on your new truck it Disco 4 they are very comfortable hope it all goes well for you mate as it doesn't break down We May look at another one maybe one in warranty I don't know thanks John well done

[Big J]

Hi BIG JOHN HAPPY XMAS TO YOU and well done on your new truck it Disco 4 they are very comfortable hope it all goes well for you mate as it doesn't break down We May look at another one maybe one in warranty I don't know thanks John well done

 

Thanks for that Jon. Merry Christmas to you too. It's not going to get worked hard, so fingers crossed.

[Big J]

More to the point, does anyone want my bloody Navara?! 80k, excellent condition, £7500 plus VAT. It's on Arbtrader, but I don't think many people look at it anymore.

[Steve Bullman]

You're right, it's only had 152 views since yesterday

[Big J]

You're right, it's only had 152 views since yesterday

 

I don't mean to criticise Steve. I just don't see the volume of items being put up for sale that there were a couple of years back. Plus the last couple of things I sold that were advertised there, I missed messages as it doesn't notify me by email or notify me from the main Arbtalk page.