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im thinking about selling our 2003 a4 tdi 130 avant but i dont know what to get but i now wont a 4x4,the jimny is our second car n i have thought of getting another but with 2 kids under 4 n a dog need sumet a bit bigger, wont sumet for under 5 grand and prefer the jimny to the audi beacouse you can fix most things your self so would like something like the jimny in that respect, i know someone who is selling a disco 300 with 40k on it and he realy looks after it and has been used as a 3rd car for years. he only wonts 1200 for it so qwite tempted plus il have extra cash maybe for jimny mods and a lift n wheals for the disco and towards a weding .(god this is getin long) has any one anyone got any recommendations on what i can get .pluss i teavel 20mile a day for work
The Disco is good value but it will come as a shock to the system after the economy of the A4.
The advantage of the disco of course is that you can work easily on them yourself and parts are readily available from specialists all over the country.
The one you've got in mind sounds like a good buy. Tidy 300tdi's can be upto 2.5k.
The one thing i like about the Disco is that it ages well. We are considering one next year for similiar reasons to you, it would stay stock except for tyres and be used for towing.
how about a jeep cherokee 2.8 diesel auto?
you'll should get a nice one for 5k say 2004-05 - if you get a limited then you usually get full leather trim as well - petrols are cheaper but mega thirsty
also can tow up to 3.5 tons with a diesel auto
avoid the 2.5 diesels as the engine isn't that reliable
how about a nissan terrano i have had a few now & i realy like them & there super relialbe as the 2.7 deisel is the same engine as the black cab & they go forever & they are good value for your money
I have been looking at Disco's recently to perhaps have one as my every day car and for laning as the size, both for passengers and load carrying is good, plus as has been said, I can work on it any get bits anywhere. It's just the fuel costs and the cost of a trailer for the Jimny and storage space for the trailer.
I run an old 1.3 Micra as my daily which does 2,000,000 mpg and a disco will do >30mpg on more expensive diesel. Then I get this overwhelming urge for a V8 and the idea gets silly.
If it's just a 4x4 to ferry the kids about in all year round, I agree with an older long wheelbase Vit. Petrol or Diesel, they are easy to work on, easy to get bits for and cheap to buy. Stick a set of at's on for all year round use and you're away.
Kirkynut
The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win - Edgar Watson Howe.
We've got a Jeep Cherokee 2.8CRD auto and its brilliant. We bought it new in 2004 and it still drives and looks like new. Touch wood it has been incredibly reliable too - not something all the Disco's can boast ( I had one for a short time!). The Jeep easily tows my Wrangler on a trailer backwards and forwards across France and I would buy another one if they hadn't stopped importing them.
Manual VVT, 2 1/2" lift, ORA castor corrected arms, 2" ORA body lift, 4:1 transfer box, Uprated front shafts & CVs ERM , ARBs back & front 3.9 diffs, 6 point cage, ORA winch bumper - Superwinch EP9, ORA rear bumper, ORA axle truses, Diff guards ERM , TBR tank guard, Snorkel, Kumho KL71.30.9.50 15
My disco did 25mpg on Diesel and I am a conservative driver (I get 30mpg from the RRS)
Martin
2003 M13 early KAP build.
3" Trailmaster lift with 1.5 Spacers on front
Customised winch bumper and roll cage
235/85R16 Maxxis Bighorns on 16" Rims, 4:1 Rocklobster, Rear ARB locker and on-board air
Corrected arms all-round, rear disks, Recaro seats and harnesses
25mpg! I struggled to get 20mpg out of mine! And it was a td5 D2.
If you are serious about getting one be aware that the rust like nothing else! The disco 1's rust on the body (boot floor) and rear of the chassis. The disco 2's rust on the whole chassis and are not rust proved anywhere near as good as the D1's.
My D2 had to have lots of welding carried out to the rear suspension area where the chassis had just rusted through.
Even tho they rust so much I still want another! This time I think I'll go for a defender!
Apparently there was a run of D2's with chassis problems it doesn't apply to every one. The story goes along the lines of bare chassis' left exposed to the elements before being assembled.
A mate of mine has one that they had to swap the chassis on as the original had cracked in a couple of places.
There are some well looked after examples but most will be seeing the onset of rot. If i do get one it will be getting a full rustbuster treatment.
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And it was a td5 D2.
