LeighW
D3 Decade
Member Since: 31 Jan 2006
Location: Brisbane, AUS
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If the link works this should show what at least one team of reviewers think of the L462 with the 2.0 Ingenium engine.
http://unsealed4x4.com.au/u4x4/issue044/#157
Enjoy. LeighW
The old girl is on her third engine...
* first ran a bearing (design failure in original engine)
* second had a failure of the water outlet on top of the engine (pls check yours)
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Triplet3
Member Since: 26 Nov 2016
Location: Southampton
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Very interesting, Cheers for sharing  1995 Discovery 1 300TDI
2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 - Gone
1979 Series 3 109" - Gone
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| 18th Dec 2017 7:29 am |
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defector
Member Since: 23 Feb 2009
Location: Greater Manchester
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Wow, 150 litre fuel tank in the Prado. They've certainly designed it for the outback.
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| 18th Dec 2017 9:14 am |
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astonbuilder
Member Since: 29 Sep 2006
Location: MIDLANDS
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Keep flicking through to see some trailer-porn and budget review of L332 FFRR and RRS
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| 18th Dec 2017 10:28 am |
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kajtzu
Member Since: 10 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
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defector wrote:Wow, 150 litre fuel tank in the Prado. They've certainly designed it for the outback.
I confess I didn’t read the article yet but it is most likely fitted with an auxiliary tank either at the factory or by the distributor. When I lived on the Arabian peninsula (KSA) most real SUVs (Nissan Patrol, Toyota Landcruiser Prado and the big brother LC, etc.) were fitted with an extra tank simply for convenience and because their chronic thirst. Some were fully automatic and some required turning on a pump.
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| 18th Dec 2017 12:56 pm |
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RRSTDV8
Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Here
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astonbuilder wrote:Keep flicking through to see some trailer-porn and budget review of L332 FFRR and RRS
The trailer/roof tent combo is rather nice! 
The RRS shown in the budget buy video is "Black Betty" which belongs/belonged to a RRSport forum member. Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
2012 RRS SDV6
2008 RRS TDV8
"When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die! You don't know who's children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered. How much blood will spill, until everybody does what they were always going to have to do from the very beginning: SIT DOWN AND TALK!"
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| 18th Dec 2017 8:27 pm |
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defector
Member Since: 23 Feb 2009
Location: Greater Manchester
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kajtzu wrote:defector wrote:Wow, 150 litre fuel tank in the Prado. They've certainly designed it for the outback.
I confess I didn’t read the article yet but it is most likely fitted with an auxiliary tank either at the factory or by the distributor. When I lived on the Arabian peninsula (KSA) most real SUVs (Nissan Patrol, Toyota Landcruiser Prado and the big brother LC, etc.) were fitted with an extra tank simply for convenience and because their chronic thirst. Some were fully automatic and some required turning on a pump.
The Patrol's, LC's and 4.0 Jeeps (all petrol) had to have the long range fuel tanks simply because we were on the edge of the Rab-Al-Khali (The Empty Quarter) and it was a 500+ mile return journey with no fuel stops on route (in fact nothing but desert). I don't remember having to turn on supplementary tanks at any stage.
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| 19th Dec 2017 4:07 am |
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Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
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Thanks for the link - very interesting
Starting from the unbiased view of not wanting to buy any of them, I can’t understand how they split the Disco and the Land Cruiser / Prado. They put the Jeep at the back of the pack for “lack of local tuning” and them came up with a not dissimilar issue with the Disco and completely overlooked it 
In its favour and in this company, the Disco is the least ugly of an outstandingly ugly bunch, while the Prado is head and shoulders uglier than the rest (in only the way that, up until about 1986, only the Japanese knew how), but it seems uniquely well adapted to local needs: from long fuel range (even if it’s optional) to crude, but robust, engineering, reliability, availability of parts and local mechanics and an extensive range of suitable off road extras, I can’t see how the substantially more expensive Disco, with a more highly stressed and locally unproven 2 litre engine ever toppled it 2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: 2 x FL2 as “second” cars 🙄
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
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| 20th Dec 2017 7:18 am |
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lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
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114k for a 2ltr diesel 
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| 20th Dec 2017 7:57 am |
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LeighW
D3 Decade
Member Since: 31 Jan 2006
Location: Brisbane, AUS
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Another one to check out. This time no article but if you go right through the e-mag you will see a video of an L462 towing a caravan that is manufactured near Brisbane Australia. Nice countryside forms the backdrop.
http://rvdaily.com.au/rvd/issue021/#1
PS - if anyone gives up I will point out the specific place in the e-mag to see the white Discovery doing what it does best. Don't forget about the time difference - I may be resting   LeighW
The old girl is on her third engine...
* first ran a bearing (design failure in original engine)
* second had a failure of the water outlet on top of the engine (pls check yours)
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| 20th Dec 2017 8:44 am |
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jimbg
Member Since: 19 Apr 2013
Location: UK
Posts: 478
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White Discovery
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| 20th Dec 2017 9:52 am |
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RRSTDV8
Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Here
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Red Merle wrote:I can’t see how the substantially more expensive Disco, with a more highly stressed and locally unproven 2 litre engine ever toppled it
I know this will come as a shock to many who hate the D5 for not being a D4, but it won because, on balance, it's the best of the bunch. Better on the road, better off road. Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
2012 RRS SDV6
2008 RRS TDV8
"When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die! You don't know who's children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered. How much blood will spill, until everybody does what they were always going to have to do from the very beginning: SIT DOWN AND TALK!"
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| 20th Dec 2017 10:22 am |
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J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
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Highways Agency D5s are 2.0s so cant be that bad. 23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
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| 20th Dec 2017 10:33 am |
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Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
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RRSTDV8 wrote:Red Merle wrote:I can’t see how the substantially more expensive Disco, with a more highly stressed and locally unproven 2 litre engine ever toppled it
I know this will come as a shock to many who hate the D5 for not being a D4, but it won because, on balance, it's the best of the bunch. Better on the road, better off road.
I was interested in their reasons for choosing it and they don’t seemed to have explained them properly. 2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: 2 x FL2 as “second” cars 🙄
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
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| 20th Dec 2017 1:06 pm |
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RRSTDV8
Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Here
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The reasoning seemed to be that it was the best on road and the best (or equal best as they all managed to get through ok) off road. They mentioned the possibility of LR reliability issues, of course, and the possibility that the suspension had a problem on corrugations but that it might be a one off.
In summary, on balance, they decided it was the best of the bunch because it was the best on road and the best off road. Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
2012 RRS SDV6
2008 RRS TDV8
"When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die! You don't know who's children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered. How much blood will spill, until everybody does what they were always going to have to do from the very beginning: SIT DOWN AND TALK!"
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| 20th Dec 2017 6:26 pm |
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