High Mileage Discos out there??

[Jake]

325 thousand on a 94 DI. No internal repairs to the engine, only water pump, radiator, hoses, thermostat. Was running great the day it got smashed by an errant pick-up.

 

[Jaime]

325 thousand on a 94 DI. No internal repairs to the engine, only water pump, radiator, hoses, thermostat. Was running great the day it got smashed by an errant pick-up.

I think I would have cried

 

[SRhodes]

181K on my 94 D1. No major repairs since I got it at 145K. Original owner took awesome care of it and I am doing the same. Just about to take it on a 3500 mile move to Alaska, the only thing I'm worried about is towing my 914 behind it all those miles. Wish me luck.

 

[pclawson]

2001 D2, 185,000.

-valve job.
-new radiator due to two holes being it it.
-new MAF
-new seals in rear axle three times.
-blown "genuine" bottle jack-when I needed it most.
-recall for ABS
-recall for Emissions
-ABS Sensor, front end
-constantly leaking roof(dealer couldn't resolve problem)
-broken idler pulley(left me stranded)


has left me stranded a total of three times.

My 10,000.00 ford ranger went 10 years with no breakdowns. this will be my first and last land rover

 

[NO EFI RRC]

Just bought a 95 Disco with a 5spd on Ebay. It has 175k on it and the seller claims that it runs like a watch. I only bought it for the transmission (converting a RRC to 5spd) but will probably drive the Disco for a little while before it gets parted out.

 

[jsonova99]

Is the Disco 5 speed the same as the Defender? Although Defenders had two manual trannys I think, the R380 and whatever the standard one on the 94s was. I heard those weren't as reliable as the automatics, anybody have any thoughts?

 

[Robbie]

yeah, the LT77. has the reverse at top left instead of bottom right. heard same things, that R380 is more reliable. but no first hand knowledge. think all the 5-speed discos came with R380.

 

[utahdog2003]

2001 D2, 185,000.


My 10,000.00 ford ranger went 10 years with no breakdowns. this will be my first and last land rover

3 breakdowns in almost 200,00 mi and you're complaining?

You can keep your Ranger...mine was a transmissionless POS after 40,000 mi. What a turd.

 

[apg]

R-380

They did...but my R-380 failed under benign conditions at about 70k miles. Straight, level Interstate cruising with the CC on, ironically passing the LR import facility in Baltimore when the 5th/reverse layshaft fractured. Quickly shiftted to 4th and continued for another 200 miles. Pulled it to bits later and found a shaft cut as cleanly as one could do it with a plasma torch....

One of these days (famous last words), I'll rebuild it - once I figure out which layshaft I need. There are two (or more) and I have no idea which one is appropriate.

I've gotten used to its idiosyncracies, but then driving Land Rovers for 35 years does that. SO says never another Rover, tho'.....

Cheers

 

[NO EFI RRC]

I know the ZF is a better unit overall, I just wanted a manual trans because I dont like slushboxes. Im sure the trans will hold up ok to the street duties mine will see. Although it will have a fairly wel built 3.9 powering it.

 

[jsonova99]

I was only curious because I still have this fantasy of someday buying another Defender which will probably never happen . My '95 that I had gave me no problems, but I wondered if it was better to go with a '97 with the ZF automatic for reliability reasons. I personally prefer 5-speeds though.