AnswerID: 2585 Submitted: Tuesday, Apr 02, 2002 at 00:00
Alex
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G'day Rich, if you're looking at getting the manual, be very wary - the earler ones had a few problems and at $14 000 for a new one its a bit steep.
the auto is OK. As has been said, anything after 95 has the newer 300tdi engine and the gearbox is a new unit that doesn't have the problems of the older one.
The main difference between the 200tdi (pre95) and the 300tdi is in the turbo and the use of a serpentine belt on the front instead of multiple v-belts. Performance is a bit better
with the 300tdi, but fuel consumption is about line-ball. As to how it stacks up against the hilux, it depends what you want ot use it for. The disco will be more comfortable on-road due to coils rather than leafs, and
if the hilux has independent front
suspension, the disco will be better offroad too. If you need a ute occasionally the hilux it is, but for a comfortable wagon, go the disco. Cheers, Alex
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