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Submitted: Monday, Oct 21, 2002 at 00:00
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Ben T
I am planning on buying a second hand defender but am not sure if I should get a rig with a TD5 motor or the older 300TDI. Has anyone done any resonable amount of K's in a TD5??
Reply By: Truckster - Monday, Oct 21, 2002 at 00:00
Monday, Oct 21, 2002 at 00:00
Powerwise get the TD5, its a new world from the 300....
But they are very agricultural ride, uncomfortable as can be...
Go drive a few of each, thats the best thing you can do.
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Reply By: lindsay - Tuesday, Oct 22, 2002 at 00:00
Tuesday, Oct 22, 2002 at 00:00
Ben, I have had a 200 a 300 and now have a td5. The td5 is the best as far as performance , not as good on fuel as the 300. I have now done 70,000 ks without major problems. some minor warranty issues such as wiring loom to an abs sensor and a new fly wheel, as another one had cracked in england. been up the canning in the td5 and got about 28 mpg less on the road with a packrack & cruising at 110 about 24 mpg.
don't worry about computors trucks do in excess of a million Ks without problems
. don't take spanners take a phone , join landrover extended care scheme and you should be ok.as far as being uncomfortable i don't find they are that with the coils and long travel they are good. I have a bad back and i would not have had three of them if they were uncomfortable
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Reply By: Mike - Sunday, Nov 17, 2002 at 01:00
Sunday, Nov 17, 2002 at 01:00
I love my TD5! Fuel economy certainly isn't as good as 300 and 200 but lets be honest here > 2.5L turbo diesel + more power must only come from more fuel being used!!!
As for reliability - recall that TD5 has limp
home feature so if electronics go bush then it will get you
home. But I must admit that I've never heard of a TD5 with problems so far. And, please don't bombard me if you have!!!
As for comfort. The Landrover has the most comfortable driving position I've ever had. The problem is folks have forgotten how to sit in this world of bad posture. You are supposed to sit on you bum bones with a reasonably straight back...not with your spine curved like a boomerang in a soft armchair like most other 4WD's!
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