Land Rover Discovery TD5 ES

Good Points

Its a LAND ROVER!!!

Bad Points

Its a LAND ROVER!!!

General Comments

I've had a 200Tdi & a 300Tdi & a 300 V8 NOW I have a TD5 .....TOTALLY CHUFFED TO NUTS WITH IT .....

Had Water in the Fusebox cost £300 to replace ....... SO WHAT!! .. I LOVE THE DAMNED THING ..Will drive it until the wheels fall off...

As I put in the Tit;le its a GO ANYWHERE/DO ANYTHING Vehicle .. it would pull down a House & then turn around & go back & STOMP ON THE BRICKS !!!

As it says on my rear window ..... "JEEP RECOVERY VEHICLE" .. Enough said!!!

We have owned a 2003 manual model for just over 2 years,now having 80,000 on the clock. It is mainly used by the wife(who loves it)to transport our 4 dogs around. I also drive it when I can and must admit also enjot it. Great driving position,good load carrier,very comfortable and reasonable economy for a large 4X4. Only one major repair during this period, a leaking fuel pressure valve dowsed the starter motor with diesel requiring both to be replaced. Other than that, normal service costs only. Good off road performance and quite refined at 70 mph on motorways etc and 60 mph on country A roads, personally wouldn't push it much further on tarmac. My x trail is now coming up for replacement and the TD5 has so impressed that I am now seriously thinking of getting a Discovery TD7 when I make the change.

Thought I had bought a beauty off my neighbour. (he is 70, the only other owner and only ever went to the golf course in it - full LRSH only 75k garaged, no tow bar never off roaded). First problem was oil in the engines computer brain which caused all sorts of mayhem and diagnostic costs so looms replaced then fuel pump replaced (brush fell off the motor) , power steering pump replaced, air suspension bags and pipes replaced, window lift replaced, sun roof replaced , rear door lock replaced - now the other sun roof is leaking and spigot bearing in gear box gone. Delayed throttle shut off is causing great concern (legacy of the oil in the loom I think). Wheel bearings need replacing. All in 8k miles and only doing the school run!!!. It is draining me financially. Worst of all the chassis is rusting badly. I feel like taking it back to Solihull and burning it in their car park. In my experience they are still better than the series 3 as I have talked to owners of these that make mine look reliable. Currently residing in it’s favourite place the local garage having rust failures sorted out. Still only got 83k on it. I had a old defender for 13 years and loved it. LR what are you doing – if you can’t make it bullet proof don’t make it. In short it has to go and be replaced with a Landcruiser Amazon.

i have owned a discovery 2 1999 GS since oct 2011 sealed sunroofs and windscreen, tyres , radiator etc etc..........last few months have been effortless though its a second car mainly for the winter but one of the best buy i have ever made its a classic .

Had disco 2 Td5's in the family since they were new and none have ever missed a beat. You hear of horror stories but honestly I think it has more to do with the lack of maintenance.

Bought one for myself this year for chips thinking it would be a flogged crock and sure it had been given a hard life but you wouldn't know it. Everything works on it, heaps of power since its been chipped. I use mine for towing race cars around when others use built trucks, then spends the other half of its life traversing the family property with insanely steep rocky spurs (Hill decent control) and washed out boggy tracks. Just make sure you buy one with centre diff lock or have it installed, works great with factory traction control.

Seriously even at top dollar they are still a bargain considering how much luxury 4x4 you get for the money! Can not recommend the series 2 diesel enough.

JUST ABOUT TO BUY MY 5TH LANDROVER, (I LOVE EM )I WONT GO BACK TO A ORDINARY CAR AGAIN .

IN MY DRIVING CAREER SO FAR IVE OWNED A DEFENDER 90 - P REG DISCOVERY 300TDI (ARDEN)- N REG DISCOVERY 1 V8 - 02 DISCOVERY TD5(AUTO)AND FOR MY LATEST PURCHASE YET ANOTHER DISCOVERY TD5 (MANUAL)

THEY ARE ,IN MY OPINION ONE OF THE SAFEST CARS ON THE ROAD TODAY , RIDE HEIGHT 12 INCHES HIGHER THAN ORDINARY CARS SO YOU CAN SEE WHATS HAPPENING 3 OR 4 CARS IN FRONT OF YOU.

THIS CAR HAS EXCELLENT ROAD MANNERS AND IS MORE THAN CAPABLE OFFROAD ( TRY THE TIPS OF SCOTLAND WHERE THE ROADS RUN OUT AND YOULL SEE WHY I LOVE THEM SO MUCH .

THE AMOUNT OF POTHOLES APEARING IN THE ROADS THESE DAYS IT WONT BE LONG BEFORE EVERYONE IS DRIVING A 4X4 DISCOVERY .

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I have had a 200 and a 300 and now I have the TD5 ES. The previous landrovers were ok but the TD5 is in a different league. I have had one break down in it on the way to cornwall whilst towing my caravan from leeds, turned out to be a collapsed hose to the intercooler which cost £ 140 fitted on site.It pulls my caravan which is a twin axle with five bikes and five people on board. It uses a tad more juice when towing. The TD5 engine has far more gutts than the previous discoverys. Also the bodywork seems to be more resistent to corrosion than the older versions. I would most certainly bye another one, particularly the ES model with the aircon and leather seats. The only fault I have found is the sunroofs leak which I have rectified. Otherwise no problemo.

I can't speak highly enough of my Series II Disco SE7 Td5(similar to the ES7 spec without sunroof). Offroad in stock specification it continually outperforms Patrols and Land Cruisers. I have taken this car on two of the most arduous 4wd trips in Australia (Cape York then Simpson Desert, Oodnadatta etc) and it coped with the trips effortlessly. It never gets stuck and I have zero reliability issues to report. Raising the airbag suspension has saved me from embaressment a couple of time and the ride on (with ACE) and off the road is second to none. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the Series II Disco Td5 to anyone (MY03/04 is the best buy).

I had a 200 tdi for 7 years then bought a 2000 TD5 Millenium Edition March 08 for £5000. The TD5 drives so much better than the old Discovery. The ACE and ABS are a must. Would not consider one without.These cars go anywhere and inspire confidence when they do.