kingdong2 Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Hi all mileage wise what are disco 2 td5 engines good for we are looking at buying a disco 2 td5 auto prefurbly on an 04 plate in the next couple of months and obviusly the less miles the better. graham ________________________ 1962 2a swb 200 tdi 1997 disco 1 300 tdi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR NUT Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Hi all mileage wise what are disco 2 td5 engines good for we are looking at buying a disco 2 td5 auto prefurbly on an 04 plate in the next couple of months and obviusly the less miles the better. graham ________________________ 1962 2a swb 200 tdi 1997 disco 1 300 tdi. Ive jus picked up a TD5 disco 2 recently (manual) and already used it for towing regularly at the quarry its been pulling 2 tonnes of gravel/concrete mix plus the weight of the trailer, you name it. Although Ive still got my 05 disco 2 (4.0 V8) as I do like the smoothness and speed of the disco. The auto disco 2's are more sluggish the the manual and when your towing the consequences will be the same. Plus I suppose it depends on what your towing. Getting to the point of your intial question they are both excellent for towing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LR NUT Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 Ive jus picked up a TD5 disco 2 recently (manual) and already used it for towing regularly at the quarry its been pulling 2 tonnes of gravel/concrete mix plus the weight of the trailer, you name it. Although Ive still got my 05 disco 2 (4.0 V8) as I do like the smoothness and speed of the disco. The auto td5 disco 2's are more sluggish the the manual and when your towing the consequences will be the same. Plus I suppose it depends on what your towing. Getting to the point of your intial question they are both excellent for towing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Divster Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 156k on mine now. No issues but regularly serviced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuB Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 186,000mls on the D2 Td5 man 1998 I bought in December 09, FSH up to 113,00, then the last owner did not do anything with it for 3yrs, but he did have a bill for front hubs in the Nov for £400... I have done all fluids & full service, returns 25mpg and I,m as happy as the proverbial...just need to make sure you service regularly and treat them with TLC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest noggy Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 90k miles on ours, no problems just power-steering is starting to groan a bit, but thats not the engine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally V8 Posted March 6, 2010 Share Posted March 6, 2010 The highest I have seen on an original engine was 238,000.Seems as though they will go on well if they make it to 150,000,but so many seem to die between 80 and 120,000. What stuffs it for me is the high cost of repair unlike the TDI - which is why I'll carry on using TDI's for as long as I can,plus they are less fussy and cheaper to service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdong2 Posted March 6, 2010 Author Share Posted March 6, 2010 thanks everyone that explainse why the low mileage ones on ebay are cheaper than the higher mileage ones. graham ____________________ 1962 2a swb 200 tdi. 1997 disco 1 300 tdi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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