al1991 Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 Hi, I'm thinking of getting an automatic 200 series disco. I know there isn't too many of them around, but I've seen a few of them floating around on eBay and they tickle my fancy a little bit. I'm quite seriously thinking of 'investing' in one. I was wondering if it's a combination that works well as my only experiences have been with a TD5 disco and a 300, both manuals. It wouldn't be for the daily commute or anything, it would be purely for the rough stuff and greenlanes, which is why I thought the auto might be appropriate. Any experiences/comments(helpful ones, mind)/ suggestions much appreciated. Ta. Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 200 & 300 have the same bhp/torque figures IIRC, the autobox may be slightly revised, but don't think there's much else different in the mechanical dept. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 I think you will find the performance utterly underwhelming but it is fairly easy to tweak the 200's fuel pump to get slighlty more acceleration. They are not the commones combination in the world, but people round here seem to like them. Cheers Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat69 Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 200 & 300 have the same bhp/torque figures IIRC, 300tdi auto with EDC have 122bhp instead of the 113. A bit more torque as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 i get tempted to convert to auto on my 200disco now & then for playing on rocks etc. never do cause off the effort & loss of motorway MPG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguevogue Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 never do cause off the effort & loss of motorway MPG. At any speed over 53 the torque converter locks and the gearbox is just like a manual in 5th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark90 Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 I had a 200tdi auto disco for a while, was a nice drive, if a little sluggish, not sure I should have sold it. Averaged 24mpg where my 200tdi manual 110 gets 27mpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 oh i was told it was like driving in 4th everywhere, i havent looked at the gearing tbh. got enough faults to fix before i worry about any more mods for a few decades... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOA 93 Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 oh i was told it was like driving in 4th everywhere, i havent looked at the gearing tbh. got enough faults to fix before i worry about any more mods for a few decades... I think you'll find 4th in auto is higher than 5th manual, manual 5th is .77 and auto 4th is about .72 IIRC. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoodyWolf Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 I have had a 200tdi for just over a year now and i think it is great off road when greenlaning and on playdays, I do find it will slow on the motorway when u hit a steep hill but normaly it is ok. It is a little slow on takeoff but u get used to that, and the fuel econ is standard for motoways but goes down if u do alot of stop start. However the control u get on the dirt is great. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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