eddie c Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 I am looking to buy my first Discovery, I have looked at about ten up to now, but it seems that you have to spend at least 5 grand to find a decent one, would this seem to be average price?. Also I suffer from Rumatoid Athritis in the knees and I have found the clutch's on the cars I have tested to be heavy, so I gave an Japanese imported automatic a go, and allthough it seemed a little slugish compared to the manual, I liked it. What would the auto be like towing? The Jap cars seem to have very good body work, are there any pitfalls in buying an import? Thanks for any help EDDIE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 I haven't really towed with a Tdi auto but given that the standard one is quite revvy, if you stick a couple of tonnes on the back it can only make this worse and the performance when cold would probably be sluggish to the point of being dangerous. What are you towing? Give it a tweak to the fuel pump and a bigger intercooler and it may be a different story though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddie c Posted September 2, 2006 Author Share Posted September 2, 2006 I tow a modified Suzuki SJ with roll cage,and quite heavy armour. I only tow this twice a month, but I will be doing some greenlaning with the discovery aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 mmm with the trailer that will probably be 2-2.5 tonnes then it will do the job but don't expect to win races at the lights if you are only towing it occasionally then I expect it will be fine, as I said you could always get the engine tweaked to give it more oomph and it makes a hell of a difference to a manual vehicle, though I've never actually tried it on an auto Tdi If you have tried a Tdi auto and thought it was OK then you will probably be fine - I personally don't much like them (though the more powerful EDC engines found on some auto vehicles are a lot better) but it really is a matter of personal taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat69 Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 I've got a 300tdi auto. I did tow a couple of times some "heavy" load (trailer with RRc). It is sluggish to start but when it goes it not bad. I gave my engine the Allisport treatment (reprog the ECU and better intercooler).. so much better now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoDunc Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 I've got a 97 Tdi300 ES Auto and I used to tow a 1 tonne Ifor double horsebox along with another tonne and bit of horses, never had a problem. B) I was never going to win the Traffic-light Grand Prix, but then again, I wasn't without the trailer either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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