97k5blazer Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Hey guys, I am new here. My name is Aaron from Australia. I am considering purchasing a series 2 Discovery and am stuck on whether to get a V8 or TD5. A V8 costs less to purchase, but uses more fuel, whereas the TD5 is the other way round. I have calculated that to repay the extra $2,000 on purchase it would take 30,000 km of driving. I just called Davis Performance Landy's and asked him how much a rebuild would cost on each an he said that a V8 would be about $8-9,000 and a diesel would be about the same, but if it needs a head replaced it would be $13-14,000. Does this seem right, I have only heard good things about him, but i was shocked when i heard the price, i was expecting about half that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 I owned a V8 auto for 13 years from new and loved it all the way despite running costs. I had far less problems with it than most Td5s I know. You really do have to be comfortable with what it will cost you in fuel (ignore the official figures, it will average about 15-16mpg - consider that in terms of your daily mileage) but if you decide you can live with that then the decision is pretty simple. Neither engine is bombproof - the V8 can have liner issues (never did on mine) and the Td5 can just go bang for one of a number of reasons - or it might do 200,000 miles. I don't know the Australian market so perhaps also consider the availability of parts for each model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggie Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 An engine rebuild costing $8,000-$9,000 is crazy money! $13,000-$14,000 for a new head is even more crazy. I had to read that a few times to see if I had read it right. A new Td5 head is about £1200 over here so he is charging an extortionate amount to fit that. How much does a D2 cost over there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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