OT - Series 2 dicovery's
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We're contemplating looking into purchasing a discovery. I know sufficient (ly little!) about the S1 as these were pretty similar to the rangerovers I know and love, but what about the Series 2 discovery? These look like a whole new ball game - an unfamilar manifold suggests a non-familar engine for one... A longer side profile suggests a totally different chassis (driveline?) than I am used to as well.

So - Anyone have experience of these? I know we have a few Landrover folks on here...

Edited by turbodave16v on 21st Oct, 2007.

I have a 97 P reg Discovery. I have that it for 2 six months the milage is up to 160k now and is has not missed a heart beat..

The build quality is good in a rugged "built to last" manner.

Everything still works which is suprising for a 10 year old car.

I do not know alot about Landrovers/Rangerovers but I have been old mine is the "300" series.

I love it.

JF.

the s2 is supose to be alot better than s1, s1 ones used to sufer from ally corrsion on rear arches and rear door, but engines were very good.

always looking for them bigger bunches of bannanas

Series II has the same ladder style chassis as the earlier models but has the much improved R380 gearbox and BMW TD5 diesel engine. All together a far superior machine than than the Series I.

hmmmm - I guess i'm looking at somet different from the UK 'norm' as the ones over here have petrol engines only and auto boxes...

Hi,
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I was at LR this week, there's not many of them that look the same, let alone the mechanical differences...
8 RRs bumper to bumper driving around the plant makes for a strange looking train though.
Cheers,
Gavin :)
Cheers,
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The older TDi engine is far better than the TD5. We have both at work, and I would pick one of our TDi Land Rovers over a TD5 any day. The TD5 isn't a BMW engine, it was designed by Land Rover, and the design began before BMW ownership.

We have a H reg discovery at work, and it is becoming a bit a weld-a-thon for each MOT. I believe the series 2 is much better in this respect.