1992 Land Rover Discovery 200 Tdi from France - Comments

-Broken alternator

-Broken peg at the shaft extremity (equivalent of 1 300 British pounds for a 2 pounds original problem!)

-Very dangerous : transmission locked suddenly at the rear due to a broken piece inside! With my kids in the car

-Front bearing wheel destroyed after replacing (spare from land rover)

-Hight oil engine consumption

-Overhead roof leaking

-Broken Overhead roof screw

-Central locking system working when it decided

-Broken front seats

-Broken rear door

-Etc etc.

I love British cars (I own 1 Bentley Brook lands-fantastic, 2 mini cooper-unbeatable, 1 MG B-I will never sell it, 1 E Type Jaguar-Thank you Sir Lyons (even with little problems) ), 1 Defender TD 5- Super car for kids.

But this, this Discovery 200 TDi should really be unauthorised to run in europe.

A name is not sufficient. The car was OK when (rarely) running, but still charlie cheap made.

Dear Mrs,

I live in Brazil and I have a Discovery 200tdi.

I really love it. It has now more than 200.000Km and never had the problems you have mentioned.

Regards,

Hi my name is keith from worcester in england, i purchased a discovery 200 tdi in august scince this time the hydraulic clutch has broken, the front seats have become loose, and today I hope its the manifold gone, but its loosing loads of power and smokes from bonnet and it uses diesel like kids drink pop!

I have a V8 manual 92 Disco imported from Japan, had it 4 years now and have only replaced the fuel filter, plugs and HT leads in that time. It eats tires, cause was a worn tie rod end, the springs are a bit soft and will need replacing along with the shocks. We tow a boat with kayaks on the roof rack and tow motocross bikes with it, very comfy on long drives, and can get 20mpg from the V8 manual. Yes the rear sun roof leaks and the rear door catch works loose every 2 month and yes the front swivels leak oil, but it is a dream to work on.

Living in New Zealand we travel on a lot of dirt roads and this vehicle is king for comfort and off road ability.

I bought a 93 disco tdi from auction, it was stuck in high range due to worm screw falling out of lever assembly, an easy fix, the was originally owned by national parks, they gave it an absolute thrashing and nothing was broken apart from a few large dents on the diff housing, I drove a landcruiser ute once owned by national parks and it had a bent diff, so the disco is very robust.

The car wouldn't start sometimes due to startermotor trying to find an earth through the handbrake cable, which destroyed 2 of them, changed the earth cable so it directly bolted onto the block of the motor and had no more troubles.

As far as economy goes, I was 7.5 per 100ks in combined city/country driving, which is outstanding for a 2 tonne car.

I have a 1997 300 TDI automatic Disco which I bought two years ago with 120,000 miles on the clock. Now on 150,000 miles and it's needed a set of glowplugs and a new diesel lift pump. Both less than fifty quid and half an hour's work each. Two services done by a local independent, and he found no problems either time.

Oh, and I'll probably have to replace the battery in the next few months.

Other than that it's reliable, comfortable, and surprisingly economical. Getting about 32 mpg average which is not bad for such a big, heavy car.

I too have a 1993 200 TDI Disco, and I love it. Economical, comfy and good off road. They're old cars now, but maintenance is easy and really pays off.

Most will need new Panhard rod bushes, a new A-frame ball joint, and new shocks and damper - these will make it drive like new again (almost).

They're not for mechanically inept people as they really are an off-road performance vehicle in sheep's clothing, and should be treated as such.

They are superior in most aspects to the Land Cruisers and Patrols of the era, and have far more character.

I have a '93 Disco TDI, bought new those many years ago. Still working like a dream and very few problems. Now about 110k miles on the clock and just modded to be better off-road (lift, tyres, protection, etc). Otherwise all mechanical parts are the same - not bad for a car that has been skiing, diving, sailing, around europe, towed boats every weekend, swimming in the sea, etc. A terrific car that has NEVER let me down, with the exception of some minor clutch niggles.

Tony here, I have a 1993 TDI with 340,000km on the clock. No major issues. Radiator needed replacing at 300,000. If bought second hand it pays to check the cars history. When looked after it's a super car.