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for Land Rover Discovery 2.5 Td5

Rating Summary based on 26 reviews

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  • 19 of 19 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Elnoj

    4 Stars Land Rover Discovery 2.5 TD5 GS 5 seat 08/05/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Excellent traction, driving good, bullet-proof, good residual values

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Heavy in town, fuel consumption, minor niggles

    My Land Rover Discovery 2.5 TD5 GS is the 5-seat model, first registered in December 1999. It was bought in June 2000 for £20,000, having cost approximately £27,500 new. It had nearly 5000 miles on the clock. Bodywork was and is immaculate and the previous owner (a rural chemist) buys a new one quite frequently (every 6 months!). This car had also had lamp protectors and fog lamps fitted over the standard spec, with floor mats and mudflaps also fitted. The point at which bought it was just after the start of the drop in new and used prices and appeared to be priced to keep cash flow going as ... more
  • 14 of 16 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    SecretFormula

    3 Stars great for towing but nothing else 26/09/2001
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages great for towing, excellent driving position

    Disadvantages Disadvantages bumpy when not towing

    I'm only writing this opinion based on the fact that I hired one at the weekend for towing - unfortunately like most people out there I couldn't afford one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (unless I write about 2000 reviews for ciao a day!!!!!) I have my own horse trailer, 2 horses and a mondeo - now as most of you will know - the mondeo will tow 1 horse but to tow 2 it would - but illegally of course - but wanting to go a far distance and wanting to take 2 horses I needed a vehicle that could do the job properly!!! As I was letting a friend ride one of my horses we decided to hire a vehicle and share ... more
  • 7 of 8 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Trev1000

    5 Stars Land rover Discovery TD5 26/12/2000
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages 4 wheel drive with lowering prices

    Disadvantages Disadvantages A little soft on cornering

    If you have the money to spare and are looking for a car that has Looks - Style - Comfort - Reliability and a real name that's had a good following over the years, I would highly recommend the Land rover Discovery. The biggest asset at the moment is that the price throughout the range has been reduced dramatically due to the recent changes in importation and dealership, and if you shop around you really can pick up an excellent deal, Even Secondhand. With the TD5 ( Turbo Diesel ), you get real quality even with the earlier models. The only drawback with the earlier ones is that the ride tends ... more
  • 11 of 11 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    CrocodileFarm

    5 Stars Off-roading made classy 06/11/2008
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Enormously powerful off-roader, quite comfortable and relatively easy to fix and maintain

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Hungry and noisy, needs ECU upgrade to fully exploit its capabilities

    I had Disco 2 TD5 for a year and a half now and am very pleased with it. It's just as capable off-road as a Defender, but much more comfortable and will get you there in style. Reliability is generally not a problem - unless you count broken front differential, amongst other things, but mine is a proper off-roader, and is used accordingly. Mine is a "facelift" model, reg late 2002, and I recommend it over the earlier ones, mostly because of active cornering system, which makes driving nearly 3 tons worth of machinery a relatively easy task. Can't comment on MPG, because my car is by no means ... more
  • 7 of 7 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    cbrpilot

    4 Stars Discovery TD5 ES 7 10/03/2009
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Goes and carries everything, everywhere.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Not quickly....

    I've owned the Discovery for 2 years now. Yes it's had problems, a lot of these were down to previous owner and where he took it for repairs though. I rebuilt the head after gasket failure, only to find someone had already been in there and 'bodged' it. Radweld should be banned..... After getting it running like it should do, I can say that I will keep this car as long as it still runs. It does everything. It goes everywhere. It carries and pulls anything. We go skiing in the Pyrenees every year, the Disco does the job perfectly. Carries all the kit, no problems. Camping in the summer, not a ... more
  • 19 of 19 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    vorner

    5 Stars A Land Rover with the manners of an executive car. 07/02/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Exceptional towing vehicle, comfortable & reliable

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Quite sluggish

    I have owned many large, spacious and comfortable vehicles; both 4x4s and cars (Mitsibishi Shoguns, Mercedes...). However, now on my second Discovery (a '52 Reg' TD5 GS) I can safely say that the Land Rover has blitzed the others. It offers a unique blend of ruggedness and comfort without sacrificing luxury. When I bought my first Discovery, again a TD5 back in 2000, friends of mine were sceptical of my choice of Diesel over the V8 petrol. However, when they experienced the smoothness and adequacy of the Turbocharged 5-cylinder unit they quickly congratulated me on my choice. Also in terms of ... more
  • 11 of 11 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    ccundall

    5 Stars Who wouldn't you want a Land Rover Discovery? 06/03/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Good driving position, reliability, capacity

    Disadvantages Disadvantages MPG, rust, gearbox

    I recently bought a 1990 (G) 2.5TDI Land Rover Discovery and have been really impressed with the overall package so far. First of all the driving position is fantastic, you cannot get any better than being up high and being able to see everywhere, the 360 degree visiblity is also very good. The only part that is difficult is getting used to how they steer, the linkages are different to most cars so you can't make frequent, tiny adjustments or you can get a small wobble on. However drive one for an hour and you will master this. Don't go on a motorway straight away like me and then learn there ... more
  • 7 of 7 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    awb714

    4 Stars Land Rover Discovery 2.5TDi 2003 17/09/2007
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Built like a brick **** house

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Badly designed instrument layout

    I have owned a Discovery 2.5TDi from new since 2003 and consider now that I have enough experience to comment fairly on it. Good points 1. Excellent work horse. Can tow all day without noticing the load 2. Very comfortable and excellent seat movement 3. Makes you feel safe and secure Bad points 1. Very poorly designed dashboard layout. Most displays hidden by the steering wheel 2. Very badly positioned switches for electronic seat controls. You have to have needle thin hands and be a contortionist to use them 3. Poor electrics (especially the sun roof which has a mind of its own). and the ... more
  • 7 of 7 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    MrTamis

    5 Stars Landover Discovery - A Family Car? 18/02/2005
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Excellent field of view, great in bad weather, comfy, easy to drive.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Getting in and out for less able or elderly, short on luggage space when using all 7 seats.

    We have owned and driven our Dissy for 15 months. We bought it 2nd Hand, a year old with 24,000 miles on the clock. The driver's seat had a tear in the side, which was replaced under warranty. Aside from this the only other problem we had was when I inadvertently filled up with unleaded instead of diesel!! This was on a newly opened Tesco forecourt where the pump colours were different. I didn't feel too dumb as the pick-up guy said he'd personally taken 20+ drivers away, who'd done the same thing. DIESEL owners beware, it isn't cheap to drain and refill. The Dissy is a great utility vehicle ... more
  • 6 of 7 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    silverweed

    2 Stars Unlucky owner or unreliable car 13/09/2008
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Spacious and comfortable

    Disadvantages Disadvantages A never ending list of problems.

    I bought a Discovery 1,5 TD5 automatic in June 2001. I went on holiday for a month. When I came back I had problem steering the car. It turned out that the steering wheel was getting loose. The ABS brakes bloke the car when it gets wet. No control then. It makes a grinding noise. The answer from my garage : sand in the brakes. It is a 4 wheel drive !!!! Whenever I move the driver seat. the light SRS goes on. Impossible ! I 've had 4 changes of tires (now 164 000 km), the key broke in the ignition slot, the suspension had to be changed twice, the starting bloke once, the diesel tank once which ... more
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