Post by ronaldjohn on Nov 4, 2011 16:21:59 GMT 10
Hi all,
Last month I traded our beloved 1997 Land Rover Discovery SE7 V8i on a newer model.
It was a great tow car, but being a Series one model, the ball weight max was only 150 kg!! That was fine whislt we had the 15 x 7 foot pop top, but no good when we bought the new Sunland patriot!
So, I looked around and bought this vehicle.
A 2003 Discovery TD5.
What a difference, i would never had believed that a 2.5 litre 5 cylinder diesel could have the power to pull a 2.4 tonne caravan, and do it so well.
We have just completed a 3,800km trip through NSW and western QLD, with that Disco averaging 15 litres per 100 km of diesel!
Most of the time we sat on a true 90kph and the little diesel purred like a charm.
I must say it is a vast improvement on the V8, which did 25 ltr per 100km pulling the same caravan at the same speed!
I fitted a snorkel on it before we left.
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Cheers,
Ron
Last month I traded our beloved 1997 Land Rover Discovery SE7 V8i on a newer model.
It was a great tow car, but being a Series one model, the ball weight max was only 150 kg!! That was fine whislt we had the 15 x 7 foot pop top, but no good when we bought the new Sunland patriot!
So, I looked around and bought this vehicle.
A 2003 Discovery TD5.
What a difference, i would never had believed that a 2.5 litre 5 cylinder diesel could have the power to pull a 2.4 tonne caravan, and do it so well.
We have just completed a 3,800km trip through NSW and western QLD, with that Disco averaging 15 litres per 100 km of diesel!
Most of the time we sat on a true 90kph and the little diesel purred like a charm.
I must say it is a vast improvement on the V8, which did 25 ltr per 100km pulling the same caravan at the same speed!
I fitted a snorkel on it before we left.
Cheers,
Ron
