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wallywombat

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Hey guys im looking at buying a Td5 Dissco maybe a 03-04 model just wanted to get some info on them from any one who has one, I will keep my Nissan GQ as my play toy and the dissco will be my every day car and also my tourer for the family trips.
Even if you have the V8 I would like to here the good points and the bad any info would be great....Cheers. Wally
 

croozza

Active Member
Hey guys im looking at buying a Td5 Dissco maybe a 03-04 model just wanted to get some info on them from any one who has one, I will keep my Nissan GQ as my play toy and the dissco will be my every day car and also my tourer for the family trips.
Even if you have the V8 I would like to here the good points and the bad any info would be great....Cheers. Wally

Look out for oil leaks, they don't have as much room in the back as most 4B's but are adequite. Some parts can be expensive and if you are touring in the bush parts can be hard to find. Not too sure if you can get long range tanks for it, so you may need to find other ways to carry the extra fuel if out in the bush. But they are quite a capable vehicle out of the box! Personally not my cup of tea but the vehicle is for you not me, so it should be what you think of it!
cheers
 

rexy

New Member
As a car to drive I loved my Disco, comfy seats, good driving position, plenty of back seat leg room for the kids, great heater in the winter and good standard features. I had a v8 and it was thirsty and unreliable however it is my understanding that the TD5 is a good thing. Electrics will be your biggest problem, look out for problems with the central locking/alarm system, everything is hooked to the engine immobiliser and every time we had a drama it was an electrical problem in the alarm that had caused the engine to immobilise.

Crooza is right about the cargo space, being a medium wheel base it is shorter than the patrol, cruiser or even paj/prado, still got a lot of gear in though. Off road it never let us down and the good clearance and centre diff lock got it a lot of places on terrible tyres with no trouble at all.

I have a soft spot for the gentlemens tractor:)
 

wallywombat

New Member
Ok thanks for the info guys on the Td5, I'm undecided on what to get I still love my Patrols and I'm also looking at a 4.5lt GU Patrol a friend of mine has one he is trading in they have offered him $12,000 as a trade in it has about 145,000ks not on gas its a 99 model . My 4.2lt petrol GQ has done me well but I would like to upgrade so if anyone has a 4.5lt on gas can you let me know about them good and bad I don't expect much bad after all its a Nissan:D...Cheers
 
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