there are two reasons to go 300TDI in the US that i've been able to come up with.

1. Diesels are cool, they're more efficient, have fantastic torque etc etc
2. The Rover V8 has a terrible reputation for reliability in recent years, heck even Pixar took a swipe at the RV8 in "Cars 2", calling it the most unreliable engine ever made Regardless of whether its really "that bad", craigslist is full of Disco's with blown headgaskets for dirt cheap. I'm getting my engine rebuilt just so that i can "trust" it. Compared to the 300TDI and even the TD5, the RV8 is seen as a real weak link in the chain for the NAS Rovers.

 

I saw this one during my weekly perusal of eBay Land Rovers. The concept is kind of cool, but the legality of this thing is sketchy at the best. And I can't really get around that asking price. That's bordering on robbery.

And I didn't really like the way the thing was done. Too tall for me. Loses it's practicality when that happens, and that's one of the things I love about the Disco. It's useful. Looks more like this guy wanted to do up a diesel pickup and got stuck with a DII.

 

the v8 is 12 mpg combined on a good day.the 300tdi is 28 mpg every day.i have owned a lot of both v8 and 300 tdi and the 300 is more than twice as good on fuel and less to maintain as in engine management,head gaskets,dropped sleeves etc etc

brett

 

you are not calculating it correctly.the 300tdi gives more than double the mpg.end of.you would save around 1500 per year at those miles you are quoting.for my miles,driving kids to and from hockey 5 nights per week plus to and from work it is a no brainer.i have a 300 tdi in my drive along with a 2000 disco 2 v8 a comparison is easy for me
brett

 

I will admit that I dont have a tdi Disco, though I would love one.
Here is exactly my MPG and what I spent last year on fuel.



I still dont see the tdi conversion paying off, at least not for me anyway.

 

i figured a kia would give better mpg.i guess it is still a heavy vehicle.we went to the states today to check my mail box and of course fill up the disco 2 v8.your gas is still about 30%cheaper than ours.makes a difference when you fill up from empty.we live about four clicks from the border.our gas is 150per liter for the 92.so $5.67 per gallon!

brett

 

We had only had the van a few months, so the numbers are skewed, mine are one years worth.
I never run to empty unless on a trip, I fill both cars once a week, mine on Fri on the way home from work, hers on Sat as we are running errands and such.
The Sedona weighs more than the Rover, right now we are averaging 14.9mpg with the van, 12.6 with the Rover, but both of those numbers will rise as summer and warmer weather hits.
I reset my app at the first fill up of the year and start from scratch with both cars, always top off, always put it in the app.
My wife will bring home a receipt with the miles written on it if she put gas in the van so I can enter it into the app.

 

Hi Guys,

This is my rig you are discussing. Any questions? I'm here to answer them.

Ps. I certainly hope this Disco is worth more than 6k, talk about a low blow!

Here is a pic

 

That thing is epic. What kind of lift is on that? 5"???

 

The lift is a combination of Toddco 2.5" coil spacers and 2.5" ARB lift coil springs. Rides exceptionally well and the all driveline angles are holding up great with no vibration.