LR4 Owner Considering Disco 2

[Jimmy Brooks]

Unless you really knew your way around cars I wouldn’t, I’ve heard plenty of horror stories about those when they were new I couldn’t imagine what they would be like to own now being 20 years old.

 

[Jimmy Brooks]

I'd stick with one or the other. I'm liking my LR4 but today I couldn't pass a RAM truck getting on the freeway. He did have the jump on me but I need more power now. Stepping down to a disco 2 would hurt even though it is a classic. It depends on what you want really. I'm wanting that tap engine now.

I understand that we want the LR4 to be an all purpose vehicle but speed and acceleration will never be one of those purposes. The truck is nearly 6000 lbs and I feel like that is self explanatory. That being said these things are bad ass and they are machines off road, they would put any ram truck in their place on The trail (except probably the TRX). I have a resonator cut off on my rig and it sounds amazing but that doesn’t mean I try to race everything on the road, I just have something to put a smile on my face when I need it. These 5.0 V8’s sound awesome. If you want a fast suv you buy something like a V8 X5 or GLS etc. I recently got a cayenne S and love it. Different cars different purposes.

 

[mm3846]

Idk how any of you guys can not say this truck is fast. It’s definitely not the fastest thing I’ve driven, but it’s the fastest vehicle I’ve owned. It does 0-60 in 6.5 seconds. That’s faster than the non-M X5 4.8 AND Cayenne S of the same vintage.

 

[steevo]

I wouldn't buy one to drive in its original form due to the reliability issues. I have been looking at Disco 1&2s lately as a platform for an LSx/6L80 swap though

 

[16FujiDisco]

I’ve always liked the D2s and thought the 04s were the best. It’s ultimately why I got an lr4; basically a modern D2. I have the same issues as everyone else, their reliability is dodgy, but you can make the lr4 look very similar in coolness.

 

[ftillier]

I've never had any issue keeping up with traffic, doesn't feel like it's really working hard at it, even in the 80-90 range.

 

[f1racer328]

I've never had any issue keeping up with traffic, doesn't feel like it's really working hard at it, even in the 80-90 range.

I agree. Not sure about the V6 but the V8 has a great torque band. Transmission rarely hunts gears even while towing.

 

[Nechaken]

I wouldn't buy one to drive in its original form due to the reliability issues. I have been looking at Disco 1&2s lately as a platform for an LSx/6L80 swap though

One of the guys at an LR shop here in Denver swapped the BMW I6 (N52? N53?) into his D2. Pretty cool ride.

 

[bdd123]

@powershift I feel ya. The LR4 is nicer and I wouldn't trade it straight across. I just saw the Disco 2 that was all decked out and thought it was a really cool ride. I'm tempted by that Tapa engine too. Took a drive of over 600 miles round trip last weekend through Eastern Washington State and the flow of traffic had to be 80-90 mph. I was cruising along at 65 mph and felt like a road cone blocking the slow lane. I could have gone a bit faster, but it would have felt like I was pushing it. I can accelerate to 80 mph, or more, but again, it feels forced. Not sure if it is just engine though. It might be everything - suspension, wind drag, transmission, etc. Just not sure it's designed to do well at highway speeds or maybe it needs to be in near perfect condition to do so.

I am confused. Perhaps you are running really oversized tires only have 6 gears, but I cannot imagine 80-90 feeling forced. Certainly not even close to forced in my '16. I was doing 65 up 7% grade with a 5000lb trailer this week.

LR4 has about 2x horsepower of a D1/D2. No matter what the tire size, regear it. I run 4.11 on 235s on my D1 and it is like a dragster compared to stock gears and still sucks in mountains.

I have had 3 D1 and they cost about the same to maintain as any LR to maintain.... about 1,300 per year and if not kept up with, will cost the new owner about 5k after purchsing used. So far my LR4 has taken about 7k after initial purchase and not to a year of ownership yet. Knock on wood, would like to get a year or two without anything significant.

 

[powershift]

I understand that we want the LR4 to be an all purpose vehicle but speed and acceleration will never be one of those purposes. The truck is nearly 6000 lbs and I feel like that is self explanatory. That being said these things are bad ass and they are machines off road, they would put any ram truck in their place on The trail (except probably the TRX). I have a resonator cut off on my rig and it sounds amazing but that doesn’t mean I try to race everything on the road, I just have something to put a smile on my face when I need it. These 5.0 V8’s sound awesome. If you want a fast suv you buy something like a V8 X5 or GLS etc. I recently got a cayenne S and love it. Different cars different purposes.

You don't understand what I want and in no way would I buy a Cayenne. Its an egg on wheels.