The Boss’s new LR Disco 4.

[cpjitservices]

I am well jel! lol not too bad for £2500! Got all the toys, keyless things, heated steering wheel etc. 

4x new tyres!

Lovely vehicle! I shall enjoy it before I hand it over to my Wife, it’s going to be her car when she gives her motability car back in April!

I need to save up but hopefully I’ll be able to pick up an L322! She can have this I’ll have a Range Rover

[Schaefft]

2.5k? Aren't these usually significantly more pricey?

[warninglight]

33 minutes ago, Schaefft said:

2.5k? Aren't these usually significantly more pricey?

Early D4s like that one are getting down to those prices now - the 2016 one I got from @Talbot at yours a few weeks back is still worth a chunk as it's ULEZ and cheaper tax.

Hope it's a good one @cpjitservices. They're lovely things and fantastic all rounders.

[cpjitservices]

23 minutes ago, warninglight said:

Early D4s like that one are getting down to those prices now - the 2016 one I got from @Talbot at yours a few weeks back is still worth a chunk as it's ULEZ and cheaper tax.

Hope it's a good one @cpjitservices. They're lovely things and fantastic all rounders.

Thansk man, yeah it seems good! Its had  alot spent on it. Its not long had all of its injectors done which where not cheap at all. Pricey on the ol' RFL but it is what it is.

[mat777]

That is one helluva price! How many miles does it have on it?

[cpjitservices]

5 minutes ago, mat777 said:

That is one helluva price! How many miles does it have on it?

173k

[Schaefft]

It certainly is a nice color combination!

[warninglight]

Nara Bronze I think. Definitely one of the best colours on these!

[Gaffer]

Cracking combo that, had an identical one through my hands last year. They look well with the wheels and grille insert painted black 🤫

[Mrcento]

3 hours ago, Schaefft said:

2.5k? Aren't these usually significantly more pricey?

I've seen a fair few at that kind of money now (albeit IMO this is the best one i have seen around that price).

A lot of people are terrified of them (me included) and can't bring themselves to go with anything that has the 3.0 tdv6.

[stuboy]

very nice

[sutty2006]

These are cheaper than D2s, mainly due to engine failures and the £££ of repairs. 
 

great buy. Run it till the engine throws the crank and weigh it in 💪

[5speedracer]

According to LR Time on YT do not run it on 10W/Dumbass(30) but use 10W/40 for increased lifespan.

[cpjitservices]

16 hours ago, sutty2006 said:

These are cheaper than D2s, mainly due to engine failures and the £££ of repairs. 
 

great buy. Run it till the engine throws the crank and weigh it in 💪

Isn't it the single turbo derivative of the 2.7 that throws its crank? this is the later 3.0 as found in the XF I believe.

[straightSix]

19 minutes ago, cpjitservices said:

Isn't it the single turbo derivative of the 2.7 that throws its crank? this is the later 3.0 as found in the XF I believe.

Aye it is but it's a lot more crank snappy in the disco than it is in the XF. Great purchase anyway, basically my dream motor 

[Gaffer]

I’ve had more 2.7s fail than 3.0s so far but agreed they aren’t the most solid of engines in any form. Fantastically smooth and great power and economy for what it is, but let down by being made of chocolate. The worse you treat them the better they seem to last ironically! 
 

Also stick with the 5w30 but use a higher spec VW grade. I’ve tried 5w40 and ran into high oil temp issues which weren’t present on 5w30…

[Split_Pin]

Very nice, I've got one of these on my radar to compare it to my L322.

Autoshite approved colour scheme too 👌 

[cpjitservices]

2 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

Very nice, I've got one of these on my radar to compare it to my L322.

Autoshite approved colour scheme too 👌 

I know id love an L322, pref Petrol.

[loserone]

Got 28mpg on my way up to Hexham tonight 

[sutty2006]

On 14/10/2025 at 13:09, cpjitservices said:

Isn't it the single turbo derivative of the 2.7 that throws its crank? this is the later 3.0 as found in the XF I believe.

Not really. The two engines suffer with varying faults. The 2.7 engines original oil pumps fail because of casting defects which being driven off the timing belt, lock the engine up when they go. The main bearings are the show stopper. They don’t have lock tabs on them, so it’s hit and miss as to when they eventually turn on the crank, blocking the oil gallery hole and seizing it solid. My old 2.7 had the new style oil pump and new belts fitted about 10 months before one of the main shells spun and locked the engine. No matter how many oil changes you do, it’s still a risk. 
 

the 3.0 engines literally snap the cranks in half. That’s the main one, there’s probably a few more I’ve missed but seams to be the main cause of catastrophic failure. 
 

@Gaffer is on the money though. Smooth and powerful engine that returns sensible fuel economy for what it is. I loved mine, and the wife wants another. But I can’t live with that snappy snappy crank risk. IF I get rid of my D2, I think I’d go down the L322 route, either TD6 or a later TDv8. Every other part is straight forward to repair 😅

[EyesWeldedShut]

This ends soon - reserve was £2,000 so it's on sale, 7% buyer's premium on top.
I think it'll get up to £3K so outside the budget here (a very hard £2,500) but, they are getting cheaper and dropping into the search zone for sprog.

[ sold for a smidge under £4,400 including buyers premium ]

[red5]

Nice colour.

 

[Bear]

4 hours ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

This ends soon - reserve was £2,000 so it's on sale, 7% buyer's premium on top.
I think it'll get up to £3K so outside the budget here (a very hard £2,500) but, they are getting cheaper and dropping into the search zone for sprog.

[ sold for a smidge under £4,400 including buyers premium ]

CAP average 2300

168K miles

Sold by a dealer who presumably tried retailing it first or deemed it not worth retailing

and someone paid £4400 to own it?

This is why I'm never tempted by auctions 😂

[5speedracer]

23 minutes ago, red5 said:

Nice colour.

 

Those are the most generously sized parking spaces I've ever seen 😁

[EyesWeldedShut]

6 hours ago, Bear said:

CAP average 2300

168K miles

Sold by a dealer who presumably tried retailing it first or deemed it not worth retailing

and someone paid £4400 to own it?

This is why I'm never tempted by auctions 😂

Trade in direct to auction probably, there's a couple of dealers and finance houses use Brightwells for that. 
A LOT of the stuff that goes through Brightwells sells at over the CAP - I puzzled that one out loud on AS before and @Kiltox told me the whys and wherefores. I forget the full gist now but I still look at that CAP price and think 'why?' Ex-plod stuff tends to go well there though (but there's some high(ish) reserve prices creeping in to those these days.

Auction prices on shite motors in general seem to be all over the place - maybe there's a lot of people trying to buy cheap and flip quick - I dunno. There's better pickings on AutoTrader, FleaBay and FaceAche MarketPlace - PLUS you can do more than just kick the tyres on those rather than just see the motor driven into the hall for ten seconds. (Actually not even that at Brightwells as the auction is 100% online with timed endings - you can view in advance if you rock up there though).

 

[EyesWeldedShut]

6 hours ago, red5 said:

Nice colour.

11/10 for correct parking too - not going to see that on the 'dodgy parking thread'  

[cpjitservices]

Have done decent mileage in it this week, around 200 miles. Its not bad on fuel to be fair! Not bad around the doors either.  I love the colour!

I keep seeing L322's about though lol! 

[Split_Pin]

What low liability engines are available on these? I dont give a hoot about going fast, why would you when you are basically trying to control a small bungalow.

I really fancy one and I've seen loads about.

[Garythesnail]

15 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

What low liability engines are available on these? I dont give a hoot about going fast, why would you when you are basically trying to control a small bungalow.

I really fancy one and I've seen loads about.

Japanese import 3.0 supercharged V6 petrol?

[bezzabsa]

why didnt they shove that BMW straight 6 dizzel into em????