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Boy am I glad I didn't buy a Discovery again.
4.8 Maintenance
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Russ Kellermann
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Re: 4.8 Maintenance
I'm literally shocked, at after reading that, the people posting on that thread actually still try and convince themselves (And newbie's - even worse) that its not that bad and the Disco is a "great vehicle", "Still love my Land Rover","Not all that bad","Apart from having to rebuild the motor and diffs its been perfect"...What absolute bollocks. 99% of the comments on there were on vehicles with less than 150 000km on the clock.
Give it up guys,... i cant believe they still try hang on to this dream that one day it will all be ok . It wont. It will be expensive. And prob leave your family stranded. History tells us this. Not me.
To get into a vehicle and not worry at all about the lifespan and reliability of the entire drivetrain is such a good feeling. I wish everyone on that thread could experience it....
Give it up guys,... i cant believe they still try hang on to this dream that one day it will all be ok . It wont. It will be expensive. And prob leave your family stranded. History tells us this. Not me.
To get into a vehicle and not worry at all about the lifespan and reliability of the entire drivetrain is such a good feeling. I wish everyone on that thread could experience it....
'07 Patrol Pickup TD42 N/A,285's KM2,3" Lift,ONCA Bars,Warn High Mount,Alu Canopy, and some other Stuff.
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IanT
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Re: 4.8 Maintenance
Sold my Disco 3 also had problems with it!! Now have a Disco 4 if it breaks it is Land Rovers problem for the next 5 years!! Would I take it into the middle of Botswana ?? No bloody way I do not have a PHD in computer programming!! That is why I have a 4.8 Patrol for those types of trips!! But the Disco is a fantastic vehical to drive on a day to day basis as long as you don't drive too far away from civilisation 
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Tinus lotz
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Marino4x4
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- Full Name: Marinus Potgieter
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Re: 4.8 Maintenance
I was also shocked to see that people are willing to spend the price of a GQ or a 4.5 on maintenance. 
Strange what some people are willing to do.
Strange what some people are willing to do.-
Alex Roux
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2005: GU TD42 - aka "Masewa"
1996: GQ TB48 conversion - aka "Skilpad"
1993: GQ SWB TB42 - aka "Shortie"
1985: MQ Patrol (Safari) SD33 - aka "Toro" - Home Language: Afrikaans
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Re: 4.8 Maintenance
This is one of those strange phenomena of human behaviour
Why people keep on buying a particular brand, fail after fail...
The human race is not always as logic as we think we are
Why people keep on buying a particular brand, fail after fail...
The human race is not always as logic as we think we are
Skilpad, Shortie, Toro & Masewa
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Wilkie
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Re: 4.8 Maintenance
Hey Guys
WHY BUY A CAR ,AND HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT REPAIR COST !!!!!
THATS WHY THEY MADE PATROLS''''''
WHY BUY A CAR ,AND HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT REPAIR COST !!!!!
THATS WHY THEY MADE PATROLS''''''
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Tinus lotz
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Re: 4.8 Maintenance
Jip no disrespect to the morris minor 4x4 drivers but how do you spent so much on a car and worry every moment about something going wrong costing you like 60k for air suspension. ...i can only afford to have 1 family holiday car so petrol patrol it will be.....only pay at the pump
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