Land Rover Discovery Sport manual
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Our cost £18,500 new 2005 with inclusive fabric and paint treatment. First time I had ever had a new car and OH was paying half. Was originally looking for a 3 year old but spotted a new one (I think a cancelled RAF order judging by the colour and only seen one like it sold through the same national dealership chain (and same price after nattering to the owner on site).
The only problem with ours was the intercooler leaking and contaminating the turbo at 14k miles. A common problem at the time. It could have been worse though, We had spent just over 7 weeks touring Scotland. Just after we left the Bunree site I noticed smoke whilst stopped at roadworks. Our next stop had been an overnighter to break the journey home at a site that I was not keen on and so being on a low loader with caravan behind saved about £80 in diesel.
Even though the dealer told me that the replacement intercooler design had been improved and that it should not be a problem; given how common the fault was and the cost of fitting new turbo and intercooler I decided on an extended warranty costing less than £300 for a 3 year extension.
That worked out well in a way. about 2 months before end of year six the controls for CD/tracks/radio channel changes packed up. I could still operate from steering wheel controls and as I only use it to listen to the radio 4 station and the CD for the grandkids I would not have paid for a new 6 stack CD and radio. The warranty covered its replacement by the dealer.
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The way that 'no go areas' are proliferating, owners of older oil-burners may have to do some elaborate route-planning in the future. My son in law, who lives in Putney is going to have to change his car next year for this very reason.
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By all accounts a good tow car. However, you may want to consider your attitude to reliability. There must be some cars that are very reliable because Which? does not report 100% failure rate. Which? have reported a poor reliability score overall compared to other popular makes based on objective statistical evidence. If this doesn't concern you, then buy one, you may well end up with a good car. On the other hand, you may not. I admit to being lazy, when the van is on the back, I just want to have good confidence that when I turn the ignition key, there will be no drama.
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