Range Rover 300 Tdi Manual
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Hi all,
Just a couple of questions for those in the know...
Are these rare as hens teeth or what? Can't seem to find many (especially nice, cared for examples).
Do they suffer from the same issues that the Disco 300 Tdi did?
I'm looking to buy one for the Mrs (or a really nice Disco 300 Tdi) as I'm now back to using my Defender 110 300 Tdi each day. As much as she likes the Def, she is after a wee bit more comfort
Many thanks for ny help and Happy Easter if that's you kind of thing (if it's not, Happy long weekend!)
Cheers,
C.
Just a couple of questions for those in the know...
Are these rare as hens teeth or what? Can't seem to find many (especially nice, cared for examples).
Do they suffer from the same issues that the Disco 300 Tdi did?
I'm looking to buy one for the Mrs (or a really nice Disco 300 Tdi) as I'm now back to using my Defender 110 300 Tdi each day. As much as she likes the Def, she is after a wee bit more comfort
Many thanks for ny help and Happy Easter if that's you kind of thing (if it's not, Happy long weekend!)
Cheers,
C.
300TDi didn't appear until around 1994 & the Classic was replaced by the P38 in 1996 so only relatively small number produced.
The late Classics suffered badly from corrosion. Far worse than the early ones. Consequently many have been scrapped.
If you are thinking of buying one have a thorough look at all the under panels, floor, arches, front inner wings, sills, pillar bottoms.
The late Classics suffered badly from corrosion. Far worse than the early ones. Consequently many have been scrapped.
If you are thinking of buying one have a thorough look at all the under panels, floor, arches, front inner wings, sills, pillar bottoms.
Hi,
Watch pretty much the same places as a Disco of that age. Rust is a problem so look at the boot floor, rear cross member, inside the rear door shuts by the top of the wheel arch, inner and outer sills, inner wings, A post and B posts and the windcreen frame.
Mine is a late 1994 300 Tdi auto and so far it's had a new boot floor, cross member, windscreen header rail, rear arches and repairs to both sills and the bottoms of all the door posts. It'll need inner wings next year. The good news is that it's easy to repair the metalwork to Land Rover specs so the car is as good as new the bad news is that panels are hard to come by. There are reasonably big differences between the Soft Dash shell and the hard dash models and metal work for the inner shell on a softy has been discontinued.
That aside mechanicals are largely Disco so readily available elements of the trim are Disco or Rover 800.
The one I have is a keeper whilst slower than the V8 it's a much better proposition for the commute it's comfortable and does most things you'd want it to. I've given mine a basic restoration and it certainly gets more attention than my mates similar vintage disco.
cheers,
tubs
Watch pretty much the same places as a Disco of that age. Rust is a problem so look at the boot floor, rear cross member, inside the rear door shuts by the top of the wheel arch, inner and outer sills, inner wings, A post and B posts and the windcreen frame.
Mine is a late 1994 300 Tdi auto and so far it's had a new boot floor, cross member, windscreen header rail, rear arches and repairs to both sills and the bottoms of all the door posts. It'll need inner wings next year. The good news is that it's easy to repair the metalwork to Land Rover specs so the car is as good as new the bad news is that panels are hard to come by. There are reasonably big differences between the Soft Dash shell and the hard dash models and metal work for the inner shell on a softy has been discontinued.
That aside mechanicals are largely Disco so readily available elements of the trim are Disco or Rover 800.
The one I have is a keeper whilst slower than the V8 it's a much better proposition for the commute it's comfortable and does most things you'd want it to. I've given mine a basic restoration and it certainly gets more attention than my mates similar vintage disco.
cheers,
tubs
budrover said:
Some people go for the Japanese import 300 tdi .... argueable one of the economically best LR product ... no rust / great engine ... but unfortunately normally with the auto box
We found two of these, but as you say - auto. 
I've found a 300Tdi Disco three door which looks like the business for the Mrs though. Not sure about the three door access at this point tho.
niva441 said:
Don't dismiss the 300 TDi autos too readily. As the gearbox could take more power than the manuals they had a different setup to take advantage of this. The result being that they gave similar performance and economy to the manuals.
The car is for the Mrs, and the good lady prefers to drive, so a manual she will have (makes my life easier to have a happy Mrs, too!)Gassing Station | Land Rover | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff