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Originally Posted by tomcat racing
well what an exzageration, i think your mate is telling you porkies,i just booked my car in for its first service and incidently asked my dealer about the brass bush problem, heres the facts, the fuel pumps are built by an external supplier and are only fitted on earlier models. all of those cars have had a factory recall on them and are being repaired and paid for by the pump manfacturer. the engines do not need a full rebuild, and it does not cost $24000 to repair. even if the car was out of warranty it would have been fixed at no cost because it is a product recall in writing, why your mate was not aware of this i dont know, he obviosly didnt get the letter or failed to act on it or hes got a dodgy dealer. i found all this out with one simple phone call, get your facts straight before lodging threads about someones product secondhand, they cant be that unpopular if you want to order a new disco now, you might get one by december, they are probably the only car manfacturer worldwide that has been at full production even through the gfc..they cant build enough of em, i think that says it all.
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Well thanks for your opinion, I've known this fellow for 19 years through business and I do trust that he reported faithfully what he was told, and in the later case also, I would not repeat it I did not trust it. He was the greatest fan of this car you would find prior to all of this. The trigger for him telling me this latest event was that called him this morning and caught him at the dealer to get a loaner. The facts are that it is what he was told regardless of what you may suggest. He lives in Sydney, whether his dealer is dodgy or not I have no idea, I didn't ask which one it was. I dont know the year or model etc beyond going in it, its one of those black sport diesel ones with the 20" wheels. I doubt it would be more than a few years old. Its interesting that you confirm fuel pump failures, only serves to add weight to what he has said. If you trust a dealer to not try it on, I have a bridge for sale you may be interested in also.
I have never owned one of these but it doesn't prevent me listening to what owners have to say. I have personally seen discoveries broken down while off-roading and on most occasions lent a hand which typically involved donating some water as more often than not they have broken down from overheating on a hot day. Some owners I've spoken to report very expensive repairs from sleeves walking after their own experiences with overheating events on V8 petrol versions. Again I am happy to report this even though it is second hand, and yes I trust a broken down owner on the side of a track to give the good
oil on his own car too.
I'm sorry if you don't take kindly to negative feedback on a car you obviously like a lot but everyone's mileage varies and getting feedback on such things from far and wide is what these forums are for. If your criteria for recommending this car is the length of the waiting list, and that that says all you need to hear, then I don't count that as a complete assessment of this cars suitability for towing.
-Andy