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2003 LR Discovery 2 TD5

Folks, I'm in the very early stages of planning a trip from Cape Town up to Uganda and then back down again. Hopefully I'm going to take it real slow - about 12 months or maybe even longer.

I have a '03 Disco 2 TD5 - am I nuts to be even contemplating doing this in a Disco??? They seem to have a fairly rotten reputation. Should I be selling it and getting a Toyota instead or are they really no better or worse than anything else?

thanks for your help.

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It's your car..only you can decide if it's a pig or a silk purse based on your time owning it.

I take it that you live in SA????....if so give the car a run out off and on road to your nearest bush camp for a week as a test
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No, live in UK although I've driven loads all over southern Africa - just not in my Disco....I'm just interested in whether people think it would be nuts to even consider it.

Personally I love the Disco but I know plenty don't. Opinion seems to be divided between those who think they're the worst 4X4 ever made and those who won't have a bad word said against them.
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Opinions.... there are so many. Old Vs New, Landrover Vs Toyota etc etc.

Personally i wouldn't touch a LR to even go to Tescos. But, thats just me. Others love them. You will get all the pro's and con's here, but ultimately it's up to you.

So are you shipping it to SA, or did i read your post wrong??

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Are you happy with the reliability of the Disco to date? Personally I’m more cruiser then rover, but it comes down to pre-trip maintenance really.
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Go with what you have, there's plenty less suitable vehicles out there and if it does go wrong, well that just opens up other doors. as Roosevelt said "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."

I'm sure you'll have a fantastic trip whatever you take but it's the trip that counts right?
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