| Author | Message | ||
     Paul Kennington (P_kennington) Member Username: P_kennington Post Number: 43 Registered: 12-2002 |
Hi Folks, I'm currently running a '96 Disco SD- manual trans, in silver. Next year I'm going to trade up- I test drove a '99 RR 4.6 HSE and loved it, but am also looking for other options- BMW X5, or a DII. Any thoughts/suggestions? Mostly on- road, but lots of ice and deep snow in the winter. Don't want to spend more than 30k. Cheers, Paul. | ||
| Dave Crall (Discoverover) Member Username: Discoverover Post Number: 92 Registered: 11-2002 |
If you liked the manual trans., try an X5 5-speed. It's a great road suv and the engine and trans. are similar to M3's of the mid 1990's. 2003 DII's are great on value. New S versions sell for as low as 25k. www.bvlr.com always has quality rovers, Dave | ||
| Jack Quinlan (Jsq) Senior Member Username: Jsq Post Number: 513 Registered: 10-2002 |
Dave, To my knowledge North American Spec x5s have not been offered with a manual transmission. Also, neither the 3liter 6cyl model or the 4.4 liter v8 share a motor with the E36 M3 which from 1995 to 1997 had a 240hp 3.2liter 6. correct me if I'm wrong. | ||
| Ron Brown (Ron) Senior Member Username: Ron Post Number: 652 Registered: 04-2001 |
1995 M3 had only a 3.0 litre, when they went to OBD II in 1996 they increased capasity to make up for the emmissions power reduction. 1999 bosch 4.6s are nice and cheap but they are expensive to maintain. 2003 DIIs are nice, factory warranty etc. but they do not have the satisfaction of a 5 speed disco. X5s are weird, heavy, and the market has them priced pretty high. Ron | ||
| Dave Crall (Discoverover) Member Username: Discoverover Post Number: 93 Registered: 11-2002 |
Jack, I have seen a few North American X5's with 5-speeds and have driven one at a dealer. They are now offering a 6-speed for 2004. The new 6 cylinder engines in the X5 and 3-series have acquired the technology from the previous generation M3, but of course not set up for the performance of an M3. The X5's 6 has the double-VANOS cam timing technology that first appeared in the E36 M3. I have read about this in a few magazines and have the X5 brochure. It's a 3.0 liter and not a 3.2, which is partly why it has 225hp and not 240hp. I realize that it is not the same engine, you are right, but I do believe that it is very similar to the older E36 M3's engine. Anyways, the 6-cylinder manual X5 is a super on road suv. It rides and handles like a BMW, not a truck, and the engine and trans. feel like a sports car. Just my opinion, Dave |
