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<blockquote data-quote="groveraus" data-source="post: 29359" data-attributes="member: 1316"><p>As wonderful as the power, torque and comfort the new CRD's give you they can be prone to dirty fuel.</p><p></p><p>I have a Land Rover Discovery 3 and a possible rebuild from dirty fuel would cost around $15000 I have been told. So when setting up my car I got "Water Watch" installed from Responsive Engineering in Canberra at about $900 and have a Donaldson inline filter to be installed. Costly yes but cheap insurance.</p><p></p><p>David at Responsive Engineering says they do 3-4 engines a week and that is why he developed the Water Watch system.</p><p></p><p>The other idea is an old clunker that is pre-CRD but you can be up for as much in running and repair costs to other components that a newish CRD makes sense.</p><p></p><p>Then there is the setting up of the car. If you want to carry 400-500 litres of water and then all the other stuff you may be over your GVM for most cars especially if you want to tow anything.</p><p></p><p>If I didn't have to haul wife, fours kids and a 22 foot caravan around I would have gone for a Land Cruiser because I had discounted the Discovery all together but when you get down to it you get much more of a car for the money when buying a Land Rover Discovery 3 than a LC 100-200.</p><p></p><p>I am a little biased toward the Disco 3 but it will get you everywhere you want to go and then back again carrying all that you need.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="groveraus, post: 29359, member: 1316"] As wonderful as the power, torque and comfort the new CRD's give you they can be prone to dirty fuel. I have a Land Rover Discovery 3 and a possible rebuild from dirty fuel would cost around $15000 I have been told. So when setting up my car I got "Water Watch" installed from Responsive Engineering in Canberra at about $900 and have a Donaldson inline filter to be installed. Costly yes but cheap insurance. David at Responsive Engineering says they do 3-4 engines a week and that is why he developed the Water Watch system. The other idea is an old clunker that is pre-CRD but you can be up for as much in running and repair costs to other components that a newish CRD makes sense. Then there is the setting up of the car. If you want to carry 400-500 litres of water and then all the other stuff you may be over your GVM for most cars especially if you want to tow anything. If I didn't have to haul wife, fours kids and a 22 foot caravan around I would have gone for a Land Cruiser because I had discounted the Discovery all together but when you get down to it you get much more of a car for the money when buying a Land Rover Discovery 3 than a LC 100-200. I am a little biased toward the Disco 3 but it will get you everywhere you want to go and then back again carrying all that you need. [/QUOTE]
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