My dad had a series 1 Discovery with the old 300 TDi engine in it. The thing was unstoppable, never let him down, and was still running perfectly with 200,000 miles on it, at the time the body started to part company with the chassis due to terminal rust.
Replaced with a Discovery 2 Td5, which has been nothing but a pain in the backside from day 1. Constant electrical faults, a dozen breakdowns, and unreliable to the point of being unusable. Serial component failures, even from a low mileage.
Under the skin, it's shocking. Wires that are barely long enough, not insulated properly and look like they've been installed by an amateur with a cheap soldering iron, and a distinct lack of weather proofing of components for a vehicle designed to be used off road.
The newer stuff has infinitely greater complexity, so if the same approach is taken to the build, it's amazing they work at all.
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