Land Rover Discovery or Volvo XC90?

Is the 2005 Land Rover Discovery a good car? Does it give problems? Is it better than say the Volvo XC90?

Joseph Jabilia (Dublin)

Sep 2012 Filed under: choosing used car

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Expert answer

Hi Joseph,

Both those cars are decent family motors, but go into it with your eyes open as large aging SUVs are expensive to run, service and repair. For the most part the Discovery and XC90 are reliable, though there are reports of some early examples of this Land Rover with (costly) air suspension and electrical problems. It's definitely worth getting a thorough professional inspection as offered by Cartell.ie as this should highlight any issues with the car you're considering.

Some XC90s have suspension, transmission and injector problems too - all expensive to fix. Don't be put off by this though, as these issues do not affect all examples sold.

Hope that helps

Shane O' Donoghue - Complete Car Adviser
@Shane_O_D