[bensz1]

All,

I have been researching what family car to buy next and had settled on a XC90 given I had an 850 T5 in the past and it was bulletproof. I should never have my 850!

A friend heard I was looking for a 4x4 and said why don't I lend his Discovery 3 in the meantime till I find what I'm looking for.

Less than 500 miles of "looking after" the Disco 3 I am already booked into a LR specialist in 1 months time. That's the earliest they could see me....!

So, this has sped up my search for an XC90.

I want the D5 engine but for no more than £8k is there a model I should specifically look out for in terms of reliability etc. I plan on being pretty fussy with regards to history, no. of owners etc.

As I'm fast becoming a LR expert it sounds as though I am driving the model known for its issues, so keen to avoid making a similar mistake when buying an XC90.