jaydafordman
22nd January 2004, 03:20 PM
Hi all, not quite sure where this one belongs, but I'll start here.
I have been researching the purchase of a 97-99 series 1 disco V8i. I would like a S2, but its a little out of my budget of $20-25K unless I find a bargain style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif
My reasons for buying a disco is their value for money, abilities offroad, reasonable room inside (I'm 6'3" and every bit is a good thing), and my missus likes them too style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif. Don't try and talk me into diesels, while I know the advantages I just can't like it enough and she who must be obeyed won't touch them since they are smelly and noisy :roll:
Ok, the downside, what are they for these years? I hear many stories of unreliability, leaks like sieves, drinks fuel like its out of fashion, electrical faults etc Is it as bad as all that? A mate of mine had a '93 Defender, and had more hassles than he reckoned with, is that the age and have many of these problems been cleared up. Are their reputations justified to some degree. I expect some degree of bias here, but all opinions are usefull.
I suppose what I am looking for is confirmation on my choice of a Disco, and that I am not walking into more grief than I bargained for. Having owned a "77 Rangie I know some of their quirks, but this thing was hell reliable despite many K's on it. I just can't get into the Jap Fourbies, and I don't fit into Jeep Cherokees.
Thanks, and apologies for being a difficult bastard :roll: , but I just like to be sure.
I have been researching the purchase of a 97-99 series 1 disco V8i. I would like a S2, but its a little out of my budget of $20-25K unless I find a bargain style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif
My reasons for buying a disco is their value for money, abilities offroad, reasonable room inside (I'm 6'3" and every bit is a good thing), and my missus likes them too style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif. Don't try and talk me into diesels, while I know the advantages I just can't like it enough and she who must be obeyed won't touch them since they are smelly and noisy :roll:
Ok, the downside, what are they for these years? I hear many stories of unreliability, leaks like sieves, drinks fuel like its out of fashion, electrical faults etc Is it as bad as all that? A mate of mine had a '93 Defender, and had more hassles than he reckoned with, is that the age and have many of these problems been cleared up. Are their reputations justified to some degree. I expect some degree of bias here, but all opinions are usefull.
I suppose what I am looking for is confirmation on my choice of a Disco, and that I am not walking into more grief than I bargained for. Having owned a "77 Rangie I know some of their quirks, but this thing was hell reliable despite many K's on it. I just can't get into the Jap Fourbies, and I don't fit into Jeep Cherokees.
Thanks, and apologies for being a difficult bastard :roll: , but I just like to be sure.