Would appreciate your opinions

[Milton477]

I am considering buying this Discovery http://search.carsguide.news.com.au/news/find-a-car/power-search/search-results/car-details.do'make=LAND+ROVER&model=&make2=&model2=&make3=&model3=&keyword=&priceFrom=15000&priceTo=30000&body=&transmission=&lifeStyle=&yearFrom=&yearTo=&location=%232&postcode=&radius=&stockNumber=&sortFields=A&asc=true&pageNumber=&searchType=4&dealerId=&featureAd=false&vehicleId=NIMQB4WD%3A2&vehicleType=1 from Brisbane 4wd Specialist. It comes with 1 yr free labour for servicing & a 3 year Land Rover countrywide warranty.

Any thoughts, good or bad on the price & the dealership...

[Bytemrk]

Looks pretty good, Seems a little pricey.. but has some good extras.

I'd be checking previous service history - and whether the CDL is in the transfercase..

Have you driven it yet?..

Mark

[Milton477]

The CDL "just needs the cable" according to the sales bloke. I'm going to drive it tomorrow.

[Bytemrk]

Sounds promising..

Let us know how it goes...

Mark

[LoadedDisco]

That looks like a good price Disco looks to be in great condition and has all the extras you need. Get the CDL connected and you will have a fantastic Touring rig.

[BMac]

Check for the dreaded "oil in the injector wiring loom" fault. If so, make sure it will be fixed under statutory warrenty as its a $1000ish repair. Some sellers will just clean the oil from the plug at the ECU so the problem is hidden for another month.

I think some cars this age also had a problem where the oil pump drive gear retaining bolt can come loose ( forgot the loctite :eek: ) - no oil pressure = screwed engine. If it hasn't already been checked, get them to drop the sump at the next service and check it.

Good luck ;)


Bruce.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Looks like its towed something serious,,
still no reason NOT to buy it,,

looks the goods:D

[DiscoDave]

Not exactly sure of the model but Red Book says the private sale price of that vehicle is $19K to $23K if standard, $26K to $31K if its a 7 seater ES. As to servicing the ad says 1 years scheduled servicing free - which depending on the kilometres you do may be just an oil change so I wouldn't count that as much. Having said that the Disco does look in good nick.
Good luck! :)

[Milton477]

I bought it today & take delivery tomorrow. Now where is the nearest beach?:):):):)

Thanks for all the words of wisdom. I even got them to put it on the lift to check underneath. Should have seen the looks I got. Mad south african. Apart from a few dents in the fuel tank & a transmission oil leak which should be fixed by tomorrow, it looks OK. The rear springs look newish as the part no. labels are still attached. It also has a full LR service history. I even managed to extract a free snatch strap, shackles & gloves.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

nice blue,,
check the handbook,,
my '01 has a 10 year corrosion warranty,,


not that I think LR would read the fine print they print,,,;)

[Blknight.aus]

Its a good looker and this is not ment as a dig at you but once again I see that a dealer has listed Standard items on the vehicle as features.....

Who else has noticed this on landrovers for sale...?

[Pedro_The_Swift]

never believe anybody on the end of a phone,,
you gotta crawl under , peer into, sit in, yourself.

[Ace]

Looks the goods to me, nice buy. The bits and pieces bolted to it are worth quite a bit, so if you were going to add those anyway you have saved money overall. Matt