P38 any good?

[muddydigger]

A nice lookng p38 caught my eye today. thinking seriously of trading the Disco in on it.
Its a 97 SE, 151000 klms. Nice looking 4b clean and straight.
Ive just herd bad stories re electrics and airbags and seeing as im stolling into unchartered waters thought id get some experiances from owners and repairers.

So whos got one and what are they like on road and off road?

[ladas]

A nice lookng p38 caught my eye today. thinking seriously of trading the Disco in on it.
Its a 97 SE, 151000 klms. Nice looking 4b clean and straight.
Ive just herd bad stories re electrics and airbags and seeing as im stolling into unchartered waters thought id get some experiances from owners and repairers.

So whos got one and what are they like on road and off road?

There is another thread running at the moment on the same subject.....just run a search.....that should provide most of the answers

[rangieman]

A nice lookng p38 caught my eye today. thinking seriously of trading the Disco in on it.
Its a 97 SE, 151000 klms. Nice looking 4b clean and straight.
Ive just herd bad stories re electrics and airbags and seeing as im stolling into unchartered waters thought id get some experiances from owners and repairers.

So whos got one and what are they like on road and off road?

You answered your own question and if you did buy one you would be another sucker:angel:

A mate of mine bought one 2 and a half years ago and has not had any dramas , go figure maybe most of those horror storys from the past have been sorted over the years:cool:

[muddydigger]

thanks i found the other thread ERMMMMMMMMM frightning!!:o:o:o

[p38arover]

I own one and as much as I like it, I wouldn't recommend one unless you can afford the maintenance.

Actually, it's the uncertainty that is the worst bit. When will the next thing fail and how much will it cost. It is not stress-free ownership/driving.

Ron

[muddydigger]

I own one and as much as I like it, I wouldn't recommend one unless you can afford the maintenance.

Actually, it's the uncertainty that is the worst bit. When will the next thing fail and how much will it cost. It is not stress-free ownership/driving.

Ron

So as much as you love ithe p38, Would yo say I was better to keep my 97 Discovery?

[p38arover]

So as much as you love ithe p38, Would yo say I was better to keep my 97 Discovery?

YES!

Ron

[Ace]

driving them would be like chalk and cheese, the p38a is a seriously nice car to be in, i have ridden in Rons and its a nice truck. There is a coil spring conversion you can do to eliminate the worry of the expensive components of the air suspension failing, compressors i hear are freakily costly to replace. Matt

[p38arover]

compressors i hear are freakily costly to replace. Matt

One can buy a rebuild kit for them. I have. It is a new teflon piston ring and isn't very expensive (in comparison to t a compressor)

Ron