Seeking info and advice on the series one Disco

[stomps]

I own and cherish my series 2A which is my daily driver and love of my life, however, we have 4 little boys and not enough seats for the little tykes in my wife's little BMW. There enter the problem. (She drives when I'm enjoying life).

As she finds it impossible to steer the 2A let alone push the brake peddle no matter how much I tried to convince her another baby series Landy was defiantly out. So the next best option is a 7 seater Disco which funny enough she is quite excited by.

Hopefully this is where you guys come in, the old girl I can strip and assebmble blindfolded which is not (yet) the case for the Discovery so I need help. I t appears that from underneath there isn't a fluid that is not leaking from one point or another. Normal?

The one we are looking at is a 98 petrol which has has done 88,000ks and with the exception of the a sagging roof lining the body and interior is verging on excellant, however, there is some required repairs such as, (from memory):
a. The vally seals need replacing (are we talking inlet manifold?),
b. The crank seal needs replacing'
c. weeping / leaking power steering fluid (looks like a loose clamp to me)
d. A frame bushes need replacing (remember I drive a leafy), and other small stuff that I will get from my diary tomorrow at work.

any general info on petrol / diesel different models as opposed to others, is $10,500 excessive and any other info you Disco guys can spare would be great to fantastic. (will probably get it on gas). Are any of the above repairs Disco nightmares? any ideas on costs?

The car drives great, looks great, low km's, owned by a fanatic (although mech inept) and I would love any feed back.

Hopefully soon we will have 2 x Landys in the driveway and i will be spending some time in the discovery section.

Thanks,

Tim

[Treads]

Hi

For $10k you could get a late model 300Tdi model with decent Kms on it. If you need to retain the extra seating capacity you would have to fit an LPG system that replaced the petrol tank in a V8 (So that it did not have the tank in the loadspace). Also your touring range would be limited, compared with an easy 800Km from a standard diesel tank.

Don't get me wrong, I love a V8 as much as the next guy, but it's horses for courses sometimes.....

Cheers

[long stroke]

Your choice of modal is what i would be looking at, i don't know much about the v8 but i think the parts would be cheaper and more available than the 300tdi but i could be wrong;) these day's there isn't much differance in overall fuel costs between the v8 on gas and the tdi, so no mager isue there.


CHEERS TIM.

[Fusion]

Hi Stomps , With wanting the 7 seater you would probably be better off with the Tdi . at least you wouldn't have to worry about were the gas tank is going to be placed . But in saying that the V8 does sound good :D;).

I paid $8000 for my 98 Tdi but had a few more K's on it than the one you are talking about . If you can fix your series landy easy enough i'm sure you could fix the disco as they are not that hard to work on . Good luck :cool:.

[trobbo]

I have gas on my v8 D1 with the scuba tanks underneath the car, and a 40 ltr quater panel tank. It's a gas injection system and works a treat. I therefore still have all my boot space available. You can also get a standard gas system with tanks underneath the car. Gas injection does cost a bit.

In the D1 the dickie seats are side mounted and you are restrained with a lap belt only. I only ever allow the kids to use these seats on rare occaisions and for short trips as I dont think they are particularily safe.

With kids in the back there is no room for your gear and I find the D1 a bit small if the familly comes camping with me (missus and two boys).

The D2 would be a better option as the rear seats are forward facing and have a full seat belt and you have more cargo room.

As for price, $10500 I think is top dollar for a D1. If you buy from auction you will should be able to get a d2 v8 for between 8 - 12K

[JDNSW]

Not much I can add to the above, except to comment that the price does seem rather high for a V8 not on gas, even with the low mileage. These days, in the used car market, "V8" is a dirty word!

I would check that there are no signs of water leakage, which can result in rust, particularly in the rear load area and around the alpine windows.

I can't comment on the engine leaks, but the A-frame bushes are not very difficult to do - probably need a press same as the leaf spring bushes, but a bit bigger. If the A-frame bushes need doing, then the rest probably do too, unless they have been done.

John