Thread: Price vs. Km vs. age - Which one?

ACE is a really good thing to have and from what I have read there isn't that much to go wrong with it.

You should drive older D2's and then a D2a. I have read plenty of people who have said there is no real difference between them apart from headlights etc but I still reckon they drive quite differently. The D2's tend to feel dead in the steering and the D2a's I have driven don't.

That is the way I have found the various ones I have driven anyway.

Good luck finding the right Disco.

cheers,
Terry

Trick is to drive them and see.

Also check papers, we have one here in our local paper for $10k.
Even if you have to spend a bit to get it up to date, at least you know whats been done.

There are often some great examples on here in the market section too.
I bought a beauty here. Still going strong.

Good luck

Go the d2a. I believe that the early d2s have got a funny map issue down when in low range and the vehicle will surge when at idle/low revs under load. I experienced it in a manual when trying to walk through some boulders in a dry river bed. Then there is also the missing cdl bits somewhere in the time before the d2a came out.

Service history?

I haven't heard of or experienced anything like surging etc when in low range in the earlier D2, so I don't know where that one comes from. And I've pulled some heavy loads through some pretty rough stuff in low range without problem.

Have to agree that the models with ACE do ride much nicer than the earlier ones without - but I'm not sure whether you have the same flexibility with them if you want to modify your suspension - I've heard not, but am definitely no expert on the subject.

There might still be some good ones around with low k's - mine is a 2002 and it only had 65,000 k's on the clock when I bought it (about 4 years ago). Mine is also one of the ones that has not got the CDL AT ALL - the earlier ones still have the CDL internals - only the actuator is missing, and that can be easily reinstated, as many on here have done.

I'd like to have it, but not having it has really not caused me any problem so far, so I'm not likely to chase up the bits I need to put CDL in mine.

Really, the only advantage that a D2a will give you over the earlier ones (apart from the fact that it's newer) is that they have the CDL fully functional, whereas the earlier ones either don't have it installed at all (like mine) or need an actuator to be sourced and installed to get it working. Also, I'm told (and would expect) that the upgraded headlights on the D2a work better than the older ones - but there are ways and means around that if it's an issue.

I'd be asking the question whether you can install a 50mm suspension lift on one with airbags and ACE - I'm not sure of the answer but no doubt there are plenty on here who can answer that.

And just another suggestion - if you don't like a heavy clutch, look for an auto. Mine's a manual and my wife hates driving it because she finds the clutch too heavy - but I don't see that as a bad thing at all.

every extra 20K on the odometer is a years worth of running,,

so the difference between a 200K example and a 100K example is not just money---

Are these normal kms for a D2? Mine has 98k and I thought I would be lucky to get $16k for it. ACE is worth it if you have 18" wheels and want a good road car. It was a $4k option in the day so I would think these cars would be worth a little more. If you have kids the DVD system is a must.

A few years ago when selling a Subaru for our daughter with 220,000 kms on the clock, we were told by a dealer that every 20 kms after about 100kms reduced the value by $2,000.

At the time a 120,000kms car was bringing $18,000 and we had trouble getting $11,000 for it. But then I am probably not a good car sales person either.

Erich

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

every extra 20K on the odometer is a years worth of running,,

so the difference between a 200K example and a 100K example is not just money---

uummmmm...





Like he said

Why not check the markets on the forum too.