Thread: The Best Years... Discovery 2

2003 onwards are regarded to be the best. D2a as opposed to D2.

Make sure it has a decent service history. there are a lot of similar threads on here regarding what to look for etc

Edit - Bugger! Psimpson7 beat me to it.

Hi fiddleback and welcome.

I reckon you'll be looking at the models from the end of 2002 through to 2004 - The D2a.

They are the ones with the funky updated headlights and rear indicators in the D-pillar (not the bumper). They also have all the CDL internals and linkages.

All the best with your hunt.

Waz

As above...so much so I tried to instigate a seperate D2a section as they are so much more awesome that a D2......alas the D2 owners had a sook so we are all bundled in together. FOR NOW ,

Regards

Stevo

Get a D2 2002 without CDL .... The opportunity to spend more money putting it all in yourself......

Early D2's also had the CDL internals just no leaver to activate, but they come with other gremlins . best bet if you got 20k is select a D2a that suits your needs, eg everyday car, look for something with the added extras. otherwise if its a bit of a basher the simplier the better. less things to go wrong. less to clean.

We've got a 2004 2a TD5 Landmark and one of the very last made. Daisy has done us proud over the years and only had a few non wear-and-tear snags. I would go for a car that is as close to 'as built' as possible. That way you can be reasonably confident that it has not been botched around with or abused and has led an easy life... which gives you more scope to make your own changes. Welcome to the club!

ok, ok, I gotta ask,,

whats a landmark?

(this'll be good)

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

(this'll be good)

Pedro, I'd commend this article to you: How To Use Google To Search

From Wikipedia (the second top hit for a google search on TD5 + Landmark):

In the final production run of the Discovery II, only two models were offered for sale in the UK market, the 'base' Pursuit, which still retained a high level of equipment as standard, and the top specification Landmark, which offered all Leather interior, twin sunroofs, Active Cornering Enhancement six-disc CD player and Heated Windscreen. The final vehicles left the production lines in late May 2004 to make way for the all new Discovery 3 (LR3) models