Thread: help needed. which one to buy

since the ebay auction is ended it looks like you're down to one choice...probably the one I would have chosen on your place
I have highway tyres on my D2 & its amazing how far you can actually get with them - just take recovery gear so you can get out if/when you exceed the limits - above all, have fun

When off roading I like the way the auto functions as a manual in low range, you can change gears with no loss of traction, specially handy in sand/mud, in the manual you sink into the soft stuff during the shift so u end up staying in the gear you are in which is most times lower than needed once you get up and going.

if its a choice between manual v auto My preference is go the auto.

My previous was a D1 V8 manual, Wouldn't go back.

Originally Posted by daddyrat

Thanks again and all suggestions really appreciated

If you find a car that looks good, don't waste your time posting questions here. As has happened far to frequently in the past few months a potential purchaser posts to the forum, waits for responses, mulls the responses, posts further questions, and by the time they make a decision the vehicle they were looking at has sold.

My advice is make a list of features you want, then when something comes on on ebay or carsales which meets those criteria, contact the seller and arrange to drive the vehicle. If it drives well, at both 60kph and 100kph, and looks clean and straight organise to get the vehicle inspected by a specialist.

cheers
Paul

Originally Posted by OffTrack

If you find a car that looks good, don't waste your time posting questions here. As has happened far to frequently in the past few months a potential purchaser posts to the forum, waits for responses, mulls the responses, posts further questions, and by the time they make a decision the vehicle they were looking at has sold.


cheers
Paul

Hi Paul
I really do appreciate your advise even though it seems to be a bit critical towards my approach. NOW while it SEEMS to be that one car is not available anymore that's not really the case. I am still in touch with the seller and will have to commit soon. Because of this time pressure and me not wanting to miss a opportunity I am posting here. If I had all the time in the world I'd read up some more and try and find a few more locals here with knowledge about Disco's.
To conclude: My intention re my posts is to waste as little time as possible incl. the repliers, and get as much information as possible. I am new to LR and there seem to be issues but I can also see myself driving one so here we are. Thanks again Harald