Thread: Disco 2 sales, what's going on

They're 10 years old at the youngest, with a host of known problems that turn the general public a whiter shade of pale.
It's why I'm not overly worried about what happens to mine, because I'm not going to sell it. If the gearbox blows up, stick a new one in. Etc.
Look at what a P38 cost to buy new, and what they cost now.

Yeah,i paid $27000 for mine about 6 years ago,coming up for sale soon,be lucky to get $8000 for it

2002 TD5 low KM down here at the moment for $7200ONO and a 2000 V8 for $5000!

I was asking the same question Thems D1 figures!

I've seen more asked for a D1 V8 than for a D2 Td5....
they're not THAT bad

I sold my 2002 td5 18 months ago for 20k I thought that was pretty good.

They are worth nothing.
Bought mine for $15000 when they were $25000+ 8 or so years ago.
Dont expect to get much at all for mine when I sell it privately to move up to a modern Disco.
Andrew

My 74 2 door RRC is going up in value, even with the lump of iron under the bonnet.

I think that part of the problem with Discos is that they will never end up being viewed as 'classic' cars and the 'refinements' that involve having to use over 50 separate fuses actually scare buyers away now they are all out of warranty.

The other thing to consider is that Discos are basically re-bodied RR's anyway.

My ex has a series 2 Disco (last of the rectangular headlights) and it is nowhere near as pleasant to drive around in as a RRC, for example.

DL

Interesting to see the prices.... I think if you're a hands on person, then there's little to worry about.. you'll get the work done yourself.

However, if like me you're a bit tentative to try some of the work, then it's going to cost a fortune when things go wrong.

$7000 to buy, then nearly $6000 getting head redone and tracing a few weird problems.

Last oil change cost me $2000 because the rear brakes were toast and the water pump was found to be leaking.

I'm still yet to get the thing dirty (mostly because of kids and other weekend commitments) but when you're leaving hockey only to find starting the car up it goes into limp home mode and it's 70k's down the highway, you're left wondering if the damn thing is reliable enough to even take past the city limits....

Don't get me wrong, I like the D2, but with 275k kms on the clock and not getting anything done myself on the vehicle, it's a costly thing to keep on the road.

I keep wondering if it's the same for the other makers, if it's just an age thing.

Of course hanging out here you often only see the issues....

I think I just need to find someone who spins spanners and doesn't mind me helping them out to learn a few things to get my confidence up with doing more of the maintenance and fixing of the car.