Thread: What are the reasons you bought your Disco

For me its the freedom the ride the engine the seating position the fact that not everyone drives them and most of all Landrovers Rock
I have done over 50,000 kays in mine and all Ive replaced is a front propshaft and manifold gaskets apart from regular maintenance thats cheap driving in my book

Originally Posted by mightgeta4be

Many of you have strong reasons for buying your Discovery. Lets hear some of them. Is it the handling, the motor , The comfort, the price, you got a deal you couldn't refuse. do you think it's a better vehicle than the competition. Has it lived up to your expectations and would you buy another. ( I know a lot of you allready have)
Well ! lets hear some of your answers

heres a blast from the past---
and tailor[] made for just this question,,,, again,,

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/yarns-tale...nly-disco.html

Great to read, I can rattle off similar stories but they involve dirt bikes as I am yet to experience 4wd. Your insite into your confidence of the disco is good to hear. From the replys I am reading. Its all about good choice of the vehicle you buy and good maintenance and the great driving enjoyment will follow.

All my mates drive cruisers and patrols and are all very capable trucks some with more mods that others. When i was looking for a 4bee i came across my Disco in a toyota car lot, i took it for a test drive more out of curiosity that anything else. I was hooked, comfy to drive, great seating position, loads of features and a great price, was $10K cheeper that a hilux with double the milage!!!
Have to say though that you've gotta have deep pockets or be handy on the spanners as there is a fair bit of upkeep sorting small issues on a vehicle with 165K on the clock that have to be done before they become larger issues.
Things like fragile coolant pipes and burnt/melted wiring and split-tube.
Great vehicle, enjoy driving it, enjoy working on it. Would i buy another? In a heartbeat!!!! Perhaps a V8 as a plaything

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Did you have the RRc all it's life or even most of it's life and maintained it well?

If you did, then ask yourself the question again.

Diana

I bought the 81 in '94 and its given me little trouble but was getting tired, '85 i got in 2002 sold 2006, previous owner had reciepts for over $7500 for work done but again at nearly 20 years old things just wear out that are un economical to repair. No one asked why do you still drive an RRC ?

Pretty much what everyone has said, although my story is similar to PhillWilde, we got ours from a Toyota yard as well and also most of the guys i travel with have either a Patrol or Cruiser, Discowhite being the exception.

After driving everything, we were getting pretty disapointed, other peoples perception of whats good or bad is so very different, so one last drive of a car and it was really the guys here and a visit to one of Aces BBQs (in the Explorer) that made us look at a Land Rover.

As luck would have it, after we drowned the Explorer thats when we found the Disco to test drive, it is almost impossible to get a drive of a Land Rover.

We found one D2 to drive at a yard in Milpera and took it for a drive, that's when we knew this was the 4WD for us, it was so much better to drive than anything previous and the only one that all 3 of us liked as a driver and passenger.

After that we searched for one to buy, we finally found one on the internet in Warnanbool Toyota and after a friend took it for a 2 hour test drive, we bought it.

Although we did come close to buying a Fender, after Noddy gave us a drive of his and also, we came close to buying a 100s Cruiser after a friend loaned us his Cruiser to drive around for 2 weeks, loved Noddys Fender, but didn't like the Cruiser, a bit boat like for me.

Until now Disco has been great, sure we've had some minor problems but at no stage has it stopped us doing a trip or even broken down, even now with the gearbox problem it is still drivable and i realy like it, i probably like it as much as i like motorbikes and i can't remember ever being without a motorbike, it's just a great car too drive.

Will we buy another, you betchya bloody left ball we will, a D3 or even a Defender maybe, either way it will be a Land Rover.

Baz.

Hi,
I was given a 2000 Disco TD5 Auto with SLS as a company car in Alice Springs when I joined NEC as the BDM for the Northern Territory. It had 3 months left on the lease to run out.

When the lease ran out they gave me a Arrrrgggh!!! "Toyota Prado" heap of junk and I missed the Disco so much I traded in my 2.8TD Patrol and the wifes 1997 EL Ghia (with 5 l tickford engine, not popular for a while) on a brand new MY2003 Disco TD5 auto.

It is so good to be able to take it to town and be able to still get in the car parking stations plus turn around in the street width. Off road there is not a lot to compare with it and as a fuel efficient tow horse you cannot beat it. They certainly came up with a great piece of machinery with the 2003 & 2004Disco's.

I have had withdrawl symptons over the last 4 years with the GQ Patrol though and have just bought an old 1989 petrol/gas one with 2" lift to play with.

I will never part with the MY2003 though.

BradM

We've had the '98 TDi for while now and ALL of the family love it!

I don't mind swinging a few spanners so the maintenance is good fun rather than a chore. Really well thought-out engine layout makes replacement of dodgy bits easy (e.g PAS pump and water pump replacement, complete job - 3 hrs, total cost $470.00).

The missus thinks she is the Queen, the 14 y.o daughter's ego is massaged and the 16 y.o. son has decided to buy a SWB Toyo/Nisso/LR/ thingy rather than a WRX Imprezza.

Really couldn't be happier and can't see myself not having Disco in the family for all time!

Cheers
Murray