Thread: Disco put downs

Lance,
I have driven/owned l/rs since 1964 and always some one tells me they are useless/hopeless/ dont do this or that/etc etc.
All you gotto do is keep it well serviced which is easy to do and it will go as good as if not better then most.
what type of disco are you thinking off?

cheers Tracker

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buying a new car is a good thing :!:
buying a disco is a great thing :!: :!:

Just look at LOTS,
Look for service history,
get the RACQ to check it out,

Do your homework,
and the decision will be fairly simple.


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WE normally just wave as we pass them on the beach/river/snow/mud hole/highway.

DONT we fellas :!:

Lance,

All of the above.

Although if I had had access to the information now available on the internet prior to purchasing mine I may have made a more considered decision and bought a.....












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Hi Guys
I once didnt like the "look" of Discos,have gradually let them "grow" on me to the point of even considering that I wouldnt mind owning one as a day to day driver.There are many earlier 4 doors around in WA no for $12 to $15K,petrol or diesel.Fortunately $$$$$ stop me from buying anything but after many "bad gripes" read here,BSLARS,LRE etc it makes me wonder "why consider"
The rover V8 if neglected is a big headache,as everybody would agree and thirsty unless run on LPG,then still thirsty just not quite as expensive to fill.My bitch is about diesels,not just Landrover,many in someway complain about the reliability and running costs of the 200/300 TDI and just adequete power.I have never driven or riden in a Disco.
I made the mistake of buying a MITSABITCHY Tritoo 2.5 diesel 8 years ago,the first motor decided to leak coolant thru a porous head,I put an import 2.5 turbo motor in,great more horsepower(SLUGPOWER!!!!),18 months later drops a valve,it goes up thru the head,lets the coolant out into the turbo,time to buy another import motor,this time intercooled as well.Great even more slugpower,this one even wastes much newer nissans and cruisers on uphill overtaking lanes pulling a trailer.
OK,this isnt a JAP winge place,but we are talking the same engine size/HP(I guess)/mpg(i get 28mpg easy).At least with the jap cr!! you at least have acsess to cheap second hand motors,my last was $2300 complete.I would never get a japcrapp!r again,but wonder would I be much better off in a Landy product? PS I would just die for a 110 Extreme,then wouldnt we all!!
Anyway,thats enough bitching,am I too far out of line????
Look forward to all replys.
Cheers
Andrew

I had never even sat in a Landrover before buying my Disco.

Went out and looked at everything, tojo's and patrols as well as the notsosquishies and even some of the imports.

Did very little research but did ask a few people who Iknow and trust for their opinion.

Got about a 50/50 responce in favour of the Landroaver badge.

But those that were for it had the same thing to say, LOOK AFTER IT AND IT WILL KEEP GOING.

Have done just that and has very rarly let me down.

Only time's were a fuel pump problem, took 10min to fix and even then was replaced under g/tee.

And the altinator went on me as well, but that happens.

Wear and tear are normal so look for one that has been a city unit and never seen the dirt. Will be a good start.

Just ignore the people that moan about landrovers, they expect cars to keep going with absoutely no maintenance, and last forever.

And those that bag them out are just jealous really.

Go for the landy, make sure that it is a good one (the same as ou would with any car), service it regularly, kieep it in top condition, and it will last forever and be the most fun that you have had in a car.

I still smile when I drive my landy, but that might be a series landy thing :wink:

Hmm so the handbrake doesn't want a RR Classic but she did say that she likes Discos.....

thoughts....

But she won't get one if it can't fit into the car park at her work.

What's the clearance height of a standard Disco ?

What sort of prices would a good one command ?