Thread: Where have all the good Disco's gone?

theres a few out and about but they've been private sales not from stealers... keep an eye on the classifieds..


theres a neat looking blue D1 not far from where I am ATM but by the look of it, the yard and the flash boat that sits behind it they guy whose got it will want the earth.


oh and there might be one here

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/showthread.php't=33752

Originally Posted by MacMan

Got a mate who's decided that a Disco needs to join the family for mixture of being comfortable hunting truck for long trips and Mum's Taxi once they get the babymaking right (there's a story there that I won't go into!).

Here's the problem. 18 months ago when I bought ours there were plenty of good ones to choose from. Then 12 months ago when the fuel price started to climb there were HEAPS of them both neat and sh!tty on the market.

The problem? Where have all the NEAT ones gone? The price of all of them has been forced down a few grand again, but now it seems that only the poxy ones prevail? Have the vendors of neat ones all decided NOT to sell because the prices are that low?

He's probably going to go for a V8, wants 1994 or newer, auto or manual (not too fussy) and if possible on gas. There just don't seem to be any neat ones about.

We looked at one today with 78,000km and it's been on the market for about 2 years with the same dealer! Originally they were asking near $15K for it (I looked at it when it was at that price), but now it's down under $10K. In spite of the low km it's now rooted! UV damage from sitting in the yard for 2 years, rust in alpine windows, very low suspension, bias plate and/or springs FUBAR so it doesn't centre in 3rd/4th gate (this was the case when I looked at it).

Anyone got some leads? We've had to drop the gearbox and transfer out of his Bundera and he's just dropped another $1650 on a reco one. The motor is tired and gutless so he's looking for a change in the near future.

Why not look at a ' 93 model, single coil, no cats, easy peasy to fix at reasonable cost, Regards Frank.

how much does he want to spend ???

5/7 seater ??

auto / manual ??

what color ??

let me know and i'll let you know in a couple of days

Why not look at a ' 93 model, single coil, no cats, easy peasy to fix at reasonable cost, Regards Frank.

That's what I did and couldn't be happier! However, he wants something with no more than 150,000km, preferably less and doesn't like the older interior.

Ray: the brief is at this stage.

how much does he want to spend ??? - as little as necessary, but aiming for around $10-11K. Less if it's going to need additional work inc LPG conversion.

5/7 seater ?? - at the moment I don't think they'll need anything more than a 5 seater. He's a 6'2" 130kg man mountain, she's a 6' tall blonde amazon woman and they have the biggest GSP I have ever seen and a weimaraner that's nearly as big. They won't be able to afford more than two kids!

auto / manual ?? - preference for manual, but auto still a possibility

what color ?? - anything other than rusty

let me know and i'll let you know in a couple of days - thanks!

BTW, one of the main reasons they want a V8 is that his Mrs hates diesels with a passion. According to her diesels sound crap.

I am considering selling Turtle at the moment. I need a bigger vehicle for a growing family. Turtle is a 1998 Series 1 Disco TDI Auto. B/Bar and winch, dual batteries, air/air and water/air intercooler, Cargo barrier, CD/DVD, 7 seater, Rebuilt transmission, new alternator, +2" springs, LPG injection, roof racks and much more. Goes like a cut snake (for a TDI).

PM me if you want more info and photo's.

How about a six seater Discovery '95 with centre diff lock and a V8

A newly listed Discovery has just been placed in the markets section

Here is the quick link to the ad.

http://www.aulro.com/apc/showproduct...duct=535&cat=9

no probs macman

i'll get back to you ASAP

You know, I think that part of the problem is that the bottom seems to have fallen out of the market for DI andDII across the board. (there was a post somewhere here very recently that was quoting some really low prices for these vehicles).

I suspect that the net effect of this for many LR owners who have invested in their vehicles (as most of us do with keeping up with LR faults (ouch) and after market gear ) is that we have put so many $ into our 'babies' that we do not want to sell as we would take the proverbial financial bath. I know in my case that the Landy still owes me (to my calcs) over 35K even after six years use from new.

Bottom line is I have buckleys of realising that on a sale , so it is worth far more to me to hold onto and use / enjoy. On the other hand, people who have used and abused a vehicle that they may have acquired second hand might not have the same 'over capitalisation'. This could account for the junk that has been reported on the market.

My theory anyway...

Mark