Thread: Thninking of buying a cheap v8 disco am I nuts?

No not nuts, you will get a lot of vehicle for bugger all $$, try and find 1 on lpg already if you can especially with the rear twin tanks. The twin tanks tuck up neatly in place of the fuek tank and hardly effect ground clearance at all if any, if you are going to get a car converted just get a tank in the back of the car unless you are into camping and general carrying crap around.

Possibly, but without a full psychological assessment its hard to say.

haha well lets not go there.

So 5k for a 95 with the conversion already done would be a bit of a bargain? It only has 160 on the clock.

Is there anything to watch out for with these v8's? Did these discos have other issues? electrical issues etc?

I was looking a 97 (122k) that has not been converted and thinking of offering 4k for it.

I am no mechanic but know a little bit, enough to do basic stuff. I'm just concerned about buying a problematic car and ending up forking out loads to fix it!

So if the LPG tanks are mounted underneath I need to loose the fuel tanks yes? what's the capacity of the tanks when done like that? I've heard 300km range? I saw a setup with the tanks in the boot and it seems to take up most of the boot which for me is not ideal as we like to camp.

Mate, send Shorty a PM, hes got a 97 V8 Disco (by the way, he will be selling) and can give you hes personal opinion on them

One like this?
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY S 1997 details - CarPoint Australia

No not nuts, find one on gas or budget to get it converted.

As long as your not planning long distance touring or swimming it through deep mud and water then there isnt much difference other than price and the loss of either the 80ltr fuel tank or the loss of cargo space for the gas tank.

Originally Posted by snwbrd

I have found a few with less than 150k's for around the 5k mark which is very tempting. I doubt I am going to find a diesel at that price and I am not intending to drive it a lot anyway.

I have a 1995 (facelift) 300Tdi diesel Disco auto for sale and it's around your price range. Registered to May 2009.

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Mate
I just bought a 94 ES with 117k. Leather, sunroofs the lot.
Spend 1200 to get up to my standard.
Getting gas put on by Land Rover specialist in SA.
Doing 3 slim tanks on floor in back.I will loose one of the dicky seats but gas cuts running cost in half.
Will pay roughly 500 on top of rebate.
Its a great riding car, had 7 RRC before.
This is a lot of car for very little money.