Thread: Newbie Discovery Questions

Yep, Discoverys from the first model (1989) right up to the Series 2 Discovery (2004) have a Classic Rangie Chassis. Basically, those Discoverys are a classic Range Rover chassis with a Discovery body. That is a Ladder frame chassis...which is seperate from the body.

The new Series 3 Disco has a completely new design (combination of ladder frame chassis and monocoque body). Very tough.

timberwolf_302,

Thanks for the speedy reply! [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]

I'd only just recently been looking at getting an early (to 1984) 3 door Range Rover or other 3 door chassis based Land Rover and have only "discovered" the "Discovery" 1991 3 door models...this has given me greater choice if my finances can stretch that far...

ozseasider :?

3 door Discos go for nothing you can't give them away, I saw one at the aucitons the other day that was 1/2 tidy it went for $3800. If your in Brisbane the young bloke across the road has a 4 door early 80s Rangie on LPG, body lift, 4.3 stroker engine, extractors etc, needs a tidy up, for a similar price, basis of a good truck.

shaunp,

Thanks for that info on the Disco prices...makes them much more financially viable than I had expected.

Unfortunately I'm on the Mid-North Coast of NSW and am after the 2/3 door models...Range Rover, Discovery & Defender.

regards,
ozseasider :wink:

[quote="shaunp"]3 door Discos go for nothing you can't give them away, I saw one at the aucitons the other day that was 1/2 tidy it went for $3800.

my apologies ozseasider but


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Gentlemen,

Would greatly appreciated if you both could come to some similar figures on used prices...I've looked at "The Redbook" guide but would be very interested to know auction prices.

I would be prepared to travel interstate to get a good price on a "1/2 decent" vehicle. Any comments from other forum contributors most welcome & appreciated!

Remaining hopeful,

ozsea :wink:

Originally posted by ozseasider
Gentlemen,

Would greatly appreciated if you both could come to some similar figures on used prices...I've looked at "The Redbook" guide but would be very interested to know auction prices.

I would be prepared to travel interstate to get a good price on a "1/2 decent" vehicle. Any comments from other forum contributors most welcome & appreciated!

Remaining hopeful,

ozsea :wink:

For Disco's it depends on whether it is a V8 or a Diesel (200 Tdi to 1994 and 300 Tdi 95 for a 3 dr). Stopped importing the 3dr after that. V8's will generally be cheaper in that range. 5dr will naturally be more sought after but a 3dr is a collectors item now and will fetch a reasonable price if it has a diesel engine.

The older a LR the firmer the price because you are in enthusiast territory.

Mate $3800 that's what it went for and a 91 Rangie got Passed in at $5k and a series 2 Disco with 290km on it went for $15k, there are often early Disco's in the Trading post for less than $10K. Most dealers don't want them as a trade in, offer nothing and then whole sale them at the auctions. The mate Leigh went to trade his 2000 model Deisel 100 series Cruiser on a 3.0Di Patrol a couple of weeks ago and the Nissan dealer at Wynnum offered him offered him $19k for a one owner 100 series so whats a 92 Disco that needs a tidy up worth? somewhere less than 10k I reckon. Another mate ended up with the 100 series for 19k rather than let the dealer have it.