Buying a discovery
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I want to buy a discovery as the freelanders are too expensive for me. We want a car that will do no more than 1K per annum for me to park at the train station and to pull the birds horsebox 5-6 times per annum.
Would something like the folowing be any good (Autotrader)
1993 LAND ROVER Range Rover Classic Andrew Howie 3.9 EFI, K reg. 98000 miles, met green, grey cloth, sunroof, MoT May 06, service history, runs . . . . (trade)
£1,495
8 miles
Ta,
Flatfour
Would something like the folowing be any good (Autotrader)
1993 LAND ROVER Range Rover Classic Andrew Howie 3.9 EFI, K reg. 98000 miles, met green, grey cloth, sunroof, MoT May 06, service history, runs . . . . (trade)
£1,495
8 miles
Ta,
Flatfour
Well, without seeing it or knowing whether it's full of rust or not, it does sound ok and would do what you require, but it's not a Discovery!
Chances are that it's also an automatic, but whether that's a problem or not is down to your personal preference.
I guess the thing to watch out for is that with you doing such a low mileage each year it's not going to do any vehicle much good unless you take it on a good run once in a while.
>> Edited by peetbee cos I couldn't spell!
>> Edited by peetbee on Wednesday 5th October 15:20
Chances are that it's also an automatic, but whether that's a problem or not is down to your personal preference.
I guess the thing to watch out for is that with you doing such a low mileage each year it's not going to do any vehicle much good unless you take it on a good run once in a while.
>> Edited by peetbee cos I couldn't spell!
>> Edited by peetbee on Wednesday 5th October 15:20
For that sort of budget it doesn't matter what you choose, it will need work sooner or later.
Land Rovers, Range Rovers & Discoveries are all available in this price bracket and will be in varying conditions, however spare parts are likely to be cheaper than the equivalent Jap 4x4.
I bought a tax exempt Series 2 Landy for around your budget to trundle back and forth to my local station plus to go and play in the mud on weekends, it would easily tow a horse box but it's comfort levels are minimal
On the plus side whilst it may go wrong it's simple to fix.
I would go and look at the vehicles in your budget, compare insurance (the V8 could be expensive!) and spare parts prices and then it's a matter or personal preference, sorry if that's not much help!
Land Rovers, Range Rovers & Discoveries are all available in this price bracket and will be in varying conditions, however spare parts are likely to be cheaper than the equivalent Jap 4x4.
I bought a tax exempt Series 2 Landy for around your budget to trundle back and forth to my local station plus to go and play in the mud on weekends, it would easily tow a horse box but it's comfort levels are minimal
On the plus side whilst it may go wrong it's simple to fix.
I would go and look at the vehicles in your budget, compare insurance (the V8 could be expensive!) and spare parts prices and then it's a matter or personal preference, sorry if that's not much help!
I've just had my 4th engine fitted into my Discovery. It's been off the road for a total of 23 weeks during my ownership.
The customer service from PAG has been truely appaling - BT could teach this lot how to run an customer service centre.
It's a 2001 V8 Disco.
My advice - get your bargepole out.
The customer service from PAG has been truely appaling - BT could teach this lot how to run an customer service centre.
It's a 2001 V8 Disco.
My advice - get your bargepole out.
smifffy said:
It's a 2001 V8 Disco.
My advice - get your bargepole out.
But at his budget it's likely to be a 200Tdi Disco circa early 1990's. Even with a Rangie V8 it'll be the age & mileage of the vehicle that he'll have to worry about than faults in manufacturing.
Sorry to hear your bad luck though, it's weird how an engine like the Rover V8 which has been around for so long in so many different guises (& vehicles) can still produce ones that refuse to be reliable. Hope yours is back on the road soon.
smifffy said:
I've just had my 4th engine fitted into my Discovery. It's been off the road for a total of 23 weeks during my ownership.
The customer service from PAG has been truely appaling - BT could teach this lot how to run an customer service centre.
It's a 2001 V8 Disco.
My advice - get your bargepole out.
Agree with you regarding the muppets. I had to start writing to the MD of LR to get my dealer to do anything. They are fantastic product let down by the monkeys who service them.
Get a sorted older one and go to an independant specialist.
Something is very wrong if you need 4 engines.
smifffy said:
I've just had my 4th engine fitted into my Discovery. It's been off the road for a total of 23 weeks during my ownership.
The customer service from PAG has been truely appaling - BT could teach this lot how to run an customer service centre.
It's a 2001 V8 Disco.
My advice - get your bargepole out.
There's definitely something weird going on if you've needed 4 engines. Are they getting you liquorice ones, or something? I've had 3 V8 Land Rovers and a Rover engined TVR without (touches wood) problems, and I've never heard of anyone getting through 4 engines. Is the failure mode the same in all of them?
Camshaft snapped in the 1st one, Blowing head gaskets in the 2nd, Bearing failure in the 3rd & 4th 
The frustrating thing is that I actually like the product when it works (which isn't often). Can you believe that PAG offered me £1k off the price of a new car. Cheeky bastards - they'd still be making money out of me with that.
The frustrating thing is that I actually like the product when it works (which isn't often). Can you believe that PAG offered me £1k off the price of a new car. Cheeky bastards - they'd still be making money out of me with that.
It sounds to me that the dealer is to blame. did they replace the engine for a new one every time?
cam snaps ok....dealer fits new cam only dose not notice damage to head causing the head gasket to blow..
not doing a full engine rebuild, broken crap from the cam is in the oil (pump filter)and this causes the bearings to fail.
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