Rusty_Rocket Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Mine's still going strong. I have a three-door. It's great for extra shite points but quite impractical. Also, mine is beige/ gold, which is quite repulsive in most people's eyes- I think it suits it perfectly!!Maintenance is everything on these. You must grease the props regularly, change the oils when necessary (there's a lot to do..) and make sure things like swivel hubs and bearings are tip-top. If all that checks out, they are really comfortable, reliable and cheap.It doesn't matter what anyone says, but these are literally a third of the price of a Defender, and so much nicer to live with every day. Mine is 200tdi, it does 30mpg everywhere and runs on biodiesel permanently. I'd love a V8 but they a seriously thirsty and not as reliable as the diesels.Look at as many as you can, good ones are out there but there are fifty hopeless rotters for every honest solid one.. My favourite thing about them is the fact that every single school-run mum in her nasty £30k SUV looks down at you.. while anyone 'in the know' will nod at you while you're running on cheap fuel and parts cost less than a Maccy D's [/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Aaaah I have fond memories of cruising around generally stoned in a mates first 300tdi ES, then V8 es. Happy memories of spanking along a private road at a ton watching the fuel needle drop, or bombling along the ridgeway at night when not allowed to doing a bit of greenlaning, then as the track turned from rutty forest to dust roads fucking booting it around being general hooligans! Always was on my list of wants, but having had a close friend own one, I couldn't afford to run it so put it out of my mind for a fair while! Since got into shonky old citroens too, may have something to do it! Forgot what the original question was, but do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Fever Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 ^Son no.2 heading for the wrong door.Love the Disco and I wouldn't discourage anyone from getting one so I say go for it! Electrics are pretty random, one sunroof works, one doesn't, and forget about the cruise control and heated seats. Being handy with a welding torch will help coz it will need some new metal (and maybe a lot) at some point. With the 3.9 V8, we don't see any better than 16mpg in general - a long run on the motorway at 60 might see 20mpg but I wouldn't count on it. We got it to tow the caravan and it'll probably pulling anything you have off a muddy field. The real pay off is the lumpy tickover smoothing out above 1000rpm and being propelled forward on a long surge of torque with a great noise. The recent snow also showed what a capable car it is - I'm not sure I truly 'got it' until then. Pic below is where a Smart with a dodgy handbrake became attracted to the Disco on a hill. Not a mark on ours of course but the tow ball punched straight through the Smart's bumper... The road manners improved hugely when I ditched the 4 no name tyres in favour of Michelin Latitudes. Far less terrifying in the wet and if you do break something, spares are cheap and plentiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethj Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 As you know, an early Discovery is on my want list too, but I prefer the 3 door. I don't think there's any substitute for trawling through lots and lots of shit ones to find the one decent car. I believe you can still get the side graphics, the only thing better than driving a cronky old car is driving one that looks like new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted May 22, 2013 Author Share Posted May 22, 2013 Aye. Finding a good'un is going to be a challenge. As it happens, it looks like I'm banned from buying anything else until the Merc goes - which is good as I found a stickered 3-door for sale in Kent and was contemplating nine hours on a £10 coach... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Are none of you tempted by that cool as boogery Lada Niva that I was on about here last week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggersdog Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Apart from rust, rust, rust and more rust don't forget to look for headgasket woesthe clutch fork can break and the gearbox likes to crunch into gear.Mine's crunched into second and sometimes third for the past 40k miles.I've retired mine for now as it needs a fair amount of work doing.I fitted an in-line fuel heater and it loved veg.Running a 3 door 300 TDi with 200kon the clock now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 ^ Yep, all more likely to be a problem with the 300 TDi though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Making the seven mile drive from my house to Wycombe, I tried to count how many Disco 1s I saw smoking about, but gave up fairly soon as there were so many of them. Some of them were in right shonky colours as well. Ox and Bucks Borders = Disco Heaven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_Rocket Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 The head gasket failed on both of my 200tdi's. Engine still ran normally though and luckily it's a simple job (albeit quite heavy) I refurbished my head while it was off- grand total in parts was around £20 for the while job ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Making the seven mile drive from my house to Wycombe, I tried to count how many Disco 1s I saw smoking about, but gave up fairly soon as there were so many of them. Some of them were in right shonky colours as well. Ox and Bucks Borders = Disco Heaven. There are alot around here ain't there! Was driving around a field in Kingston Blount yesterday in one coincidentally! 200tdi, mileomiter stopped working last millenium, utterly fooked 3gears etc. Was good fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted May 22, 2013 Author Share Posted May 22, 2013 Mine's still going strong. That really is about perfect. I'm trying to think how often I actually need to carry passengers. I know load carrying is made easier by more side doors too, but those graphics just look so right. I've come very, very close to buying a couple, but I'm really not that comfortable buying one of these at distance. I really need to see what I'm buying - unless it's really cheap. Problem is, there is absolutely sod all anywhere near me. Apart from a rusty, MOT fail V8 on LPG of the facelift breed which is 'only' 20 miles away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Someone at the nearby RSPB reserve has a very tidy early red 3 door example, with side graphics and original dealer number plates in that 'raised letter' font. I can see the appeal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_Rocket Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Don't give up DW. Mine cost less than a monkey... and has never been welded or need any yet. There's plenty down here in rural Kent, but an awful lot a bodged up heaps or massively abused green laners Definitely view before you commit, there's bargains out there for sure. The V8 ones are often in better nick and make less than the tdi's but I just can't justify the fuel costs (had a 4.6 V8, still wake up screaming thinking about the fuel bills) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 I asked at my local old Landy/Rangey specialist, but he has just sold three old Discos, and does not know of any others for sale in this area. He says he will let me know if he comes across one. He has a one owner J reg Range Rover Vogue SE, but that is about 3K. It looks very tidy. Dark green, grey leather, wood, auto. Very sound 3.9 V8, reportedly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 Somehow I managed to avoid bidding on a rough-looking 3-door Tdi yesterday. It had (some of) the side graphics and was Tahiti blue. Looked ace. Over 200,000 miles and the description was hopeless though. It sold for £560 - which is pretty much scrap money for one these I think. My financial adviser was keeping a VERY close eye on me at the time though, so I watched it make peanuts. Then found a likely candidate on Gumtree. It's black but is proving impossible to view. Why do people advertise cars for sale and then not actually have time for viewings?! I may get to see it on Saturday night. Possibly. It's about two hours away, which is about as close to home as I've managed to get so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_Rocket Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1990-LAND-ROV ... 43bc161bb3 Just spotted this one on ebay and thought of you. It's miles from you I'm afraid but looks genuine. Its also a very early one, for added novelty value. 200tdi, 119k, good colour.(Hope link works, not sure how to do these things on phone) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 That's my current favourite. Well, that and a sludge green one. According to some website I found, I could get to Kent for just £10! But it would take nine hours. On a coach. Ugh. Interestingly, that Disco has a local registration for where I'm currently living. EDIT - the sludge green one has sold. It looked great for the money. Discos that look great for the money don't hang around for long! Mind you, a P38 drove past me earlier and sounded FANTASTIC, so I'm still not entirely ruling out a wallet-emptying petrol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-moto ... 1017160436 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micrashed Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Just passed one smouldering on the hard shoulder of the M6 northbound near Garstang... Really? Would you want an obvious deathtrap like that? Buy that 1900 Slushmatic BX instead and pop it in HIGH its just as good* as a Discovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 Just passed one smouldering on the hard shoulder of the M6 northbound near Garstang... Really? Would you want an obvious deathtrap like that? I refer you to my Citroen 2CV - a car notorious for lax safety standard and the fire resisting abilities of kiln-dried pine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetleysmooth Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 You seen this 'un, Mr Wobbler. http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C373152 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted May 25, 2013 Author Share Posted May 25, 2013 Yes. A year too new for my classic insurance and I'd much prefer a pre-facelift one. Could be value though and it's a deliciously horrible colour... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetleysmooth Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 I suppose you've had a butchers here: http://www.swapz.co.uk/ Could be worth trying for a swap for the Merc.There's a deliciously shite Range Rover on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted May 25, 2013 Author Share Posted May 25, 2013 Had a gander, yeah. Might put the Merc up on there - doubt there's a rush though as there's actual sunshine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted May 26, 2013 Author Share Posted May 26, 2013 Two possibles identified. One is a three door with graphics AND steel wheels, but it's in Northants, which I no longer live in or anywhere near. Public transport isn't an option - it's absolutely ridiculous. Six hours on train or ten hours by coach! Three hours by car. The other option is a straight swap for a five door in Oxon. The logistics are easier for that one, but it'll apparently need welding before the next MOT (end of July). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 I saw a J reg (J ** XTW) Disco yesterday around the corner from me, a blue 3 door with the graphics and it looked mint, sadly it wasn't for sale so this post is pointless really, It did look very smart though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted May 26, 2013 Author Share Posted May 26, 2013 The three-door I'm considering is covered in dents and scratches and the rear quarter seems to have been cunningly repaired with gaffer AND insulation tape. Perfect laning vehicle. A tidy three-door sold for £830 earlier today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted May 26, 2013 Author Share Posted May 26, 2013 I've decided against this one. It's cheap at £500, missed by most folk as it's in the parts section, but too far away for 'cheap' to really work for me. What the photos don't show is that it's had a smack on the rear quarter. The rear lamp is held in with gaffer tape, so it's proper shite-look. It's a three-door with side graphics and the standard steel wheels! Can't really believe that brain has won on this one. Might have had something to do with my wife looking over my shoulder... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Have you got any other photos of the £500 one there? Nothing on ebay to show the smacked back quarter, a friend is looking for something around that price point to do proper actual off-road work in (so it'll likely get a matching dent on the other side too). Edit: Don't worry, sent a text and got "Would prefer a Defender". As in, a running one, legal, for that price. I've suggested a dented Disco is as good as it gets for £500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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