captain_cal Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 Hello friends, I've been lurking here for a fair while now, but haven't really had anything to contribute.. until my dad (henceforth known as captain_tel) came home last week with THIS: IT'S A V8, M8. And what's more, it seems to be a pretty posh one. All electric everything (and all working!) and sunroofs galore. I think a 3dr V8 with a manual box is a bit of a rarity too. I think it checks all the boxes for this place, it's:OLD. Ish.BRITISH. Check.RUSTY. Yessir.And as a bonus, it does 8mpg. But the noise makes me tingle. Hope you like it! DVee8, Rocket88, Jim Bergerac and 34 others 37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holbeck Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 That's just the kind of Disco I'd like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 I look forward to epic tales of rust fixerating, along with constant visits to pez stations............. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 mpjesus mercedade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 That looks great, my first Disco was a V8 3 door and was the best LR I've ever owned. It did 20 mpg with Mrs N day to day or 25mpg when towing! I suppose I drove smoother and slower with an overloaded caravan and 4 screaming kids in the back.Petrol's often have less rust because they're less likely to have spent their lives coated in mud and shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Excellent shed, I had a H plate 200tdi years ago & it spent it's life covered in mud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouseflakes Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Noice! I like the look of these early ones but not the view through the rear floor. garethj, michael1703 and scruff 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Do you have a welder? If not, I suspect you soon will have More pics please, I love Discos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Lovely! These pre facelift jobbies, Freight rover front lights et al are a rare sight these days. Love the colour and spec. When did they stop offering the 3 dr? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmatt Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Oooh, I' like early Discos (I've had 4 ) and this has the correct number of doors. If it is a keeper and you're doing lots of miles these early v8's are reasonably* cheap to LPG. Welcome btw. For Fiats Sake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scruff Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 When did they stop offering the 3 dr? Right till the end - 98/99. One of the mags has one on a W plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Nice.My 1st Disco was a G reg 3.5v8 on carbs,wrapped in a black 3dr body12 to 20mpg was the norm,depending on how quickly you decided to run up and down the Welsh hillsideSkizzer (Martin) bought my last one, a late 300 series with the 3.9 on lpg Skizzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 great colour. 3.5 or 3.9 V8? I always remember Car magazine banging on about the Terence Conran interior! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_cal Posted March 8, 2016 Author Share Posted March 8, 2016 Do you have a welder? If not, I suspect you soon will have Fortunately I have a tame welder in the form of captain_tel, who is a fabricator by trade. 12 to 20mpg was the norm,depending on how quickly you decided to run up and down the Welsh hillside I think that's near enough what I'm getting out of this one, I imagine my local Cornish hillsides to be similar to your Welsh ones. 3.5 or 3.9 V8? I always remember Car magazine banging on about the Terence Conran interior! 3.5 injection. The 3.9s came with the facelift in (I think) '94. mouseflakes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lord Sward Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Nice.My 1st Disco was a G reg 3.5v8 on carbs,wrapped in a black 3dr body12 to 20mpg was the norm,depending on how quickly you decided to run up and down the Welsh hillside Mine was Foxfire Red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Quality motor! Skizzer (Martin) bought my last one, a late 300 series with the 3.9 on lpgIndeed I did, and my better half loves it so much that I'm in deep doo-doo for contemplating parting with it (see Espace thread for details). I like it a lot too, in all fairness. And it has NO RUST in the boot floor. Chew on that, you doubting Thomases DodgyBastard and andy18s 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_cal Posted March 10, 2016 Author Share Posted March 10, 2016 This weekend it got washed, polished, had a few plastics painted black and generally got tarted up. That gammy headlight is a replacement I stole off our parts truck without looking too closely, and only after fitting did I realise that the new one is in fact worse. Twat. gordonbennet, Junkman, anonymous user and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scruff Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Good progressYou can get pre-facelift 200 shape 3.9s, usually with an auto or LT77. There is one going back to nature in my friend's yard on an L reg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdhaydock Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 There are only about 6 variations on the disco locking nut key. It will be stamped with a letter on the end where the wheel brace goes - this is the identifier and replacements are readily available from landy places without having to jump through hoops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodweaver Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Like! Welcome Sent from my GT-S5830i using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Opened the sunroofs? ??Is that wise?Is that even possible given most are duct taped up from the factory.... Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liggle Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 I drove my neighbours 1990 V8 Manual when I was 18... it was awesome ... but slow, I remember it topping out about 85/90, is that normal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 V8 manual?! MASSIVE WINNING OCCURRING. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 I drove my neighbours 1990 V8 Manual when I was 18... it was awesome ... but slow, I remember it topping out about 85/90, is that normal? 91 was the quoted top end for my 200tdi. That's exactly what it did too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_cal Posted June 17, 2016 Author Share Posted June 17, 2016 Being 23 (and being on a wage fairly typical of a 23-year-old) means running a V8 daily is predictably bankrupting me. So I have made a smart* decision and bought something more economical and practical Swedish. For 500 notes I can't fault it. Junkman, For Fiats Sake and Shep Shepherd 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lord Sward Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Ohhhhh..........scuttle shake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_cal Posted October 3, 2016 Author Share Posted October 3, 2016 I've had a wild* summer hooning around in the Saab with the roof down but it has rewarded me by beginning to smoke ominously and consume oil. So obviously the sensible thing to do is put it in a shed and worry about it in the spring/maybe never. In the meantime, please welcome my new WBoD.. One of the only vehicles that has the distinction of having become chod almost the nanosecond it rolled off the production line. Coprolalia, NorfolkNWeigh, Junkman and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 OMGWBoDENVY! The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 erm, well done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted October 3, 2016 Share Posted October 3, 2016 Junkman getting schooled this week! P38 ftw Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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