View attachment 163064 View attachment 163062 View attachment 163063 The wider classic car scene (Practical Classics is an excellent magazine and I wish that the LR mags were as good) has in the last twelve months started to appreciate the Discovery1 as an emerging classic, but like all newcomers to recieve that recognition it is only the best examples that initially benefit.. as time passes the rougher examples with less good provenance and history and condition etc begin to be elevated as worthy resto or rejuvination projects because by then values have risen and it suddenly becomes economicly viable to pour time and cash into a poorer example.
In my opinion the D2 will follow this same trajectory because it is the last affordable TD5 model and the purists will deem it as the last readily available 'proper LR product' before BMW/ford/Tata got too involved. The classis car scene love authentic British as crap as that product may be (eg Austin Allegro's, Maxi's, Princess's have gone through the roof as are now many other BL & Rover cars). I predict the remainig D2's still on the road with an mot, solid chassis, good condition, sensible mileage, good service history, low owners etc etc creeping up in value in a year or two, however, that market force upwards will be running in direct conflict with the bigger picture of anti big oil burners, road excise hikes, congestion charges, fuel price hikes amd the general acceleration of the electric car and driverless car phenomenon that is going to gather momentum faster than a fast thing very soon. Watch this space, interesting times ahead in the realm of 'personal mobility' in towns and cities.
Buy a good D2 now while they are cheap and add value to it with lots of tlc and it will be a sound hobby/investment.