New member on the lookout

Evening all,

After spending some time in my mates disco recently I’m now looking to get one too. He’s got a D2 on big steels with a small lift, snorkel and light bar.

I’ve got about £4500-£5000 to spend and I’m wondering what would be best. Buying one already done or buying one and then modding myself.

There are a couple on eBay that look interesting. Spoke to a fella today who seemed a decent guy with a black one on big tyres, with cream leather up for £4995 ono

I want something that I could do a couple of runs a week to the station with and then do some Greenlanes occasionally.

We live in the countryside, have a kid and a Rottie, and I just fancy something rugged. We have a 340i touring as well for normal duties, and I’ve previously been more of a sports car enthusiast. But I’ve just turned 41 and I fancy a change, something I can have fun and not get done for speeding. Again.

For that money and those requirements what would your recommendations be?

thanks in advance for any suggestions

Hello and welcome

best to ask in the disco section of the forum more people will see it.

Hi and welcome!

For your budget, you should get a decent disco 2. Take your time looking, there are lots around. The biggest issue is rust in the rear chassis. If you get one already modified, it’ll save you the cost of doing it yourself but it might have had a hard life off-road.

Most have the Td5 engine, which can be played with for more power.

Let us know how you get on. Don’t forget some pics when you do get one!

brianp38dse said:

Hello and welcome

best to ask in the disco section of the forum more people will see it.

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Thanks will do!

Knappster said:

Hi and welcome!

For your budget, you should get a decent disco 2. Take your time looking, there are lots around. The biggest issue is rust in the rear chassis. If you get one already modified, it’ll save you the cost of doing it yourself but it might have had a hard life off-road.

Most have the Td5 engine, which can be played with for more power.

Let us know how you get on. Don’t forget some pics when you do get one!

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Thats great info. Thanks!

mans yes, for sure. Pics will happen!

Cream leather might be a rather optimistic colour for a vehicle intended for offroading!

Personally, I'd rather start from a fairly standard done and add accessories as I needed them. Sometimes people buy expensive items but get less use out of them than they expect. I got a Hi Lift jack, for example but it's far more use as a gardening tool (great for getting tree stumps out) than it is on the Land Rover. Other people's taste is sometimes hard to live with.

Standard D2 more than capable of what you need.
Try get a good standard one, fix it (all have issues) then look at what mods would suit you best as you go with your budget.

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