Buying a discovery 2

Hawick discovery · Nov 23, 2015

Hi, i am new here and i am looking some advice.
I am looking to buy a discovery 2. I will be using it for towing the horse trailer.
Is there anything I need to look out for when buying one?
Thanks

biggeeeee · Nov 23, 2015

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and whatever you do, don't forget to check the chassis for rust.

Marmaduke · Nov 23, 2015

Yes look out for people who will come along and give you abuse for not doing a search in the discovery section as this question gets asked weekly

Marmaduke · Nov 23, 2015

Obviously he can type faster than me

Hawick discovery · Nov 23, 2015

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and whatever you do, don't forget to check the chassis for rust.

Hahaha, thanks. I will make sure I check the chassis for rust! Anything else?

biggeeeee · Nov 23, 2015

If I was buying one, I would check the rear chassis, don't know if you are aware but they can suffer from rust issues there

Silverlandy · Nov 23, 2015

I have a D2 facelift. Lovely towing machine, better than my D1. I paid a bit for mine, dealer (I know

) low mileage, fsh, one owner but it's nice. Bought mine 3 years ago, it's a 2003. The air suspension and SLS make all the difference towing horses.

You'll get better technical advice than me though from those more knowledgeable on here

Good luck.

biggeeeee · Nov 23, 2015

Hawick discovery said:
Hahaha, thanks. I will make sure I check the chassis for rust! Anything else?

Everything else is fixable for not a lot of cash, Chassis repairs are expensive unless you can weld.
I have found that the later ones (2004) seem to rust on the chassis! quicker and worse than the earlier ones I have a 2001 TD5 and no issues with the chassis yet! whereas I had a 2004 project one which had lost half the nearside chassis rail.
Give me a few minutes and I'll find a photo

Hawick discovery · Nov 23, 2015

Silverlandy said:
I have a D2 facelift. Lovely towing machine, better than my D1. I paid a bit for mine, dealer (I know ) low mileage, fsh, one owner but it's nice. Bought mine 3 years ago, it's a 2003. The air suspension and SLS make all the difference towing horses.

You'll get better technical advice than me though from those more knowledgeable on here

Good luck.

Sounds good. Thanks for the reply.

Silverlandy · Nov 23, 2015

Mines (chassis) not too bad, surface stuff, but will need some tlc at some point.

derwendolly · Nov 23, 2015

biggeeeee said:
If I was buying one, I would check the rear chassis, don't know if you are aware but they can suffer from rust issues there

And it is not all visible - they rot from the inside. Take your little tapping hammer with you and LISTEN!

Hawick discovery · Nov 23, 2015

Thanks for the advice. The search begins. There's quite a few for sale. May take a while!!

biggeeeee · Nov 23, 2015

Here you go.

Hawick discovery · Nov 23, 2015

biggeeeee said:
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That's some bad rust!! I bet that took a bit fixing?!

Silverlandy · Nov 23, 2015

And one of my sunroof's (sp?) has started leaking this year

Hawick discovery · Nov 23, 2015

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Silverlandy said:
And one of my sunroof's (sp?) has started leaking this year

I have noticed a few adverts do say they have leaking sunroofs. I take it that's just knackered seals?

biggeeeee · Nov 23, 2015

Dont be fooled by how they look from the bits you can see.

This is what it looked like from another angle!

biggeeeee · Nov 23, 2015

Hawick discovery said:
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I have noticed a few adverts do say they have leaking sunroofs. I take it that's just knackered seals?

Yeah, better to remove the sunroof modules and reseal with silicone

Hawick discovery · Nov 23, 2015

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biggeeeee said:
Dont be fooled by how they look from the bits you can see.

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This is what it looked like from another angle!

it certainly looks the part.

meego · Nov 23, 2015

A list off the top of my head.
1/ Chassis rust ( has anyone said this yet?)
2/ Injector harness / red plug oil
3/ Sunroofs leaking
4/ ACE pipes / block leaking
5/ FPR leaking
6/ Rust on roof above windscreen
7/ Air suspension leaking
8/ Wheel hubs (three Amigos)

I have sorted all of the above on mine. (apart from chassis that has been Waxoiled from day one

)

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