discovery

rust










or holes.

either is bad.

Rust, Oil leaks, rust, dodgy electrics, rust, leaky sunroofs, rust, leaky alpine windows, rust, rusty boot door hinges on the verge of breaking and did i mention rust???

don't forget you're talking about a 20 year old car, it will be a dog - but it'll be a cheap dog! £500 would be the most i'd pay if I decided it was even worth that after a thorough check...

If you're not au fait with landies, try and find someone who is!

stuart sharpe said:

what can i look out for i dont want to buy a dog. thanks,

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when you get there see if you can hear barking.. if there's no barking then it's probably safe to say it's a car...

and check it isn't rusty and hasn't got any holes in it.. check the owner has never heard of landyzone

mjltigger said:

...check the owner has never heard of landyzone

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pmsl :d

The chances are it'll be easier to find the parts there ISN'T something wrong with. 99% of old discos are rotten somewhere. Most of them are rotten everywhere. Don't be fooled by a clean interior and shiny paintwork, it's the bits you can't see that'll be where the problems are.

Inner wings, boot floor, sills, rear door shuts, roof, chassis (the whole thing) oh and like ive just discovered on mine check the rear quarter panels actually attached to the body on its lower edge mine aint, wondered what the rattle was lol

a G reg disco will bark !

little or no inner wings ,little or no boot floor ,
no sills + holes in the chassis ,
fooked heater oh dear the list goes on

and make sure the power steering pump is in tact!! ugh!

stuart sharpe said:

it cant be that bad can it.

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Oh yes it can, I look forward to the restoration fred

I've bought one or two old discos over the last few years. I always assume the worst then quite often I'm pleasantly surprised when I have a proper look round it. Get underneath and have a good poke around. You'll soon see what everyone's talking about. Best plan if you don't know discos is take someone with you who does. Don't pay too much then if it turns out to be a scrapper you can recoup your cash by selling the parts. That's if there are any worth selling.

stuart sharpe said:

allo can somone help i,m looking at a discovery 200tdi on a g,reg sunday what can i look out for i dont want to buy a dog. thanks,

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let us know how that goes mate!

Well... nice piccies but whats it like???

bargain! Especially when it looks so well shod