Hello, new Discovery owner here..

Hello, been browsing this forum for a few weeks, and have just bought a Discovery 300 tdi, R reg, in red. Really pleased with it so far, bought it quite cheap, £1600, full service at main dealer till 8000 miles ago. really solid underneath, just a small rot patch on the offside rear arch (when you open the door).

It came with a few small oil leaks, the breather/rocker cover which I have cured, think I may have a small weep on the sump gasket.

Really suprised at how cheap the parts are for these are!

Done about a 1000 miles in it now, and really love it! How have I lasted all these years without one! lol!

Ian.

Hi Ian and welcome.....

Once you have a Disco there is no turning back..Enjoy every minute of it.Feel free to join in and if you require any information,do not feel afraid to ask.We are all here to help each other and keep running and repair costs down.

Make sure you give the underside a good waxoyl to keep the dreaded rust at bay.

P.S. We need to see pics, always appreciated on here

Dave

:5biagree: piccies we like piccies

and :welcome2: to the looneyzone

I likes......LOONEYZONE :hysterically_laughi:hysterically_laughi

welcome,

Hi Dave, heres a couple of quick shots.....





Ian.

Wheel arch replacement panels can be bought for around £30 and are easy to replace as long as you are handy with a welder

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Landrover-Dis...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item45f455a569

Nice clean motor and the wheels set it off.

It has a mint grey interior, 128k, dog guard and cd player, full mats, all the books and tools, I genuinely couldnt believe it when I saw it, after looking at some really hard worked vehicles recently.

Have some side steps here to go on it and some front mud flaps.

Are they the proper wheels Dave, as others I have seen are quite a basic 'star' pattern?

Looks really nice and a bargain at £1600.....Get some good vinyl shine for your plastics and it will look the mutts nuts.

The wheel are genuine landrover....They are called XS Deep Dish Alloys.

To finish the look off you need a chrome sparewheel cover and colourcode the centre to the same as your car or get a LANDYZONE sticker for the centre

Ah I see, also, I know the jack lives under the bonnet, but where do you store the handles and brace, as mine are just loose in the boot?

Handles and brace should be in a long vinyl bag. This is stored under the rear seat bases.If you lift the rear seats you will be able to see 2 velco straps that hold the bag in place.
Dave

Ah spot on! dont think I have a bag but I shall look for the straps.

If you start a new thread asking if anyone has a spare bag, i'm more than sure that 1 of the lads will be able to help you out.

hello, welcome.
For that kind of money it really is a bargain.

Hope you will have lots of nice drives in it ;-)

Regards, Koen

IAN DISCOVERY 300TDI said:

Are they the proper wheels Dave, as others I have seen are quite a basic 'star' pattern?

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No they are not the original wheels, tell you what, i'l swap you for a set of 5 star original's

D1SCO said:

No they are not the original wheels, tell you what, i'l swap you for a set of 5 star original's

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You don't want a set of standard stars.....they are ****e and chuffing ugly....Keep the XS Deep Dish

Looks very nice indeed.