Right, I have done an offroad driving course and great fun and useful it was. Excellent really. Now I need to find a Disco, sensibly low mileage, late Disco 1 300TDi or early Disco 2 TD5. I want to put all terrain or mud terrain tyres on it without cutting the arches and probably replace the plastic bumpers with steel after market types. Any sensible suggestions where I can find the beast at a sensible price please? I am based near Bristol. BY the way, it has to be manual and have the diff lock connected inside, even if it has traction control. I'm told that some had the lever disconnected inside the cab, but you could still select diff lock underneath. True of false?
Help to find a disco
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Early TD5s had the difflock mods before Land Rover reverted back to the difflock operated manually in the cab.
Finding a low mileage Disco may mean you will have a very long wait. Of course, it depends what you mean by low mileage. Bear in mind that vehicles today (last 15yrs or so) will clock up fantastic mileage provided they are maintained well.
What was considered high mileage 20 yrs ago is today pretty acceptable.
There was a time I wouldn't even look at a vehicle with over 80K but today 130K wouldn't concern me in the least, especially for diesel.
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dont fink i would worry about the millage to much the maintainance is more important there was a fred a few days ago asking what millage have you on the clock most were into the hundreds and beyond to find a decent low millage disco 1 is like finding rocking horse **** the bodys and chassis will be gone well before the engine and gearbox fails
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I might be getting shot of my 300TDi (95) if I get the job I've applied for up in Scottyland.
It's low mileage, well in the low 200 thousands! Bet it's good for another 100k, at least.
And it'll come with a steering guard, second set of steel wheels with mud(ish) tyres and a gurt big roofrack.
It's low mileage, well in the low 200 thousands! Bet it's good for another 100k, at least.
And it'll come with a steering guard, second set of steel wheels with mud(ish) tyres and a gurt big roofrack.
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i've taken both my standard TD5 and my 300 off road and laning... both are as good as each other in standard form, and infact the TD5's Traction control and hill decent makes for easy off road driving...
if you want an off road toy buy a 300
if you want a motorway cruiser buy a TD5
once you start off roading or laning, the car will degrade much quicker than just road use, if you want a motor that you can work on yourself, cheap and easy, buy a 300
if you want an off road toy buy a 300
if you want a motorway cruiser buy a TD5
once you start off roading or laning, the car will degrade much quicker than just road use, if you want a motor that you can work on yourself, cheap and easy, buy a 300
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do i need to cut and paste a piccy ????????
Cutting and welding some steel plates might be a better idea.
Any advances on yours?
Cutting and welding some steel plates might be a better idea.
Any advances on yours?
got my kids all this week....then have jnr all the time so strugglin to do anything,plus no money don't help !
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what about when they'm in bed !
13,11 and 2 1/2 and i dont have a garage !
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when i was 11 i had to get out and help me dad mend his motor!
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