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"MVP" <mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net> wrote in message
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> disco - stupid questions.
> or at least questions I feel I should know the answer to.
> I'm giving serious thought to buying a disco, budget £5k, must have 5
> doors, 7 seats would be nice, Tdi engine.
>
> Body panels, are they aluminium? steel?
Ally skins, I think.
> I've seen many posts ref knackered boot floors in discos's so I assume
> these parts are steel, simple weld-in-a-new-bit job?
Yep, steel indeed, but not a simple job, very labour intensive.
> I'm looking at 200tdi or early 300tdi, any issues with the early
> 300tdi's?
Just the usual cambelt niggle and the "has it had the mod kit or not"
question.
> I'd like an auto, easier on the legs and smoother power delivery
> off-road, any issues with older auto-boxes?
No real issues with the 4 speed auto at all, just don't leave it running in
P or N for excessively long periods or it'll knacker one of the internal
seals/shafts.
> As mentioned in another thread, no replacement chassis are available
> for disco's, are the chassis as tough as I'm used to with series
> vehicles and early 90/110's?
Seem to be better than early 110's, they rotted like buggery! Check the
strap over the tank and it's bracketry at either chassis leg, the rear body
mounting riggers, they are usually the first places to show signs.
> 90% of my milage is on paved roads, when I'm off-road it's anything
> from forest tracks to boggy back-of-beyond. I'll need to locate a 20"
> cube-shaped strong-box somewhere, probably boot area, and have room
> for a couple of dogs (rotti and lurcher). I do 99% of all the
> maintenance and servicing myself at the roadside, getting by ok on my
> 110 that way.
I compliment you on your choice of at least one of your dogs, we had 2
rottie's but we lost them both over the last 2 years to bone cancer. New
rottie pup arriving in 2 1/2 weeks, cant wait! House seems empty without a
black and tan hooligan!!
> Any Disco-specific issues in that lot that I should be aware of?
> Anyone got anything else to say about 'em?
Heater blower motor switches on the earlier ones, done 4 now! usual
springs/shocks/swivels that go on any coil sprung landy.
C'mon, Austin, you must have a few stories, you've got how many in the
family?
Badger.
