I have searched the forums and am pretty sure that this has not been asked (or at least not asked recently).
I am in Canada. We can import vehicles that are 15 years or older. They do not sell disco's with diesel engines (or in practice with manual transmissions) here. The volume of land rover sales is not high.
I have been wondering whether it would be realistic to buy a 15 year (or greater) disco with a diesel engine and manual transmission and ship it over (1000 pounds to ship plus 19% tax on purchase price of vehicle).
I don't think driving a rhd vehicle would be a big deal (but a pain in the but at drive thru's and parking garages).
My intention would be to keep the vehicle for 5 years or so.
Not a huge number of discoveries on the market here. to give you some idea, someone is selling a diesel disco 1995 (must be an import and conversion to lhd or a diesel conversion) for 6000 pounds. a 2002 disco automatic gas engine with 100,000 miles goes for 3000 pounds.
So my questions in no particular order are:
1) could i find a decent 1997 or older disco in good shape for 3000 pounds in the uk;
2) Would such a car last me five years (I expect to make repairs but not to replace an engine etc.).
3) what are the diesel engines like. I hate to admit it but I will mosly be city driving, with the idea of starting to do some off roading and maybe pulling a boat or a trailer from time to time.
By the way, I would love a defender but from time to time I might need to put two adults and four kids in the vehicle and I have the sense that such a vehicle would cost me 6k plus for a decent 110 (also for my intended use some creature comforts would not be so bad).
Interestingly they are a number of threads out their on importing defenders to north america (americans have to wait 25 years before they can import one! for us it is 15). Defender prices are crazy high.
Any info you have would be really appreciated.
I am in Canada. We can import vehicles that are 15 years or older. They do not sell disco's with diesel engines (or in practice with manual transmissions) here. The volume of land rover sales is not high.
I have been wondering whether it would be realistic to buy a 15 year (or greater) disco with a diesel engine and manual transmission and ship it over (1000 pounds to ship plus 19% tax on purchase price of vehicle).
I don't think driving a rhd vehicle would be a big deal (but a pain in the but at drive thru's and parking garages).
My intention would be to keep the vehicle for 5 years or so.
Not a huge number of discoveries on the market here. to give you some idea, someone is selling a diesel disco 1995 (must be an import and conversion to lhd or a diesel conversion) for 6000 pounds. a 2002 disco automatic gas engine with 100,000 miles goes for 3000 pounds.
So my questions in no particular order are:
1) could i find a decent 1997 or older disco in good shape for 3000 pounds in the uk;
2) Would such a car last me five years (I expect to make repairs but not to replace an engine etc.).
3) what are the diesel engines like. I hate to admit it but I will mosly be city driving, with the idea of starting to do some off roading and maybe pulling a boat or a trailer from time to time.
By the way, I would love a defender but from time to time I might need to put two adults and four kids in the vehicle and I have the sense that such a vehicle would cost me 6k plus for a decent 110 (also for my intended use some creature comforts would not be so bad).
Interestingly they are a number of threads out their on importing defenders to north america (americans have to wait 25 years before they can import one! for us it is 15). Defender prices are crazy high.
Any info you have would be really appreciated.
