mossytracks · 2025-09-08T20:55:42+0100

Hi everyone,
I’m Alexandra and just starting my journey into Land Rover ownership and doing all the research I can. I especially love Discovery 1s from the early 90s—love their classic design and their character.

Very keen to learn and get stuck in once I am lucky enough to have found the one for me

Looking forward to picking up advice here and talking to other people who are interested in these too!

Cheers,
Alexandra (aka mossytracks )

Stanleysteamer · 2025-09-08T20:59:35+0100

Welcome to the forum.

Do sincerely hope you find a good one. When you do there will be lots of help and advice on here for you.

Are you any good at twiddling the spanners and welding?

kermit_rr · 2025-09-08T20:59:57+0100

Hi there and welcome! Always good to do plenty of research!!
There will still be a leap off faith at some point.. or should it be a lunge if stupidity!? Hehe

mossytracks · 2025-09-08T21:06:27+0100

Stanleysteamer said:
Welcome to the forum.

Do sincerely hope you find a good one. When you do there will be lots of help and advice on here for you.

Are you any good at twiddling the spanners and welding?

Thanks so much!

I really hope so too

forever looking!

Spanner’s I can have a go at, welding is probably a bit much for me at the moment! Always willing to learn though!

mossytracks · 2025-09-08T21:09:28+0100

kermit_rr said:
Hi there and welcome! Always good to do plenty of research!!
There will still be a leap off faith at some point.. or should it be a lunge if stupidity!? Hehe

Thanks!
Haha yeah I think it’s going to be faith and madness in equal parts

looking forward to it though

kermit_rr · 2025-09-08T21:10:14+0100

Quick tip, check previous MOT results online, failures mean repairs, where there's been rust (there will be) check for proper repairs. Or have someone else look if you're not sure

mossytracks · 2025-09-08T21:14:45+0100

kermit_rr said:
Quick tip, check previous MOT results online, failures mean repairs, where there's been rust (there will be) check for proper repairs. Or have someone else look if you're not sure

Thanks so much, that’s really helpful. I’ve been told that sometimes people hide rust with lots of underseal too so to avoid if there’s comments like that on the MOT history?

Definitely will be taking someone with me when i start viewing, for sure!

kermit_rr · 2025-09-08T21:20:17+0100

mossytracks said:
Thanks so much, that’s really helpful. I’ve been told that sometimes people hide rust with lots of underseal too so to avoid if there’s comments like that on the MOT history?

Definitely will be taking someone with me when i start viewing, for sure!

If people won't let you go near their repair with a screwdriver or other pointy tool you have to wonder why.
I've heard.. i don't want you damaging the underseal or paint etc.. in my opinion.. if a tap is going to damage it then you have to wonder why.. it's it really that fragile?
You're not looking to make a mess, just see if it sounds/feels solid. If it is then you won't do any damage unless you've got green skin

mossytracks · 2025-09-08T21:28:41+0100

kermit_rr said:
If people won't let you go near their repair with a screwdriver or other pointy tool you have to wonder why.
I've heard.. i don't want you damaging the underseal or paint etc.. in my opinion.. if a tap is going to damage it then you have to wonder why.. it's it really that fragile?
You're not looking to make a mess, just see if it sounds/feels solid. If it is then you won't do any damage unless you've got green skin

Thank you for the advice, I really appreciate it

that makes a lot of sense!

Stanleysteamer · 2025-09-09T12:30:14+0100

If you and/or your friend turn up with a boiler suit on, or mechanics overalls, a decent torch, and a blunt screwdriver, I think you'll find them taking you a bit more seriously. They are high enough for you to be able to crawl under quite easily. D1s tend to rust more in the bodywork, sills, rear wheel arches (visible on opening the doors) inner wings in the engine bay) and a few other places, than the chassis. But as you are looking at really old ones there could be rust everywhere at the rear especially, boot floor, cross member, etc.
Look on here, or Google, "main rust areas on Discovery 1" to find help.

That said 300 tdi engines are great so if I were you I would look at ones up to and including 1998/9.
(I must now put my tin hat on so all the 200tdi owners don't kill me!!)

Stanleysteamer · 2025-09-09T12:31:58+0100

kermit_rr said:
If people won't let you go near their repair with a screwdriver or other pointy tool you have to wonder why.
I've heard.. i don't want you damaging the underseal or paint etc.. in my opinion.. if a tap is going to damage it then you have to wonder why.. it's it really that fragile?
You're not looking to make a mess, just see if it sounds/feels solid. If it is then you won't do any damage unless you've got green skin

I remember crawling around under a V8 lpg one, passing out big bits of rust to the owner.
He didn't say a lot, but to be honest at £1000 I wasn't expecting much. It did at least run!
(this was in about 2014 I think!)

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