Well, we had some really heavy rain today and when I got into my car I noticed there was water dripping from the heater vent on top of the clock... It doesn't smell of coolant som don't think it's a heating pipe leak I think it's a leak from outside as it was really heavy rain... Is this a...

I think the box is fine, the gears are smooth but when going along the mororway, the stick seems to bounce... Not a lot but compared to my 300 which is solid, but then again that has all updated bushes and mounts to Make it solid as possible so I wasn't sure if this is normal? At the weekend...

Looks like a broken or worn gearbox mount?

Well I got one... 54 plate on 144k paid 5.2k... Is it normal for the gear stick to bounce around? It's not loose but when driving it seems to bounce up and down? Lol I never noticed it on the test drive haha

Yeah they're meant to be reliable, our old one was we had it from new in 2004, but we sold it at 20k miles sadly, I think it was the worse thing I ever did :( lol.

Oh right, yeah same as a gasket falier so possible smoking, hard to start, derv in the oil like you say, oh sweet so if it seems to run alright and drives alright I'm most likely in the green zone then :)

Okey dude :) Hey saying that... My 300 has 7 seats still but with the jack up kit it has no airbags? Is this illegal? Lol I never knew about that when I done it lol.

Ahh right! Well I will check, are they visible from just looking underneath? This one hasn't been played with, just used for school runs and stuff I believe so I hope it's all as it was when it left the factory lol.

Ahh right okey, the only things that would cause worry is clutch judder, smoke, electrics not working, and rust then.... Same as most cars really haha... Thanks for all your replies hopefully this one is in alright shape as it seems to be in the photos and the dealer is meant to be a good one...

Oh right haha, where is the ECU on these models? I'll make sure I check that :)

Thanks, nah it'll be manual lol, no auto crap... What do you mean by And oil in the ECU? How does that happen?

Ahh, okey dude thanks! Are there anything else they are prone to? I've looked about on here and google, I've found few things to look out for :)

Ahhh so the boot floor? The boor floor completely fell out of my 300 haha. So I should still check the boot floor, and the cab support brackets... What about Engine wise? My 300 was on 90k when the rings went, I've just done a complete engine rebuild, are the 2's the same? The one I am...

Hey, I'm new here, I'm buying a 2004 discovery what should I be looking for in these? My 1995 300TDI is a pile of rust haha I'm always welding her up, are the 2004's the same?