Recent content by disco888

Its a 200 i can still get all other gears we have attempted to get in through the top however unsure what to do when we reached the top of the box held on my pot rivets. I would rather have to not remove it if possible.

Recently took a discovery 1 offroading and while stuck suddenly lost all drive in reverse the gear goes in and the reversing lights come one no loud bang so dont think its blown any ideas

Cheers for the advice ; )

Thanks want to keep it cheap but would you say the change of springs an shocks would be a better long term mod

Recently started a discovery project and rather predictably the large muds fitted start to rub on the wheel arches when the ground becomes uneven. Having decided that a lift would be the best option and maybe also cutting out part of the arches. I would be interested to hear from people with...

Hi just started a discovery 1 project an thinking about getting it road legal it's not got much wrong with it an has low miles it has been declared off road for some time the only problem is that it has been running on diesel. Does anyone know how I go about registering the vechicle that has run...

I know that this might sound bad as this is a land rover forum but I would say your more likley to find a reliable prado than you are a td5 I'm looking to by a td5 mysellf but it's obviously not as serious if it breaks down for me as it is for you. My father has prado and so do other members of...

Cheers for that was exactly what I wanted to hear I keep thinking that if I don't buy one I will hate myself afterwards grown up around landys an would like to buy British rather than an American truck built in japan thanks for all the advice guys

Yh cheers well I was looking for good comments like that to convince myself to get the disco as the fords tempting

I need some help deciding on my next car I have always been tempted by the disco td5s but have been put off by the bad name they have for realiablity I have recently been looking at ford rangers as an alternative as they appear to be less money for a newer car with less milage can someone help...

Ok thanks for the replys i was only wondering incase i had an oppotunity to test it when i come to buy one, i guess not many people use it like and its jus another thing to go wrong like having air suspension but its a nice thing to have.

Yh i thought they might have anti stall or be extremly hard to but i dont know for sure

I ve gota ask this as it has been annoying me for a while now and i have found no conclusive answer about hill descent on the discovery 2. Can anyone explain the procedure of getting it to operate in a manual and automatic for some reason i cant work out if you would actually select a gear as...

Thanks for the tips will look out for these issues when i look to buy mine pleased to hear you got all your issues fixed apart from that is it reliable because that is one of the strong points of a land cruiser i am also considering looking for although i prefer the look and interior of the...

Yh i would like one but i am aware of all the hidden issues and faults that are common with this model and the fact that unless you ve got an hour to check it over and make sure everything works it is impossible to tell if you ve got a good deal or not. I have already had expierence with dodgy...