Opinions on this disco ?

This is up for sale near me and was wondering what peeps think about it in terms of price and does anything sound / look out of the ordinary with the history etc. Thanks in advance

1999 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 300TDI AUTOMATIC 7 SEAT OFF ROAD KIT + AIR CON 4X4 4WD | eBay

I'd rather have a 99 300tdi than a 99 TD5 (99 was the change over year) so it's off to a good start. It has the sickly yellow interior which would instantly put me off, but, personal preference and all that.

You need to go at it with a screw driver, check the boot floor and sills for rot.

Price wise, probably a bit steep, but, i've not really tracked the price of D1's recently, i'd say if it is in good condition then for the age, etc. £1500 absolute tops.

I think price is okayish , it looks relatively tidy, agreed with interior of it was leather would say yes but not in cloth but could get a interior easily.

I'd be going over it VERY carefully...
Load rating on wheels...
Mileage, my 96 3.9 had been clocked to 75k from roughly 200k and the drivers seat was in better nick ...

Caveat emptor ...

bushwwacker said:

Caveat emptor ...

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wots an empty cave got to do wiv it??

get underneath it and prod it thorougly with a scewdriver, especially the cills, footwells and rear cossmember, otherwise it looks tidy enough. I'd be inclined to argue to price down at least 25%, if not more. paid a grand for a '98 disco in similar condition a year or so ago, and thought that was on the steep side

OxonLandy said:

wots an empty cave got to do wiv it??

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It's Latin :doh:

wi' a Barnsley twang

looks like the front valance has been cut away to improve approach angle when off roading, no problem with that, loads of peeps do it, BUT that doesn't tie in with the "old lady only drove her geese across a field" story.

That said, it seems exceptionally shiny for a 1999 model, so I would be looking as above, especially for signs of off road damage underneath.

Looks like it might be a Jap re-import??

seems to shiny to me, and the seats look knackered.

It's waaay over-priced, at 1800 quid. And he took it in Part ex and has done nothing to it, but clean it.

looks clean enough

Agree that a late 300tdi is a better choice than an early td5. However, that one is way over-priced. When checking it out, if you go for a look, check front footwells for squelchyness - is the lining under the carpet saturated with water? This suggests either leaking sunroof problem (any sign of headlining sagging, or discoloured from water round the edge off the roof, where the water has run from the leaking sunroof to the edge?), or leaking footwells. There's a big wiring grommet at the back of the footwell which often leaks water in from behind where the screen wash bottle is.

Any sign of rust when you open the back doors, in the angle between the door pillar by the seat back and the wheel arch? If so knock off more money for the welding that the MOT inspector will insist that you must have done.

I agree with the previous poster who suggests that the level of off-road preparation does not match up with old ladies visiting their ducks. Reading the e-bay ad I don't get a good feeling about it, but that could just be me.

whats wrong with td5s ? a far better bet than rot magnet tdi imo

Way overpriced, even if it was a TD5. I would say £1,250 tops if its not rotten underneath.

jamesmartin said:

whats wrong with td5s ? a far better bet than rot magnet tdi imo

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TD5 chassis like to rot more than the TDi ones ?


Rotten body or rotten chassis……what you want is a 300 chassis with a TD5 body!

Dr_evil said:

TD5 chassis like to rot more than the TDi ones ?


Rotten body or rotten chassis……what you want is a 300 chassis with a TD5 body!

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sometimes very badly others not ,but easier fix than rotten body

jamesmartin said:

sometimes very badly others not ,but easier fix than rotten body

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true, much nicer to work on thicker metal