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nickhand · Feb 7, 2018

Hi everybody I'm in Oklahoma USA and have just purchased a 1996 Land Rover Discovery with a 5 speed manual transmission. That's a little unusual here, mostly autos. My first Land Rover but I do have a 1980 Rover SD1. I bought the Land Rover 1350 miles away sight unseen and flew out and drove it home. Looks like a good place to help me keep it running!

Turboman · Feb 7, 2018

nickhand said:
Hi everybody I'm in Oklahoma USA and have just purchased a 1996 Land Rover Discovery with a 5 speed manual transmission. That's a little unusual here, mostly autos. My first Land Rover but I do have a 1980 Rover SD1. I bought the Land Rover 1350 miles away sight unseen and flew out and drove it home. Looks like a good place to help me keep it running!

Welcome to LZ, Nick.

Should be a nice motor, I would prefer autobox, but they are a rarity on British built vehicles until recently.

Turktowner · Feb 7, 2018

Greetings Nick.
You drove 1,350 miles in an unseen untried Disco - you'll fit in here a treat mate.
Cheers

nickhand · Feb 7, 2018

I guess we all want whats not available. As for the drive when I was in the middle of no where at 10 deg F I was having doubts. It had been driven about 500 miles in the last 10 years. 113000 miles total showing

Turboman · Feb 7, 2018

nickhand said:
I guess we all want whats not available. As for the drive when I was in the middle of no where at 10 deg F I was having doubts. It had been driven about 500 miles in the last 10 years. 113000 miles total showing

Plenty of life in that yet.

I do have an automatic, just not in a Landrover. Historically, there was little demand for auto in Britain, due to high fuel prices. Now the autos are more efficient, tastes are changing, but ti takes time.

Joemac434 · Feb 7, 2018

nickhand said:
Hi everybody I'm in Oklahoma USA and have just purchased a 1996 Land Rover Discovery with a 5 speed manual transmission. That's a little unusual here, mostly autos. My first Land Rover but I do have a 1980 Rover SD1. I bought the Land Rover 1350 miles away sight unseen and flew out and drove it home. Looks like a good place to help me keep it running!

Welcome to the forum,you took a gamble but sounds like it paid off! Hope you enjoy your disco.They can be a PIA but it's worth the trouble

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