pvelkov
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Hello from the bottom right corner of Europe 
Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, raised here, studied for 5 years in the Netherlands and landed back home, my love to the mountains have taken me much above a normal person's limits - I rented a hut in Vitosha, the mountain next to our capital, and there I am now - living at 1450 meters above sea level, 2 kilometers away from the nearest road with winter maintenance.
More than a year ago I had to change my Subaru Outback with something more capable of carrying heavy construction materials and food supplies in heavy winter conditions. I didn't know much about any particular 4x4 model and, believe me or not, I have no idea how I ended up buying a used Discovery II Td5 from a guy who rarely used it - only to go fishing during vacations.
It was a "classic" one - light beige color, air suspension 7-seater, leaky sunroofs, chassis so rusty that it had some metal strips welded to it to make it last a bit longer... And even though I had to replace SLS sensors, air compressor and some minor engine surroundings and fit a 2.5" lift, changing every bush, link and other small parts in the suspension, I had some awesome moments with it, besides all the hut-related work:
I was very happy with it until a young lady passed a "Stop" sign with 70-80 km/h and stopped under my Disco, throwing it sideways (nobody got hurt, we were all lucky) and converting it to a piece of scrap metal:
Without much wondering around, I started looking for a "new" one. It turned out everything in Bulgaria was too ****ty and I had to look abroad. A few weeks ago, one Wednesday I bought a one-way flight ticket to the Netherlands, the same week Friday I flew there and on Sunday evening I was already home with it after a 2300 km ride:
Then the fun started. The whole suspension was taken apart in order to lift it with the parts from the crashed Disco, the decorative external "protection" was removed, my beloved GoodYear Wrangler Duratrac's were fitted and, finally, it got the long awaited front 4 mm steel bumper (weighing 37 kg without the winch and the lights) with 12 000 lbs winch, synthetic rope and Osram LEDriving Fog 101 lights:
I had some minor troubles with the SLS, but I still believe it's much better than coils for my usage, since I drive it a lot both empty and heavily loaded.
Anyway, I love my Disco (and the new one is even better than the old one!) and I certainly don't plan changing it with anything else any time soon
And btw I'm Petar, nice to meet you!
Born in Sofia, Bulgaria, raised here, studied for 5 years in the Netherlands and landed back home, my love to the mountains have taken me much above a normal person's limits - I rented a hut in Vitosha, the mountain next to our capital, and there I am now - living at 1450 meters above sea level, 2 kilometers away from the nearest road with winter maintenance.
More than a year ago I had to change my Subaru Outback with something more capable of carrying heavy construction materials and food supplies in heavy winter conditions. I didn't know much about any particular 4x4 model and, believe me or not, I have no idea how I ended up buying a used Discovery II Td5 from a guy who rarely used it - only to go fishing during vacations.
It was a "classic" one - light beige color, air suspension 7-seater, leaky sunroofs, chassis so rusty that it had some metal strips welded to it to make it last a bit longer... And even though I had to replace SLS sensors, air compressor and some minor engine surroundings and fit a 2.5" lift, changing every bush, link and other small parts in the suspension, I had some awesome moments with it, besides all the hut-related work:
I was very happy with it until a young lady passed a "Stop" sign with 70-80 km/h and stopped under my Disco, throwing it sideways (nobody got hurt, we were all lucky) and converting it to a piece of scrap metal:
Without much wondering around, I started looking for a "new" one. It turned out everything in Bulgaria was too ****ty and I had to look abroad. A few weeks ago, one Wednesday I bought a one-way flight ticket to the Netherlands, the same week Friday I flew there and on Sunday evening I was already home with it after a 2300 km ride:
Then the fun started. The whole suspension was taken apart in order to lift it with the parts from the crashed Disco, the decorative external "protection" was removed, my beloved GoodYear Wrangler Duratrac's were fitted and, finally, it got the long awaited front 4 mm steel bumper (weighing 37 kg without the winch and the lights) with 12 000 lbs winch, synthetic rope and Osram LEDriving Fog 101 lights:
I had some minor troubles with the SLS, but I still believe it's much better than coils for my usage, since I drive it a lot both empty and heavily loaded.
Anyway, I love my Disco (and the new one is even better than the old one!) and I certainly don't plan changing it with anything else any time soon
And btw I'm Petar, nice to meet you!
