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30 years of Discovery
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30 years of Discovery
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Henry_b
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Yep 30yrs of LR's most versatile 4x4. 
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Notice how it's had the ground clearance reduced along the way?
All it needs now is big rims and rubber-band tyres and some "spinners" on the wheels and it can properly appeal to the PIMP-Mobile market.
Oh wait.... that's the e-joke isn't it?
All it needs now is big rims and rubber-band tyres and some "spinners" on the wheels and it can properly appeal to the PIMP-Mobile market.
Oh wait.... that's the e-joke isn't it?
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Yep 30yrs of LR's most versatile 4x4.
Nice to be able to say that, I’ve only experienced the D1 long term and thats only to replace my RR 22 year ago, which I could have easily kept, if it wasn’t falling apart as they did. Had a few test drives on a D2 though.
But then I nearly had a D5 three years ago, but when I enquired, the dealer didn’t have a demo vehicle to show me
Anyway they wouldn’t give me what I wanted for my part exchange, so they did me a favour and I didn’t want seven seats or a diesel anyway, so I went next door to Jaguar and did the deal I wanted for a XE R with them.
Still have a D1 which is trouble free to do the fetching and carrying.
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Nice to be able to say that, I’ve only experienced the D1 long term and thats only to replace my RR 22 year ago, which I could have easily kept, if it wasn’t falling apart as they did. Had a few test drives on a D2 though.
But then I nearly had a D5 three years ago, but when I enquired, the dealer didn’t have a demo vehicle to show me
Anyway they wouldn’t give me what I wanted for my part exchange, so they did me a favour and I didn’t want seven seats or a diesel anyway, so I went next door to Jaguar and did the deal I wanted for a XE R with them.
Still have a D1 which is trouble free to do the fetching and carrying.
Easily LR's best model
Really rather like my MY2000 TD5 D2.
Jack of all trades, can do everything a defender and RR can do but in a versatile package!
I take it you had the D1 since new? Quite fancy myself a late D1 V8i.
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Easily LR's best model
Really rather like my MY2000 TD5 D2.
Jack of all trades, can do everything a defender and RR can do but in a versatile package!
I take it you had the D1 since new? Quite fancy myself a late D1 V8i.
Ive been watching this one for 2 weeks its been listed twice, if it was closer I would have considered it but
its too far.I like to keep an eye on the prices & they seam to be gradually going up
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1996-lan...Fi42prMgEw%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc
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Ive been watching this one for 2 weeks its been listed twice, if it was closer I would have considered it but
its too far.I like to keep an eye on the prices & they seam to be gradually going up
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1996-land-rover-discovery-1-3-9-v8-manual-BIG-SPEC-OFF-ROAD-/192990421601?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&nma=true&si=o8073gAKtYb8J3ktX%2Fi42prMgEw%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc
Yep as with the RRC so many have been butchered to be offroaded that the clean ones are few and far between.
Looks like a nice motor, but a bit too rich for me
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Yep as with the RRC so many have been butchered to be offroaded that the clean ones are few and far between.
Looks like a nice motor, but a bit too rich for me
I did like the look of it tis pricy though..There was a cracker of a RRC not too far from me il see if I can find it again
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@Henry_b RRC is gone
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Ive been watching this one for 2 weeks its been listed twice, if it was closer I would have considered it but
its too far.I like to keep an eye on the prices & they seam to be gradually going up
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1996-land-rover-discovery-1-3-9-v8-manual-BIG-SPEC-OFF-ROAD-/192990421601?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&nma=true&si=o8073gAKtYb8J3ktX%2Fi42prMgEw%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc
This is closer to you https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/landrove...458&pg=2047675&_trksid=p2047675.c100012.m1985
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My D1 was nicer than my RRC
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Its closer alright its in Redcar but a red car it aint lol id quite like to buy something I can jump in & drive rather than
spend a year rebuilding before I can drive it
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Pics ???
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From practical family workhorse to overlectrified pimpmobile in 30 years (sigh!)
30 years of Discovery
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This was the old bus in Lidl carpark. I havent got any photos of my nice D1 just the rusty worn out one
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This is the rusty one that was worn out.
In my humble opinion this shape D1 with the xs alloys was the best looking Disco from the factory. Just a shame that a lot of what the factory put in fell out on my drive after i put a screwdriver to it. But it still looked good!
