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Hi all, I have took the plunge and got myself another Discovery 1 v8 (early 98). It only had a couple of advisories on the last MOT sheet so im going to get them sorted out before the next test in November. the advisory is: "Front brakes only just met the front brake imbalance...

19yrs and 2 months.

it cost £20 extra on my quote between 3000 and 10000 miles. you may aswell just go for it striaght away

This dude has got a point. I have had mine insured since the 8th feb and have done 5560 miles already and its only a runaround.

how old are you now?

I got mine insured 1 month before my 19th birthday, is a 15 year old disco 3.9 v8i £2300 was my cheapest quote EDIT: Fully comp, LPG Premium, 10000 miles per annum, 1 year of no claims(conned them out of a free year).

Mines £2300. Consider yourselves lucky with insurance

You guys are all lucky, I bought and got insured on mine when I was 18, 19 now. Flux and almost every other insurance quoted me £4400+, elephant got me in for £2200(including £150 cos i didnt have the LPG certificate). I know it sounds a lot for you lot getting £300-£500 premiums. But its just...

when i removed my old one it was spot welded every 10 inches and was rusted all around them so theoretically the new boot panel is a hell of a lot more secure, 1. Self tapping bolts(with nylon lockers on the tother side, just couldnt be bothered to drill the hole) all around the horizontal...

its a 300 series v8, but i wish to know about disco 2 leaks aswell. basically if you have leaked. post it here lol

I mean waterleaks as in when it rains my car is a swimming pool

Hello all, Please could you just list all the leaks that you have had in your discoverys and where you found the leaks and how you cured them. Many thanks Rich M

I have decided to use Self tapping bolts and builders grade waterproof adhesive to put it in , gonna use the full pack of 100 of the bolts and if they moan I will argue that it would be stronger than a poxy spot weld every 8 inches, I Could understand a seam weld being stronger but then its the...

I have a 15 year old disco 3.9 with a 15 year old Single point injection lpg system, Works out 16p per mile on rural roads and in town, even less when been on the motorway a lot

so did you just bolt your boot floor down?

Im replacing my boot, got the old one out but now need to weld the new one in, any precautions to be taken when welding in cars (like unplugging things) so i dont fry my electrics

hello just asking here to see if anyone has has their v8 rebuilt or remanufactured and how much it cost you to do it.

Just posting here to give homage to all landy v8 owners by saying I always leave the local GTi brigade in my dust at traffic lights. They think they have better cars than us... the little f**ks. Please post if you have ever done this, and how great it feels when you make a chav cry

I did exactly the same as Rollin danny, havent had an MOT since doing it tho

just floor it haha theyre so much fun. i got mine converted to lpg so i can do that twice as much before seeing the difference in my wallet. mines done 150,000 miles which i know is a hell of a lot for a v8 but it was been well looked after by its previous owners, has s**t loads of power and can...