tmiller1
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I may be overreacting, but I would be concerned with a Discovery that has been in an accident "bad" enough to bend the frame. The Land Rover frame is probably the strongest piece of the entire vehicle. The typical SUV has a "C" shaped frame, whereas the Land Rover is a box, shaped like the letter "D" or "0" (trying to give you a mental picture of it).
As for the 4WD question, all Land Rovers have All-Time 4WD, but he doesn't seem to understand what this really means. Land Rover's 4WD system (on the Discovery) is always active. When the system senses wheel spin (which happens when one tire is off the ground), it utilizes the ABS to stop the wheel spin; thus, keeping power applied to that tire. This is an effort to mimic, or at least get closer to, a rear/front diff lock, while still allowing normal daily driving. With a rear/front locker, you can hear the tires "chirp" as you corner (since they are turning at the same rate) - this is not what stock Land Rovers have, but can be added as an aftermarket item (ARB, Detroit, etc...). Like Andy (Moose) said, the center diff lock ensures a 50/50 power split to the front and rear. A front or rear locker ensures that both tires turn at the same rate all the time - this is a true 4WD system.qadhafi said:I just got off the phone with a guy who said that all 4 wheels turn all of them time and that he didn't know what I was talking about when I tried to explain the CDL to him.