Would you buy this discovery

[mike80130]

I am looking at a 1998 Discovery LSE has 93,000 on it , front sunroof will not open back works fine pass side wind make a bad noise going down , cd changer comes up error on the radio when a cd is put in . Has a salavge title price 5000. What do you guys think . Seems to run and drive great.

 

[Heem]

i think it would depend on how difficult your state makes it to register a salvage titled vehicle. I'm in Connecticut, and they don't make it easy, if even possible at all.

 

[mike80130]

It is registered now and has plates . I don't know if that means anything

 

[joey]

My question would be why was it salavaged? Sunroof can be fixed for around $100 +or- or siliconed up for about $5.

Passenger window making noise could be a broken tooth on the gear... cd changer may not work either because some put CD in upside down, or flood damage...

I would say for about $200 have a LR tech look it over and give you some advise. Or you might end up sinking another 5k in it over the next year and wishing you had bought a better/nicer/better mantained LR.

Hope this helps.

 

[parthog]

For a salvage titled vehicle, in my opinion, it is not a fantastic price. Find out what has been damaged to be on a salvage title, a friend of mine who does this for a living has had all from minor damage/stolen to rolled and chopped or flooded.

It might be an okay deal, but resale will be weak.

- Jeff