Alright my LR friends... thank you so much for your help. I ditched the Disco and got a new subaru forester awd...
it was a SAD, SAD day to let my blue baby go!!!! one day, if teachers start getting paid more, I will definitely get my disco back, whether its a 1, 2, or the new LR3.... thanks for all your help with my issues. Im officialy no longer a land rover owner, but my heart aches from the breakup... on the bright side, i get 28 mpg and i still have the 4 door suv, just a bit smaller...
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before you criticize me, i dont know JACK about cars. the disco 1 broke down the other day (i postred previously about the alternator issue, which I just repaired). While car was broke down, idiot auto insurance roadside assistance guy, told me i should yank on the shifter to "break the safety lock" (he said "ive done it a hundred times, your car will still run...", etc.) So i tugged and tugged and nothing broke, which I am happy about.
HOWEVER... now that the alternator is fixed and the battery has been replaced, when I turn the car off, the key will not release from the ignition. What I think happened is that by yanking on the shifter, i screwed it up. When I put the car in reverse, the indicator actually shows "N", when I put the car in drive, the indicator actually shows "3".
So what I think is happening is that when I put the car in "park", it is not actually fully going in to park. What the **** is going on here? is this another job that is going to cost hundreds!
OFF TOPIC: LR DIsco 1 for sale???????
by the way, I LOVE THIS CAR, but can't afford it right now, anyone want to purchase this vehicle? I kkb's it and the trade-in value is $1,800. I paid $4,500 for it in October of 2007, KBB.com has it in good condition for $3,800 but I feel it is more like "fair" condition, and it states that price at $3,170. I got it with 115,000 miles, it now has 134,000 miles. Meanwhile, I installed a brand new bosch O2 sensor, starter, alternator, battery, brakes and rotors in front and back. I know the transmission is in not-so-great shape, and the honeycomb-ish thing in the exhuast is loose and rattles a bit.
it was a SAD, SAD day to let my blue baby go!!!! one day, if teachers start getting paid more, I will definitely get my disco back, whether its a 1, 2, or the new LR3.... thanks for all your help with my issues. Im officialy no longer a land rover owner, but my heart aches from the breakup... on the bright side, i get 28 mpg and i still have the 4 door suv, just a bit smaller...
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before you criticize me, i dont know JACK about cars. the disco 1 broke down the other day (i postred previously about the alternator issue, which I just repaired). While car was broke down, idiot auto insurance roadside assistance guy, told me i should yank on the shifter to "break the safety lock" (he said "ive done it a hundred times, your car will still run...", etc.) So i tugged and tugged and nothing broke, which I am happy about.
HOWEVER... now that the alternator is fixed and the battery has been replaced, when I turn the car off, the key will not release from the ignition. What I think happened is that by yanking on the shifter, i screwed it up. When I put the car in reverse, the indicator actually shows "N", when I put the car in drive, the indicator actually shows "3".
So what I think is happening is that when I put the car in "park", it is not actually fully going in to park. What the **** is going on here? is this another job that is going to cost hundreds!
OFF TOPIC: LR DIsco 1 for sale???????
by the way, I LOVE THIS CAR, but can't afford it right now, anyone want to purchase this vehicle? I kkb's it and the trade-in value is $1,800. I paid $4,500 for it in October of 2007, KBB.com has it in good condition for $3,800 but I feel it is more like "fair" condition, and it states that price at $3,170. I got it with 115,000 miles, it now has 134,000 miles. Meanwhile, I installed a brand new bosch O2 sensor, starter, alternator, battery, brakes and rotors in front and back. I know the transmission is in not-so-great shape, and the honeycomb-ish thing in the exhuast is loose and rattles a bit.
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