looking for a discovery which one

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im looking for a discovery, i have been told to look for a series 1 because of less problems,i need to know what to look for in it,i know to look for the newest one i can afford ,im looking at spending around 6-9k ,i have been into jeeps for years and i own a company selling jeep parts and i hope to get with my vendors to make some parts for these ,i have always liked the discovery and now i want one,so please give me any things i need to look for including years , options and problems to look for thanks for any help
ronnie

 

[Moose]

Dude, that's a lot to ask. There are plenty of problems with both Series 1 and 2 Discoveries. Even within Series 1 there are differences (96-99 have distributorless ignition and 4.0V8).

My suggestion: Read a lot of the threads here, and you'll see a pattern in problems. Look in your classifieds, or at dealers, and post up what you find. Someone here will doubtlessly have driven a 19XX Disco like you're looking at and will have input.

They all leak, they all have odd, intermittent, and unexplainable electrical gremlins.

 

[vanhorn4philly]

both

well i drive a 1997 disco and my dad drives a 2001 disco II and thus far it seems that the disco II has more problems....but of course I'm going to side with the disco I..not only cuz I drive it but also cuz its BETTER! nah but really, i drive my dads disco series II sometimes, and I prefer my series I. but yeah check some other post out.

 

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ok i found an 99 dicovorey 2 se with 94k in great shape for what i have seen in a lot o f pics ,he said i could get it for 7800 its at a used car lot that my friend knows the owner
what input
thanks for looking

 

[MightyMax]

I have a 97 Disco Series 1 and love it to death. I bought it used from a lady that had it under a "gold" warranty and thus everything until i bought it was completed by land rover under warranty. Every Disco is going to have it's problems, for the most part you are walking into a lifestyle...a lifestyle that is unmatched and further you will never return to a non Landy ever again.

As for you 99 Disco II......i would think that price is a little low, but then again i'm in canada and Disco are fairly pricey in my neck of the woods. A 99 Disco is GREAT shape goes for around $22 - 25,000.

 

[chuck21401]

ok i found an 99 dicovorey 2 se with 94k in great shape for what i have seen in a lot o f pics ,he said i could get it for 7800 its at a used car lot that my friend knows the owner
what input
thanks for looking

Well that is a good price for a 99 disco 2 SE, we paid more than that for ours, with 88K miles. Of course the question is what does it need or what will it need in the next year or so.

 

[vanhorn4philly]

yeah you gotta know whats to come if you purchase a disco for that cheap, almost too good to be true. but nah...all discos have problems but just make sure the one your looking at does not have extensive troubles.