Well today was the day! After looking for this past year or so I finally came across a 1996 Discovery SD. 5 speed, no leather, no wood, no sunroofs, manual seats... It was perfect! But it sold a week later and thought It would be a long time before I found another. Well a couple days later and a trip from Florida to Pennsylvania I found another!

120,000 miles, body is in really good shape but roof is fading a bit, drives really great. Check engine light, and SRS light is on. Rust through in the door jam areas and a little bit of rust underneath. Got it for $3200 and am very very happy! The interior is in pretty good shape too but has some sag in the headliner.

 

I paid $2000.00. 138k. Was not running./ purchased it to resell. I installed fuel pump$320.00 and crank sensor $70.00. Liked it so much after I got it running that I sold my ford Ranger and kept the disco.

 

Curious .. I have an 88' RRC in not so great shap - but amazing "California clean" zero rust.. and want more power they share a lot of suspension etc... will probably make a FrankenVehicle out of it anyway (all stock now) .. so my question is, are you going to sell Old Rusty or do you want a RRC? -- Always wanted a D1
Thanks Terry

 

I don't think his is for sale anymore. By now you'd get half of a D1. Check out his build thread

 

After reading all these posts I don't feel too bad about spending $700 for my 98 LE to save it from the crusher.

So far I've spent another $300 in fluids and parts (not counting a zero deductable windshield replacement) and I still need a rearview mirror and better seat switches, but the body is decent and it has rear jump seats and a step.

OK, so the sunroofs need work (but they are now closed and don't leak so I can live with that) and it shakes a little at 60 MPH and smells of hot oil, but it is a nice little British truck and the radio sounds pretty good.

 

You can get just the plates that are broken for those D1 switches. Much cheaper than replacing the entire switch.

 

We paid $1600 all in for our '96 SE7 with 117k in late October of 2013
The good:
Almost new tires
Straight body
Nice interior
Trans and motor ran like new

The bad:
Exhaust leak (manifold to Y)
Brakes?
Bad T case
Small rip in driver's seat
Left rear window lift broken
Interior rear view mirror cloud
Inoperative cruise

A replacement T case (thanks Paul Grant), exhaust gasket, new front pads and a DII rear view mirror, plus new cruise module/pump/lines, and it now has 140k plus on it. Generally gets driven 140 miles/day during the winter (Nov - April).

 

700 with 82k, clean throughout, in early 2013. Diagnosis by PO: needs a new motor. Fix: new serpentine belt and flip the PS pulley, now up to 125k and runs like new

 

Plates? Please elaborate.

 

Power seat switch on side of console, tabs break off , can replace plate reuse switch