*Almost bought* a D2 today? Advice needed!
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Mudding
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The pics in the CL ad are the same D2, pics I’ve seen truly looked like an auction/repo lot Expo motor cars = not a good place to buy from. I had a friend buy a clean looking 03 D2 HSE7 from them back in the day, windshield leaked more than the HVAC blew, it stunk inside after it got warm in the sun, exhaust was loud and not sealed at the y pipes, and it had electrical glitches all for nearly 30k. He sold it for a loss eventually & they never fixed it properly when he took it back.
99-02 are my favorites, 03-04 look better maybe, but the 4.6L is delicate vs a 4.0L all comes down to the tooling, quality control, and how it was treated.
99-02 are my favorites, 03-04 look better maybe, but the 4.6L is delicate vs a 4.0L all comes down to the tooling, quality control, and how it was treated.
Gotha. Thanks for the tips man, I appreciate it!
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"Advice needed"
Well, after about a year of ownership, you will be automatically qualified to work at a suicide prevention hotline.
Folks will call in all depressed and stuff, but you'll just explain to them how lucky they are and their life could be a whole lot worse...because...they could have bought a Land Rover Discovery like you did. And once you start telling him about your year long ownership, which consisted of...chasing overheating issues, head gasket issues, ticking noises from the engine, being "super-locked out"of your rig, flashing M&S lights, three amigos and every broken this and that that a person could ever imagine...the dude at the other end of the line will start looking at his pathetic life a whole lot better.
Granted, 99.9 percent of all calls made to the hotline are likely to be Discovery owners...so, when they call...just hang up on them. Lightens up the workload considerably...lol.
Brian.
P.S. I'm looking forward to speaking with you in a year or so.
Well, after about a year of ownership, you will be automatically qualified to work at a suicide prevention hotline.
Folks will call in all depressed and stuff, but you'll just explain to them how lucky they are and their life could be a whole lot worse...because...they could have bought a Land Rover Discovery like you did. And once you start telling him about your year long ownership, which consisted of...chasing overheating issues, head gasket issues, ticking noises from the engine, being "super-locked out"of your rig, flashing M&S lights, three amigos and every broken this and that that a person could ever imagine...the dude at the other end of the line will start looking at his pathetic life a whole lot better.
Granted, 99.9 percent of all calls made to the hotline are likely to be Discovery owners...so, when they call...just hang up on them. Lightens up the workload considerably...lol.
Brian.
P.S. I'm looking forward to speaking with you in a year or so.
TReK
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"Advice needed"
Well, after about a year of ownership, you will be automatically qualified to work at a suicide prevention hotline.
Folks will call in all depressed and stuff, but you'll just explain to them how lucky they are and their life could be a whole lot worse...because...they could have bought a Land Rover Discovery like you did. And once you start telling him about your year long ownership, which consisted of...chasing overheating issues, head gasket issues, ticking noises from the engine, being "super-locked out"of your rig, flashing M&S lights, three amigos and every broken this and that that a person could ever imagine...the dude at the other end of the line will start looking at his pathetic life a whole lot better.
Granted, 99.9 percent of all calls made to the hotline are likely to be Discovery owners...so, when they call...just hang up on them. Lightens up the workload considerably...lol.
Brian.
P.S. I'm looking forward to speaking with you in a year or so.
Well, after about a year of ownership, you will be automatically qualified to work at a suicide prevention hotline.
Folks will call in all depressed and stuff, but you'll just explain to them how lucky they are and their life could be a whole lot worse...because...they could have bought a Land Rover Discovery like you did. And once you start telling him about your year long ownership, which consisted of...chasing overheating issues, head gasket issues, ticking noises from the engine, being "super-locked out"of your rig, flashing M&S lights, three amigos and every broken this and that that a person could ever imagine...the dude at the other end of the line will start looking at his pathetic life a whole lot better.
Granted, 99.9 percent of all calls made to the hotline are likely to be Discovery owners...so, when they call...just hang up on them. Lightens up the workload considerably...lol.
Brian.
P.S. I'm looking forward to speaking with you in a year or so.
WooHoo!
I've only got 29 days to go then!
I've driven mine at least 300 miles(home from out of state and then a few local miles), and so far, have only spent triple what I had planned!
I would call you for help, but now I see that's pointless.
It's a pitty mine has no gas in it, or isn't sitting at the top of a steep hill with jagged rocks and explosives at the bottom. Otherwise, it may have already committed "suicide".
Gotta love it...at least that's what I hear.
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Mudding
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A year ago or so I had a thread as to how to rebuild a reliable D2 and I recall someone mentioned that you need an aftermarket engine from Turner or something along those lines, since the OEM engine is basically full of issues.
If the 4.6 is too delicate, get a 4.0 RPI or Turner engine with upgraded Cam and performance Cylinder heads. RPI has something called stage 3 heads that get me all hot and bothered.
That is not the only way, but probably the best way. Of course, budgets are budgets, and I am sure it is possible to find an engine that does not tick/knock, and will last. It’s just the temp gauges suck and they can be driven around under the impression running temp is fine and it’s 220 plus. I am sure that is what I did to mine.
Just take your time and make sure the engine gets warm, check the running temp with an ultragauge or similar idling and on the highway.
Last edited by CollieRover; Jun 6, 2018 at 07:03 PM.
Mudding
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It took me about five months of looking every day, placing calls up and down the east coast. The best Discovery's sell fast, and you will pay a much higher price for those. There are alot of Discovery's for sale under $5K, but they are a total POS. The reality is most Discovery's need alot of work. Even with the one I bought, I have had to put in money right away in maintenance work. Also, these cars need cosmetic work if you plan on keeping it for a while. These cars are for people who love Land Rover's and are willing to invest money into them.
It took me about five months of looking every day, placing calls up and down the east coast. The best Discovery's sell fast, and you will pay a much higher price for those. There are alot of Discovery's for sale under $5K, but they are a total POS. The reality is most Discovery's need alot of work. Even with the one I bought, I have had to put in money right away in maintenance work. Also, these cars need cosmetic work if you plan on keeping it for a while. These cars are for people who love Land Rover's and are willing to invest money into them.