Well, it might actually be an upgrade from what i have now. a 91 xj sport (jeep cherokee). but i know i want something nicer in the end. maybe this would give me something in between to drive while i save and look for a nicer discovery. it couldn't hurt right? and for $1500??? i could sale the jeep for that!

Spike, you said that the door handles are easy to fix, how easy? and say i do have to buy parts for the interior, they seem to be a bit pricey, is there anywhere that i could get cheaper interior parts? I can't imagine junk yards having an abundance of land rovers.

 

CandiMan has a really nice poston how to fix the door handles. If you clink his screenname his posts will come up.
www.roverlandparts.com for used Rover parts.
www.atlanticbritish.com for new parts.
Now remember that you MUST use premium gas in a LR. If you read the "high octane" post youi will understand why.
But yes, for$1500 I would buy it, get it road worthy, sell your Jeep and break even.

 

I was thinking the same thing.Along to keeping abreast with local LR's for sale on Craigslist, I'm also curious to see that your 97 looks like.

 

If my post is still unclear,there is post on discoweb.org that solidified the procedure for me.

 

That's one of the challenges you will face, finding parts for cheap. Simple everyday common parts like a switch, brackets, p/s pump, brake rotor, sun visor, floor mats, anything and everything, you can expect to pay more forit just because it'sa LR. As you stated, finding a LR in your local salvage yard is unlikey. Unless you live in the NE or NW part of the country where I've notice a lot of the online salvage yards are located. By all means go for it, it's a robust solid tuck. Just understand you will be stepping into a whole different league compared to your Cherokee

 

Hell I might buy it just for parts...............

 

Hey, i just went to the lot and found the vehicle unlocked! Who could have done that? (it was still parked in the spot i left it!) So i snapped an ungodly number of pictures. i am going to try to upload some onto here so you guys can see it. i put the console back together a bit, then took it back apart. most if not all the pieces are there. The white bag contains the shifter **** and 4 wheel shifter ****.



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Here are some more.

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Just a few more and two of what i drive now. tell me what you think. the last one is the cd changer, under the passenger seat.

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Offer $1200, settle for $1400