97 vs 2003 discovery
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I have owned an 03 and an 04 both with a host of unique problems. Personally for the money you may want to consider picking up an 05 LR3. The last off roading event I went to the LR3 were much better at steering though tactical manuvers. The overall performance widely varied on driver experience. In our group the seasond disco and RR machines out performed due to skill. The LR3 is a very capable off road vehicle when coupled with an intelligent driver. If your heart is stuck on an 03 or 04 money pit and you like driving with your knees in your chin go for the 04 the CDL as mentioned above makes an incredible difference. I would be more than willing to part with my 04 money pit with a warranty to 100k.
#12
Uh what nobody here has mentioned, that I think is VERY VERY important that you know is that the 03's had a problem with oil pumps failing without any warning, thereby cratering your engine, so make sure you check that the vehicle you find and purchase does not fall within the VIN range of the blocks that have this problem.
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The DI throttle is cable drive but it is set up so the first half of the pedal is very touchy to give you the respone needed for offroading, the DII throttle is set up for all around everyday use as BMW knew that 95% of their customers would never take their truck off road.
Ford relied on gizmos to give you the offroad prowess that you might use once a year at best.
The DI throttle is cable drive but it is set up so the first half of the pedal is very touchy to give you the respone needed for offroading, the DII throttle is set up for all around everyday use as BMW knew that 95% of their customers would never take their truck off road.
Ford relied on gizmos to give you the offroad prowess that you might use once a year at best.
I love my DII and wouldn't trade it in for a DI, but every time I drive the DI I want one as a second Rover. I haven't driven the DI seriously off road since it's not my car but i'd like to compare it to mine one day. STOCK vs STOCK.
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Sorry for the negative vibe, I have had a rash of issues lately with it. One difference you will notice between your Disco 1 and Disco 2 that some hard core off roaders didn't like was the extended rear end reduced your decent angele to 30 degrees. With a stock suspension you can still ascend 45 but coming down you can scrape or get hug up on the rear. I genuinely do love my Disco my wife says I obsess over it, but it is high mantainence especialy for someone who is analretentive.
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I don't think that I have the funds necessary to purchase a newer 05 LR3 but I still have my heart set on getting an 04 Disco 2. Saw one today actually and it only reassured me that I would get a chubby if I was driving one around. Pipedream, What did you mean by drive with my knees and chin? Is there no room on the inside? Maybe just in the front seats its cramped? And did you really mean that you would like to part with your 04 DII that has a warranty to 100k? I hope I understood that correctly haha. Where would I find a list of vehicles that had the issue with the oil pumps? That would be an ultimate dagger, happened to my friends R32 recently womp womp.
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I don't think that I have the funds necessary to purchase a newer 05 LR3 but I still have my heart set on getting an 04 Disco 2. Saw one today actually and it only reassured me that I would get a chubby if I was driving one around. Pipedream, What did you mean by drive with my knees and chin? Is there no room on the inside? Maybe just in the front seats its cramped? And did you really mean that you would like to part with your 04 DII that has a warranty to 100k? I hope I understood that correctly haha. Where would I find a list of vehicles that had the issue with the oil pumps? That would be an ultimate dagger, happened to my friends R32 recently womp womp.