Checking my logic
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But then again, I didn't know that much about Disco's when I made a "snap judgement" to just buy her.
Moral of the story: don't make snap judgements.
Anyhow, she's been pretty good to me, all things considered. Have 125k on her now and no major issues. But lots of smaller things. Those small things start to add up - they really do.
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I definitely paid too much for mine. My 2003 Disco 2 in Monte Carlo Blue was $7800 with $98,000 miles on it when I purchased it. That was almost 4 years ago.
But then again, I didn't know that much about Disco's when I made a "snap judgement" to just buy her.
Moral of the story: don't make snap judgements.
Anyhow, she's been pretty good to me, all things considered. Have 125k on her now and no major issues. But lots of smaller things. Those small things start to add up - they really do.
But then again, I didn't know that much about Disco's when I made a "snap judgement" to just buy her.
Moral of the story: don't make snap judgements.
Anyhow, she's been pretty good to me, all things considered. Have 125k on her now and no major issues. But lots of smaller things. Those small things start to add up - they really do.
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Brad and Joemamma, thanks for the background on your purchases. I am a member of several forums but seldom post as most of what I read on them is bickering and guys trying to sum up your experiece by your post count. So far I have to be impressed with this group. 100% helpful across the board.
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Decider, Yes, LRNA paid for my complete engine replacement done by the dealer. I saw the invoice, in 2007 it was $9800. I paid none of that and got a new engine as it was still in the original factory warantee. I did buy the extended warantee at the time which took full coverage out to 90k and that paid for itself three times over!!!
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For a quality used rover look at UK sites. Or, even better, get yourself over there for a vacation and pick one up and bring it home. Yes, customs might make you wait a while. Shipping might be $1800 across the pond. But in the UK, rovers are much, much more afordable because that's where they are built.
You can get a quality 2004 Disco in excellent condition with less than 100k on the clock for about $2000 if you know where to look (Auto Trader UK website & others). Contrast that to the U.S., you pay about 3 times as much.
Just a thought.
You can get a quality 2004 Disco in excellent condition with less than 100k on the clock for about $2000 if you know where to look (Auto Trader UK website & others). Contrast that to the U.S., you pay about 3 times as much.
Just a thought.
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I have an 02 D2 Kalahari with 225K, it runs 173F-193F Max (in Texas extreme summers), and it honestly runs better than most D2's I've driven with less than 100K on them. I'm technically the 3rd owner while the first owner had it to 160K, and the second owner had it to 220K. It was always taken to a LR Dealer for it's scheduled maintenance and it shows. I've inspected it very closely and from what I can tell the engine is still the original unit. I think the transmission may have been replaced due to the front drive shaft blowing a hole in it as I see the metal heat shield above the front drive shaft is dented and the drive shaft has been replaced as well. Or maybe they were lucky and the shaft did no damage minus the dent in the heat shield.
I wouldn't base my D2 purchase on mileage alone. I'd base it on interior/exterior/frame condition, and most importantly how it was maintained and by who.
I wouldn't base my D2 purchase on mileage alone. I'd base it on interior/exterior/frame condition, and most importantly how it was maintained and by who.