gas money....lots of it...lol

 

Triple a

 

Supersport, where do you get those buttons stickers? I must have me some.

 

Same ones you have on the "Share Your Measurements" thread? Your truck looks like what I have in mind for mine. They're even the same color.

 

Already learned that the hard way! $100 to fill up with Chicago gas.

 

I'm definitely in Phase I (great way to look at it, BTW). I just got it back from a thorough checkup and plugs/wires replacement. Everything else checked out OK, just a miniscule valve cover leak . Next up is the front driveshaft rebuild.

 

The truck has 84k miles, steering components and brakes are still good. The tires were still serviceable, but they were POS all-weather passenger car tires. First big snow we had I skidded around like a hockey puck, so it was time for an upgrade.

 

I bought my 2004 Disco 2 SE7 in January.
Without wanting to be the harbringer of doom, here's my absolute must-do list based off of my experience:

Triple A (Broke down twice on the way home from buying the truck, first time free tow 80 miles to friendly land rover dealer, second time replaced the battery)
Tires - (like you i have 18's. Just get the BG Goodrich AT's and be happy about it.)
turn your spare tire holder upside down OR buy the adapter plate from Atlantic British to mount the full seize spare (you did buy a full size spare right ?)
Front Driveshaft - Inspect, service or replace. Mine had been replaced previously but it was not balanced correctly and causing a disconcerting vibration at 40mph. I replaced mine with a Tom Woods heavy duty shaft as I also have an OEM lift on the truck.
Code Reader - Your Disco will throw codes. I got about 1800 miles into my ownership before i wised up and now leave my OBD2 cable permanently attached to the port
WD40 & Lubricant - First car i've ever owned where my rear door lock jammed up from road grime. prevention is better than having to fix it by removing all of that rear trim when the lock is too badly gummed up for the "pop off the badge and spray" fix to work.

I have about $3000 into my Disco2 that i payed top dollar for in January (my truck was represented as being fully serviced and ready to go). I don't mind doing the work because then i know its been done and i'll have a better baseline for the future.

The reason i'm telling you all of this is that i also bought the truck thinking that my $6000 after-sale budget would go towards the winch bumper, rack, air lockers etc. Instead, i'm spending money this year to make the car as reliable as I can, then next year i'll start adding on the fun stuff.

oh did i mention that my replacement engine had 70K on it (similar mileage to yours) and that my indy rover mechanic noticed that the Head gaskets have started to leak ?