well the 2002 was when the first facelight models came out, with some new fancy stuff so there was bound to be a few issues, i cant understand how the sticer price is non negotiable but i suspect hes trying to get one over on you. ask the dealer to look through the service records to see what sort of works its had done on it to see what type of stuff you can expect

 

i have an 04 disco se7, i also bought the warranty expensive but i think worth it. any problem i have had they fixed no questions asked and free of charge. i have had it for about 8 months and have had the rear step replaced as well as both of the front passenger windows fixed because they were sticking badly. now they work fine. as far as the price they did negotiate with me but not much, but they did throw in a brush guard with a lamp kit all original land rover equipment, so try to negotiate as much as possible. dont know if this helps but its what i got.

 

'03 gave the new grill and headlights with influence from the Range Rover. However '03 does not have locking diff's. '04 is purported to be the best year (out of the range you're discussing). If you're going to certified (which is the way to go) expect to pay a little bit more but know that it'll pay for itself. I would recommend a certified '04. All of these trucks came with a 4 year 50K warranty, so by purchasing an '04 with lower miles you're under orignal factory warranty (therefore no deductible when you bring it in for repair), once you are out of orignal warranty the CPO Warranty kicks in which gives you the same coverage as the original factory warranty buyt there is a $100 deductible per VISIT (not per issue). Drive as many as you can because thye all feel different, learns the pros and cons of each and figure out exactly what options you want (ACE, SLS, etc).
I have an '03 SE7 I bought CPO'd about 2-3 months ago and love it. I had good luck getting some issuesfixed after I took delivery (little things popped up, but ended up getting new rear hubs, brakes, new headlamp etc all covered no cost to me). Be sure you get the CPO report and have them tell you what the tolerances for CPO acceptance are (e.g. brake pad wear not more 50%).
Good Luck, happy hunting and be sure to shop around, and push the negotiations, worst copmes to worst you walk out and leave the truck, if no one else picks up, they'll call you. They're on a 60 day tunr time per vehicle (at least at my dealer), if they haven't sold it in 60, it goes back to auction and they likely loose money and it looks bad to the regional sales office.

Good Luck!

 

Thanks guys. So basically a CPO'd is exactly the same as a new factory warranty? Except for paying a deductible correct? I've heard numerous stories of small things going wrong and don't want to be nickled and dimed to get them fixed. Have any of you guys seen bigger problems? I've heard of head gasket problems on these engines as well. Also, what type of gas mileage are you guys seeing? I plan on using it for work.....50 mile roundtrip on highway. Thanks again.

Chris