Let's say you replaced parts when they wear out, replace the engine when its time.. etc..

How long could a Discovery last? Would the frame eventually go? What would be the breaking point of no return?


matt rickman
colorado

 

i have no idea, a dude in my town has a 90's Chevy pickup with 1 million miles on it, and he only had mechanical problems,.. haha only..

 

Forrrrreeeeevvvvveeerrr.

It depends? Not a fair answer but it really does. I bought my Rover at 128,000 miles and it seems to be in order after fixing it up and changing the fluids. If you really want a Rover (or any car to last) change the fluids regularly!

The transmission is a solid ZF unit and did duty behind BMW motors in their sedans so I would expect it to last.

The engine is a simple reliable design and should last with regular oil changes (3000 miles). The '03 oil pumps is the only issue I know of concerning Rover motors.

The front driveshaft could explode and kill your transmission. I just ordered a new Tom Woods shaft today (measures 24.5 inches).

I hope for over 200,000 miles before a major component failure.

Cheers,

Pete

 

Asking how long a Disco will lat is like asking when will I die. It will happen, just a matter of when.
Because of the aluminum body in theroy it will last forever.
How long it will actually last is how much are you willing to put into it. I plan on keeping my truckforever, I will have the engine rebuilt, new transmision. t-case, etc when they go bad. Why? Because I love my truck and it is cheaper to repair it than to buy a replacement.(paid cash for mine)
New engine, $4000, replacement Disco, $5000 at least. I'm ahead by $1000 and still no car payment.
But to answer your question and stop rambling like I always do, 50+ years before the framebreaks in half.

 

Best answer would be to find someone who knows the half-life of iron and aluminum molecules (do they have a half-life, well that's another question).

Neither of my Discos had any major component failure (unless you count the exploding driveshaft that Mike mentioned...that really did happen to me you guys will remember) and you can see the mileage in the signature. The fellow who bought my '94 is still driving it...

 

This is like asking how long any car will last. It all comes down to the maintenance and how YOU and anybody else that's owned the vehicle takes care of it. Look at how many pieces of good ol' Detroit Iron are still riding the roads today and you'll have your answer. There are cars out there with low mileage that are 40+ years old and alot of them look brand new. Speaking to my personal situation, my current daily driver is a 1987 Honda Prelude 2.0 Si. 21 years old and still going strong. Only reason I'm looking to replace it is the A/C is non-functioning and would cost more to fix than the whole car is worth, and I need something bigger for family outings and such.

 

I think this sums it up...over 70% ofALL Land Rovers EVER made are still being driven. 60 years of trucks being sold/driven all around the globe.
Thats alot of trucks.

 

in my opinion just look around and see who has the most miles on their disco and talk to them... I have a 2001 with 182500 miles look around and see who has more


-Houston

 

Forever as long as you take care of it and do regular mantiance, I have seen some in my local pck your parts place that have 200k and even seen some with over 300k, the bodies look good I think that they got there due to the engines going bad.