I wonder how many were made? I tried poking around online but didn't find DII production data.

 

I can say that in Washington, they are all over the place

I would question the 2,700 to 2,900 numbers unless that was specific to a state or region.

 

I got my 97 Disco from a guy for $300. It ran but the steering and most of everything else was taken apart. It took me another $1500 to make it road worthy and legal to drive in CA. I find myself throwing money at it all the time for necessity and sometimes not. But the idea that they can sell for $10k+ is so crazy to me... Of course Ebay is the last place anyone should buy just about anything.

 

Just about sums up LAND ROVER Ownership!

But we all still do it.

 

https://seattle.craigslist.org/est/c...403159113.html

 

Applies to every hobby. You start with something affordable, but by the time you're really into it, your investment is emotional and money's going out of the window like there is no tomorrow. But what's the point of money if you can't spend it on what you love?

 

That really isn't many. Gosh. Any idea if that was D1 or D2? I'd venture to say there are more D2s than D1s by a good margin. Kinda been getting a D1 urge lately...

 

I am not a market analyst nor do I know anything of cars - I do own a 2001 Land Rover Discovery II series SE, I think there is another underlying reason for this price increase. It may very well be wishful thinking by many sellers but everyone agrees that the disco 2 is getting a rare commodity - these sellers might very well mirror themselves on Defender owners. Suddenly Defenders went from 5k to 30k overnight and most are/were in deplorable condition. We all know why and the opportunists amongst us assume that Disco's will go almost the same route. my thought.


(little do people know that a nice Defender can be bought for far less than 12K in more than descent condition - only look as far as Malaysia... )

 

I saw that one recently. The price has dropped by $1000....
Some people think they can sell one of these for what they've put into it.

When I was buying my Disco I had a good discussion with a friend who writes about cars for a living. His feeling was that popularity and prices of Discoveries are increasing. He cited the good community and enthusiasts around them, common problems and their fixes being well known at this point, and being able to work on them as reasons for them getting more popular. It'll be interesting to see what happens.

 

I watch the market closely in WA. I see the prices go up in the winter and back down in the summer. For the last 2 years, the prices have slightly increased but, I am talking about $100 to $200.

Ultimately, the market will decided if the Discovery will go up in value, however, state taxes will definitely put a cap on that in WA. Gas and weight taxes are high here. The Discovery weight 4k and going down hill gets about 12 mpg.

For me, I didn't buy this with any hopes of getting money back or making a profit. I bought it because I liked the look, the off road reputation, and because I like to turn wrenches.