Hello. Im coming for a 2000 Audi S4. Turbo upgrade, ect. lots of go fast parts. Time for a bigger vehicle for the family and back to the off-road roots. Anyways, will most likely be picking up a 2002 Disco with 115k on it and fresh head gaskets. Other than that it is in great condition, no warning lights. I hope it turns out to be good. I looked it over carefully. Its well maintained. I was going between that and a 02 Trailblazer and and 03 Envoy. Since it will be my only vehicle I want it to last a long time, but still provide some fun. While it wont be fast on the street, going off the beaten path should make up for that. I hope im ok with wrenching because after owning a S4, i learned quite a bit on European maintence (pulling the motor for turbo replacement sucks). I know Discos have some serious maintence needs, but i should be good if i do most myself....right? haha. anyways, look forward to the forum! Feel free to give me free advice...

Ross

 

welcome to the forum..how much off-roading do you plan on doing? If a lot then you might want to consider a '99-mid '01 or '04 discovery with the CDL (center diff lock) use search on here for more info.

 

it would be very infrequent off-road. Just a few times a year (4-5), nothing too extreme either, dont want to break stuff!

 

Mmmm a Disco as your only vehicle? You need a reliable backup vehicle for doing parts runs to auto stores
Welcome to the forum.

 

How many miles will you be driving it weekly? ATM gas prices are the main issues most of us are having....and for this I am thankful to have another ride! lol

 

Welcome! Trust me, wrenching on this truck is light years different than your 2.7T! Don't think of this as a European V8... think of it as a 40 year old style American V8. Any and all of your knowledge can be thrown right the heck out the window :-) I owned a built 2.7T before, and current have the 05 S4 with the 4.2. The one thing you will LOVE about this truck is you actually have the room to work in this one! I've been present and helped with countless engine pulls on the 2.7T (currently have 6 close friends with B5 S4's... mostly all Stage 3 cars with K04's and more).
A bit of advice for you being this will be your only car:
1. Slide under and see if the front driveshaft is new or has the grease fittings on both sides. If not, order that up and count on another $200-$300 on top of the price.
2. Hook it up to a scanner to see if there are any codes present.
3. Just plan on some basic maintenance to start. All easy and cheap: Gear oil in all the diffs, trans fluid, coolant flush, etc.
Also... if this is indeed your only vehicle I would highly suggest digging deep and making sure this is 100% right for you. You will see 13-15MPG and need to run premium, where as the other selections you mentioned will see 15-20MPG and can run on regular. When premium starts running in the $4-5 range per gallon, that can easily turn into a big difference in costs!