I just bought this one yesterday, it shipped out today I should have it before the end of the week.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/OBD-I...mZ200345916835

It will display live data like a ScanGauge will but at $100 less than a ScanGauge.
No it doesnt look as cool but for the price I couldnt pass it up.

 

If you put a cold air intake on it you will kill the MAF sensor, the MAF on a DI is about $600 new and on a DII $200.
Headers and hi flow exhaust wont do anything but burn up your money.
If you try and remove the cats you WILL literaly get 4mpg.
Yes DII's are more expensive to fix, they have alot more electrical issues because everything is controlled by a computer.
The DI and the DII have the exact same engine, just different engine managment systems, the DI uses the GEMS (general engine managment system [a very basic and simple management system]) and the DII uses the BOSCH system.
The DI 4.0 is rated at 188hp the DII 4.0 is rated at 200hp. Same engine different management.
The Series Rovers are the ones with the spare tire on the hood and the back seats facing each other.
If the car did not come with opposed facing seating then you cannot add it because it is illegal.
And being 16 you MUST factor this in, can you afford to put premium gas into a full time 4x4?
If youi do not use premium gas you WILL destroy the engine. This goes for ALL Land Rovers.
Start with a DI, learn to turn a wrench and then after High School you can buy a DII.

 

premium isn't a problem, my eclipse takes premium b/c of it's turbo. So i mean i'm not rich but i can hold my own. However, what in rovers gives it's need for premium?

 

You shouldn't have a problem. I'm 19 now, owned my Rover going on 3 years in October and I pulled it off. In fact the swivel ***** and the transfer case are the only fluids I haven't changed yet, everything else is high quality synthetic with less than 5k on it. It does cost more than driving something else but 1-it's really not THAT much more, and 2- (more importantly) who would want to drive anything else?

Assuming nothing drastic changes as far as automobile laws go, I still plan to have my 96 in my driveway in at least another ten years, hopefully a lot more than that.

 

I with hazletbassist, I'm 18 and I have owned my rover for about two and a half years. Next year going off to college, I trust that it will get me back and fourth when I need it to. And, as you've prob. noticed with experience, its worth putting in premium to begin with.. not to mention, you dont pay THAT much more anyways. You will love it, and it will teach you alot about working on cars, I have come a loooong way. I didn't even know how to change oil, but this vehicle just makes you want to take care of it, and now I can do it without a problem. And thats just one example....

 

You must use premium because the Rover engine does not have a EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) valve.
The EGR recirculates exhaust back into the combustion chambers to cool them.
Regular gas burns hotter than premium BUT premium has more power because it burns better so you use more of each gallon than with regular.
If you run regular gas in a Rover you will cause excessivly high internal engine temps and those temps will bake the oil inside the engine and cause excessive sludge built up which will clog the oil passeges and starve the engine of oil.
You will also carbon up the exhaust valves with the unburnt gas and to top it all off you mpg will be 5-10% less with regular than with premium.
So if you get 16 with 93 octane you will get less with 87 octane.

 

well, that and the rest of the world has 91 or higher octane. All of my bimmers, Volvo's and the Porsche used 91. Some European cars run on 87 with the US emissions package, but to do that to a Disco is too expensive.

To the OP - what are you wanting to do with the truck? D2's have more gadgets, but the engines are the same size until 04. 03 actually, but choose an 03 VERY carefully.

 

I am 17 and got my 2001 Discovery II this past year. It was definately worth it and so far I have been able to pay for almost everything it has needed by myself. You definately won't find a more interesting car and as long as things like requiring premium fuel don't scare you away, you would probably do well with the car. Just make sure you get everything looked at real good before you buy one and if you can get all of the service records you would be in great shape. Good luck in you car hunt!