Pretty interesting.

A D2 with 150k miles, Turner engine, driveshaft and some other goodies went for $22,500 https://bringatrailer.com/listing/20...-discovery-51/

That is pretty encouraging for someone who someone who is all in probably about that if you include the purchase price and everything I have done to my Discovery.

It means that the value is there if you want to go ahead with an engine swap.

Anyone have any thoughts?

 

thats insane

 

Geez what a great ROI if you have the time and the shop.

 

Ha! +1 on that. Crazy amount for a mostly stock truck (besides the top hat engine, lift and sliders). The rear sun roof doesn’t work. I would expect that truck to be in mint condition. It does look pretty clean. I would have guessed more around $12k, maybe 15 tops.

 

From the comments, I think one of the door locks doesn't work either. Crazy that they wouldn't have bothered to fix that.

 

I was watching that auction and excited that it went for so much. A rising tide lifts all boats as they say. Didn't that truck belong to one of the members here? I thought I recognized it. The only nit picks I could find were the D1 wiper arms were crooked and it was missing he compressor shroud in the engine bay. The latter being something I look for as a tell of how well a truck's been cared for. In this case it's not quite the same thing due to all the work performed. Otherwise a fantastic looking truck, gives us all something to shoot for. Well done.

 

That engine longevity all depends on maintenance and how hot it’s going to run.
Whats that thing worth with a blown engine or needing head gaskets ?

 

Every vehicle depends on maintenance...even running stock temps it will run for a long time if the system is monitored/maintained.

 

A friend of mine owned that truck. It's a very nice rig but we were watching the auction in shock.

 

With a blown engine, its a 2k truck at most.