i am looking for any feedback at all to help my land rover discovery shopping to go easier before i buy one. i currently own a 1971 model 88 and love it, except for its top speed but i need something newer to travel in and haul a jet ski. we want to try and stay under $10,000 so that limits us to the mid to late 90's in a discovery or discovery II with 70,000 plus miles on it already from what i have been looking at. my question is are there any major problems to note or even minor common problems with these years above this mileage or should i be looking at lower mileage vehicles. i would appreciate any feedback. one vehicle in consideration is a 1996 discovery SE 5 speed with 78000 miles that has been serviced by dealerships and cared for very well. asking $8800. is that high? thanks in advance to any responses.

 

Huh ?

 

The price is high. check edmunds.com for the corrected area value. top end and this is a guess would be around 7-7500.00 The records are important. They most include all repairs made, and maintianence done. The common problems are in the faq section. Things to do if you buy is see if a good extended warrenty is available. make sure what it covers. some are not worth having. Find out what the vehicle has been used for. off-road, towing, long highway trips. towing mileage on a vehicle is not the same as regular. Remember that parts are not cheap for land rovers, the labor charges at the dealer are very high.
I have kept and keep mine right. mostly highway miles. some mild off-road. mild for a rover, which would kill most others. I have 130k on the vehicle and have had to spend a total of about 5,000 in maintianence, repairs, tires and brakes. 500 a year is good for any vehicle, let alone a rover. I do most of the work myself. That as far as I can tell is not the normal, most are some what higher. I make factory recommended maintainence look bad. you would also want to look at having the install a multi-plug trailer wiring harness, (at their expense) reason, they are a pain to get to. Have the vehicle inspected by a party other than the dealer. some of the problems that I have had to deal with are cruise control, usually vaccum lines, leaks aroung the window and doors, and last but not least. window regulators. My battle cry with this vehicle has been maintianence. stay ahead, fix they as they break, don't wait and have a to do list. If one is available, find a rover club in your area, they can and will give you some great info. rover nuts are rover nuts. hope it helps, gotta love a rover. duboff

 

spring for a disco 2.. way better more efficent and less problems

 

Digin66 did you get your disco yet?

 

Dubuff 500 a year??? so a car you drive every day is not worth maintenence of 41 dollars a month god I hope you have a cheap parts supplier tires alone kill this, you arnt digging behind NTB dumpsters are you?????