Hey everyone, my friend's father is selling a 2002 Land Rover for the family of a friend of his who passed away. I believe it is an SE7 or SC7? He broke up on the phone and I couldnt tell if he said C or E. There seem to be a few different kinds from that year. The owner was in his 60s and the car was semi daily driven from home to his business and golf course. It has 60k miles on it. I was told it is "fully loaded" and the highest trim level. They need to get $6500 out of it and that seems like a good price. Anyone have any suggestions for me? It will be my daily.

I've always liked LR trucks and I hope to become an owner. This site has alot of good information and I cant wait to learn more.

Respectfully,

Chris

 

welcome. You can download the full factory shop manual set called the RAVE below, and vist our tech area for things to do at 60K miles, and other DIY project write ups. A particular problem area is the front drive shaft, the factory one has sealed fittings that can't be greased, and they can split without warning and poke hole in transmission. About $100 in part to rebuild shaft, about $7,000 at dealer for transmission. Do not trust temp gauge above 50%. You may want to have an indy shop inspect it, and hour or two of shop time could make sure everyone is treated fairly.

 

Thanks for the info. Ive been reading all of the threads, and I plan to to exactly what you said with the front drive shaft. I inspected the exterior of the car tonight. It is perfect. Not a scratch. More info, it is a 2002 Discovery SE7. This thing literally looks like its never been driven. I cant stress how perfect it is for 60,000 miles. The friend im buying it from owns a shop, so ill have him do all the work on it and has been inspected and had a turn signal assembly replaced within the last few weeks. Other than that I was told the car is in excellent condition. The family wants to get $6500 for it, and my research shows that is a very good price for this mileage and trim package. Ive never even looked twice at a land rover but these things are really sweet. the room, and all the features. Do both sunroofs open? I cant seem to find much info on these old guys. Also curious about removing seats, and upgrading the head unit to accept Ipod. If i read correctly it has an under seat 6 disc changer? Ill check out those manuals. I plan to add some lights so I can really light up the night. I do not plan to off road or lift the car at all. It's dark blue, ill post some pictures.

 

Welcome to the forum, lots of great guys and gals on here with a wealth of infomation, make sure you download a copy of the RAVE, see signature, which is a free copy of the work shop manual and enjoy the fun and frustration that comes with owning a British classic vehicle

 

Lots of links on head units and Ipod connections on this and other rover forums. The SE is the top of the line trim package, and the SE7 it has the 7-seater with the flip down seats in the rear, and you can take them out.

 

update:

the car is an SE7 with 70K miles, semi daily driven and garage kept. the daily commute was about 2 miles each way with the car. only problem with it was that the headliner was sagging because the car sat so long after a detail and the moisture built up. headliner is being replaced right now. i drove it and it felt clunky, and awkward, and very slow. however im coming from a 2800lb turbo car so its definitely just gonna take some time to get used to it. i really want to hear the exhaust more and maybe do some things to make it faster. i pick it up tomorrow and im honestly pretty excited. im looking forward to the bad weather capabilities, and all the luxury elements. these things are definitely made for skinny people! feels strange compared to my old car. sitting up so high is strange. but its a tank. recently the the front brake hoses were replaced, and they were only $16 each. The turn signal assembly was replaced as well and that was $124. so far im finding alot of the parts on this are cheap, however ive hear horror stories. he said once i get the vibration to bring it in and he will assess and fix the front drive shaft problem.

 

There was a recent post from an owner that had his front shaft pop in his driveway. He has now bought a second D2, and changed that shaft as first order of business. You really can't count on there being much warning, some times there is, sometimes there is a chirp, and sometimes just snap.

 

damn, these things sound VERY poorly designed. are they worth it? its just gonna be a DD