Howdy,

I have had my 2001 Discovery 2 SE for a few months now. It has 99k miles and the previous owner supplied me with all the service records. The previous owner put in a rebuilt 4.6 ~20k ago after head gasket issues. I love it (I was expecting poor fuel economy), and so far my issues with it have only been minor.




I just wanted to introduce myself to everyone. Future plans for the Discovery are rebuilt drive shafts with greasable U-joints (I'm surprised the previous owner let this go), coolant flush, fix my 3 Amigos that showed up after off-roading the first time , flip rear bracket and add full-sized spare, CDL linkage, driving lights, replace worn out leather shifter cover, Trasharoo, hood blackout, thermostat mod?, lift, I could go on all day..

Are there many other people in the Houston area? I will try to attend the Houston Land Rover Club (HLRC) meeting next Wednesday. I have been searching for a used ABS Amigo and have not yet found one. Any advice on where to pick one up would be appreciated.

Thanks!
Matt

 

Welcome! I'm a Disco 1 guy but I must compliment you on your ride! But just curious, what's a trasharoo?

 

Thanks! I'm enjoying it so far. I'm pretty new to Discos, but in my opinion, the Disco 1 and 2 are very similar.

A Trasharoo looks like a backpack and it straps to your rear spare and holds your trash bags outside the vehicle until you can get to a place to dump it. It's made for longer trips, like overlanding. They're pretty cheap and a great way to tread lightly.

 

Pretty cool idea. I like the Jerry can mounts too, but that tire is already too much on the tailgate. If I was to do anything I'd remove the tire and bracket altogether and put it up top on the rack. Right now I pack my trash out with a device I like to call "hoodoftruck" lol

 

Welcome! Very nice DII, love that color. You are one lucky bloke to find one with an SD rack!

I think there are a few forum members in the Houston area, try searching "Houston" in all of the sections and see if you can find some chatter.

Happy Rovering!

 

Thanks for the nice welcome. The color and all the factory options (mostly the rack) are really what drew me to this Rover. I saw it on craigslist and had to have it.

I'll use the search function. I've tried to do a little background reading so I'm not the guy everyone is yelling at to use the Search, ha.

I can't wait to get a few tweaks done maintenance wise and get her back out on the trail.

 

Oh, that makes since. Welcome to the site!

 

I just got my Disco II in May this year with 85K miles no problems yet but a buddy and I did change out all the brakes. I Love it and Live in the Houston Woodlands area.[IMG][/IMG]

 

Awesome find, that's right around when I got mine. I have a buddy that lives in the woodlands and knows a few trails.

I think I'll be doing a brake job on mine pretty soon. I'll let ya know when I can hit the trails after doing some maintenance.

 

Man how do you fit your disco in the garage with that rack? I love the look but my garage door is too low. The break job wasn't as hard is I thought it would be. Make sure you have some 12 point sockets.