info on disco's

[bezzabsa]

been to look at a 95 N plate (possibly 96) V8i Discovery - badged as a COUNTY!!
been informed it could be a jap import as the radio doesnt work on UK frequencies..
anyone have any info, as to what sort of price and acceessories etc.. cheers

[bezzabsa]

well looks like an import :-
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 The vehicle details for N*** HWP are:  

Date of Liability  01 12 2007  
Date of First Registration  01 07 2004  
Year of Manufacture  1996
Cylinder Capacity (cc)  3940CC  
CO2 Emissions  0g/Km  
Fuel Type  Petrol  
Export Marker  Not Applicable  
Vehicle Status  SORN Not Due  
Vehicle Colour  RED  
Vehicle Type Approval  
The information contained on this page is correct at the time of enquiry.  
Vehicle Excise Duty Rate for vehicle    
6 Months Rate  Ã‚£96.25  
12 Months Rate  Ã‚£175.00

[v8kenny]

Jap Discos were badged as county but might not be only that market
Check the V5 to see if its an import - date of first registration will be different from date of first reg. in UK if it is - although it wont tell you where its from
If it is VERY clean underneath then its a good chance it will be a Jap
There wont be any insurance issues since it was built in this country and should have a UK vin no. - ie sall.............................

[bezzabsa]

Jap Discos were badged as county but might not be only that market
Check the V5 to see if its an import - date of first registration will be different from date of first reg. in UK if it is - although it wont tell you where its from
If it is VERY clean underneath then its a good chance it will be a Jap
There wont be any insurance issues since it was built in this country and should have a UK vin no. - ie sall.............................

well saw a sticker on it WASAKA..checked up and its in japan..done 69k miles-everything is as uk..mph clocks etc..just need to work out how much to lpg it

[v8kenny]

well saw a sticker on it WASAKA..checked up and its in japan..done 69k miles-everything is as uk..mph clocks etc..just need to work out how much to lpg it

If its in as good a condition as my P38 and the price is right then go for it
I still can't get over the condition these Jap imports are in when they hit this country
I was the first owner here with mine so it is now "enjoying" it's first Scottish winter - you know, salt on the roads, constant rain/snow etc. !
Even if the Disco has been here for two winters it should still be streets ahead of UK cars condition wise and if looked after will last for ages
I seriously don't think I could ever justify buying another one that has spent it's life here
Japan has a blanket 50 mph speed limit and they all appear to be well looked after - very few have tow bars and the majority have low mileage too

Mind you, it's all very well me saying it will last for ages - if you DO buy it , it will probably be up for sale in about six weeks with your track record !    :lol:

[Range Rover Blues]

£1250 for a state of the art multi point with torriodal tank in the spare wheel well, oh and a couple of weekends

If you go for a cheaper tank than it will obvioulsy be less.

Jane paid £2115 for a multi-point fitted, so save a grand a DIY.

PS, LSE goes like a stabbed rat on LPG, if I fix the leads you will see it at the weekend

[bezzabsa]

£1250 for a state of the art multi point with torriodal tank in the spare wheel well, oh and a couple of weekends

If you go for a cheaper tank than it will obvioulsy be less.

Jane paid £2115 for a multi-point fitted, so save a grand a DIY.

PS, LSE goes like a stabbed rat on LPG, if I fix the leads you will see it at the weekend

wheel well?????????? erm what sort of disco is that - lol

[Budgie]

£1250 for a state of the art multi point with torriodal tank in the spare wheel well, oh and a couple of weekends

If you go for a cheaper tank than it will obvioulsy be less.

Jane paid £2115 for a multi-point fitted, so save a grand a DIY.

PS, LSE goes like a stabbed rat on LPG, if I fix the leads you will see it at the weekend

wheel well?????????? erm what sort of disco is that - lol

That'll be one of them new external tanks you see on the rear door!!  :lol:

[Skibum346]

£1250 for a state of the art multi point with torriodal tank in the spare wheel well, oh and a couple of weekends

If you go for a cheaper tank than it will obvioulsy be less.

Jane paid £2115 for a multi-point fitted, so save a grand a DIY.

PS, LSE goes like a stabbed rat on LPG, if I fix the leads you will see it at the weekend

wheel well?????????? erm what sort of disco is that - lol

That'll be one of them new external tanks you see on the rear door!!  :lol:

Woohoo... can't wait to see the HSE advisors around the country go white!   :shock:  :lol:

[Range Rover Blues]

wheel well?????????? erm what sort of disco is that - lol

Smart arese :lol:

The LSE is a Range Rover as you should well know  that's why i said it would be cheaper with a different tank.  To comply with the relevant code of whatever the gas installation should be 6 inches IIRC ahead of the rear of the vehicle, minimum.

As you are buying the Disco for the jump seats I guess a tank in the boot would be a stupid idea, so your choices are sill tanks at around 40 litres each or a pair of 36 litre tanks inplace of the petrol tank and a 6 gallon jump tank in the inner wing, not my favourite idea and the tank is £loads too.

I thought about fitting a 36 litre petrol tanks and 36 litre LPG tank in place of the petrol tank and a pair of sill tanks, 'till I found out that torroidal tanks were back on the market.

[nzoliver]

Hi! I am on my 6th ex Japan Disco!!

All have been great. Do get a COMPLETE service asap. Don't skimp.

Why 6 you ask? Importing used cars from Japan is mega business in NZ and my brother + I import Euro cars from Japan as a buisiness. No diesels after 1998 in Japan so no TD5s :( My latest is a SII V8 with 65000Km (40300 miles). Mint. My last 1 was a 97 SI Tdi with 40000Km!! A new car!! BTW, Defenders go for DRUG MONEY!!! Dont go there!!!

Anyhoo get into it!! Am curious about the 'miles' on the speedo tho, or is that converted when back in the UK?

well looks like an import :-
The enquiry is complete  

 The vehicle details for N*** HWP are:  

Date of Liability  01 12 2007  
Date of First Registration  01 07 2004  
Year of Manufacture  1996
Cylinder Capacity (cc)  3940CC  
CO2 Emissions  0g/Km  
Fuel Type  Petrol  
Export Marker  Not Applicable  
Vehicle Status  SORN Not Due  
Vehicle Colour  RED  
Vehicle Type Approval  
The information contained on this page is correct at the time of enquiry.  
Vehicle Excise Duty Rate for vehicle    
6 Months Rate  Ã‚£96.25  
12 Months Rate  Ã‚£175.00

[bezzabsa]

Hi! I am on my 6th ex Japan Disco!!

All have been great. Do get a COMPLETE service asap. Don't skimp.

Why 6 you ask? Importing used cars from Japan is mega business in NZ and my brother + I import Euro cars from Japan as a buisiness. No diesels after 1998 in Japan so no TD5s :( My latest is a SII V8 with 65000Km (40300 miles). Mint. My last 1 was a 97 SI Tdi with 40000Km!! A new car!! BTW, Defenders go for DRUG MONEY!!! Dont go there!!!

Anyhoo get into it!! Am curious about the 'miles' on the speedo tho, or is that converted when back in the UK?

well looks like an import :-
The enquiry is complete  

 The vehicle details for N*** HWP are:  

Date of Liability  01 12 2007  
Date of First Registration  01 07 2004  
Year of Manufacture  1996
Cylinder Capacity (cc)  3940CC  
CO2 Emissions  0g/Km  
Fuel Type  Petrol  
Export Marker  Not Applicable  
Vehicle Status  SORN Not Due  
Vehicle Colour  RED  
Vehicle Type Approval  
The information contained on this page is correct at the time of enquiry.  
Vehicle Excise Duty Rate for vehicle    
6 Months Rate  Ã‚£96.25  
12 Months Rate  Ã‚£175.00

the one i have looked at is UK spec'd ie MPH speedo, RHD etc,

[DarrenG]

the one i have looked at is UK spec'd ie MPH speedo, RHD etc,

All Jap cars are RHD.  Has the Speedo been replaced with a UK MPH set or have they just stuck a MPH conversion sticker set on?

[bezzabsa]

the one i have looked at is UK spec'd ie MPH speedo, RHD etc,

All Jap cars are RHD.  Has the Speedo been replaced with a UK MPH set or have they just stuck a MPH conversion sticker set on?

looks to be a genuine mph speedo

[v8kenny]

the one i have looked at is UK spec'd ie MPH speedo, RHD etc,

All Jap cars are RHD.  Has the Speedo been replaced with a UK MPH set or have they just stuck a MPH conversion sticker set on?

looks to be a genuine mph speedo

Think you'll find the importer will have stuck an MPH sticker over the KPH speedo - seems to be standard practice and is what was done to my P38
The electronic tripmeter is still in kilometers though as is the fuel consumption read out (litres / 100 kilometers) - don't mind that bit as I cant comprehend the figures and scare myself with the consumption  :lol:
AFAIK the only other alteration required for repatriation into the UK is the addition of rear fog lights - apparently not required in Japan for some reason

[Moneypit]

On the TD5 you can manually reset the tripmeter between km and miles, I did it by accident and had kittens as I saw my annual mileage go through the roof, then I realised  :oops:

Presume you will be able to do the same with the V8s.

Just press and hold the reset button in for about 5 seconds IIRC.

[DarrenG]

On the TD5 you can manually reset the tripmeter between km and miles, I did it by accident and had kittens as I saw my annual mileage go through the roof, then I realised  :oops:

Presume you will be able to do the same with the V8s.

Just press and hold the reset button in for about 5 seconds IIRC.

That only works if the Speedo has MPH/KMH markings on it as standard UK and EU ones do.

My G4 DII is Australian Spec and has the KMH Speedo with no MPH scale.  The tripmeter on this cannot be switched and I'd suspect the same applies to the Jap spec models.

[Moneypit]

My G4 DII is Australian Spec and has the KMH Speedo with no MPH scale.  

Is the speedo upside down then? :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

[Moneypit]

My G4 DII is Australian Spec and has the KMH Speedo with no MPH scale.  The tripmeter on this cannot be switched and I'd suspect the same applies to the Jap spec models.

Useful to know for the day when I can afford a G4.

[DarrenG]

Is the speedo upside down then? :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

No but the petrol tank must be as it always needs filling!