Just bought a new toy- now with pictures in gallery

[the loon]

Well as the 90 has now sold and I've just bought a 200tdi L reg disco today
3 door chasis is in top condition needs a little cosmetic work (big patch of laquer peeled off roof) nice and tidy inside checked all the normal rust spots (sill's boot floor wings) and all good there
£1700

Mind you have been looking around today and there are some real dogs out there.
Saw one V8 that was priety much held together buy its paint for £1000  :|
had a look at another TDi and chasis was totaly rotten that they where asking £1500 for  [-(
Pointed out this to the dealer that the vechicle was priety much useless and all they could say is well no doubt some one will buy it as people will spend a fortune on these old land rovers  

disco's maybe cheep at the moment but its deffinatly buyer beware

[Rangie3.0LtrDan]

i was lucky, got a j reg 200tdi for £900 with tax and test and its sound! lol

[barmiebrumie]

STOP IT,

              Your making me jealous  :twisted: ,




John.

[gords]

Well done :)  Lets see some pictures then

[Disco Geordie]

nice to hear you found a new toy :lol:

Your so right about the dogs we looked at, the V8 held together by paint was in fact better than the dog for £1500 whose chassis was full of holes.

When pointed out about a month ago dealer thought it would sell, surprise, surprise it was still there today.
On the 1st vist an immaculate TDI same reg was only £200 more and it's long gone, maybe the buyers arn't that stupid :oops:
Makes we wonder how the pricing structure works thou having looked also at dogs in just as bad condition but younger for several grand more.

It just beggars belief.

Sorry couldn't be with you to check the one you bought, look forward to seeing it soon.

[the loon]

Well done :)  Lets see some pictures then

Pictures should follow soon. Will be next weekend before I get to pick it up though as need to sort insurance etc and time off work to collect it.

Going to try and get a day off work so can pick it up early next week

 :D

[Free Drink Spotter]

Bought an L plate early 300Tdi ES 5 speed FSH but 147000 miles for £2300 7 weeks ago. No rust at all - even boot floor is perfect. SRS light on but not an MoT problem and I am not over bothered about this as I know a man with Testbook or whatever it is called. Drives as if half the mileage and I am delighted with it.
The strange thing is the number of rotten/clocked/LHD to RHD conversation etc etc Discoverys out there. I looked at too many for sanity at exotic prices but it is a buyers market. In the end I bought on condition not age and to some extent the price was not relevant.
It replaces temporarily my 1988 G Wagen of a build quality LR can only dream about!!
Cheers,
JB

[the loon]

well first stickers arrived today  \:D/  
some nice big green ovals for the sides from huddersfield land rover centre

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4601326011&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

and have just ordered some big MC logos for the windows as well
Hopefully they will be here for friday when I sould be collecting it

 :D  :D  :D

photos to follow ASAP

[muddyjames]

I bought a 1994 disco gs 170k on the clock 300tdi, all the toys for gs level like leather seats, air con (doesnt work but Im not bothered) cd radio etc etc. 2 grand was on parts and labour by last owner and it has seat covers worth £70 on front seats, light guards all round and I got it for £2300. Admitedly the alternator pulley did come loose after 200 miles and cost a bragain £500 to replace in comparison to anywhere else would have charged. It drives like a dream now (touch wood). It is a pitty that I have limited mileage on it. Wont be doing that next year! It does force me to drive my other car though!

[the loon]

picked up the disco today  :D
photos are in the gallery
so jobs this weekend will be:
check rear boot sill(looks a little rotten on passenger side but nothing to major)
waxoyl chasis
fit CB
fit fire extinguisher
replace boring horns with air horns

Already got the first stickers on and put the CD player in need my MC splats for the windows

HOW COULD I.....
Nearly forgot
install devil duck  

[pritch]

200TDi in an L plate?  I thought they changed to 300TDis somewhere around K?

[TimM]

Thats the cut-off point, late registered 200's can be L's though  

[Ja1983]

trouble is you never ever seem to find all the troublesome bits until about a week after. i thought the pickup was in bloody good condition for its age... main reason i got it.

coume MOT time, after a good crawl round and a prod or seventy with the old screwdriver of doom, the fibreglass is out. the worst offenders were the bed floor (under a plastic load liner = rust heaven)

got through fine tho. now just the cosmetic bits (passenger door is burgered, few brown bubbles here n there)

[the loon]

couple of little things I've notice now
slight leak in brake line
couple of VERY minor rust patches inside passenger wing(hammerite on standby once cleaned up)
But have had another opinion from disco geordie and he thinks its all in good order apart from afore mentioned  

 

[Disco Geordie]

Yep had a look over the new toy tonight seems in resonable order few minor things too sort as loony has pointed out.

He just needs a name for it now, I'll start the ball rolling with suggestions.

Having seen the laquer on the roof FLAKEY :lol:

Any more suggestions

[Muddy Moo]

:o  like your new toy loony

i think she should be called gertie  cos is rymes with dirty which im sure she will be very soon  :(biglaugh):  :(biglaugh):

[the loon]

:o  like your new toy loony
i think she should be called gertie  cos is rymes with dirty which im sure she will be very soon  :(biglaugh):  :(biglaugh):

not soon enougth
 :D

[Colin 009]

How about MoneyPit.  :lol: