Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Land Rover?

So, I'm planning on buying this car. It's a '95 land rover Discovery V8I. Does anybody know anything about them? Like how safe are they? How often do they mess up and how much are repairs? What's the gas mialage? Or anything else like that.|||The Discovery II's (1999-2004) are a much, much better car. I'm inclined to say the Discovery Series I is fairly unreliable and rather expensive to maintain. They have the older-style fuel injection that Rover switched out for Bosh in 1999. The 95 is barely OBDII, and bound to have been abused.





The Discovery II's made improvements to the body, engine and suspension. They have more creature comforts and are in general more reliable. If you must have a newer Land Rover, a Disco II is the way to go. But expect to go through the usual: Headgaskets at 60-80,000 miles, major services every 30,000 miles, ABS valve block issues etc.





And either way, I would get a pre-purchase inspection done by a shop that knows Discoveries. It is an extremely good idea. The car you buy could bite you hard in the wallet if you don't. A PPI also gives you a starting point for bargaining.|||Dear Bracken64; you havent a clue what you're talking about! DiscoII is a heap to work on, the EFI suck, as do the brakes. The older Disco is a far better car! Even the factory thinks so! Having been in the business and former Enginerr for Land Rover, I know what I'm talking about!

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|||and I would have a 4runner if you gave me one. The Rover will eat it for lunch off road!


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|||don't Buy it, it's a hobby for a mechanically inclined person. They leave alot to be desired in terms of safety, reliability, and milage, if those things are important to you , buy a Camry.


If you want to look like you go on a safari every other month get a DEFENDER V8|||Not a good idea, bad gas mileage and costly repairs that often occur make this car not worth it at all. instead i would look at a toyota 4runner if you want a big SUV|||They are safe, but they break down a lot. And they are very expensive to fix.|||Welly, my good man, if it were a choice between getting pecked to death by angry parrots or owning a Land Rover, I'd pick the birds.

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