2004 Land Rover Discovery for a 16 year old?

Hi there! Well my child is turning 16 in about 2 months and he really wants a 2004 land rover discovery because he really likes how boxy it is and how your ride so high up! I looked online and all the reviews look great! I have had a few Range Rovers and I wanted to know if Land Rovers are as expensive to fix? And do you think a Land Rover is the right car for him? And a safe car? Any suggestions or comments would be great thanks!|||sorry no land rover is not a good car, it is a vehicle well known for expensive engine and electrical problems, is hard on gas, extremely expensive to fix, because all parts are dealer only items, shipped on a boat from overseas, The have air bag suspensions on a lot of them and these are a couple grand to repair front and rear.I don't know of a more expensive vehicle you could pick.


I suggest you talk to your mechanic with your son, there are plenty of other tall vehicles out there I would focus on a nissan, a honda or a toyota, front engine rear wheel drive or four wheel drive. And subaru has a wrx sti that is a rally car with race proven heritage in a street body with a boxer four cylinder and a turbo.


I know kids get stuck on image and that some vehicles seem like the only one, but honestly, there has to be some limits, and I suggest at the very least go talk to your mechanic and find out his thinking on a range rover and go from there ok? best of luck|||Safe - yes. Reliable - no. In fact they are just about the least reliable used car you can buy. They are renowned for being in the shop constantly, and repairs are very costly as parts are difficult to find locally. If your child wants a reliable, safe, boxy 4x4, consider a Toyota Landcruiser, Nissan Pathfinder, or Honda Pilot.|||Depends on age and mileage if it's not new. As said you will need a resident mechanic unless you do you're own ''spannering''.





You might want to look around for a dealer who sells re-furbished land rovers which would probably be a better option as such a car would hopefully have been sorted out.


Do you live out in the sticks? I.E. countryside?


it might also be worth looking at some of the Mitsubishi's and or similar, we run 2 Pinnins both 4x4 one manual one auto.Similar to the short wheel based land rover.Maybe not quite the 'icon' Landrover but ''does what it says on the tin''!|||High, easy to see all surrounding and the road compare to sedan car.





Safety, yes. Good for the driver because the chassis is tough.





But make sure he can handle well.