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Re: What Disco ?
« Reply #15 on: 06 December 2013, 20:09:08 »
another thing with the V8 you cannot water proof it...well you can BUT it is a mission (if you want to go wading??) ;D
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« Reply #16 on: 06 December 2013, 20:11:07 »
Whats the price of a tyre ? Got to be 100 notes aint it  :-\
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« Reply #17 on: 06 December 2013, 20:13:20 »
I got 4 a/t and I they are maxis standard size for £350 last year...if you want over sized road legals you can pay upto £400 :o per corner
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« Reply #18 on: 06 December 2013, 20:14:32 »
Not to much wrong with the diesel engines, I bet anyone with a V8 that its timing chain will be stretched and the cam plus followers worn (not a great engine the old Buick 215).

But the rot is awful on them and hence why those of us who look after landies buy the mot failures and rip the diesel lumps out them
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« Reply #19 on: 06 December 2013, 20:17:36 »
Quote from: the alarming man on 06 December 2013, 20:13:20
I got 4 a/t and I they are maxis standard size for £350 last year...if you want over sized road legals you can pay upto £400 :o per corner





Quote from: Fuse18 on 06 December 2013, 20:14:32
Not to much wrong with the diesel engines, I bet anyone with a V8 that its timing chain will be stretched and the cam plus followers worn (not a great engine the old Buick 215).

But the rot is awful on them and hence why those of us who look after landies buy the mot failures and rip the diesel lumps out them

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Surely most of the ones on the road now have had all the rot issues sorted with full mot's  :-\
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« Reply #20 on: 06 December 2013, 20:25:28 »
Dream on!

Most of the ones on the road of an age are scraping through the mot
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« Reply #21 on: 06 December 2013, 20:34:08 »
Quote from: Fuse18 on 06 December 2013, 20:25:28
Dream on!

Most of the ones on the road of an age are scraping through the mot

That bad eh  :'(
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« Reply #22 on: 06 December 2013, 20:36:58 »
Our Disc 2 which is the TD5 has 205,000 miles on the clock and still kicks out 30 mpg, look for rust by the fuel tank as mud collects and rots out, if the c/locking does not work it will cost £80 a door to put a new unit in. Sun roofs are an easy fix, manual 5 speed are better than the auto's. 99 plates still get £2,000. If your going to run one you will soon know them inside out and under.
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« Reply #23 on: 06 December 2013, 20:49:45 »
Quote from: Emd on 06 December 2013, 20:34:08
Quote from: Fuse18 on 06 December 2013, 20:25:28
Dream on!

Most of the ones on the road of an age are scraping through the mot

That bad eh  :'(

Er no...mine was wax oiled from new...but if you get a non looked after model you will become very handy with a welder
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Re: What Disco ?
« Reply #24 on: 06 December 2013, 23:00:42 »
Quote from: Fuse18 on 06 December 2013, 20:25:28
Dream on!

Most of the ones on the road of an age are scraping through the mot

Exactly, most of them have patches welded onto patches for each MOT. Decent unmolested Discos are out there,  but are rare. As are ones that have been repaired properly.

Personally, I'd be looking for a  manual V8 with LPG as a cheapy, or a TD5 if the budget ran to it.
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