Oppo, how bad of an idea is this?

by "Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
Published 01/26/2017 at 14:41

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Pretty much my ideal Disco. The price seems right, it has a clean Carfax, under 100k, and the fact that the dealer has 217 photos of it doesn’t hurt either.

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"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
01/26/2017 at 14:42, STARS: 0

http://www.saabclassic.net/1999_Land%20Rover_Discovery_Cream%20Ridge_NJ_7442650.veh#

In case Kinja eats the link.

"Leon711" (leon711)
01/26/2017 at 14:47, STARS: 1

Do it, how bad can it be?

"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
01/26/2017 at 14:52, STARS: 1

I feel like that’s a question that one should never put to a Land Rover.

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
01/26/2017 at 14:52, STARS: 1

Whats your tolerance towards unexpected repairs? Not saying its a timebomb, but Its more than likely there will be some hands on time with it...which is sold as a perk by those crazy people called Land Rover enthusiasts.

"Needmoargarage" (needmoargarage)
01/26/2017 at 14:53, STARS: 1

Well...do you have hope of getting your money back out of it later?

"Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever" (rustanddust)
01/26/2017 at 14:54, STARS: 1

"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
01/26/2017 at 14:54, STARS: 0

I currently DD a Jag whose yearly repairs and maintenance exceeds its bluebook, so... no.

"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
01/26/2017 at 14:55, STARS: 2

The best four by four by four thousand hours out of commission far . Yeah, far, that’s the ticket! Anyway, beautiful car. Lovely plumage.

"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
01/26/2017 at 14:55, STARS: 0

Okay-ish. With gas mileage like that and my own 70 mile roundtrip commute, I don’t think it would ever be a daily driver.

"Leon711" (leon711)
01/26/2017 at 14:56, STARS: 1

Why would they take a million photos of a bad car? It must be a good car.

"My X-type is too a real Jaguar" (TomSlick)
01/26/2017 at 14:57, STARS: 1

On the plus side it is a Discovery II so that helps, but still it’s a British car that’s old enough to vote.

"Needmoargarage" (needmoargarage)
01/26/2017 at 14:58, STARS: 1

Then it’s probably a great idea! Financially, it’s a terrible idea. Howeer, if you can walk away from it if when it breaks and you will have fun along the way then it’s probably worth it! People spend a lot more on much more mundane automobiles.

"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
01/26/2017 at 15:00, STARS: 0

I’m trying to rationalize it that way too. I’m sort of genuinely impressed that they put it up on a lift and photographed the underbody.

"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
01/26/2017 at 15:08, STARS: 2

Let’s see...17 years old, average American mileage is 15k per year, car has 100k on it. That’s 10 years and 4 months in the shop.

"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
01/26/2017 at 15:13, STARS: 0

My main worry is that the Carfax shows it at 88313k in 2011 and it has 88366.

"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
01/26/2017 at 15:15, STARS: 1

I never really trust Carfax, but the possibility that the thing has been “mothballed” is definitely real. I sold a ton of these (lightly used) in the early 2000s, it was generally considered a bad idea. With just 20k on the odometer and 3 years old, they were half of original sticker price. Even if you’re handy, some of the parts still cost a fortune. Our on-site shop guys hated them with a passion. They said it made early 2000s Audi and Jaguar look reliable.

"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
01/26/2017 at 15:22, STARS: 1

No you should not buy it because I want it.

Also, this guy seems on a mission to sell as many northwestern-y cars as possible to New Jersey.

"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
01/26/2017 at 15:34, STARS: 0

In all fairness, my early 2000s Jag is kind of reliable.

That’s a good point. I would definitely have to run the idea by my mechanic before thinking seriously about it.

"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
01/26/2017 at 15:36, STARS: 1

Save me from myself, please

The carfax on this one says it was bought at auction in Illinois, so you’re not far off.

"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg)
01/26/2017 at 15:37, STARS: 0

That may have been the most New York/New Jersey statement I have ever seen.

"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
01/26/2017 at 15:54, STARS: 1

How bad, you say?

"TxBrumski" (TxBrumski)
01/26/2017 at 17:55, STARS: 1

I had a ‘99 Disco. That is not a ‘99 Disco. That is a ‘98 Disco.

"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
01/26/2017 at 18:02, STARS: 0

Really? They have a photo of the door sticker and it has a manufacturing date of June ‘98.

"Leon711" (leon711)
01/26/2017 at 18:24, STARS: 0

Most thoroughly photographed ad I’ve ever seen, I’d consider buying sight unseen if I was in the market

"AMGtech - now with more recalls!" (amgtech)
01/26/2017 at 23:08, STARS: 1

99 was a split year, some D1's and some D2's. This is a 99.

"AMGtech - now with more recalls!" (amgtech)
01/26/2017 at 23:10, STARS: 0

Nope, that’s a D1. Note the door handles and low mounted taillights in comparison to a D2.

"AMGtech - now with more recalls!" (amgtech)
01/26/2017 at 23:14, STARS: 1

Too much money.

Will likely need head gaskets, front cover gasket, water pump, hoses, transfer case reseal, panhard bushings, tie rods/drag link.

They’re actually not too hard to work on, simple to diagnose, and parts can be found for reasonable prices new and used.

It’s a 99 which was a pretty good year. But they’re still asking twice what it’s worth, IMO.

"Steve" (stevelouzon)
01/27/2017 at 12:57, STARS: 1

Change to the Disco II was a middle model year change in the US. So DI first have the year and DII the second.

"Steve" (stevelouzon)
01/27/2017 at 13:02, STARS: 1

If your not able to do ALL the work in it yourself our you are loaded, I wouldn’t buy one. I have a 2001 DII that I have had for 10 years but I do all the work on it including replacing the head gaskets. It also gets bad mileage, I think I am getting around 14 MPG and it runs premium. It doesn’t get driven daily.

"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
01/27/2017 at 15:16, STARS: 0

Sigh. :(

"TysMagic" (twjeffery)
01/27/2017 at 16:00, STARS: 0

a day late on this, but solid CP

"TxBrumski" (TxBrumski)
01/30/2017 at 14:51, STARS: 0

Ah, didn’t know that we got the split year in the US. Learn something new everyday! Good luck with your Rover if you wound up getting it!