Of happenings!! Update: Repairs

"Wishin & workin for an E39 M5" (hjs4jesus) 07/28/2014 at 09:39 • Filed to: land rover problems i haz a sad

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Well, Oppos and Oppets, Jazzie the Discovery 2 has finally given up the ghost. My wife and I went home to Memphis this past weekend. Jazzie performed fine the whole trip, we made a couple stops in town to take care of some business before going to see family. We stopped at Chik-Fil-A to get some lunch and while in the drive-thru she died, to never start again. Fortunately, the guy behind me and a Chik-Fil-A worker helped me push her up the hill into a handicapped spot. We waited for my dad's wife, dad and the AAA tow truck to get there for about and hour and a half. I checked fluid levels, things were as good as they can be in a rover. When the tow truck got there I tried to turn it over ( I suspected it could be starter/alternator/something electrical) and my dad believes it to be fuel pump or fuel related in general. I believe him since he sold a great many of them when he used to be in the wholesale car business. So, she is sitting at a mechanic back in Memphis as I type this from my office in Nashville. The wife and I had begun to decide after replacing a blown power steering pump, that we would do the necessary repairs to put her up for sale. I had dreamed of turning the old girl into the best overlanding rig possible, without going into debt to do it, but now we are going to get her fixed and sell her post haste and try to find a early 2000's Land cruiser, so we don't have to finance and so we have something to camp with that will last a great long time. So in the coming weeks I would be grateful to get assistance from other Oppos in finding a reasonably priced, reasonable "miled", reliable 4x4. My necessities are solid axles, leather, and obviously everything functioning as it should. I plan to get new tags for it when the time comes, some kind of play on no more British.

Not my Disco, but this is the first GIS for a Land Rover on a tow truck:

The new dream:

UPDATES!! Assessment completed: Jazzie needs battery and starter. This sucks on a whole new level, as these are cheap and extremely easy repairs to do, but when the vehicle is 300 miles away.

505Turbeaux > Wishin & workin for an E39 M5 07/28/2014 at 09:43

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Discos are junk anyways. If you can find a FJ80 in good shape and preferably in the Lexus flavor, that would be ideal. There is a reason those go for 10 grand from the 90s, and an 02 Disco can be had for a few grand or less.

Wishin & workin for an E39 M5 > 505Turbeaux 07/28/2014 at 09:49

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But, but, I have been in love with the idea/dream of overlanding a LR for 15 years.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Wishin & workin for an E39 M5 07/28/2014 at 09:51

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Electrics failure on a British car, one that's close kin to a Range Rover? Unpossible.

505Turbeaux > Wishin & workin for an E39 M5 07/28/2014 at 09:53

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I have some dark desires that include Discos, and have been down that path a few times. The only way to go in my mind is to haul a TD5 over and start there for an overland rig. Or get a series and deal with the spartan interior and appointments. My Bj60 diesel cruiser was infinitely better than any landy product I have had

Wishin & workin for an E39 M5 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 07/28/2014 at 09:54

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Ha, thanks I needed that laugh. Had to skip the gym this morning to take care of the household and finish prepping for the workday. Nightmare fuel!!!!

Wishin & workin for an E39 M5 > 505Turbeaux 07/28/2014 at 09:55

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I will own a defender at some point in my life. A diesel, manual of the 110 variety.

Jobjoris > Wishin & workin for an E39 M5 07/28/2014 at 10:02

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Not my Disco, but this is the first GIS for a Land Rover on a tow truck

You did notice it wasn't a Disco at all?

Wishin & workin for an E39 M5 > Jobjoris 07/28/2014 at 10:06

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Looked for a Disco first, bud, the only ones the had were sitting in parking lots leaking out. Range broken = Disco broken. It is just supposed to get the general gist.

Jobjoris > Wishin & workin for an E39 M5 07/28/2014 at 10:15

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Shouldn't been that hard with all it's reliability...

Just go back to it's roots . But you're right: They're all terrible ;-)

TotallyThatStupid > 505Turbeaux 07/28/2014 at 10:36

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Nice Audi!

Makoyouidiot > 505Turbeaux 07/28/2014 at 11:51

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Those are fightin words, my good sir.

505Turbeaux > Makoyouidiot 07/28/2014 at 12:00

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Discovery ownership is like some ill fated relationship. I actually love the Disco...but I always know I am going to get burned by the various STD's inherent in ownership. Herpes of the head gasket, gonorrhea of the ignition switch, syphilis of the ignition switch, or chlamydia of the electrical system. I guess if you are adequately protected and prepared, and the previous owner is honest, you can survive it.

Makoyouidiot > 505Turbeaux 07/28/2014 at 13:56

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There is much truth here. And like some bad relationships, we just keep

Makoyouidiot > Makoyouidiot 07/28/2014 at 13:57

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coming back. Goddamn windowsphone.

505Turbeaux > Makoyouidiot 07/28/2014 at 13:58

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I have been back many a time