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Nice new disco for me. Advice please

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beatmasterdave:
snorkel: raised air intake, goes out the wing, up the pasenger door pilar. u dont want water being sucked into the turbo

wading kit: extentions for axle breathes and some other things i dont know yet. im getting a kit soon, as i've alerady got crud in my rear axle and had to splash out to fix it :oops:  :(

floatation bags: like arm bands 8)


if you're using it offroad, i'd highly recomend really good front and rear recovery points,you will wish you had them if/when you get stuck, and under protection. like diff guards, tank guard (just got one 8) ) steering guard (after sunday, i now need one) and rock sliders (ned one too, as i have a wavey drivers door!! :shock: ))

winch bumper, with tow pin and shackles

tank guard, has 2 slots for pins

and finally, this is where the steering guard could of helped :oops:  :cry:


goodluck!

winchman:
My mates got a excellent condition top of the range K reg 200TDi £1800
Why spend more than that? Buy a cheap Vitara or SJ for off roading £500

£10,000
- 1800
-   500
=£7,700 for holidays etc
And think of the depreciation??? £10k LR will be worth £4k in 5 years if you are lucky
 :lol:

redhand:

--- Quote from: "winchman" ---My mates got a excellent condition top of the range K reg 200TDi £1800
:lol:
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Pretty basic then. and if he does buy it the 1st thing he should do is put the £7k in his piggy bank to pay for all the replacement parts he'll need to buy. as the ones on the 14 year old disco start to die.

I own a K reg disco and if they're all you can afford they're fine but I wouldn't advise anyone to buy one if they can afford to spend more.

lyndon:
Cheers gents some interesting points. I have a G reg (which is for sale). She has never let me down, but I have to be on call with my job and can't afford to be let down on the way to a job. Although a doubt she ever will, it plays on my mind that she will one day. I would feel better if I had a newer vehicle. I see no point in selling her to buy one 2 years younger. I want to buy something much newer and keep it until its as old as this one. Look after it and then I will know it inside out.

I will be looking to put a snorkel on it. Havn't decided on anything else yet. I just don't want to get ripped off and so I am after advice on what I can expect for my money. I have to say there is a massive difference in what you get between £5000 and £10,000. Some of the wagons advertised for £5000 have more mileage than my old G reg. That worries me.

ken110:
I'm in the same boat as you Lyndon, about to sell my 110 CSW as soon as the bulkheads been swapped for a new one.  I'm looking around the same budget as you, and what i've found is that landrover are doing TD5 DII's for 10 - 11k but like you say they've got about 60k on the clock..  I did see one for 10grand and it only had 22k on the clock (sounds more like it..and it's got a warrenty :)  )

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