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disco buying advice

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gee the sparky:
make sure the heater works, i didnt and mine doesnt.
looks like a real pain in the butt to check/replace as well. :(

redhand:
I think Chris Putt covered everything. Just want to add a friend brought a 98R plate 300tdi auto in VGC for £1600 last month so there are plenty of good discos out there for £1500. There's loads of crap ones as well so make sure you read and act on Chris's post.

wrecker:
thanks very much for that guys,helps no end :D  :D

will let you know what i end up with,

thanks again
mark :D

Evilgoat:

--- Quote from: "wrecker" ---thanks very much for that guys,helps no end :D  :D

will let you know what i end up with,

thanks again
mark :D
--- End quote ---


I'm gonna get flamed, I just know it.

But if you are comming from a Vit you are gonna losse the reasonable reliability and ease of working on it. So many things about the Disco just dont make sense. Be ready for a world of seized things and rust too. I have kept the Vit and I have to say the Disco is a bigger headache for maintainance. This MAY be becasue I've only had experience of vits.

You'll need bigger tools too, I'm glad I got a 15ton jack rather than a puny little thing after all. Yes I could in theory jack the vit right off the deck with a 5 ton but I suspect it's explode jacking the disco :)

Needed a bigger windy gun for all the minor work so far. Heater involves systematically dismantling the dash btw.

Mine is fairly rotten but I didnt pay that much for it tbh so I cant grumble but do take it out for a ride and check all the bits above. Its not as much fun as the vit but it IS nice having a spine that still works after 5 mins of offroading.

wrecker:
:lol:  :lol:

thanks for the heads up,and your not the first to say it ither,

i dont know what to do now :oops:  :oops:  :oops:

mark :D

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