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Break it or sell it ????
Iain C:
Hmmm...here's my thoughts...
If you sell your toy and get a standard Disco, you'll only end up seeing a sorted toy again and thinking "oh, I'll just add a light bar, that will hardly ruin it's on-road ability" and that's the thin end of the wedge and before you know it you've re-created your old truck. Which you KNOW you're gonna take off road, perhaps just a little green laning...to start with...
And let's face it, even a standard Disco, although very civilised for a Land Rover, is hardly the best on road vehicle is it? Slow, thirsty, hard to park, not even that much room inside, etc etc.
I'm amazed now how much you can pick up a cheap runaround car for that looks and drives perfectly decent, and I bet if you did the sums over the year it could almost pay to run two cars. If you are going to be doing lots of miles in your Disco, and your mpg goes from say 25 to 40 ish to the gallon, plus less wear on the Disco means lower bills, and if it's not a daily driver you can sort out all those little jobs you never got round to doing, and take it off roading and not need to worry about it as much. Get a limited mileage policy on the Disco and the insurance might work out the same too?
I tend to think "better the devil you know"...if you buy a newer Disco will it actually be a better one mechanically?
Just a thought...
Range Rover Blues:
Given how little it'd be worth I'd say keep it. There's nowt much you can't put right if the motor is basically sound.
If you want it a bit more civilised then get some A/T on it, remove the toys you don't use as this will make it more economical.
But selling it just to buy the same but newer is a false economy, after all you don't know why someone else has is selling their car, maybe they're sick of it breaking down.
muddyjames:
--- Quote from: "landroverkeith" ---:lol: Sell ya winch and tyres cheeaaaaaaappppp to me that will solve all ya problems lol
trust me im a doctor..
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Are you going to be giving them to me for xmas Kieth? Your such a kind person :D :lol:
I say keep it as have been said above, better the devil you know, hence why I have my worthless rover 620 with sily miles on it. I know it needs £260 of exhaust fitting for the mot in Jan and itis worth about £100, but, £260 to keep a good vehicle going or thousands on a new one that will more than likely break down? No brainer really. I think it is similar to you. Take the toys off and stick em in the shed and pootle about with a basic disco and in 6 months you will soon want the toys back on again. :wink:
mentalmoshio sophs V8i:
KEEP IT. think thats the answer now lock this thread. :!:
pux:
--- Quote from: "mentalmoshinaV8i" ---KEEP IT. think thats the answer now lock this thread. :!:
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why lock the thread, :roll:
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