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robkav:
thinking more towards a disco as there cheap and i like to bring goodies back from work  :wink: so the load space is handy, and when the body rots away i could cut it off and fit a whitbred frame  :lol:
i think the vit is to small for me
shogun not many manuals and off road bits about
havn't thought about a jeep, are they reliabull and cheap to fix?

dxmedia:
Very reliable if you go for the 4.0 check the bodies for rot on the early cherokees, the later ones and the grand and galv.

I've stuck 20K on mine in the last year, I've bought and fitted a pinion seal for the front axle, a new rad, and a water pump on top of service items. The rad and the water pump were original fitment (I presume that the front pinion seal was too), it's now got 120 000 miles on it to give you an indication of life expectancy of those parts.

Spare parts are fine as long as you keep away from the main dealer.

Different league to a landy on the road, they are firm, stable, quick, and tow well. Off road, live axles front and back, LSD's in some models, loads of power, good articulation with the anti roll bars off.  I've taken a stock jeep down strata florida before without having any problems.

winchman:
My Vit is cheap, easy to fix not that it goes wrong, £120 insurance, but the main thing is its small light and very manuverable.
Discos are a lot of car but too big for laneing, I had both until recently and I wouldnt dream of taking the Disco its the Vit every time

crazymac:

--- Quote from: winchman on November 13, 2009, 09:20:25 --- but the main thing is its small light and very manuverable.
Discos are a lot of car but too big for laneing, I had both until recently and I wouldnt dream of taking the Disco its the Vit every time

--- End quote ---

You obviously drive different lanes to me then?

A Discovery is an excellent lane machine. Its competent and comfy. When I go laning I have to drive 50 miles just to get to the start point in mid wales, then another 50 at the end of the day, with a Disco I can do it easily and the Disco will more than cope with the lanes we have access to.

robkav:
So its a choice between disco , jeep or i keep finding myself looking at hybrids
Are the diesal jeeps any good as me petrols dont get on

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