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General Club Stuff => New Members - Say Hello => Topic started by: mucky1 on October 26, 2009, 09:46:20
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hello all im grant im 25 from norton canes near cannock @ the minit i drive a modded vauxhall cavalier 2.0 8v but im gonna be getting a landrover discovery 200/300 tdi as a family car (6/7 seater) but wanna make it look like a off roader :D
what do i need to look out for when im buying 1 :huh:
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Welcome to Mud Club.
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thanks for the welcome m8
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Welcome to the madness...
Any Disco will be capable off road and there are plenty out there to pick over...
Spend some time in the Discovery Forum and you will get a feel for the good, bad and the ugly - 300's are rather more refined than the 200's but you really need to ge the best condition one you can find... don't get hung up on age, mileage, reg plate etc.
Rear floor in the boot and under back seats rust out - and when they do, the rest of the car ain't far behind generally. Look for telltale water marks on seats from leaking sunroofs - water in here means it has to go somewhere - normally by going through the floor!
Sills, inner wings, open the rear doors and check inside the door shuts (wheel arch)... not all Disco's will have a wheel arch...
Find your nearest pub meet, wander along and introduce yourself - then get someone to take you round theirs and point out the areas to watch.
Then enjoy....
All the best!
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thanks for the advice i want a good family 7 seater but need it to pull me caravan and ferry me kids around
but i want it to look like a off roader as i love the look