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Price drop to $7900 OBO. I'd really like to sell this truck so we can put the money into our remodel. There are currently 3 300tdi Discoveries on Craigslist for the entire US: - My 1996 for $7900 (expo discount) - A nice 96 for $20k in CA - A high mileage but clean 95 for $18k in VT - Matt

I'm open to reasonable offers. Been having fun driving the D1 while running errands this week. - Matt

Sure, here you go. - Matt

It pains me put my 300tdi D1 up for sale, but my wife and I are remodeling our house and I haven't had the time or money to work on the Disco. I'd like to see the truck go to a Rover enthusiast who will enjoy it and appreciate how cool this vehicle is. THE GOOD 1996 Discovery SD. The SD model...

OutdoorGearLab has a good review of camping (as opposed to backpacking) sleeping bags. Two of their top rated bags are very reasonably priced. http://www.outdoorgearlab.com/Sleeping-Bag-Reviews - Matt

Yes, I got a really good deal on it and it is slightly wider than the Taco bumper so it fits the sport/limited flares better. - Matt

The stock front skid plates hold up to moderate offroading fairly well, after 4 years of abuse I finally sheared the bolt off of one of mine. Obviously you can't go crazy and drag them over every rock you find but for me the weight savings when compared to full aftermarket skids was a major...

OurdoorGearLab has a good review on various car-camping options. http://www.outdoorgearlab.com/Sleeping-Bag-Reviews

I purchased two of these from Buzzard gulch about 10 years ago. We installed one on a friend's XTerra with the compressor under the rear bumper, the air tank where the spare tire used to be, and the pressure switch and regulator under the hood. This required a lot of wiring, air hoses, and...

They are great compressors, very reliable and put out a good amount of air. Mine is ~10 years old and still works as new. I think I purchased it for about $200 so the Ebay item you linked to seems quite over priced. - Matt

It has been 4 months since my last update and in that time I've made some progress with the D1. I pulled out all the dirty carpets and used a pressure washer to clean them, it made a huge difference and they now look almost like new. I also completely removed the alpine windows, fixed the rust...

I'm assuming the original author bought some pants in the 3 years since this thread was started... But, for future readers I would strongly recommend the Prana Stretch Zion Pant (and shorts). http://www.prana.com/stretch-zion-pant.html I've got 3 pairs of these pants and also two pairs of the...

My top 3 are now the Marmot Precip, the Columbia Regen, and the North Face Venture (see below). Today I was able to try on the Precip (both full zip and no zip) and the Venture. All fit well and seemed to be well made, in fact the only concern I had is that the pants make a lot of noise when...

Thanks for all the suggestions. I have several pairs of "water repellant" pants that will keep dry for a bit, but in this case I'm really looking for something almost 100% waterproof that I can wear in a downpour for several hours and not have them soak through. The Cabela's pants seem like a...

Next month I'm getting re-certified in wilderness and remote first aid, and since part of the class is outdoors (and assuming California gets some rain) I'm thinking it would be a good time to get a pair of waterproof pants. These pants would also be used for working around the house in the rain...

Unfortunately Pendy replied (politely) that he is not interested in discussing my truck, so no luck learning any more about its history from him. Jim, thank you for the details on the various varieties of rubber, quite interesting. - Matt

Mark, Thank you very much for the pointers. I will definitely check out all of the rubber hoses in the engine compartment and the coolant hoses. On the R380 front, my thought was that I cannot shift the transmission into reverse while the engine is running due to clutch drag. If the engine is...

Quick update... the D1 has been sitting mostly idle while some "small" life changes such as purchasing a house and getting married happened. Now the house remodeling is settling down, so I should have time to work on the Disco again. The intercooler hoses are in good shape so delaminiation is...

The Jalopy - Matt

Golden Gate Bridge Mt. Tam - Matt