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Summary- For sale is my 97 Discovery. I am emotionally attached to this disco, but can't realistically hold on to this given I am moving to the west coast. This could be a cost effective moderate trail ring for someone, or could be a great parts rig for a bargain hunter. The truck is in Central New Jersey. I do not want to or have time to part this out, so I'd rather sell it all together. I tried to put together the good and the bad as best as I could, but I could have missed some things. Below are some pictures, but I'll take some more this weekend that show all the problem areas as well as the interior.
Price: $1800 OBO
Specs:
1997 Land Rover Discovery SD7 Epsom Green ~102,000 miles
OEM Rubber Floor Mats
D2 Cup Holders
Ultragauge
ARB Winch (Airbag) Bumper
Warn M8000 Winch
Warn Winch Battery Cutoff
Optima Yellowtop
Hella 1000 Black Magic Aux Lights (2)
Tom Woods Front Drive Shaft
OME HD Suspension Kit (Springs, Shocks, Caster Correctors & Steering Stabilizer)
Mantec Snorkel
Rear Ladder
Rovers North Black Steelies (5)
OEM Steelie Lug Nuts
BFG AT KO 245/75/16 (5) ~15k miles on them
New Brakes & Rotors
Stainless Steel Extended Brake Lines
Bizzarre OEM Half Roof Rack from the 90's that was brought back from Asia.
About the Truck:
I am the second owner of the disco and have owned it for about 3 years (which is when all the accessories were added). It has never left me stranded and taken me to Maine, Vermont and other places on a consistent basis.
Good:
- High Quality Accessories
- Strangely, does not leak oil
- Serviced regularly under my watch and by the good people at British Autoworks in the Bronx
- Drives well
- New O2 Sensors added at 90k miles
- New Brakes and Rotors at 98k miles
- New Headliner
- Interior is in decent shape
Bad:
- RUST- driver's floor pan, some in wheel wells (door jams seem ok for now) and probably more that I can't see.
- Body Damage- It looks like someone backed into a garage or something prior to my ownership, leading to some dents and a mismatched paint job on the rear roof.
- Faded Paint- There is a nice Patina on the truck, but the passenger side front fender and hood are noticeable flat relative to the shine on the rest of the truck.
- Passenger side rear window regulator needs to be fixed
- Cargo Door lock actuator or spring needs to be replaced as it does not open with central locking (can be opened via key though).
- Cooling System- The truck is running a little hot right now (city driving around 200-205 degrees, but sometimes it can read 215 degrees. My suspicion is that there is air in the system and it just needs to be burped, but I don't know for sure. Additionally, I think that the heater core has collapsed, but does not leak- according to my mechanic.
- ABS system on these trucks is a joke, so I pulled the fuse (leading to ABS light on).
- Rear Sway Bar- While wheeling the rear sway bar bent the flimsy weld on the frame, so I ditched the sway bar. Handling is fine and not noticeable but under extreme articulation the OME springs can be dislodged.
- Updated Stereo, but in order for the existing speakers to work, I had to bypass the existing amp and the sub does not work.
- Rear Hydraulic Step is broken, so I've zip tied it up.
Summary- For sale is my 97 Discovery. I am emotionally attached to this disco, but can't realistically hold on to this given I am moving to the west coast. This could be a cost effective moderate trail ring for someone, or could be a great parts rig for a bargain hunter. The truck is in Central New Jersey. I do not want to or have time to part this out, so I'd rather sell it all together. I tried to put together the good and the bad as best as I could, but I could have missed some things. Below are some pictures, but I'll take some more this weekend that show all the problem areas as well as the interior.
Price: $1800 OBO
Specs:
1997 Land Rover Discovery SD7 Epsom Green ~102,000 miles
OEM Rubber Floor Mats
D2 Cup Holders
Ultragauge
ARB Winch (Airbag) Bumper
Warn M8000 Winch
Warn Winch Battery Cutoff
Optima Yellowtop
Hella 1000 Black Magic Aux Lights (2)
Tom Woods Front Drive Shaft
OME HD Suspension Kit (Springs, Shocks, Caster Correctors & Steering Stabilizer)
Mantec Snorkel
Rear Ladder
Rovers North Black Steelies (5)
OEM Steelie Lug Nuts
BFG AT KO 245/75/16 (5) ~15k miles on them
New Brakes & Rotors
Stainless Steel Extended Brake Lines
Bizzarre OEM Half Roof Rack from the 90's that was brought back from Asia.
About the Truck:
I am the second owner of the disco and have owned it for about 3 years (which is when all the accessories were added). It has never left me stranded and taken me to Maine, Vermont and other places on a consistent basis.
Good:
- High Quality Accessories
- Strangely, does not leak oil
- Serviced regularly under my watch and by the good people at British Autoworks in the Bronx
- Drives well
- New O2 Sensors added at 90k miles
- New Brakes and Rotors at 98k miles
- New Headliner
- Interior is in decent shape
Bad:
- RUST- driver's floor pan, some in wheel wells (door jams seem ok for now) and probably more that I can't see.
- Body Damage- It looks like someone backed into a garage or something prior to my ownership, leading to some dents and a mismatched paint job on the rear roof.
- Faded Paint- There is a nice Patina on the truck, but the passenger side front fender and hood are noticeable flat relative to the shine on the rest of the truck.
- Passenger side rear window regulator needs to be fixed
- Cargo Door lock actuator or spring needs to be replaced as it does not open with central locking (can be opened via key though).
- Cooling System- The truck is running a little hot right now (city driving around 200-205 degrees, but sometimes it can read 215 degrees. My suspicion is that there is air in the system and it just needs to be burped, but I don't know for sure. Additionally, I think that the heater core has collapsed, but does not leak- according to my mechanic.
- ABS system on these trucks is a joke, so I pulled the fuse (leading to ABS light on).
- Rear Sway Bar- While wheeling the rear sway bar bent the flimsy weld on the frame, so I ditched the sway bar. Handling is fine and not noticeable but under extreme articulation the OME springs can be dislodged.
- Updated Stereo, but in order for the existing speakers to work, I had to bypass the existing amp and the sub does not work.
- Rear Hydraulic Step is broken, so I've zip tied it up.
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