Newbie With a Disco 1 from Ireland

[Glenn C]

Hello All,
Name is Glenn (obviously ) living in the Rep Of Ireland and driving a Diesel Disco 1 , been lurking here for about a month now drooling over trip reports and rig builds , gotta say I love the Toyota Tacoma we dont get them this side of the atlantic same with the Nissan Xterra, anyway my Discoverys name is Dora and shes a 300tdi van model with a few bits an pieces added to make her more useful off the road while still being useful on it, I tend to do as much off roading as possible and travel to various places on our little Island to do so, have yet to do an extended overland trip but its something im aiming for in the coming years hopfully in a 95 series LandCruiser , If I win the lotto ill be doing two things first and I got this idea from lurking in this forum , buying a 100/105 series Landcruiser and 2nd going straight to MOAB :victory::victory: anyway thats enough rambling heres a few pics of my Disco doing her stuff , enjoy


ready to go on my last off road excursion

packing lightly

Home from Home

Blending in

Spot of Dirt

 

[rustyjames]

Welcome to the forum Glenn. Nice Disco you have.

 

[Antichrist]

Welcome.
We could never get commercial variant Disco's over here.

 

[Ray_G]

In 2014 we can start bringing some in! Of course they will likely be as rusted as some of the 90/110's that head over, but at least they'll be OE diesel's.

Nice truck Glenn, and lovely country too.
r-
Ray

 

[cosmiccharlie]

Welcome and nice looking Disco!

Funny that we all covet what we can't have. I am sure the Hilux and Patrol is sold in Ireland.

 

[Glenn C]

Welcome and nice looking Disco!

Funny that we all covet what we can't have. I am sure the Hilux and Patrol is sold in Ireland.

Yup they stopped the patrol though in 2011 for some strange reason but the hilux is a big big seller here

In 2014 we can start bringing some in! Of course they will likely be as rusted as some of the 90/110's that head over, but at least they'll be OE diesel's.

if you get them from the UK then yup rust might be an issuse over the amount of salt they use on there roads for snow and ice however irish ones dont get subjected to much salt as i think it has only snowed here 3 times in the last 4 years buy Irish lol

Nice truck Glenn, and lovely country too.
r-
Ray

thanks Ray

Welcome.
We could never get commercial variant Disco's over here.

the first commercial Disco made by LR was designed by landrover for the irish market they are everywhere here mainly due to tax breaks ie a commercial has annual road tax of €310 were as a 7 seater one is €1005 a year for tax so they are pretty popular here

Welcome to the forum Glenn. Nice Disco you have.

Thanks Mate

 

[Gren_T]

Hi Glenn, welcome nice disco, i do like the commercial its a terrific expo vehicle base.

regards

Gren

 

[ColoDisco]

Cool Disco! Love to see other variants!

 

[MedicalCowboy]

Welcome brother very nice disco!!! Nice pictures as well, can't wait to see more.

 

[ttravis5446]

That truck is awesome. I wish we could get the two door commercial models over here. I would settle for a two door with windows, but we can't even get that.

 

[Glenn C]

Hi Glenn, welcome nice disco, i do like the commercial its a terrific expo vehicle base.

regards

Gren

I agree fully with that , im 6 foot 2 inches tall and weigh 18 stone and I can still sleep like a baby in the back , plus ive got a pop up dvd player/radio in the front so have a little entertainment

Welcome brother very nice disco!!! Nice pictures as well, can't wait to see more.

Thanks man I have a good few ones on my laptop including a full page article in landrover owner international magazine on Dora , she was the readers rover in the may issue :victory: Ill post a few up this evening , been looking at a few trip reports and I have the rural US has some of the nicest off roading ive seen :ylsmoke:

 

[Bergum]

Glenn, you only need a rtt or a sleeping platform, and a Good diesel heater to go around the world with that one.
Those are great machines, if you can keep the gremlins away....

B4x4.no

 

[Glenn C]

oh she has had plenty an i mean plenty of gremlins over the years but it still puts a smile on my face every time i drive her , as promised a few more pics of dora including the landrover owner article not great quality but twill do enjoy

 

[Bergum]

Where's the rest of the article...

B4x4.no

 

[Glenn C]

the rest lol I was expecting half a page and got a full one i was delighted