Overland Journal: Discovery I, 5-speed

[Scott Brady]

Update:

After nearly 10 years of ownership, I decided to sell the Discovery. I greatly enjoyed the vehicle, but it had been relegated to display in our offices and with the addition of a Defender 110 to the fleet, I rarely drove the DI. On a whim, I listed it to my friends on Facebook. It sold in 18 hours. . . $16,000

Thanks to all who followed along with the project through the years.

I think this is my favorite image of the Discovery, taken from the edge of a Maar Crater in Sonora Mexico, having just crossed hundreds of miles of dunes in the Altar Desert. A special vehicle for sure. . .

 

[I Leak Oil]

$16K...wow...you should buy a lottery ticket. That's nuts.....

 

[frank84]

Wow, that's a crazy price!

 

[454]

Not really. Clean, well-sorted D1's can get into five figures. This one also had the Brady patina :sombrero:

 

[XJLI]

Holy ****. Sixteen thousand dollars for a gas D1. I should park mine right now.

 

[fishEH]

Glad I'm not the only one that thinks 16k for a gas D1 is nuts.

 

[A.J.M]

$16k!

Jesus wept!
Clean or not, that's a mental price for a Disco. Can understand why you sold it if that was the offer.

 

[fishEH]

It will be interesting to see if this is the beginning of a trend, like how the RRC price has skyrocketed, or just an anomaly.
Maybe its time to start polishing up my '96.
First $5000 gets it!

 

[rugbier]

You will need to change your name to Scott Brady whomever bought the D1 did not just buy a rover, bought the history of it as well

 

[97GreenMeanie]

Oh man. Awesome!!
Good luck with the sale.
I hope your truck sells for that price.
My D1 is a 5 speed and the rare Teal green color with limited edition rust.. I mean patina.
It's a steal at $15k!

 

[rjl]

Good Discovery I's are a rarer commodity in the United States than good Defenders. So many people have ****ed them up either through neglect or bad taste.

 

[454]

Good Discovery I's are a rarer commodity in the United States than good Defenders. So many people have ****ed them up either through neglect or bad taste.

This. They're not like Defenders in that you won't find one sitting at someone's country house in the garage with 30k miles on the odometer and minimal wear and tear.

I know of another D1 that sold for $12k in the last three years. Yet another sold for five figures.

 

[Scott Brady]

Range Rover Classics are selling in the $40,000 region for really clean, low mileage examples. The reality is that new SUVs suck, lack capability, capacity, and character. Prices for clean Discoveries, RRCs, Defenders, etc. will just continue to climb.

 

[Scott Brady]

I know of another D1 that sold for $12k in the last three years. Yet another sold for five figures.

Yeah, and Sinuhe's sold for about what mine did. The trend is certainly higher for clean trucks.

 

[tommyd]

How 'bout some pics of the new 110?