This forum / page is "supposed" to be about Land Rover Discovery 1 models NOT future models. My Irish-owned 1998 Discovery 1 has NEVER let me down. It has been supremely reliable. Which is a xxxx of a lot more can be said of later models! Later models were made with much lighter steel used on the chassis etc and are inferior. Ask any expert or welder. You won't see many post 2007 series 3 models on the road now. Discovery 2 model are are almost extant. Over the years any expense has been to replace wear and tear parts, which are very affordable compared with the crazy cost of later model parts. Now at 230,000 + miles. The clutch was replaced at 157,000 miles!! Downside.... well she is 25 years old, and has cost me quite a bit in chassis welding repairs in recent years. However, my annual tester says my car is "immaculate!" She gets many compliments and request to sell. I and my tester say... NEVER! If I could post pictures of my 1998 Discovery 1 here I would...

Owner sold as LR dealer wanted $1700 just to try to get it running, distributor not working. Moved the electronics off the dizzy to front panel and all is good. Over 200K on it now. Did have one on road shutdown when distributor rotor arced thru - there are 2 types, the bad one had square corners, now has better rounded corner rotor. 1996 and on have OBDII so no dizzy - bought one of those also but not the daily driver. Towed 11,000# with the 95 up a 2 mile 10% grade no problem, but did put in low xfer case gear.

I bought this vehicle for only $1,500.00 at a used car dealer. I like the looks of the Discovery because it truly looks big city, yet Safari sh and exotic as far as SUV's go. The vehicle has a lot of room inside of it and the back seats have an amphitheater sitting arrangement. I like the (2) sun roofs that it has and all the compartments to stow away stuff. The Engine ran very quite until one day one of my employees decided to wash the car engine. From that time forward, the engine idle speed would race at 2,000 or higher RPM's. For several months I would talk to mechanics and they all wanted to charge me 400.00 to 1,000.00 to work on the engine. I am not a mechanic, but I did some research on my own and discovered that those engines have that issue. One of the ways to bring the idle down to a normal 1,000 rpm is to just unplug the Air Intake Control plugs. I did just that and my rpm dropped back down to 1,000 rpm's just like it should. Where I live heavy snow and icy roads are the jungles that I have to drive daily during the winter months. This vehicle will be just the perfect SUV for this. I'm so excited to try it in the snow this year. I would recommend any one who likes the Discovery Land Rovers to do your homework and then be not afraid to purchase one. They are great vehicles and will not leave you stranded like so many other SUV's.