Been offered a broken G4. Is it worth it...

karlosthejackel · Jan 21, 2015

Hi guys. Ive been offered a black G4 discovery 53 plate with 76k on the clock. It needs an engine which ive been looking at around 800-1000 at various places. The disco has been offered to me at 2200 so lets say ill have £3500 in it if I was to replace the lump. The air suspension has been replaced with springs. Outside the car is tidy just needs a clean and polish. Interior wise the drivers bolster has cracked. Otherwise looks sweet. 4 recent tyres fitted. Ive looked on ebay(as you do) and the only one on there is 10k with 99k miles but is that overpriced?
What do you think?

meego · Jan 21, 2015

"If" you can put it on the road for £3500, its a bargain. Same rules apply as every other Disco though. Check the chassis, then check it again....

AndyPoole · Jan 22, 2015

You say its black, i thought all G4's were tangiers orange or do you mean a GS big difference in value

The V8 man · Jan 22, 2015

As already said check the chassis they rot from the inside out so be very wary

discoverydti · Jan 22, 2015

AndyPoole said:
You say its black, i thought all G4's were tangiers orange or do you mean a GS big difference in value

probably the limited edition G4 they brought out, all gen g4s were orange

discodrivercumbria · Jan 22, 2015

Discovery IIa G4 Limited Edition | The Land Rover Center

thebiglad · Jan 23, 2015

discodrivercumbria said:
Discovery IIa G4 Limited Edition | The Land Rover Center

Bear in mind that's the American spec, not European.

Littelwill · Jan 23, 2015

Sounds like a good deal but as everyones saying 3500 can soon turn in to 4500 if things start going wrong with the chassis and new engine...

discodrivercumbria · Jan 23, 2015

thebiglad said:
Bear in mind that's the American spec, not European.

i did it for the colour, didnt look at the rest!!!

td5essex · Jan 24, 2015

Littelwill said:
Sounds like a good deal but as everyones saying 3500 can soon turn in to 4500 if things start going wrong with the chassis and new engine...

£4500 is still a reasonable price if the rest of the car is good!

JMJH · Jan 24, 2015

If it is a genuine G4 and you're confident that is all that wrong with it then it sounds very good. Does it have FSH and can you verify it's a G4? With that age and mileage a proper one could be £8-£9k so even after discounting a bit for the engine swap and suspension changes you've got a fair bit of value in there if you're buying at £2200.

cooltide · Jan 24, 2015

Maybe a little less gay in black:lvlove-029:

thebiglad · Jan 24, 2015

It's definitely not a 'real' G4 Event car - it may be part of the LTD Edition G4 Homage cars.

Based on a GS and with plastic seats and not much else. Unles you're impressed by G4 stickers I can't see it's worth buying at £2200.

Orch · Jan 24, 2015

thebiglad said:
It's definitely not a 'real' G4 Event car - it may be part of the LTD Edition G4 Homage cars.

Based on a GS and with plastic seats and not much else. Unles you're impressed by G4 stickers I can't see it's worth buying at £2200.

+1

Nothing special at all, just seats and stickers.

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