Buying a discovery 2

biggeeeee said:

Sorry its £290 for my TD5 registered Sept 2001

http://carfueldata.dft.gov.uk/new-vehicle-tax.aspx?t=23ude39

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Yes, that would figure from the table! V8 same 480!

meego said:

A list off the top of my head.
1/ Chassis rust ( has anyone said this yet?)
2/ Injector harness / red plug oil
3/ Sunroofs leaking
4/ ACE pipes / block leaking
5/ FPR leaking
6/ Rust on roof above windscreen
7/ Air suspension leaking
8/ Wheel hubs (three Amigos)

I have sorted all of the above on mine. (apart from chassis that has been Waxoiled from day one )

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Can you elaborate a bit on 2 and 5
What they are and what the result or fix is?
Thanks for the list...thats great!

TLass99 said:

Can you elaborate a bit on 2 and 5
What they are and what the result or fix is?
Thanks for the list...thats great!

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2/ Oil leaches along the cables that go form below the front left corner of the engine rocker cover to the engine ecu. This is sited directly behind the battery. To check this. Disconnect the battery, wait 5mins or so and then unplug and look for oil in the plugs. Its not the end of the world if you find oil and not expensive to cure.

5/ Fuel Pressure Regulator is situated on left of engine (looking from front of vehicle) below the manifold. Again not the end of the world. About £120 and an awkward DIY job.

Last year of manufacture ones more likely to have centre diff lock.

Mine is under £300 a year for road tax and is 53 reg.

Most things are repairable, but can vary in cost, fixing a fule leak in the head could be £30 or so in bits or £1200 for a new head.

Even the ACE and SLS are very repairable.