Disco 2 help please

Hi all (newbie, though sure I was on here a few years ago)
PLEASE help - getting brain fade now !!!

WANT a Disco 2 with the 'facelift' (so has to be 02 onwards?) Thing that puts me off is the self levelling susp (only on rear?)

Reasonable example is 03 £3250 96k 2.5tdi

Looking also at Mitsubishi Shogun (don't 'like' the looks) no SLS etc... (plus point)

Eg 07 £3000 71k 2.5

both have good spec (not too important) sevice history 1 yr mot, etc. (Looked at Toyota L/Cruiser also but ££££££ more)

Can a Mits Shogun really be a better buy (seems so). I need something to slide into now 'getting old', but don't want problems (who does).

ANY advice/experience please. Yes I know LR folks will say buy LR . I WANT one. (Many years of LR grief experienced by me)

All of my 'experience' is limited to 'assisting' with any mechanical works. For example 'I' have built a Bobtail/hybrid Rangie with a friend (for me) from the chassis upwards, but what do I know about PDF's. (FA).

IS this the time t buy a diesel (yes will still buy).

Would each of the above have a PDF ? (most of my miles local/short), or do you add Adblue to the tank nowadays ? Just don't know !

If only you could find a locallish dealer for each. 50 on the f/court, spend a few hours on your back and come away 'happy'.

Don't really want to spend > £3-4k on a rusting 'asset', just want something that gives me a bit of a buzz. (Seen an Austin Champ £12k and a 101 Forward Control Landy £13k - b****ger there I go again !

Help me please

If you are looking at a D2, then take someone who knows what thye are looking for and at.
Can be a minefield.

Here is a little something to read, but not definitive. The buying attachment at the bottom of first post.

https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/handy-buying-alarm-info.311291/

Cheers

thanks but for some reason I can download/find, but not open

champ69 said:

thanks but for some reason I can download/find, but not open

Click to expand...

You need a .pdf reader.

I just opened it.

Cheers

@neilly has done a very good write-up and it's well worth taking a look at. You will need a reader for .pdf files such as "Adobe Reader" it is free.
Don't be put off by the self levelling suspension, it's a good system and quite easy to understand. In fact there are some members here on the forum who have or are reinstating it after running for some time on steel coil springs. And on forums such as this one and others you're only likely to hear about the SLS when things go wrong and there's a lot more Discos out there who don't broadcast the fact that they had yet another week with nothing going wrong.
Even if it does go wrong, there are plenty of people who will help you diagnose the trouble and get it right again.
While we're on the subject of diagnosis, the diesel Discovery 2 wasn't fully compatible with OBDII protocols, consequently, for most diagnostics there are very few code readers which are compatible. Among them are the Nanocom, Hawkeye, Lynx and, or so I believe the Foxwell N510.