Harveyg582
Active Member
Thanks for that. I'll be the first to admit that I currently know very little about land rovers in general, so I would definitely be asking for some advice from someone with experience when I go to look at some.
Thanks for that. I'll be the first to admit that I currently know very little about land rovers in general, so I would definitely be asking for some advice from someone with experience when I go to look at some.
Trench Rat
Well-Known Member
that's why a noob like me is ****posting here every day.
soaking up that sweet sweet knowledge.
best savings for insurance and tax would be a series2a. Being tax exempt and on classical insurance. Are series 3s tax exempt/classical now? That would be a little easier to drive.
MPG is pure **** though.
Turboman
Mab An Gov
Forums are OK, but there is no substitute for face to face contact with experienced people.
That is how we all learned. There was no internet when most of us first had landrovers.
Trench Rat
Well-Known Member
Of course. That's why i'm glad i know some of the people i know. Very helpful and more than happy to help.
Something Harvey will definitely need.
Turboman
Mab An Gov
Early ones, yes. Later ones, no.
Harveyg582
Active Member
Good point. I'll have a look at service items for a few models.
I don't currently have a lot of tools, but any excuse to build the stock up is good
I did consider the freelander, as insurance is dramatically cheaper than the discovery, but I've personally never been a huge fan of them ( no offence intended)
Thanks for the tips
Turboman
Mab An Gov
Good point. I'll have a look at service items for a few models.
I don't currently have a lot of tools, but any excuse to build the stock up is good
I did consider the freelander, as insurance is dramatically cheaper than the discovery, but I've personally never been a huge fan of them ( no offence intended)
Thanks for the tips
Not much wrong with freelanders. And very good value.
Good point. I'll have a look at service items for a few models.
I don't currently have a lot of tools, but any excuse to build the stock up is good
I did consider the freelander, as insurance is dramatically cheaper than the discovery, but I've personally never been a huge fan of them ( no offence intended)
Thanks for the tips
hi
indeed there’s always an excuse to buy more tools, lol
think like many of us started with series and slowly went onto different models , did have a freelander and of course no offence , all down to the individual, i recently moved onto a D3
u will find this forum a fantastic place to get knowledge etc and never be afraid asking questions,
Harveyg582
Active Member
my advice? buy a pajero
again, get the nicest D2 you can afford, stick the suspension up at the back and crawl under with a screwdriver and give stuff a tap, check the engine bay on the back of the top of the arches,
check for low coolant before starting it up, (mine has a weeping rad, and loses about half the expansion bottle of coolant over 2 months), and it was stood for a while before i bought it so topped it up straight away and it's fine..
do you have a mate with nanocom? if so take it and look for codes..
aside from that history, vin checks, engine number correspondence etc
In fact....a pajero is the only vehicle I've driven off road before....it had a speed limiter at about 15 mph too
Thanks for the advice!
I don't really have any landy mates yet, beside my uncle who has a v8 d2. But hopefully I'll find someone with nanocom and drag them along to look at some cars with me
Yes and no!
Welding isnt the hardest thing in the world, but welding a rusty landrover body/chassis can be the hardest thing in the world, for a start its all overhead work and its not going to be sound metal all over.
Harveyg582
Active Member
Just had a look at a nanocom on their website, will make sure i factor in that price, cheers.
Colthebrummie
Well-Known Member
Plus, a poor weld will fail quickly if there is any stress on it. A lot of welds look ok but they can have poor penetration so they are only superficial. I know a few people who think they can weld cos it looks ok, but smack it with an ammer and it's not so clever. I've been trying to master welding for ages, even did a night school course but I'm still schit at it, at least though, I know I am.
Col
Harveyg582
Active Member
Okay, that's kind of what I expected, plus I wouldn't be confident enough that my welding skills could stand up to being driven around. I'd have to spend some serious hours practising before I was willing to put mine and passengers lives into the hands of my welds....if that makes any sense at all
Harveyg582
Active Member
brian47
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On the welding front, most people seem to say the MIG welding is the easiest to master, especially on thin materials such as vehicle parts. Electric Arc or stick welding is very often too fierce for use on vehicles, but can be used with a lot of practice.
Check with your local technical college to see if they run any part time or night school classes in either welding or vehicle repairs.
Check with your local technical college to see if they run any part time or night school classes in either welding or vehicle repairs.
AdamD1
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I wanted a series originally, then was looking at 90’s/110’s but couldn’t buy a good one for what I wanted to spend. I was lucky in that a good D1 came up locally, all I’ve done is replaced the tired parts with new, added some underbody protection and fitted slightly larger tyres. Have to say having been in a few defenders I’d take a discovery over the others every time for what I use it for. They may not be quite as good off road but even a standard disco will be far more capable than you’d expect or probably need.
Discovery 1 300Tdi manual, as unmolested as you can find, classic limited mileage policy for recreational use will be cheapest option.
Rust is a killer on both the D1 and D2, bodies on the 1, chassis on the 2.
Can't beat joining a club, meeting some folks and getting out in the great outdoors to do a bit of Sunday morning laning, of course you can still meet some folks on ere and get out on a Sunday morning laning in your area if you can find someone who wants to show you round the local lanes.
Freelander 1s get unfair harassment but are fab little things, decent set of boots on em and they're very good in the rough.
Rust is a killer on both the D1 and D2, bodies on the 1, chassis on the 2.
Can't beat joining a club, meeting some folks and getting out in the great outdoors to do a bit of Sunday morning laning, of course you can still meet some folks on ere and get out on a Sunday morning laning in your area if you can find someone who wants to show you round the local lanes.
Freelander 1s get unfair harassment but are fab little things, decent set of boots on em and they're very good in the rough.
Harveyg582
Active Member
Yeah I guess if I do end up with a discovery I'll really enjoy it.
What sort of stuff do you get up to in yours?
