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Simplyoliy

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No not me Defender, the wee golf she has. Looks like its gonna be written off. So the words on getting a new car "maybe i should get a landy too! What with the scottish winters and all that snow it'll make for safer driving."

Woohoo! So something for her, i won't touch a Gaylander with a barge pole, and won't let her either.

So Probably looking at a disco. Nothing special, will only be a couple grand limit. So whats the things to look out with a Disco? Same things as when buying a defender? Or is there other things that tend to go on them that i should be aware of?

Cheers.
 
If she's used to driving the fender then fine, if not get get to try a slitty.

Suzuki Sj is a good start, cheap too, make great off-road fun cars.
 
read your comments about a sj dippypud.
Q - are vitaras anygood for offroad too?.
few years ago, my daughter had a vitara jlx soft top, was realiable, went quite quick,
but that was the problem..
I put 2 remoulds on the back wheels, told her NOT to go over 70mph...
never listened (do they ever)
right rear blew out at xx mph on the alpha 12 ipswich bound,
on a busy friday night rush "hour"
lost control of vitara,
front nugebar made it do a general lee style jump over the armco on the fast lane of other carrigeway!
ended up drivers door on tarmac,
but for the grace of god no one drove into her,
so she calmly undone the soft top to get out!!
SO, are vitaras tough - you bettcha they are..
I had it repaired and she drove it again for a while after...
 
On a disco look out for "TIN WORM ANYWHERE" rear cross member/floor, front foot wells, inner wings and sill areas. Suspension bushes, springs and shockers can and do suffer, but are fairly cheap. If you have access to a mig welder/workshop you could always look for a MOT failure and fix it...do a search for disco welding all should be reveiled....

There are good cheap disco's out there, but it may take a while to find one....
 
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Any more like her at home?!

I'll let the "Gaylander" comment pass, but a friend has a really tidy Disco for sale, if he's not sold it yet....

Land Rover : Land Rover Discovery II V8i ES Auto - with LPG

I couldn't believe the condition it was in when I saw it last summer.

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Okay, it's a little over budget, but it's probably worth it!
 
there's quite a few, if not a lot, of threads here about what to look for on a disco.

rust!
rear boot floor, rear arches, front inner arches, floors, sills..etc
 
easye1 said:
read your comments about a sj dippypud.
Q - are vitaras anygood for offroad too?.
few years ago, my daughter had a vitara jlx soft top, was realiable, went quite quick,
but that was the problem..
I put 2 remoulds on the back wheels, told her NOT to go over 70mph...
never listened (do they ever)
right rear blew out at xx mph on the alpha 12 ipswich bound,
on a busy friday night rush "hour"
lost control of vitara,
front nugebar made it do a general lee style jump over the armco on the fast lane of other carrigeway!
ended up drivers door on tarmac,
but for the grace of god no one drove into her,
so she calmly undone the soft top to get out!!
SO, are vitaras tough - you bettcha they are..
I had it repaired and she drove it again for a while after...
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borristherat said:
the sj i owned used to do 180s if you even touched the throttle in the wet. the vitara was much better but ended up in more than 1 ditch.
found something on ebay that would be good for her to drive.Original Kett Car Go Cart peddle car | eBay
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Any fool can drive fast, if you feel she needs 'extra', get her some lessons on a skid pan. When I leant to drive my instructor made sure I could cope with very wet and snow and ice. Don't do that now.

The Vitara is OK, there are people who can't drive a Landy off -road, so don't knock it.:D

At the end of the day, she has to like it or she's not gonna drive it.
 
very valid points dippypud
"At the end of the day, she has to like it or she's not gonna drive it."
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"Any fool can drive fast, if you feel she needs 'extra', get her some lessons on a skid pan. When I leant to drive my instructor made sure I could cope with very wet and snow and ice. Don't do that now".
*
all my kids had had great fun in ice and snow, chucking various cars around in "private" car parks,
not being hooligans, but gaining comfort in being able to handle not only the shock of hitting ice & snow roads, but now have the confidance to be able to drive out of skids (hopefully)
There is one fantastic place for early learners who want to drive in Hornchurch, called the "cardrome" at one time,
sure its still there.
www.cardrome.net



its ironic, but now both my daughters ( 30 & 32 year olds) are very good drivers,
both drive my landie and park in tight spaces, without batting an eye lid,
and no its not auto..lol
the only one who moans its a tratter is my son.....
(my little boy is 40!)
 
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polsta said:
lol :d
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:eek:
have you ever thought the damage it would do to a landie, if a loaded or unloaded milk float crashed into it?
have you SEEN the size of its batteries?
Jezza Clarkson, get one out in crash test dummy`s....:D
then look - see how safe the driver would be sitting at the front like a foreward control, but with no mechanicles to help save ya!
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even milk floats crash....
http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/...g_thief_pinches_milk_float___then_crashes_it/
snigger.........
 
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