Way OT I know but I’m considering one, probably a circa 2006 4.4 jag engine if I do. How does it compare to the D2 in terms of running costs? My D2 auto only did 23mpg, obviously expecting much worse from the L322.

Will help with the corrosion protection if nothing else! Is that an L322 in your avatar?

I plan on going into it with my eyes wide open and a decent back up fund. The other option is a D3 V8 but they are rare and much more money.

From what I can see all the S/C cars have Brembo’s, I’d like to pop some 18’s and Kumho MT51 265/60/18’s on it at some point so if I can find one a Jag N/A 4.4 is probably what I’m going to be looking for. I did read somewhere that early cars were better off road than later, is that true? It...

Mine had air. One of the best things about it, did a few dump/b&q/Ikea runs along with holiday and green lane camping trips. Despite a lot of weight in the back it did it’s thing and remained level and pleasant to drive. Only had seven in my D1 a couple of times but it was a much less pleasant...

Nice to see one being repaired rather than bypassed. I really liked ACE, great on road but arguably even better off.

Agreed, not at all likely but not impossible. I don’t know whether there were options for 5 or 7 seats but again if it’s a model that should have 7 and it only has 5 there is a story to be told. I don’t recall the folded seats taking up any more space than the cubbys but my memory is not the...

Those aren’t seats, they are storage cubbys. It may have had 7 seats but someone swapped them for the cubbys. If the air suspension has been removed then it wouldn’t be type approved as a 7 seater from memory.

With that MOT fail you should be in a strong position to say you no longer want the car.

MOT’s usually go straight on the system now don’t they? My last couple have. You sound like your mind is made up so wish you the best of luck with it. Hopefully it’s been repaired properly, if it has then you should be fine for a while. Perhaps the dealer could send out a photo of the...

Doesn’t appear to have an MOT at the moment. Failed on corrosion in 2016 so has had plenty of time to get worse. https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/ It may have been repaired really well but you need to really check thoroughly. Do a Google image search on discovery 2 chassis rot and you...

195k on the clock according to MOT history? Who did the MOT? It seems like a lot of money for such a high mileage and poor MOT history to me. D2’s aren’t especially rare.

Presumably a discovery 2? The chassis rot horrifically along with several other places. If there is corrosion underneath and by the sound of it a number of repairs on the chassis I would be concerned. It’s possible the repairs are to a good standard and the lack of under seal will mean you get a...

I’m currently pondering an L322 and doing as much research as I can. I have come across people saying the the catalytic converter has caused one bank to record misfires. Would removing the exhaust still leave the sensors reading incorrectly and still produce a misfire? Have also read about a...

Perhaps looking at their values the S/C is what I should be looking at in that case, thanks. MPG isn’t a huge concern, I’ll have a 9 mile each way commute when I’m back in the office compared to my previous 22, we have another car for other duties so I can pick and choose how many miles it will do.

Thanks, I’m normally fairly good at finding this sort of thing but on this occasion apparently not! I suppose the other question is whether the early SC cars are worth looking at but an NA car does appeal more just for the fact there’s very slightly less to go wrong.

Hi all, back from a year or so of non LR ownership. Had a D1, parked it up due to rust, bought a D2, circumstances changed and needed something to suit a long tedious commute so sold both. Here we are I guess 15 months later and another change of circumstances has left me wondering if I can...

Sorry, should have updated this sooner. The D1 sold a while ago and the D2 a bit after so have no Landy at the moment. Hopefully won’t be too long of a break but for now a 1.0 Focus isn’t going to help much here

Does the defender suffer the same issue as the D2? The wiring mod fixed mine, bought new pre wired switches so it was really easy to do, comes with a new pair of plugs to connect the mod so it looks factory and no fuss if you ever need to remove the whole thing.

Excellent thanks. New car doesn’t come for a few weeks so I’ll look into it. Tough having to part with it after having an LR for so long, could park it up until I’m ready to play again but the money would be more useful elsewhere.