any good whats the good points and whats the bad points
thejazzpianoma,
Oct 4, 12:19pm
You would want to narrow down the model/series/year to get any sort of sensible answer to that one. Probably stating what you intend to use it for would be good to.
aleestar,
Oct 4, 12:24pm
sports modeland eveyday driver v8 4.6
pico42,
Oct 4, 12:28pm
Thanks for narrowing it down.
gman35,
Oct 4, 12:42pm
Think you will get a few replies to say "it will be an "everyday at the repair garage" or "everyday at the fuel pump if petrol V8 ".
socram,
Oct 4, 12:59pm
Year!Price bracket!
bwg11,
Oct 4, 1:33pm
Driven a V8 Disco 3 recently. Superb drive, excellent handler for a SUV and bags of poke. Reliabilty and fuel consumption may be another issue.
edangus,
Oct 4, 2:53pm
Good Points - If you are buying a Supercharged V8 - its awesome. Bad Points - if buying the same, you will look like a try hard unless you can pull off the "mike the cool person" look
desmodave,
Oct 4, 3:00pm
Unless your very insecure does it realy matter what you drive. Who gives a dam what Joe Blog thinks of your wheels.
aleestar,
Oct 4, 3:09pm
just want to no if they are a piece of S##T or not!
mugenb20b,
Oct 4, 3:13pm
Depends on the price you pay. I'd rather pay $5k for a '97 Land Rover than $20k for a '97 Toyota Prado.
Land Rover is OK, but can give the occasional electrical problem. Good value for money, and an awesome off road vehicle.
edangus,
Oct 4, 3:45pm
Not I. but a lot of wives do.
edangus,
Oct 4, 3:47pm
No, they are pretty good value for money, and the V8s are a joy to drive. Parts can be very expensive at times. $3,500.00 for a headlight on a 2008 ex UK
mantagsi,
Oct 4, 3:54pm
:O what the hell!
edangus,
Oct 4, 4:30pm
Yep, 2 years ago, passenger side (Vogue).what the hell! wasn't quite what came out my mouth.
96jeep4life,
Oct 4, 5:24pm
Theres a lot of good and a loooooot of bad, they will swallow your wallet, but theyr so worth it, just be prepared to have some disposable income
a.woodrow,
Oct 4, 5:42pm
Lol have replaced 2 "intelligent headlights" on a late model beemer cost $4500 each, Customer wasn't happy, think he paid for one and car yard the other in the end.
mm12345,
Oct 4, 5:45pm
Jeesh - compared to the witless owner, they probably were.
a.woodrow,
Oct 4, 5:47pm
Forgot to mention that the price was plus fitting and plus programming!
franc123,
Oct 4, 6:08pm
Good advice, as a weekend toy they're a good buy, why people pay through the nose for these 15yo Prado's with a couple of hundred k behind them is anyones guess, they aren't very clever vehicles reallyBut $3.5k for an electronic headlight for a late model Disco, what a pisstake, especially on an offroader, I'm presuming that was the agents price! You can probably get them for $650NZ landed off ebay UK. Or even better fabricate a metal frame that will hold a $30 rectangular sealed beam in its place. Or wait, you could get a Jeep Cherokee with a more sensible and cheap headlight fitted ex factory.
purple666,
Oct 4, 6:12pm
That is criminal, at least armed robbers have the decency to hold a gun on you as they rob you.
nichen,
Oct 4, 6:16pm
They are the most reliable in the world .That's why the USA put a Rover on Mars!
elect70,
Oct 5, 8:42am
Buy a early V8 discocheap asplenty ofusedpartsaround, so long as your reasonbly mechinclinedeasyto fixI got 96 for $1500in 3years replaced 1 ex valveskimmed heads &newgaskets all roundcost under $300
fryan1962,
Oct 5, 4:49pm
Do not go there.I had early disco, I had a locker in it 5 speed gearbox is notchy in them axles are light Toyota any day over landrover I was A club Member for 10 years would never buy another quality is poor
mortluby,
Oct 6, 9:08am
Funnily enough, bought a Cherokee (94) for $2750 and use it as a fishing hack (look after it though). Didn't see the point in spending an extra $10k and getting a run down toymota and paying Toyota Tax for the privilege.
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