I bought a D1 for 500 bucks and never had one problem....I do know how to turn some wrenches so that may help my situation.
DI or DII?
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Jake1996D1 said:
This is absolutely correct.
I wouldn't rule out a D1 or a D2 if you can find a good example. If you're set on having CDL, then the D1 is the easiest way to go. The '04 D2s are turning out to have shit engines, on the whole. The '99-mid '01 D2s had the CDL nipple, but if the T-case was swapped at some point that may not be the case with the individual truck.
03DISCOII, post up the results of your search and we'll pick it apart for you.
disco_drum said:
that is exactly why they get the reputation with new to rover people. if its expensive its got to be good, right? i am a die hard bmw guy, but the E60's with a V8 are terrible. so if i was new to bmw and bought an E60 550, i would never go back to bmw.
at the end of the day a lot does come to luck.
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stu454 said:
You guys should just grab the Vaseline and get it over with already.
When I was looking for a SUV I knew I wanted something that not everybody has. ( Jeep)
7 yrs later and several $$$ later I now know that if you want a Rover, you better be the kind of person that likes and knows how to work on them.
IF I had to do it all over again. I would have gotten a D1. That being said I love my D2 and dont plan on ever getting rid of it. In fact Im just getting started on building it the way I want it.
7 yrs later and several $$$ later I now know that if you want a Rover, you better be the kind of person that likes and knows how to work on them.
IF I had to do it all over again. I would have gotten a D1. That being said I love my D2 and dont plan on ever getting rid of it. In fact Im just getting started on building it the way I want it.
What do you guys expect from a 8 - 11 yr old vehicle? They're going to have problems. I've driven near new vehicles and they were a complete shit box compared to my pos 9 year Disco.
More then likely I think I'm going to end up with a Cherokee, but I have the Rover bug right now because for the last week I've been driving around in my old '03 Disco (sold it to my dad a few years ago). There is just something about the way a Land Rover "feels" while driving, I don't know if it's the driving position, or the sound of the V8 or feeling like your in the Camel Trophie everywhere you go lol. I think if I can find a really well maintained DI I'll go for it.
What scares me away from the DII's is well, my old one for example. Mechanically it's fine, 90k miles on Mobile1 and really good maintaince all it's life... The dash looks like a Christmas tree, I never ever passes smog, and more than half the time off-road the damn center diff would give up, then came the 3 amigos on the dash and just like that I was stuck in front wheel drive. Where as my last Cherokee that was a full blown trail rig had zero problems, it was 21 years old, with 215k on the original motor and trans. Didn't leak anything, ran perfect. I would rather drive that Jeep over my '03 DII across the country because I don't trust the DII.
So I guess I made up my mind. I'll buy a DI in good shape, what are some of the better years of the DI? Plans are to run 33x12.5-15"MTR's on it, I don't know much about Disco axles so will the stock shaft hold up or should I think about some ChroMo's?
EDIT: one more thing that motivates me towards a Disco is that it has 4 doors and a real frame. I love Cherokee's but they start cracking apart no matter how much you try and stop it. My last 2 Cherokee's were fully caged and the unibody were fully played and gusseted everywhere and they still flexed the body a lot and started cracking.
What scares me away from the DII's is well, my old one for example. Mechanically it's fine, 90k miles on Mobile1 and really good maintaince all it's life... The dash looks like a Christmas tree, I never ever passes smog, and more than half the time off-road the damn center diff would give up, then came the 3 amigos on the dash and just like that I was stuck in front wheel drive. Where as my last Cherokee that was a full blown trail rig had zero problems, it was 21 years old, with 215k on the original motor and trans. Didn't leak anything, ran perfect. I would rather drive that Jeep over my '03 DII across the country because I don't trust the DII.
So I guess I made up my mind. I'll buy a DI in good shape, what are some of the better years of the DI? Plans are to run 33x12.5-15"MTR's on it, I don't know much about Disco axles so will the stock shaft hold up or should I think about some ChroMo's?
EDIT: one more thing that motivates me towards a Disco is that it has 4 doors and a real frame. I love Cherokee's but they start cracking apart no matter how much you try and stop it. My last 2 Cherokee's were fully caged and the unibody were fully played and gusseted everywhere and they still flexed the body a lot and started cracking.
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It goes like this... Stock axles can handle 33's because stock Diffs are the weak point. Install lockers and axles are the weak link. Install axles and then r&p or axles flanges are weak point. You know how it goes. Be good at swappin Diffs or spend the $$
Try to find a low mileage 98 LSE, 98 Anniversary Edition, or any 99 D1.
I am partial to my LSE as it has been a great truck over the years. Showing its age and use now, but this picture always reminds me of "what was" a nice truck.
I am partial to my LSE as it has been a great truck over the years. Showing its age and use now, but this picture always reminds me of "what was" a nice truck.
LOL Kevin, you must be part ofSome Dude said:
75 said:
To the OP: if you like Cherokees, buy a Cherokee. I like them, and I owned both XJ and SJ.
I wish I had not sold the XJ - I'd still have it as a very reliable daily driver.
I wish I had not sold the SJ - I'd still have a ridiculously-capable off road rig, but I could no longer afford 8.5 mpg and I could never trust it to drive it more than 150 miles to the trailhead.
So I ended up with a collection of vehicles that I can drive thousand miles away from home to the trailhead, beat the hell out of them, come back home in one piece, and drive to work the next day. Two Classics and two D1s.