Discovery Longevity

[Roverlady]

Love Love Love

It's all about the love.

You have to be an emotional, and at times irrational, person to drive a Rover. I fell in love years before I owned one, and being a car nut, no one questioned me when I bought it. I've never stopped loving her and the first time I took my (now) husband out in her, he fell in love too. It's contagious, now he has a RRC and looks for them everywhere. He even waves to Rovers when he's driving other cars.

It's a learning experience. We are getting more and more versed in routine maintenance, and the many resources available for buying parts. I've recently changed jobs and am going through the process of explaining my obsession/addiction to my new colleagues and boss. I'm commuting to work about 60 miles a day now and my Disco is getting about 13 mpg. Other than feeling like my money is pouring in and out, the feeling I get driving her and being safe is worth every penny. I'm considering another car for the commute, just to 'save' the Disco from the extra miles, but I'm really leaning towards another Rover.

They become your children and your friends. If my dog got hurt, I'd spare no costs to save her...same thing with the Rover.

Don't expect 200K, just hope for it. And if you really know the love, you'll say "ah, we can always give her a new engine.'

Oh, by the way, my DI is at 89K and counting, no major issues. The RRC is at 162K and counting, and luckily, the previous 5 owners put all their money in her!

 

[GregH]

I even loved my POS RRC that dies on me just last week as I was delivering it to it's new owner.

Repeat after me Rob: "I've gone downmarket!" "I've gone downmarket!"

You will soon realize why all those Land Rover royal warrants were earned by series rovers and Range Rovers...

 

[Lake_Bueller]

I'm new to this site but thought I'd chime in on the Disco thing.

For the most part, my '97 Disco (just under 100K) has been very reliable. It's been in the shop for a few things but mostly just routine maintenance. It's peeing oil from a valve cover currently (something I just need to get a day off to fix). I will have to say that some of the "periodic" stuff (like brakes) are tough on the wallet. I'd probably do them myself next time.

Someone above made a great analogy comparing Rovers to Harleys. I'd take it one step further (because Harleys are too mainstream for my taste). A Rover is like a Buell....Different in Every Sense!

 

[garrettpsu]

damn rob. now you know how your parents got through raising your sorry ass. and remember also that "all that glitters is not gold." you will miss the RRC over and over until you get that pretty white D1 to where you are happy with it. then again you never really ever are satisfied with where the truck is. right? it's a constant obsession of trying to achieve your ideal mode of transportation. but then again it is not just a 'mode'.....it's much more than that.

 

[GotRovr]

Ok, so I will finally admit my cronic disease of rover obsessionism. It's a disease that manifested itself from childhood games like those of playing with matchbox cars, where I would fantasize about traveling over mountainous roads or through remote regions of desert in a far away place. But unlike matchbox cars, the law of diminishing returns does not apply to the ownership of rovers. Most who are inflicted happily have more than one. It is a disease that tricks the mind into placing the worth of an object made of steel, aluminum and rubber equal to that of a family pet or maybe a distant relative. There is no known American, Asian, or German cure for this disease. We are just now understanding the basics for its transmission. Some would say it is by eye sight alone. Others would say CDL or viscous coupling.

Will
Shrek 96 Disco