| Author | Message | ||
     Joey Shreve (Joey4420) New Member Username: Joey4420 Post Number: 4 Registered: 04-2003 |
My wife is not to happy, but I just bought my first Disco off of E-bay last night. Now I get to drive up on Sat. to pick it up. It looks good in the pics, and the service dept doesn't show any issues. I hope that I can just afford insurance on it and my old car too. (insurance in WV in outragous). I hope that I do not regret my new purchase with issues right away. I know that I have just purchased a new family member. I just hope that the new member of my family doesn't want to go to college  or get sick to soon. Any one in WV want to help me learn how to go off road with my new toy? | ||
| Swamp Pappy (Swamp_pappy) New Member Username: Swamp_pappy Post Number: 13 Registered: 05-2003 |
Joey: Well all right then! Post some pictures of that bad boy when you get a chance. I hear there are some nice spots in WV for wheeling. You're gonna be hooked in no time - just wait and see. How was eBay for buying a rig? I see some crazy sons on that site that are selling anything they can make a buck on. Take care and I'm plenty happy for you. | ||
| John Moore (Jmoore) Senior Member Username: Jmoore Post Number: 643 Registered: 10-2002 |
Congrats! If the auction is not that old, post the ebay link. Let us take a look. Generally insurance on Discos isn't bad since most are driven by soccer moms. | ||
| Joey Shreve (Joey4420) New Member Username: Joey4420 Post Number: 6 Registered: 04-2003 |
Here is the link to the sale on E-bay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2414703561&categor y=6294&rd=1 | ||
| Swamp Pappy (Swamp_pappy) New Member Username: Swamp_pappy Post Number: 14 Registered: 05-2003 |
Wooooeeee! That's a nice one. Wood grain and fancy interior all for $9K - damn that's a deal. Mileage isn't bad either. Heck, I can't tell a new Discovery from the older ones (unless we're talking '94 & '95 with them old style wheels). So, you got a Disco that looks close to all the other new ones for les than 10. Ya done good Joey - ya done real good! Seriously. | ||
| John Moore (Jmoore) Senior Member Username: Jmoore Post Number: 650 Registered: 10-2002 |
Yeah, looks nice. I have jump seats in my D2. Don't use them all the time, but a great feature. Let her drive it, maybe she won't be too mad. Good Luck, -John | ||
| Rob Davison (Nosivad_bor) Senior Member Username: Nosivad_bor Post Number: 331 Registered: 02-2003 |
i hope you realize it really doesnt have "locking differentials" it has a center locking diff if it has the others they are after market and that just doesnt fit the picture. rd | ||
| Leo (Leo_hallak) Member Username: Leo_hallak Post Number: 68 Registered: 02-2003 |
I still love that they put down drink holders as a feature.. understand this Joey about those nice drink holders, get used to a can or a small drink cause nothing else fits in them You are gonna have a lot of fun. Soon you will have a marked driveway like the rest of us. If you need any pages of the service manual just give me a shout. Congrats -leo | ||
| Jason Bard (Jbard) Member Username: Jbard Post Number: 228 Registered: 10-2002 |
Welcome Joey...ya done good. | ||
| Michael (Jebsdad123) Member Username: Jebsdad123 Post Number: 62 Registered: 11-2002 |
Very nice buy! I love the color, I saw a red one the other day. Mine is a 99 D1 that is black, I thought about getting it painted. I bet there a ton of places to go off roading in WV. You could always go to The Greenbrier, they have a Land Rover Driving School there. As for the wife, let her drive, my wife loves driving mine, but she does hate parking it. Congrats again and welcome to the club. | ||
| Joey Shreve (Joey4420) New Member Username: Joey4420 Post Number: 18 Registered: 04-2003 |
I just wanted to say thanks to everyone for their advise on my Cupholders. (In the Tech section) I just picked up my new '97 Disco on Saturday. First let me say that I will be spending the extra money on the Disco Cup holders (That is unless I get an email back about someone selling me their extra one). Second, after driving 5 hours to pick it up I love it, I can't believe I waited this long to get one, but am happy that I did. Driving it home on the interstate, I averaged 20 mpg and it rode wonderfully. The only issues that I could find with it is it needs a new air filter (very dirty), a new serpentine belt and that is it. I did notice a little surface rust near the top curved windows in the back (any ideas how to fix this?). My wife even liked the way it drove and rides. Now I just can't wait to get it dirty I am sure that I will be posting a lot of questions in the future as well as learning enought to answer a few if all goes well. First this first though, I have to get a filter and a belt. Joey Spencer WV | ||
| Carter Simcoe (Carter) Senior Member Username: Carter Post Number: 540 Registered: 04-2002 |
I'd say you got a pretty fair price on the disco but get ready for a bit of price shock on the belt . Drop Nathan a line though (www.discountrovers.com) he has good prices on OEM stuff. Now start reading through the archives, all sorts of stuff there that should keep a new disco owner busy for a at least a few weeks. | ||
| Zach Jaggers (Mountenn) Member Username: Mountenn Post Number: 81 Registered: 03-2003 |
Nathan has serpentine belts for $24.95--just ordered one two weeks ago. Congrats--it looks great. Best- Zach | ||
| Carter Simcoe (Carter) Senior Member Username: Carter Post Number: 541 Registered: 04-2002 |
damn, wish I knew about Nate before I ordered my last one | ||
| Joshua (Joshua) Member Username: Joshua Post Number: 241 Registered: 10-2002 |
joey drop me an email, your address is not it your profile yet Josh jcfemt@aol.com |
