OFFICIAL Land Rover thread.

[bostonvert]

What is the best place in the states (east coast) to find LR defenders for sale? Except for classic car dealers selling NAS defenders for stupid money. Would like to know how big the demand is for a sorted 25 year old defender.

Thinking of importing one to drive it around the farm in Vermont and sell it in the fall or spring. I'm fully aware of the dumb 25 year rule...A nice defender around here can be had for around 6-10 k EUR

[BlackSpeed66]

Yep truck's doing great (aside from the gas mileage, which I'm still getting used to). It has the Bosch injection, not the Lucas GEMS, so the whole 'catching fire' thing should be less of a worry

Had a small coolant leak from the throttle body, which just turned out to be a hose that needed to be re-fitted.

Fixed the cruise control - vacuum lines not fitting properly.

Dash has been out to address the HVAC it appears. Some of the trims around the glovebox need some attention. Got it adjusted last night so that it opens/closes better.

The Nanocom came last Friday so that will be a huge help with anything else that decides to spring up!

[slammin.e28]

Well, it's been almost a month, has it caught on fire yet?!

JK!

...but really......everything okay....??

[LateFan]

Well, it's been almost a month, has it caught on fire yet?!

JK!

[BlackSpeed66]

Well, I guess I'll go ahead and welcome myself to the 'club'.... this also goes down as the first truck/SUV thing I've ever owned.

Bought in Denver and drove back the 1400 miles to Cleveland (Left Friday, got back Sunday around 3pm). '02, 150k miles. Came with Magnaflow exhaust installed and upgraded w/ Arnott air springs and some fancy Nitto tires. Also the roof rack, a full set of OEM wheels w/ studded snows, and a service manual and many service records.

Will update w/ more pics once I scrape the coating of bugs off the front

[slammin.e28]

Man, I was wondering how that was setup when I saw that video! badass!

[LateFan]

slammin'.......?

http://bringatrailer.com/2017/06/12/m3-powered-rally-build-land-rover-discovery/

[LateFan]

Yep, one of the best places in the world. We were up near Two Medicine one fall when the first snow started coming down. Like a literal changing of seasons while you watched.

Once we hiked to Sperry early in the season. Bridges still out to the glacier. Then they said, no we just put them back in this morning. So up we went, first few people. Those streams were raging! Half the trail covered in snow fields, pink algae on the snow. Had to chop a slot to get to that rock stair up through the cliff. Hairy going, but what a magical place. Doesn't seem real when you're up there, no sense of scale or distances. When you're on that massive snow field below the glacier, there are loud streams running under you beneath the snow.....who knows how thick it is?!

[mrsleeve]

in the fall time the wife and I have had the pass to ourselves after a little snow shut the road down from big bend, so we hoofed it the 3 or so miles up there late in the evening to watch the sunset. its a very special experience to have that pass ALL TO YOUR SELF (when your not a member of the chosen that is) , one I will cherish all the way to the grave. .

[LateFan]

That was Bozeman a couple of weeks ago. Nutty. My other son rode his bike up the pass in Glacier yesterday - still closed to cars. You can get up to Triple Arches where the snow equipment is parked. Spectacular pictures and blue sky.

[mrsleeve]

It's May......

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I have seen that in mid june a bit north of you a time or 2

[LateFan]

Man, I might pick up a P38....

What happened? Now that that badass wagon runs so well, you prolly don't need one!

[LateFan]

It's May......

[uofom3]

Son was home for the weekend so we did some maintenance and oil change. 8 qts of oil, tiny filter. Factory skid plates are pretty beefy - all has to come off to get to the pan. Alum pan has a really deep sump center section that hangs below the rest of the pan. That must be how they make sure it never sucks air even when it's tipped way over or climbing. Oil filter mount has a finned oil cooler built in.

Pretty clean and leak-free up there for 145,000mi.

This is rock height I think. You can just leave it like that and it will stay, until you drive off and hit 25, then it beeps and drops you to highway height. There's apparently an emergency extra height trick, if you get high centered you can lift yourself off the rock temporarily.
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Seller swapped 19s for 18s.
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Headlights do a funny bug-eye wobble thing like R2D2 when he starts it up - self leveling I guess. They also turn with the front wheels - whoa...
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Nice LR3!

I went from Disco2 to an LR4 and the cars are light years different.

If you love boxy e30s, you love boxy LRs, apparently.

[LateFan]

They are heavy, and tow rating is pretty high as you say.

Without trailer you're going to get 15-20mpg likely. He's seen above 20 if careful and smooth and not 75.

It drives really well - smooth and taut compared to earlier Discoveries. I thought the RRC and the D1 really wallowed a lot, but that was soft springs / long travel to go anywhere off road. His D1 had Old Man Emu springs and was much stiffer. This is even better, but still rides really nice. Seats are nice.

He could only afford it because it had 145k and was kinda dirty from the desert. But the seller was an ex-Porsche tech and took care of it.

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Get the V8, not the V6 - way more power and about the same mileage. Check all the electronics. Check the air suspension and leveling and will it hold when left overnight. Pinion bearings / diffs were a weak point - all that weight to accelerate. Front control arm bushings are a weak point. Electric parking brake is a weak point. Plastic thermostat housing should be replaced. Weak plastic fitting between two lengths of coolant house should be changed to brass. That plastic cowling at the base of the windshield can warp and let water into the cabin air filter.

"Look for uneven tire wear. This could point to wheel alignment issues or problems with the air suspension, especially if said tire wear is accompanied by the vehicle sitting unevenly on its springs. There may be some leaks in the system. Bushings will need replacing after 75,000 miles, and it could be a good idea to replace the front lower control arms as well. At around 40,000 miles, there may be some steering play from worn front tie-rod arms."
"The Terrain Response System is a clever piece of technology but also a complex one. It’s worth giving the electrics a thorough going-over, from the battery to the parking sensors and all points in between. A vehicle this recent should also have a complete record of service and maintenance, along with both keys. Don’t forget to carry out the normal checks as well, such as lights, brakes, etc."