Love what you are doing with the channel - Saving cars, having fun and running a good honest business. I think you have found the perfect balance. You no longer have to work because you have found your passion in life. You know what they say if you enjoy what you do you never work a day in your life. Not saying its not hard work but you enjoy what you do and share it with us all.
James - the junior Lords and Ladies are best suited to those folding seats - of course there are drinks holders even they need somewhere to put a GandT or Brandy - root around and you will find a hidden gun rack for their Purdy's lol
Truly amazing transformation. Doesn’t look like it’s had a hard life. Good luck with it. If I was local ….. and could convince the wife I would be on it like a shot!
Pursuit was a close out model from Land Rover before the Discovery 3 came out in 2004/5 - the Pursuit has the cloth interior - the Landmark released at the same time - came with Leather interior...
Hi James,I think you're getting a bit better at this game now🤣what a transformation then and now it's like a different vehicle,should sell pretty quick if it hasn't already👌👍
I had one of these on an 02 plate. I spent time and money to get the vehicle up to a good standard. Continues maintenance is the key to these Discoveries. Mine took us all over Europe towing a heavy caravan and never let us down, she was on 85,000 miles when I sold her. Chassis rust is the killer for these, find a good one and they will go on and on. Yours did not not have the sunroof so no loss there as they always leak, I sealed mine up. I now have a D4 Discovery bought new in 2016 this D4 has given me some problems but it's an awesome vehicle is the D4.
Just sold my D4 and went back to a D2 with a galvanised chassis , always worried what was going to break next on the D4 , lovely car when they are right
Hi James I use that plastic restorer on my grp panels of caravan. Thought I'd see how good it is on pvc double glazing unbelievable like new. Only down side I've ended up doing 4 houses on my street. Pvc doors come up best.
Another vote for Owatrol. It transformed my badly sun damaged composite front door. My neighbour actually thought it was new. IIRC, wiping it after application is in the instructions.
My own experience started on a 2011 Mercedes sprinter, 16 months after treating the bumpers and trim there was no fading whatsoever and when I sold the vehicle earlier this year I didn't need to ree treat. Since then I've used it on my current vehicles again with success. One significant plus point compared to other products is it seems to resist petrol and diesel when dry so works farr better than other products that disolve where you get fuel drips under the filler cap etc. A little goes a very long way, the trick is to use it really sparingly with a quality paint paint brush then wipe off after the dwell time (from memory 15mins or so)
@@paulf2529 Hi Paul I did front panel on my touring caravan as after time they go like chalky so tried this and found any longer than 5 minutes it was hard work to clean off. But agree with you it last a long time. Worth the £31 I paid on ebay. Good stuff👍
Looks really nice now but has it had a lot of repair work done underneath as its last MOT in Dec 21 identified a list of advisory suspension and chassis corrosion issues?
@@ChopsGarage I did see the 15 Aug advisory free MOT and you mentioned it's previous MOT @1:30 "makes pretty scary reading" but then there is no more about how all the chassis etc issues that are in that MOT got fixed.
@@tubaman66 there were no issues other than surface rust. Wire brush 9n grinder, vatcan treatment and waxoly and all good. Welding was done on mot year prior iirc
I would sooner like a engine with a little dust on it rather then a engine bay sprayed down with that greasy plastic spray that auto dealers think looks nice and detailed. Please STOP using that spray that makes a engine plastic looking fake and greasy.
Funny you should say that as I have the same model, with a sunroof, but never even attempted to open it for that very reason. I tend to worry when I open the door windows that they won't close, but that's a land rover.😆😆
Majority of photo's (interior especially) taken on that ramp outside the unit looks weird. Better off taking photo's on flat ground. That last shot with it looking askew worked though, gave it an "off road" appeal.
Great effort and looks amazing. Just happens I have a 2003 TD5 auto, same colour and has brush guards over lights. Very happy to see a classic come to life.
Hi! Richard here 🤕 You’re doing well with car sales! Are you going to AlfaRagazzi/Barnum Engines on Tuesday at all? John Roberts will be taking me their.....Hope to see you on Tuesday.
Pursuit was the end of production run along with the Landmark which had leather and higher spec. Pursuits are popular among the devotees to D2s as they don’t have sunroofs, which eliminates the wet floors and footwell rot that you get with sunroof models. Only downside to the late D2’s was the chassis, they were terrible, and not as good as the earlier D2’ or D1’s. Great truck though, super job on it and unicorn rare low miles!!
Looks nice and tidy now.These cars dont have a good reputation though.I think they use the air suspension thats a headache if it fails and the engines are not the best of the bunch.I like them as a vehicle but an old one would probably not consider to be honest.They also suffer rotted chasis rails and bad electrics.On the bright side this one seems ok but knowing what I know would not buy buts thats just me.Very poular and in full fitness very good machines to fair but even the TD has a bad drinking habit by todays prices of diesel.The mix of an agricultural vehicle and a car you can zip up a motorway in will always be a bit of a compromise I suppose which you could argue a 1970,s Range Rover was back then even.Those cars are worth alot now for a good one but again they had the 3.5 v8 which is not so much in favour now for obvious reasons.Even a rover sd1 with a 2.3 or 2.6 are getting better money than a 3.5.
Really, the 2.3? I had a 2.3 SD1, thirsty lump. Apparently even thistier than the 2.6. Haven't seen one for years. Maybe I will find a Vanda Plas twin plenum that I can afford after all? Lol
It's had lots of welding but then they all have I must have owned 4 or 5 of these in the past I paid between £900 and £1600 the prices have gone up now
What do you mean check the head and injectors? Im not sure what check you can do on injectors other then take out and send for someone to test on a rig. And head would have to come off. As its running and driving well, no smoking, no overheating you don't go stripping down without there being a problem
@@ChopsGarage in the first video you stated the engine oil was high. This is the most common and obvious sign on the TD5 that the injector seals are leaking causing diesel to leak into the sump. The other cause and also very common is the head developes hairline cracks again causing diesel leakage into the oil. With both the engine seems fine then the engine runs on and speeds up running on the oil mix until it destroys itself. If you don't want to disturb the engine then at least have the oil sampled and checked for diesel %. The mileage is spot on for this too 80k was the warning.
@@silktvPDR1 if injectors were leaking doen you would have cliuds of smoke at start up. I think we have to be realistic of expectations on 18yr old liw cost vehicles , dealers csnt be exoected to go looking for issues on the off chance, no 9ne wouuld ever pay the premium vs a private sale
@@ChopsGarage the injectors don't leak into the bore they leak into the sump so no extra smoke really. Yes absolutely your call totally but in general anyone looking at an old TD5 will ask these questions and only advice from my point having worked on these engines for many years that's all. I wouldn't sell it to my best mate lol
thats come up a treat thanks to your keen and professional staff,,😊😊,thats a lovely old beast James and the plastic reviver looks very good,,by the way did the brush marks show when it all dried or did you end up using a cloth ???
Oooh, you do like a challenge James..... You also need to check the state of the door handles on these James. They sometimes get scraped on the road during cornering...... Seven seat option does broaden it's appeal a lot..... It never fails to impress how much difference a good proper professional clean-up makes.....
Did you check the date code on the spare? It's history suggests it's not an 18 year old tyre, but I'd be looking to see if there was a 120 quid to knock off.
@@ChopsGarage I'd not hesitate to buy from you, but as a Monopod I'd need hand controls for the clutch (don't think my old Patrol kit would fit), and (39) French number plates.
An old Disco is always tempting, it looks rugged and manly, and that model isn't rammed with electric gizmos that will fail and cost a fortune to put right. On the down side, big old gas guzzler (surely not ULEZ compliant?) and let's be honest it will break down. Plus a bugger to park up in cities. Still, I find it strangely appealing!🤔
Surprisingly easy to park. Most come with a reversing aid, (owner's manual calls it a towing hitch), and little hatchbacks fit nicely underneath. Worst part is passenger access to the back seats. 😆😆
The proof of the pudding will now be does it reach the £5,995 asking price Must say that brush on restorer looks good Some detailers use Acrylic on the plastics I believe You seem willing to try out different product to achieve the desired result
Rear offside wheel arch liner has been ripped out, mudflap looks like it's hanging in mid air. Probably a tidy car when you've done your magic, but personally I won't ever entertain a Land rover product again. Probably the reason I imported my Pajero in 2005, its everything a Land rover isn't.. and that is very " Reliable".!
Drivel! My friend had one of these diesel Discoveries for his business and it was very reliable and he replaced it at over 330,000 miles and because it had been so reliable and was in excellent condition he kept it and moved it over to his holiday home in Cyprus where he still has it to this day. This one James has here looks like an excellent looked after one as well.
Any back story why the logbook was reissued 12 months ago? YW04 BCK is 262g/km For cars reg between March2001 and March2017 that’s a jaw dropping £600/annum VED. Still that’s probably chump change for anyone used to fuelling it. 15-20mpg??
@@TheCarSouls Where do you find that on the net? I search AA VED rates. That AA page gives 3 bands: pre 1march2001, 1march2001 through 31march2017 and post 1april2017. Band K on that page is for vehicles emitting 201-225gm/km. That doesn’t apply to this vehicle.
@@wintersun398 www.gov.uk/vehicle-tax-rate-tables/rates-for-cars-registered-on-or-after-1-march-2001 If you look at the asterisk for band K it tells you that cars over 225g but registered before march 23 06 are included
Absolutely no need to replace a tyre based on age alone. If it's not cracked excessively down to the cords it's not a problem... Especially on a spare!
