I do agree with the ride quality in some old wagons can be much nicer than new ones, driven a lot of new utes and wagons at work and hated how stiff they are, like they're trying to be a sports car. My old 1st generation surf has much softer seats yet still hold you in firmly and the ride is a lot smoother than most modern dual cab utes. I think its because modern utes and wagons are aimed at a much different market than they used to be
It's strange eh - I guess most of the modern stuff is a ute or based on a ute with little changes. I love the Fortuner, but the ride is pretty average. My old Prado still holds the cake for comfort - though the Disco comes close. But yeah - cars in general have become harder in the chase of "sportiness" or something
I love the old discos. Would love one as a plaything too. I learnt to drive in a disco 2, manual! Could get 6 of my mates in there haha. The thing sounded like a tractor, which i strangely loved. Heading to trade me now!
They're pretty awesome eh! Oh nice - true true, they're all seven seats eh. There's not many on Trademe at the moment. Took a bit of being patient to hunt this one down
Yeh, let's follow your budget build. I looked seriously at getting a Disco before I got the shorty 90. Spent a lot of time talking to the Landrover club. These things are incredibly capable off road. Yeh, not super reliable, but still a go anywhere fourbie even stock standard. Looking forward to following the build
I can't wait to chuck it in low range and see how it goes - everyone raves about them. Don't need it to be "super reliable" - just reliable enough, it's not a daily thankfully. 90 is probably a wiser choice though haha. Already planning out roughly what I want to do - simple, cheap, DIY and fun
Will do! Have been busy at work on it - hopefully get another video out on it soon. Just trying to get it road legal again. Nice! Good luck with the project
After owning both a manual and auto disco 1 diesel i can say always go for the auto like you did. The ECU control auto engine actually has a little more HP from factory
Interesting - a few people have said that too. I prefer auto diesels having owned a mix of both now, so hoping it was the right choice. It does pull well enough for what it is, goes better than my old Surf with a similar amount of power
Great truck. The 300tdi is legendary for overlanding. I drove one with the family in from UK to NZ. Still have a couple and love them. Go Allisport full size intercooler and Ashcroft limited slip diffs!
They're pretty special eh! Oh wow - that's a long journey - and an epic trip. It's a decent little motor though, I quite like it. Will check those things out, cheers!
It's an amazing rig...not too small that you can't overland and not too big that you can't fit on the tracks! it has an amazing articulation that makes very good offroad! also the engine is very simple and reliable! take care of the rust and interior and the mods later with no hurries! For mods i would (i have a disco :D): around
They really are eh! Found my old 80 Series a bit wide for some tracks - narrower is better. Sorting out the small amount of rust at the moment whilst doing the interior. Then oil leaks. Then hopefully get it a warrant check so it’s road legal again! Can’t wait
I just bought a 1995 Dico 2.4 tdi on trade me . Only about 140000 kilometres and I owner NZ and never been off road and not one bit rust anywhere. It was always garaged so that’s the secret with anything. Garage whatever you have and clean it and service it regularly. Most importantly use Inox everywhere . It might cost a little bit but in the long run it’ll stop the corrosion. Be careful with those gutter roof racks I had them on my Nissan safari and where the clamp onto the roof they cracked the mastic sealant and water got in and rusted out the roof line all around the vehicle, the WOF guys said I’d have to get it repaired or it would fail . I priced it and it was going to cost about $3500 to 4000 and still no guarantee that the pillars were good or that the rust may be right down , I had it for 28 years but had to sell it 👍👍👍🇳🇿🇳🇿🇳🇿🍺🍺🍺
Oh nice! That’s what you want eh. Good find. Hopefully it gives you years of trouble free motoring. Isn’t blue by any chance? Have pulled the roof racks off - have no need for them and as you say, want to avoid any issues. Need to touch up the paint where they rubbed but they don’t se to have caused any issues. Rust is a pain though eh - adds super quickly when it gets away on you
Heck yes, i was looking at a disco 1 or 2, went with a jeep XJ in the end. Same sort of thing, solid axles, small, suv, auto. And love the look of them
Oh nice! That exact Jeep model was on my list at first too - tick lots of the same boxes eh. Solid axle coil wagons that aren't stupid expensive are hard to find these days
You've been bitten by the Land Rover bug - welcome to the club! You will love it, even when you think you hate it. If one day you sell it, you'll find yourself looking at them until you buy another. If you're keen, there is a Land Rover North Island gathering in Taupo in early August. It'll be a good opportunity to meet other Landy owners.
I have indeed - always been there, had just never make the plunge until now. To be fair, aside from a grey Subaru sedan I owned for a few weeks, there's not been one car I haven't looked back on fondly. Oh true, that could be interesting - will see how well the Disco is running by then and what we're up to
Greatings grom Germany.. I have a terrafirma +40 mm Suspension on mine..original rims with 235/85 r16 MT TIres..you have alteady the upper rear lights wirh indicators ..nice.. Take a Look under the battery..check the rear floor.. Check if the CDL works..and all would be fine.👍😊
Oh nice! Sounds like a pretty awesome setup. Battery area and rear floor are both rust free (amazingly) - whole car has very little rust that I’ve found. Yet to try the CDL - hopefully it’s all good!
I almost got a V8 one - I just have a thing for underpowered diesel 4WDs and this one caught my eye. They're real comfortable though eh, was a shock coming from the Fortuner. Have been pondering if I want to do power upgrades - need to catch up on some maintenance first though
Nice man, i just did the same thing. Picked up a 1996 300tdi auto, though I've already got a 96 300tdi defender so not quite as green as you. Mines also japanese but my EGR wasnt water cooled? Either way, it came straight off with a delete. Parts for these are so cheap from the UK. As for the frnt seats, look up discovery 1 seat diaphragm. They break and the cushion sags. I've done a temporary fix by weaving a ratchet strap between the frame underneath and pulling it tight. Currently going through all the suspension bushes and replacing them all. Worth doing on these old coilers. I'm in Christchurch, will keep an eye out for your updates!
Oh nice! They're pretty awesome vehicles eh - and not a heap of them around. Weird - wonder if being a 98 means I got water cooled EGR? Either way, it'll be properly going - no need for it! I'm amazed at how cheap stuff is - on par with Toyota who are also generally cheap. Mine has a strap underneath - wonder if that's what has been already done. Was a bit confused when I saw it. Fun time! Yeah defo - I need to do that. Where'd you get the bushes from?
Good buy , had the D2 and when they start playing up its non stop on the tools mechanically and electrically , where the ole D1 300tdi just keep the oils and filters up to it and it will keep on going . if it sounds like a massey furguson your engine is running right , 530k on my D1 300tdi auto , all standard as they say if it ain; FD dont F with it , maybe you can do some vids of where you can take it without spending money on it ie beach's , hills , mud then people can see when driven correctly you wont need all the very costly bolt on's that you will never truly use unless your going comp anyway good luck keep it simple, look forward to see what ya do
Im not gonna lie but iv thought about buying something like that too. Cheap and basically a beater that you aren’t gonna cry about if it get dented and scratched. I do t know if you have stumbled across Tim from chch on youtube. His channel is crawler79. He is a guru when it comes to all things disco and budget builds.
100% - and something that's not your daily so it doesn't matter quite so much if it's off the road for a few weeks. They're cool cars though eh! I've watched heaps of his videos - always cool to see what others get up to
Yah man thats 100% my view on it too. It also comes down to been able to take risks driving it were you wouldn’t normally take in your family car or daily. If it happens to end up getting damage its not the end of the world. I loved watching Tims old lando videos, he took that thing into some amazing places that id be too much of a sook to take my dirtbike even.
That’s part of the... charm… to me. It’s not a Japanese 4WD - but I quite like that about it Even if I spend half the time fixing weird not-Japanese-4WD-issues Or maybe I’m just mad 😅
Ummmm 😅 I've still got it... That's about as far as it's gone. The family camping thing hasn't quite worked out so haven't wanted to spend the time/money on something that I don't really use. We'll see what happens this summer
My work truck is a 2014 Amarok 2.0. Nice truck and good for work but I wonder how it will go on 42 Traverse? Or other proper offroad tracks? Anybody got any experience with Amaroks offroad?
Not another RU-vidr who’s bought a D1…right listen carefully…what you have bought is the best car (not 4x4) of the 1990s. It will do anything you want it to do. It’s a shopping car, school bus, work van and yes it can go off road. But turning it into a lifted 4x4 off-roader is pointless, it’s ability is in its utility. Simple to repair and very cheap to run. So keep it standard, service it regularly and repair when you have to and it will become the most useful car you and your family will have ever owned.
Doesn’t need to be the best 4wd or anything (I’ve owned an 80, not much comes close to those - but it’s more than I need) - just needs to be reliable and capable enough that I can use it as a touring rig to head into parts of the kiwi bush where I’d rather not smash up my other 4wd too much. Zero interest in using it as a family rig - that’s what the Fortuner is for. Small lift, decent set of ATs, will go everywhere I want. And if I dent it or something, oh well - it was cheap. Plus modifying them is half the fun to me
@@OverlandNZTV that’s the word…enough…a D1 will do everything you want it to do well enough. The genius of its design means that the D1 is a true hybrid vehicle, I’ve have 3 of them over 20 years, all of them supporting my business, family and outdoor pursuits. As a result we only ever needed one vehicle and over time each Disco became part of the family! The title of your next video could be ‘ Discovery 300tdi, the most useful car of the 1990’s?’
