Old vs New! How Does this old Discovery II compare to the today's Discovery? Find out here as we take both of them up Gold Mine Hill: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hYDZIDk-X1s.html
The Fast Lane Car you should do a review on the reliability issues the D2 faced and what are best options for rectifying and keeping your D2 going strong. One of my favorite vehicle designs of all time. However, I’ve always avoided buying one due to reliability concerns. So I bought an older Land Cruiser instead
If it makes you feel any better, the door handle surrounds and other areas are add-on 'wood' features. The only factory wood is the belt-line on the dash.
Tell me about it. I’m in my second Discovery I as my daily driver - and it goes without say… preferred off road adventure rig (which my Jeep can’t compare).
My dad bought me a 2001 Land Rover Discovery when I turned 16 in 2010 for $9k. At 29, I still drive it and it is an absolute beast that I will never get rid of. Granted, it has had...a couple of trips to the mechanic over the years hahaha. But man I love that truck.
Was originally looking for older Toyota land cruisers but these LR Discovery’s are really catching my eye. What kind of mpg are you getting and how reliability are they?
@@alexbrutlag6022 MPG is not great, like 12. Reliability is okay. Its not so much how often they break, its how expensive it is when they do. Everything on these cars are 3x the price of parts and labor on "normal" cars. For example, to have a mechanic replace the radiator in these is like $1,500+. To do it on, say a jeep wrangler for example, would be like $500. And that goes for literally every single part on them.
They are so unreliable. I took my 1999 from Wisconsin to Denver, then to Moab where I towed a Toyota out of a ditch. Vegas, Santa Monica. down 40/ Route 66. Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest. Snow in Vail and 110 in Baker. In the end 4965 miles. Yes we had failure. Somewhere on 76 it got real loud. Trip to a dealer in Colorado Springs for an exhaust manifold collector gasket, installed myself. Grand total, $7.50.
@@jjt1093 because they are greedy and gas makes way more money than diesel. I would love to have a diesel fueled car or even flex fuel. But no they make all these gas guzzling cars. Hell hybrid vehicles are a lovely thing too. A diesel and electric car would be a travelers dream.
True brother have had a few and alway got at least 185K miles out of the "unreliable motor", without any real maintenance at all. It is also easy to buy a compleat engine from UK and put in a OEM diesel engine, by just changing engine mounts, wiring is plug and play.
I had a 2000 Disco II from 2002-2006, wasn't the motor I found unreliable, was the electronics... Loved the way it drove and the seating position...swore I would never own another but now feeling a strong dose of nostalgia for the ex-girlfriend and the ride!
Great review, well thought out. Tommy is right about the newer Rovers. Without the large windows, low belt-line, high ride height, and high seating position, they lost their appeal.
Solo Vagant a darn shame. Damn America and the emission laws. I want the diesel Subaru engine in my wife's crosstrek it gets better mpg. I want the tdi version of this rig.
I had a Discovery 2 TD5 manual in South Africa. Really loved that car, it felt unstoppable off road. Interesting fact with the diesel manual and the Hill Descent Control - in first gear low range you would be going slower than the HDC setting and the compression from the diesel engine would hold you back so even on a very steep decline the HDC would still not activate.
@@markswanson2716 Oh god, good luck with that.... I had one for two years and it was hands down, the most unreliable vehicle I've ever owned. First it blew a turbo, then a transmission, total cost $11k aud. Then it got a massive diesel leak while we were off road, we got that repaired and a week later it threw a power steering hose. Then a few months later it started running roughly and we worked out that it had a leaking seal that was allowing oil to run down into the ECU unit. Got that fixed, then it threw and injector rail....got one shipped from the UK, then the indicator stalk stopped working. Got one of those shipped from the UK, then we got a brake sensor error in the dash....we replaced the sensors as the brakes were fine, then a few months later it came back and stayed for the duration we owned the car. These are just some of the things that I can remember, there were certainly many more. Such as throwing an alternator while we were on a camping trip....😂😂
@@TFLcar in other words, if the truck floods the first thing to die is the CPU for you transmission. I wouldn't have picked that spot, but another unique thing I guess.
Thanks for the video! I inherited my sister’s Disco 2, after she drove it into the ground and parked it into a corner, to be forgotten. I gave her a few bucks for it and 5 thousand dollars later in parts and my own labor, my new to me Rover is running like a beast. I’m currently in the process of dumping 10 thousand dollars in overlanding gear from ARB, to match with a Warn winch, Old Man Emu lift kit, poly bushings, new suspension components, EBC green stuff brakes, BF Goodrich AT, black 16” steel rims, Safari snorkel, Baja Rack and off road lights. I’m keeping my Disco 2 for life. And especially love working on it and learning how to fix it, for the purpose of self recovery while out on the trail. Thanks to your well detailed video, I learned a few more things about my rover. Like the miles to kilometers conversion. Thanks!
D1 and D2 had no panels the same. There is nothing interchangeable mechanically either . Even the wheels don't swap. You can "swap" some of the glass as the window frames in the doors are similar, as iss the windscreen aperture, but the glass itself is different. The bonnet looks the same, but the lock panel is different. Even the chassis ( frame, I think you guys call it ) is completely different. I know. I have one of each, both diesels.
My Disco 2 was the coolest car I have ever owned. My favorite feature was the handles on the headrests on the front seats. Also I loved the way the piping looked on the tan interiors. As for yours, someone added the wood trim on the doors an moor roof control. The only factory piece of wood was above the glove box and, if you have a 2004 HSE model, at the gear selector.
Discovery 5 is an abomination. To me, this is the classic Disco. Timeless design and I still think it looks really good. Shame about the reliability though....
Only Discos for me, I own a 2003 Disco Se7 and have gone everywhere in it. Sure it requires routine maintenance but if you stay on top of it, it will deliver every time 🤔🙄😜
My mom bought this legendary vehicle when I was a kid. Even took me to school on my very first day in 1st grade. Now I've finished university having used it, myself, to get me there everyday. I'm hoping it'll do the same for my kids one day in the future.
My father bought one in 2001… we still have it as my wife’s daily vehicle!! Since then it’s collected both my new born sons from hospital, taken me and my wife to out wedding and honeymoon and lots more… we’ve had some epic road trips from well up inside the artic circle to the southern tip of Spain! We’ve just completed a 2500 miles of the alps.. what is nice is that my eldest son learnt to drive in it and passed his test and my youngest has just started! It’s a true family vehicle which has given us great memories.
I thought this was one of the coolest vehicles on the road and bought a Disco II some years ago. It was both under powered and thirsty and was by far the most unreliable vehicle I have ever owned. Everything that went wrong with it was always ridiculously expensive to repair. Happy the day I got it but so much happier the day I got rid of it.
My Disco II turns 21 next month! Never had a problem with it! Still going strong! She gets serviced every year and has only done 175000KM! Off-road, she is remarkably capable and only asks for more juice:) She is washed every week and, well, we love her! Boom!!!
Finally! An optimistic review. I just got one and I’m so tired of everyone telling me how much work it will be. I just love it and she’s gorgeous - it makes me so happy!
Mines 15 years old! Had it from new. Looked at Disco 4, then bought new chassis for Disco 2 instead! Loads rotted out here in the UK. It's been in 3feet of water, through snow, off-road, and it's still my daily drive. Only 2 breakdowns- one seized rear brake caliper, and one blown blanking hose on the oil cooler unit (It's a TD5) Trust it anywhere!!
Be careful with this hand break. Just like you said it tops ONLY the drive shaft, not the wheels. On slippery roads, left wheel can rotate forward and right wheel can rotate backward causing the truck to roll dawn, of course only in neutral. I have Disco I with no traction control so I also suggest to lock the central diff if you are on any slippery road. When you go side ways open diff means that when the slide starts all the power will go to the wheel/s which lost traction making the situation even worse. Best wishes from Poland.
Had some great adventures in my D2 and other assorted Land Rovers...will always have a soft spot for them. Glad to see you guys giving it an upfront treatment, the negatives are real - but can't damper the feeling of Land Rover ownership!
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my old Discovery I !!!!!! I had to replace every window actuator (luckily I had the extended warrantee!!) but after that my Disco was very reliable!! Only thing I didn't like was it wanted to drink only premium fuel! I wish I still had it! Far and away my favorite car all time!!!!
The window controls are situated in the middle of the Disco as the thing can be converted right and left hand drive. Look at the shifter numbers - on both sides of the shifter. The passenger air bag can be removed to accommodate the steering and instrument panel. Love my 98 Disco!!! Still turning heads! ... and I bought it for $1700 Canadian dollars (probably $500 US) over 8 years ago :D
Petrol is not a good idea for a off-road vehicle imo. Diesel was made exactly for this purpose, it's more economic, stronger and can tow more weight, has more torque. All the upsides that a 4x4 vehicle or a heavy vehicle needs. In fact Diesel was made for farmers in mind, to be cheap to run (on veggie oil). I believe in Rudolf Diesel's dream, high underappreciated visionary
Great presentation! Reminds me of my lovely old 1991 Range Rover, which I had for 10 years. It NEVER ONCE broke down, let alone maroon me. We drove it all over (even in Hawaii), to some very strange places. Bought it at 30K miles. Kept it to 130,000++. Then, for reasons passing understanding, I sold it. As Tolkien might have written, "Curse me and crush me!" I think it was the poor gas milage that finally got to me. I weakened, and then it was too late.You would be amazed to know what I would do not to have done that. I listened to everyone who said to me that it would quickly die, "like all LRs," and bankrupt me. I didn't find out about neat tricks like ditching the hydraulic suspension, along with other system simplifications, until much later. Your presentation resurrects old memories, and my health is on the edge. I wonder if it would work to try and resurrect an old RR or Disco to be "my last ride." I'm not being morbid; I turn 68 next month. It would be nice to revive and pamper an LR/RR to drive, then pass it on. T'wouldn't be cheap, though, would it? Subbed. Glad I stumbled onto your channel. Will follow. BTW, you guys know you are not altogether normal, don't you? Thanks - I'll show myself out...
You should've bought a Diesel. Then you wouldn't have to care about mpg Sucks that American government screws the population and doesn't allow Diesel to grow stateside cause they want to protect their dumb economy decisions
It's the coolest car I've ever owned by far! I've always wanted one and finally pulled the trigger 5 years ago. Spent another a month sorting everything out. It is not just a car but more of hobby. I would never recommend the Disco to someone who doesn't enjoy working on cars.
Haha 100% my dream car since my freshman year in HS was a dsicovery 2 and I got an 03 over here in Cali for 1600$ and all I had to do was change the fluids put a new radiator in and change the trans filter 😁 love my disco 2 but def would agree, not for the mechanically inadept
Jon Redd ... Exactly..! It needs a special guy to owned..! This Disco, is NOT FOR ANYBODY..!!!!!! I'm the crazy one who own one, and will NEVER be for sale ever. Will stays with me ! Hate / Love relationship.! Hate to spend on , Love to drive...!
I also love my 2000 D2 I bought one from a Police auction for $800 that had the slippy sleeve and bought a wrecked 2001 D2 for $1000 that only had 100K and swapped in the good engine.
Awesome. Always had a weird fascination with the discovery II. Knew i'd eventually get into my dream vehicle when the time was right. I remember buying it up in the Colorado mountains after i finally found the one i wanted on craigslist. Drove it back home to Wyoming, Re-built half the engine with a buddy (who also bought one at the same time) and then proceeded to try and do most of the repairs all us discovery owners will end up doing in their lifetime. This thing took me all over the place and I made way too many memories in it. From driving it home from colorado to Wyoming to rebuild it's new life, taking it over the Golden Gate bridge to see my parents, having my first trip out of the United States while towing same friends discovery II across the Yukon and British Columbia in Canada on a move to Alaska. I am 28 now and I've had my 03 Disco II for +6 years. Now i live in Colorado, still have it, still chugging along making more memories. Me and my wife went on our first date in this vehicle. Then me and my wife drove our newborn daughter home from the hospital for the first time in this vehicle. lol I will keep this vehicle forever. How could I ever part ways with it? I had no idea the "places" this thing would take me. What a time it's been.
Enjoyed this much. I really like those myself and where made for purpose unlike today's that are made for looks and comfort. Yet not without ability. Just to dam delicate to take off roading and too expensive.
Wonderful demonstration and thank you for covering everything about this wonderful car. I am in the process of purchasing a car and I was contemplating getting a 2004 Land Rover Discovery SE. After watching this video I am definitely purchasing it!!!
There is no interlock (can move freely between without pushing the button) between 3rd and Drive (works both ways) so when you go to put in to drive, 95% you hit Drive or 3rd so just push forwards to guarantee you're in Drive.. You therefore hit Drive without having to look. The reason for no interlock between 3rd and Drive is for towing up hills (check out the owners manual).
I also loved my 2004 Disco II but it was very unreliable in the summer. In the 2 short years I had it, I got a new transfer case, changed the water pump 3 times, and replaced most of hoses and the battery. Smh but it was a dream on the CO Jeep trails- drove like luxury in the mud.
I prefer the P38a Range Rover, from which the majority of these unique features present in the Disco2 originated. I love Land Rover, even though they are problematic. Cheers
Awesome job! The only thing I would add is the third row jump seats and the rear step. You have definitely caught the Land Rover bug. Welcome to the club.
I know this is an old video but if i may i would like to comment on the "gate release" or " gearshift lock". If its used as a gate release u wont have the problem of going straight to 3rd as u mentioned. for example when shifting from 3rd to park u pressed the gate release from 3rd to park. the shifter should be "palmed" forward to the gate at reverse then the gate released by pressing the "gate release" to access reverse. its a safety feature to prevent inadvertent selection of reverse while still moving forward. the reason there is no "gate" for 3rd is because inadvertent selection of 3rd will not cause transmission damage, whereas inadvertent selection of 2nd at too high a speed may. sadly 90+% of drivers press the "gate release" every time they move the gear shift!
Years ago I sold my 105 seriesToyota Landcruiser with every mod possible for a TD5 Disco2a and have never EVER regretted it. I'm not aftaid to try new or even old things...e.g. I've owned Subaru Outbacks-great in snow tracks and better imho than LC or LR. I've also owned Toyota Landcruisers and Landrovers so I know that each vehicle is MASSIVELY underappreciated by fanboys/fangirls of each competing brand...imho driving an Old landy is the most rewarding off road experience one can have.
@@InputCity sorry bloke i dont agree with you in any other make but toyota landcruiser ...only works for me ........and the blue oval ford s my faviorite them to names have served me well for last 38 years of driving.........running awrecking yard my self in austraila discos have abad reputaion in aust and worth a dime adozern
Picking up a 2003 disco 2 with a blown motor White SE with tan leather For 700$ The Body is in near perfect shape and it has no rot. Just gotta find a motor the ole girl. i have owned multiple jeeps. I just fell in love with the 2000 - 2005 discovery for some reason. Something about it.
Can you guys define “unreliable”? I’ve been with my Disco II 2004 TD5 for a while now and I’ve only spent on regular maintenance. And here in Costa Rica the streets are bullshit.
The mouse sized cubbie is for sunglasses, and you originally had 2 wheel chocks and a tire iron that stored in a black bag in the rear door cubbie. The cubbie under the Passenger seat held a 6 CD changer that has been rendered useless. Your interior is in absolutely wonderful condition, and you guys have kitted it really well.
As a driver of the same land rover I have never had a issue with shifting from P to D I have never shifted to 3rd by mistake. (And I am only 16 so I haven't driven that much compared to someone else)
Had a 95 Disco and currently a 95 Range Rover Classic, love these older Land Rovers. Glad you seem excited about your Disco 2. Once you drive them everything else seems regular.
Just bought a 2004 Disco having lost mine in a divorce. I sold my paid-for 2017 Ford F-150 because that Disco was and still is my all time favorite car. Repairs are just part of the ownership privilege. Considered putting in a new motor. Should I do that?
That's what some people don't understand. The main problem is not reliability but mainly that a lot of broke people keep buying the trucks and the parts and repairs are expensive. This vehicles are maintenance intensive and rightfully so given what they do on the bush. I have decided to prep a crate engine which I will put the best parts available in wait for when the other one needs major work. Then I will swap them and do the same to the other engine. That way I always have a second engine available.
Had an ‘03- it was unique and I enjoyed my time with it but it broke down badly within four years of ownership. Learned an important lesson from it- to buy Japanese and Japanese only moving forward.
Some of my best off-road memories comes from the time that we owned a Disco original (1998) but top of the line, SE7 in metallic military green color. Car was heck of a beast. I didn't mind when BMW took the ownership of company but got rid of fast, and never to looked back, the moment Ford put a hand on LR. All Ford did was to extract the essence, the Mojo of Landrover and inject it, into their (Then) highly $hity Explorer and add all the $*&#s of Ford Explorer into Landrover. Something that has even so remains with the product (Unfortunately for the British part).
By far the best review I've seen of the Disco 2. I'm looking to change our MPV & I've long looked at the Disco 2 as it's replacement, I love its' looks'. My local mechanic warns me about mechanical & body problems but I'm sure "The One" is out there waiting for me. Thanks.
I say this review is spot on. Lots of thoughtful design features that make for utility and functionality like: contoured steering wheel that give a natural grip for the hands and fingers, massive dual sunvisors, roof gutters that keep rain from dripping into the car when opening the door or when having the windows partially opened. I particularly LOVE the worm & roller steering box that still affords the driver some road feel while completely isolating the drivers hands from the sudden torque shocks when hitting obstacles. I owned another suv with rack and pinion steering and almost broke my thumb when I accidentally hit a tall curb, which the Discovery 2 would have just climbed over without blinking. The Discovery2 amazingly also rides and handles quite nice IMO for its dual live axles, though it did bottom out in the front a few times. The only griep I had for that car was the engine w/c you had to have replaced with a beefed up version from British Atlantic for 5grand.
I have a 2002 V8 Discovery 2 ,bought second hand in 2003 with 40 000 kms on the clock.She has now done 300 000 kms .The engine has never let me down and has never had any repairs done to it save for regular oil changes.Does not use a drop of oil. I live in South Africa and have driven at least half of its life on gravel roads.She has been up mountains and through deserts in Namibia. Great car ,great comfort great reliability.
I have a 2001 disco td5 and I love the car that much that I bought a second one so my son can learn to drive in and then when he gets his license he and I can go camping and 4wdriving together
I love my 2004 disco. My wife hates it, mostly b.c I have some work to do on suspension and o2 sensors. 2 weeks and we'll both love it again, if not I'm sure I will. This truck is my forever truck. I've bought and sold so many awesome vehicles over the years, I've almost always regretted every sale. I'm not selling this one! Great video. Thank you.
Fixed mine and its is AMAZING. -27celsius - full frozen windshield - turn it on - wait 2minutes and just WIPE ice off - truly amazing however quite a power hog xD
Here we go. Another guy describing Land Rovers and using the old chestnut ...the word "unreliable". Every car becomes unreliable if it is not maintained properly. Most owners try to 'do it themselves' and use inferior parts. It is these vehicles that breakdown, mostly. Other pwners just don't like paying Land Rover specialists and take their vehicle to a cheap garage. THIS is when things go wrong. In just about every review of a Land Rover, that word' unreliable' is used. It seems that the myth is perpetuated. I have owned 5 different models, (along with Toyota, Subaru and Mitsubishi, over a span of 50 years), and have never been left me stranded anywhere; and I have driven around Australia on some of the roughest roads imaginable. Unless you own or have owned a Land Rover, you should not be criticising any of them.
Grahame Roberts high repair bills hard to find parts HAVE to take it to a Land Rover mechanic history of breakdowns...I’ll stick to my Prado especially since I live in Australia
Those cup holders really are an add on for the US market, we didn't have them here in the UK, the cup holders folded out from under the radio and AC unit control, they may not be the most reliable trucks ever made ( trust me iv had 4 disco's and 2 freelander's ) but they really are unbeatable off road!
I think you need to go a little further offroad than the patch of grass outside your house mate (try going down a dirt track on a farm after a few days of heavy rain and you'll see how far the traction control system will get you)
@@leighmackay9192 LR traction control system has been in use since the 90's and has only recently started appearing on new vehicles as though its something new. If you can't get through with TC you wont get through with anything.
Here in the UK I had a D2 ( 2002 2.5 diesel ) took us all over Europe towing a caravan ( trailer ) and never let us down.I did however maintain the vehicle well it wanted for nothing.I was so confident with the vehicle I sold it to my daughter who only had one problem a heater hose rubbed through.I then bought a new D4. It has broken down twice and it is now on 15,000 miles, so the D2 a great vehicle.My daughter sold the D2 to a guy who works in the paint shop next to my independent LR garage so I still see it.
Love the video and your Landie Tommy. Yours doesn't have active cornering I see. If you get a chance to drive one with Active Cornering ( ACE ) definitely do so. They totally transform the disco's on and off road. You are so very lucky to get the 4.6 V8 (It didn't come to Australia) but did to New Zealand weirdly. Originally it was going to be a Buick motor but after changing many parts on it to try to make it lighter Rover then decided to develop their own all aluminum 3528 cc V8 (So they say, but there was actually a BMW all aluminum V8 that happened to also be 3528 cc at the same time). In the mid 1980's it was slightly modified and was turned in to a 3528 cc V8 diesel, called Project Iceberg but never went into production because of manufacturing cost's. The motor was then redesigned in the early 1990's with the 3.9 V8 3947 cc and the 4.2 that appeared in your Range Rover Classic/County LWB (Long Wheel Base) (LSE) and then once agian with the 4.0 V8 and 4.6 V8 (4.6's were cross bolted and had a heavier block) and then were later redesigned again in the later 1990's with the Bosch infection system when British Aerospace sold JLR to BMW for 5 Pounds.
I had a 2004 Disco. Lifted, OME springs, safari rack, snorkel... the whole bit. It was an absolutely amazing vehicle but you would never want to own one outside of factory warrantee! One point you missed, and it's one of the best features. You can compound low range it in AWD (no diff lock) so you can use the low range transfer case on the street. I used it a lot when towing my 8,000 pound 28-foot boat to the marina. The rand rover disco II also had an incredible tow rating. 7,500 pounds and that engine made plenty enough power. It would pull that boat over Snoqualmie pass at freeway speed. The traction control is incredibly responsive and I loved the feedback to the driver when the system was working. I've never driven a better vehicle in the snow qualified by being a previous owner of H1 Hummer, 2012 Power Wagon, 2016 Power Wagon and 2018 Subaru. The 2004 Disco II kicks the $hit out of all of them in the snow and ice.
Land Rovers are addictive. People are always talking about unreliability but so far after owning a Classic, a D2td5 ,two p38 ,one L322 and now an L320 tdv8 I have never encountered any issue with them that make me change brand. You want to get hooked up with LRs? Just get in the mud and wait and see. Best 4x4 ever!
Luis Tejeda I’ve never had problems with my LR, I have a DII with 187,000 miles original 4.0 nothing done except maintenance the people who say they are unreliable are either too lazy to work on them or too posh to understand how vehicle maintenance works
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I love my late '03 D2 Landmark. It costs me a fortune to keep going but bollocks, I can afford it. I'm curious to know what model (spec) D2 is shown in this video?
I have had a Disco 1 and am on my 3rd Disco 2 that has been chipped and performs 20 % better than the 2 Disco 2 I had previously. All were purchased with 225,000 plus kms. My first disco 2 was written off in a rollover with a 25ft caravan on behind (that is a story). The strength of the Disco saved my wife and my life. All have been reliable (apart from the 3 Amigos). Just got rid off them on my current rig. Complex but nor hard to work on I managed to do a full engine loom and injector loom change myself (with the help of You Tube and a full handbook. Your summary is spot on. Fantastic to drive on or particularly off road. Wife wants to get something smaller but "bad luck wifey ain't gonna happen anyway soon". Love my Disco!
Tan leather is an unusually American obsession. Very, very few people in the UK or Europe would choose it because it's too easy to to get dirty and is considered dated. Most European cars have black leather or a patterned cloth interior. This explains why the steering wheel is black. Also, during the late fifties, sixties, seventies and eighties, notwithstanding the Range Rover and its variants, all Series Land Rovers had selectable 2WD/4WD, none had locking diffs (although the centre diff locked when 4WD was selected) and as a general rule, only military models had limited slip diffs. Locking differentials is also something specifically American and until the Nineties, was generally not considered necessary (in the UK), due to the strict laws prohibiting off-roading, due to the fact that the Country is so small and the ownership of large tracks of land dates back to families who have existed since Saxon and Norman times, so generally, all land is owned by somebody, even if it is the Crown and so most off roading is trespassing, except by invitation or if you are a farmer (there are exceptions to this). Switching between miles and kilometres would be a throw back to UK models where driving in Europe is difficult because nobody understands km, so would change this when driving on the Continent. The system where the key is pushed twice to double lock or dead lock the car was introduced for the UK initially to counter the horrendous explosion in the number of vehicle thefts at that time. Many vehicles today still have to employ this system, especially commercial vehicles.
Light colour interiors give an air of luxury and dark interiors sporty. I hate the limited availability of light interiors in the UK. Makes vehicles cabins a dark miserable place with all black. You make it sound like Europeans cant keep a car clean.
paul davison with regard to not being able to keep the interior clean, I didn’t mean that at all but it is just a fact that over time, light coloured leather interiors pick up dirt and stains, that are impossible to get rid of without having the leather re-treated. If you’re the kind of person who only keeps your car for three years, as most of the UK public seems obsessed with, then that’s fine but some of us buy new and keep until the car’s effectively dead, so this is an issue. Oh, and cream is soooo dated that relegates cars into the grand-dad owner category. I own one of the only Toyota Tundra’s in the UK and even that came with a grey interior!
@@sailing_raptor I always prefer light interiors as dark are just dull and sombre and look cheap. I'd rather be a grandad than that. Kids,dogs and long term ownership and all last just as long as a black interior just down to looking after them. The only refreshment I've ever had is for damage and that doesn't relate to colour. Buying black because it copes with stains better is alien to me because I clean and treat my trim correctly so that kind of problem isnt as issue. The rest of the planet using light interiors seem to cope OK also.
Lightstone and alpaca beige are easily the most popular colours in P38 Range Rover and Discovery2 ... both beige ... alpaca is the interior colour of this discovery. Very popular across the world. Granite grey and ash black are less popular.
the entire Tata Rover lineup of models, have the same design. are they consulting the people of United Kingdom at all, ask them what they want for their Rover. they've just taken the Range Rover design, I guess made by Ford as it looks like their Expedition, & Tata just ran with that same design, in different sizes. & yes Audi, BMW, Benz..the common consumer German brands you see everywhere from pretentious owners who don't know much about cars, just want to get point A-B while trying to give people the impression they have disposable income for luxury upkeep, & the Germans know this, so they make parts faulty on purpose to profit. so I think Tata took the German perspective, far as design, same look thru the entire lineup, just different sizes..the best pocket of Rovers, that retain British heritage, & decent reliability, seem to be the 04 DII..the 06-09 Range..that's it..the rest are so Ford & Tata based, more reliable, but they aren't the true Rovers we've loved.
Great review Tommy! I actually wanted to buy this generation of Discovery when they were new. I would still want one in good shape, but the number of "good" ones are declining fast.
I was recently shocked to find out that the LR Discovery 1 was actually also re-badged as the Honda Crossroad - the only "Honda" to ever have a V8. Sadly, it came with the crappy build quality and horrible unreliability that is the hallmark of Land Rovers. A Discovery with Honda reliability and build quality would have been a holy grail vehicle.
Great review, but he failed to reveal the fact that the new engine in the 03-04 has fatal issue from the factory. It has oil pump issue and it will need costly lifters job on regular basis. Often there are ads selling those mention "it just have a new header replaced"
The fake wood on your door handle and sunroof button was added aftermarket from the previous owner. Not OEM. The door trim and glove box wood is definitely hydro dipped and very fake :)
Great video. I bought a 2004 Land Rover Discovery 2 a couple years ago, and I love it to death. But these things are mechanical messes, unfortunately. So I'm always working on it, or getting something done to fix it. By the way, the cubby hole under the passenger seat is for the optional 6 disc CD player, which mine came with.
some company should make aferre market parts like.. a better ABS pump (a better design), cast Iron engine blocks, better bearings and hermetic wheel joints.
