Post by firemac on Oct 17, 2018 17:01:21 GMT
It was a “good” car overalll. Towed brilliantly, very comfy, not quick but very powerful. Pulled quite a few people out of ditches etc over the years with no effort.
BUT and it is a big but all that comes at the cost of poor reliability. Disco2’s have a long list of things tat WILL go wrong it’s just of case of when and how many times!
Plus side is I have lots of lovely tools and learnt lots of mechanical stuff thanks to AR51 (yes that was really it’s plate!)
YES, agree totally! 
All Landrovers ( I had a 108, a 88 a 90 and a Disco 1 ) plus the BMC A series in it's various guises taught me all I don't know about the mechanics of motor vehicles and welding. The 88 in particular seemed to generate a job for every weekend. Have to say though, in twenty years of them I only had two "breakdowns" that resulted in recovery. The first was a spline failure on the input of a Fairy Overdrive unit ( NOT a LR part! ) and the other was an "o" ring failure on the injector pump of the Disco. I don't suppose that I should complain really. The Disco was a joy to drive unless you were in a hurry and it had a love afair with petrol stations. All round, the RAV is the best motor I've ever had but the Disco was the most comfortable.
