Hi all,
It's been awhile since I've posted. I've lusted after a Disco since I saw one in 1994 or 1995 (I was 7 or 8). When the Series II hit the streets, I was even more enamored with them. Right as I got my license, the '04s appeared with the Aero Rails and Trail packages; I contemplated robbing a bank to get one.
Being a rational person, I've fought the urge for years, knowing a Discovery for a DD was a terrible decision. After college, I even bought a LR2 thinking it would satisfy the LR hunger, but provide the Volvo reliability I was accustomed to. Boy... was I wrong! $14K in repairs in 6 months before it even hit 45K miles. This was all under warranty of course, but it basically soured me on any LR product.
Fast forward to now and I've got a perfectly dependable '13 Toyota Tacoma - I enjoy the truck, but it's an appliance; there is no emotion to it. So much so, that I saw a '03 Disco SE in Java Black Pearl the other day and about wrecked the poor Taco. This is when I became ill again with Disco Fever.
My Tacoma will remain my DD, but I've decided to take the plunge and finally buy a Disco for a weekender and something to tinker with. Despite their many faults, nothing has ever caught my eye quite like a Discovery. I'm well aware of all the common problems and understand that this will become a money pit, but I'm 28, single, mechanically inclined, and have no kids, so whatever. I'll be strictly looking for 2004 Disco SE or HSE in good shape with <120K miles. I fully understand that I'll more than likely be buying something that will need some repairs, but ideally, I don't want to deal with head gaskets or a new engine in the first year or so.
With all that said, can anyone recommend a dealer in the Southeast that specializes in LR sales? I know Bear Valley in GA used to, but they don't seem to be in business anymore.
Thanks!
-Chad
It's been awhile since I've posted. I've lusted after a Disco since I saw one in 1994 or 1995 (I was 7 or 8). When the Series II hit the streets, I was even more enamored with them. Right as I got my license, the '04s appeared with the Aero Rails and Trail packages; I contemplated robbing a bank to get one.
Being a rational person, I've fought the urge for years, knowing a Discovery for a DD was a terrible decision. After college, I even bought a LR2 thinking it would satisfy the LR hunger, but provide the Volvo reliability I was accustomed to. Boy... was I wrong! $14K in repairs in 6 months before it even hit 45K miles. This was all under warranty of course, but it basically soured me on any LR product.
Fast forward to now and I've got a perfectly dependable '13 Toyota Tacoma - I enjoy the truck, but it's an appliance; there is no emotion to it. So much so, that I saw a '03 Disco SE in Java Black Pearl the other day and about wrecked the poor Taco. This is when I became ill again with Disco Fever.
My Tacoma will remain my DD, but I've decided to take the plunge and finally buy a Disco for a weekender and something to tinker with. Despite their many faults, nothing has ever caught my eye quite like a Discovery. I'm well aware of all the common problems and understand that this will become a money pit, but I'm 28, single, mechanically inclined, and have no kids, so whatever. I'll be strictly looking for 2004 Disco SE or HSE in good shape with <120K miles. I fully understand that I'll more than likely be buying something that will need some repairs, but ideally, I don't want to deal with head gaskets or a new engine in the first year or so.
With all that said, can anyone recommend a dealer in the Southeast that specializes in LR sales? I know Bear Valley in GA used to, but they don't seem to be in business anymore.
Thanks!
-Chad