Heading off road (soon, I hope)

[calakas]

Hi All,

Name's Craig. I live in a south eastern suburb of Melbourne, Australia.

20 years ago I was an avid off roader. Not extreme, but regular. Had an '82 Suzuki Sierra for a few years, then an '80 Toyota Hilux. Then I got married and had kids. Priorities had to change. No regrets, I'd had my fill of side slope adrenaline rushes. I'd also had my fill of re-building engines, diffs, gearboxes and so on.

I've had a 96 Discovery 3.9 dual fuel V8i for a few years now. While it looked nice (clean and straight) and I loved the idea of finally owning a Landrover, I soon found that I'd bought a poorly maintained car that could almost be classed a lemon. It was a rushed purchase. Due to it being unreliable, I have never taken it off road (very hard to resist). I have a personal reputation to uphold of never having broken down on a trip, unless a rollover in my Suzuki counts as a breakdown.

I've managed to sort out most of the Disco's serious problems (many $$$ later) and my son is now learning to drive and he's keen to go off roading, so I need to properly fix the last few bugs before he gets his license next year.

Be posting soon,
Craig

[XtremeMarine]

Good to have an aussie around. Welcome to the insanity. Sorry to hear you've had so many problems with your disco. With proper, and regular maintenance, they're a very good vehicle. If you drove home from your rollover, then it's not considered a breakdown, lol.

[stolenheron]

welcome, glad to hear you have some experience. any pics of the disco?