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Prepped Discovery for sale
Hi All
with regret I am selling my Discovery - fully prepped and equipped for off-roading, overland or expedition use. I bought this from a friend who was having to sell as he is emigrating to NZ, but due to a change in my business I need more load space, so I am looking for a LR 130 with quadtech body or similar. Details as follows:
Discovery 1, 94 L reg, 200Tdi Auto. Only 95,100 Miles and loads has been spent on kitting it out and the upkeep.
All oils/fluids recently changed and engine, gearbox, transfer box and diffs all treated with Molyslip, wheel bearings and hubs also sorted and made waterproof.
New rear propshaft fitted in Sept. Chassis and complete underside of the vehicle treated with Hammerite, also interior stripped - carpets etc, etc, and painted with Hammerite - 18 cans in all!
Mot'd recently and sailed straight through.
Engine/Performance: 200Tdi 2.5 Turbo Diesel, with uprated twisted performance intercooler with Blur Typhoon silicone hoses, K&N airfilter, power tek boost controller and some fine tuning on the fuel pump and waste gate - now produces approx 140 BHP - and no problems with running or emissions as witnessed by the MOT pass. 2 Bar boost guage and diesel oil temp fitted. Heat exhaust blanket fitted to manifold and most pipework in engine bay.
Tornado Full Bore Stainless Steel sports exhaust system.
Brakes: Full EBC vented and cross drilled discs with green 65000 series brake pads, entended steel braided brake hoses front and rear - so now stops really well.
Suspension: Scorpion Racing Extreme Kit - 2 inch lifted, uprated front 20% and rear 24%, Delphi gas shockers and gas steering damper. New castor corrected front extreme radius armsand rear trailing armswith 2inch rear lowered shock mounts and disclocation cones. New Orange Polybush kit.
Deep Water/Wading: Safari Snorkel with full wading kit, includes axle breathers, gearbox and transferbox breathers. Breathing pipe also fitted to the fuel pumpand power steering bottle. Also taped in 3/8" compreesion tape and breather to the crank case inspection cover. The breather pipes are extended up to the top of the Snorkel body. Fly and crap trap behind snorkel grill.
Protection: Southdown front steering guard 8mm galvanised steel, Southdown full front axle guard 8mm galvanised steel, southdown rear diff protector and Southdown rear Fuel Tank guard with detachable towing plate and hi-lift adaptor.Scorpion Racing Extreme front winch bumper 5mm powder coated steel with 2 x Hi-lift jack points and 2x swivel recovery eyes. Scorpion Racing Extreme rear bumper, 5mm powder coated steel with 2 x Hi-lift jack points and a swivel recovery eye. Scorion Racing Extreme rock sliders with 2 x Hi-lift jack points each. The vehicle can be jacked up/lifted on any of the protection plates or the rock sliders. Light guards back and front.
Recovery: Warn 9.5xp 6HP winch with uprated Albright solenoid and heavy duty isolator switch - Also fitted with grill mounted waterproofed winch switch, another in cabin and safety isolator switch also. 2 x remotes.
Lights and Electrics: 2 x Deep cycle Exide Maxxima 900 Dc gel batteries, National Lunar monitoring system in cab. Powder coated roof light barwith 2x55w driving lights, 2 x 55w fog lights, 2x 100w spot lights mounted on front grill and 4 x 100w spots mounted on Safety Devices Camel Trophy roof rack. Also 2x rear mounted spots/work lamps fiited to roof rack.
Roof: Safety Devices Camel Trophy Roof Rack - low level - fitted, with lamps and mentioned above, 2 areas of chequer plate fitted, with all the relevant points for fitting tools etc.
Wheels and Tyres: Currently sitting on 16" LR Freestyle Alloys, fitted with BFG Mud Terrain Tyres - look approx 75-80% tread left. 30mm Alloy wheel spacers. Tyres are fitted with staun tyre deflaters.
Security: Clifford 950 Intelligent Thatcham Cat 1 alarm/immobiliser, with rock/tilt motion sensors, perimeter sensors, remote start, anti-hijack system and remote coding. This is full programmable with a manual overide.
Other: Dog/load Guard, chequer plate rear door, chequer plate to lower flanks, 2x lockable storage bins, large homemade storage box - fits between wheel arches - with brackets to mount hi-lift and 2x tiedown rings. Warn winch sail. Fire Extinguisher. Front seat covers. Spare belts, silicone hose and various bits, bulbs and bobs.
Servicing/Parts: The truck has been regularly and religiously serviced and cared for. Loads of work and new parts have been fitted over the last year to 18 months; New rear propshaft in Sept, Turbo green pilot, Front mud flaps - Aug, New battery cables - Aug. Kenlowe fan - April. new steering shaft, new PAS pump, Cambelt, new Inj pump, Auto box reconed - all done in March. EBC pads Jan. Scorpion Racing Extreme suspension kit - Jan. Steering Box - 05, etc, etc.
Bad Bits: Not too much really - couple of scraps and dent on off side quarter.
Receipts for over £16,000 spent on this vehicle - open to viewing or inspection at any time.
I and the Disco are near Maidstone, Kent.
Any interest let me know
Chris
Pm or email or 07812 344740
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Link to phots
Sorry,
forgot to put the link in for some photos
http://members.mud-club.com/profiles/colintandy
List of spec and loads of photos
Forgot to mention the price - £5000-00 ono
Chris
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No interest???
No interested parties??
Chris
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Sorry mate.
Thought I would reply to stop you feeling lonley
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I would be interested if I had 5 grand, sounds like a great truck!!
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may be
Would you be able to look after the truck till aug next year though? if we bought it?
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No Problem
HI Surfer
doesn't seem like a problem - I have a drive way that fits five cars, so should not be a problem. Alternatively I have friends with a farm, locally who would store there if you prefer.
Why don't you come down and have a look - she is very impressive and totally ready to go.
pm, email: chris dot coombs66 at btinternet dot com
or phone: 07812 344740
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Chris,
Nice Disco, I wish it were on this side of the pond....
Coincidently my DI is setup pretty similar to yours (except I have a petrol engine and not the TDi)
Good luck,
John C.
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Hi John
thanks - the Tdi engine is the way to go over here and certainly for trips/overland/expeditions, can understand why the petrol is so popular over in the USA - the sound alone makes it worth while.
Thanks and regards
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Thanks
Um the only problem is i live in cape town and would use the vehicle for a trip back to CT. Actually i have a mate who lives in Ilkley who would come have a look. The second thing i need to do is see if i can get a buyer for th return trip to UK.
Will keep you posted
Thanks
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No Problem
Hi Surfer
understand your predicament, but over the next year or 18 months you shouldn't have a problem pre-arranging a buyer.
You mention your mate in Ilkley - no problem, he is welcome to come and have a look, only hitch might be that I am in Kent, SE England and Ikley is in Yorkshire, N England!!!
Forgot to mention Disco is MOT'd until Nov 2007 and Taxed until end of March 07.
Any other questions, queries, viewings or inspections do not hesitate to contact - pm, email or telephone.
Merry Xmas to All.
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It's got to go....
Surfer/the couple who phone around Christmas,
this Disco really must go - I have found a 130 and need the cash.
There is also a load of goodies to be added if sold to someone here - recovery/tow rope with shackles, winch sale (stops the cable flying around should it break under pressure), spare winch cable, recovery/tree strops, loads of spare bits(belts etc), shovel for recovery and personal hygiene, some oils, ultraseal for tyres, Rema Tip-top puncture kit, torch with safety/fixing clamp, phone and gps mounts, new Warn cap, etc, etc, etc - boot of Disco will be suitably full.
This truck really is ready to go and comes with a tank of diesel, can arrange storage if you need it - if no offers within 48 hours its going up elsewhere and possibly on Eblag
see above posts for my contact details
Chris
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Interested parties
Well have been a bit lazy about putting this up for sale - have had two interested parties one who took an age to come and have a look 'although very interested', then immediately said that they were looking for a truck, ie a 7.5 tonner!!!
the other made 2 offers the second of which I accepted - they then could find the money - would I be willing to hang on to the Disco for six months while they saved up??
So........ its back on the market, as I said before I would like it to go to someone who will use it for what it was built and prepped for - come-on you will not be disappointed. If no buyer will try eblag, then if still no buyer strart stripping and selling the kit.
There must be a buyer, someone looking to do a trip???????????????????
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If only
My mate could not get through there in time as he was on holiday. Sorry. the vehicle looks amazing. I wish i could get there! And drive to Cape town!
Sorry and good luck
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Has it been that long..........???
Well I have been trully lazy about shifting the Disco, but it must go and soon!!
I really do need to sort myself out with a bigger truck - probably a 130, so if anyone out there is looking for a well sorted 4x4 then here it is, of if any of you know of someone who might be interested then let me know or put them in touch - there will be a decent drink in way of a big thank you for a sale.
Mot'd till Nov and just put 6 months tax on the old girl, she is now at 95,500 miles and runs really well.
Looking for approx £4500 or poss £4000 less the winch - anyone???
Ta
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