# I want a Land Rover Discovery **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [December 28, 2006, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-a-land-rover-discovery/22264 "2006-12-28T22:42:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-a-land-rover-discovery/22264/1 "2006-12-28T22:42:57Z")
Like a 97+ I see them for under 6g with ok miles My problem is they ge 12mpg Highway and I do about 35k a year…thats not good. Talk me out of it…Ready GO! ---
**Author:** ![mindless](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mindless/32/7286_2.png) [@mindless](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mindless)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 10:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-a-land-rover-discovery/22264/2 "2006-12-28T22:55:13Z")
just get one my truck get like 8mpg on a really good day. have that and a car for gettin everywhere wiht good mpg. ---
**Author:** ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 10:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-a-land-rover-discovery/22264/3 "2006-12-28T22:56:07Z")
Unfortunately for work…i need the SUV aspect…my 97 Explorer gets around 22 which is just fine…I could even drop to 18 but 12 is a little too far gone ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 5:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-a-land-rover-discovery/22264/4 "2006-12-29T05:57:33Z")
I looked at them before I bought my Expedition. Unless you’re planning on some serious off roading, you don’t want one. Balls slow Handle like shit Not real reliable But, unbelievable off road. I go off pavement maybe 3-4 times per year so I couldn’t justify it. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 6:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-a-land-rover-discovery/22264/5 "2006-12-29T06:00:35Z")
> [@2TurboZ](#): > > Talk me out of it…Ready GO! > [@2TurboZ](#): > > My problem is they ge 12mpg Highway and I do about 35k a year. dot ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 6:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-a-land-rover-discovery/22264/6 "2006-12-29T06:02:44Z")
Just in case that wasn’t effective enough: @ 3 bucks a gallon you’ll spend $8750 in a year in gas for the Land Rover You’ll spend $4772 with your explorer. So yeah, tack another $4000 on to the purchase price vs your Explorer to get a true feel for the cost of the thing. ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 6:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-a-land-rover-discovery/22264/7 "2006-12-29T06:04:48Z")
And you don’t want to know what parts cost for those damn things. My uncle was putting a 700 dollar alternator into one of those things a year or so back. ---
**Author:** ![93dx\_hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90ced4/32.png) [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 6:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-a-land-rover-discovery/22264/8 "2006-12-29T06:10:17Z")
at 35k a year with 12mpg you will be paying $571 a month in gas, thats if gas stays at 2.35/gal. If you get a truck that gets 20mpg it will only cost you $342 a month the extra $230 dollors a month is a big difference to pay for looking cool driving a land rover ---
**Author:** ![zero\_assault](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/dfb087/32.png) [@zero\_assault](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zero_assault)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 7:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-a-land-rover-discovery/22264/9 "2006-12-29T07:22:53Z")
do it ![http://www.ruotequipe.com/media/marche/land_rover/Discovery3.jpg](http://www.ruotequipe.com/media/marche/land_rover/Discovery3.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 7:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-a-land-rover-discovery/22264/10 "2006-12-29T07:23:38Z")
Have fun when it breaks down all the time ---
**Author:** ![93dx\_hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90ced4/32.png) [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 7:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-a-land-rover-discovery/22264/11 "2006-12-29T07:26:31Z")
too bad a $6k discovery looks nothing like an LR3 ---
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-a-land-rover-discovery/22264/12 "2006-12-29T07:29:16Z")
Did you talk to Kingsario? ---
**Author:** ![zero\_assault](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/dfb087/32.png) [@zero\_assault](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zero_assault)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 7:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-a-land-rover-discovery/22264/13 "2006-12-29T07:31:44Z")
> [@93dx--hatch](#): > > too bad a $6k discovery looks nothing like an LR3 I know, so he should get an LR3 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![POOPRA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poopra/32/7188_2.png) [@POOPRA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/POOPRA)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 7:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-a-land-rover-discovery/22264/14 "2006-12-29T07:33:20Z")
My guess is it would be a maintenance whore and cost you 10xs the amount to fix anything than a explorer would. For example a started for a explorer can be had probably for 120 bucks at any pep boys, try getting one for a discovery. I would guess it would be a dealer only deal and cost you over 500. Hence the reason they are so cheap used. Low demand due to operating costs. ---
**Author:** ![mike125k](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mike125k/32/7282_2.png) [@mike125k](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mike125k)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 7:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-a-land-rover-discovery/22264/15 "2006-12-29T07:49:05Z")
They are very unreliable and parts are ridiculously expensive. If you want a good offroader for cheap buy a Cherokee or Grand Cherokee. Yes it’s not as good as a Land Rover, but still pretty decent. ---
**Author:** ![Zong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zong/32/7580_2.png) [@Zong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zong)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 9:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-a-land-rover-discovery/22264/16 "2006-12-29T09:48:38Z")
Why are land rovers so unreliable? I was under the impression they were built like bricks, and thats why people fork out the extra loot to buy them ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-a-land-rover-discovery/22264/17 "2006-12-29T10:10:00Z")
> [@Zong](#): > > Why are land rovers so unreliable? Because they’re British. ---
**Author:** ![redrum](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redrum/32/7398_2.png) [@redrum](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/redrum)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 10:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-a-land-rover-discovery/22264/18 "2006-12-29T10:21:17Z")
I just helped my friend put a new engine in his 95(?) range rover. He got it for about 6k a year and a half ago. The body was immaculate (as it is aluminum), but everything else was rusted to shit. It was a whore and a half to work on, and yes parts were retardedly expensive. I would avoid them unless you buy one thats still under warranty. And I would rock the shit out of a range rover sport. ![http://www.autogaleria.pl/fotografie/land_rover/range_rover_sport_hst_2006_02.jpg](http://www.autogaleria.pl/fotografie/land_rover/range_rover_sport_hst_2006_02.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![SkunkApe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skunkape/32/7575_2.png) [@SkunkApe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SkunkApe)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-a-land-rover-discovery/22264/19 "2006-12-29T10:22:39Z")
jesus… just stick with one car longer than a few weeks :lol: you have a problem ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2006, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-a-land-rover-discovery/22264/20 "2006-12-29T10:36:35Z")
> [@zero assault](#): > > do it yes that is hot. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-want-a-land-rover-discovery/22264.md?page=2)