Not an aristocrat: Land Rover Discovery 1998-2004
This curious car seems to emphasize English identity. But is it just necessary to the SUV so an unusual charisma, based on most of the ridiculous design and the absence of taste? From the side of Land Rover Discovery looks like a large and cargo beetle, accidentally found out in the middle of the road. Despite the solid dimensions of the car, his salon seems close, and in addition and uncomfortable. With unaccustomed to the driver will not be easy to take a convenient position behind the wheel. Ergonomics, too, "for two".
Discovery in motion
Riding qualities Land Rover Discovery is difficult to call outstanding: even a very powerful motor, which is equipped with a car, does not cause desires sharply and strongly accelerate - so it's simply unsafe on the asphalt road on this car. But on off-road he behaves quite decent - no worse, but not better than other machines of this class (for example, Japanese analogues). Buy Land Rover Discovery "from the conveyor", in our opinion, a unreasonable waste of money. How reasonably may be the purchase of a used car of this model?
And what on the body and suspension?
The car body has a certain corrosion protection, but its effectiveness is not as high to protect the metal from road reagents. But the chassis from Land Rover Discovery is hardy and strong - much better than the predecessor model. Of course, no one has changed the need to control the state of bearings of the front hubs, as they sometimes fail. Some versions of the model were equipped with an adjustable pneumatic suspension - unfortunately, not the most reliable.
Economical engines and unreliable transmissions?
The model is equipped with two types of engines - gasoline (volume - 3.9 L) and turbodiesel (volume - 2.5 liters), and the diesel version - inexpensive and less "voracious" used in Russia - inexpensive and less "voracious" than a gasoline engine. The turbine is capable of listening to 150,000 km, which is considered a good indicator for the English car - but the replacement of a faulty turbine will be quite expensive. Another problem of a diesel engine is the deformation of the cylinder block as a result of overheating (one more reason to spend money saved on fuel). In this sense, gasoline engines are considered more stable - in most cases, problems are reduced to a breakdown of a fuel pump, a frequent replacement of spark plugs or stack of valve hydraulic components. The costs of compensation for such problems will not be so significant as the cost of restoring the diesel engine.
The gearbox installed on the Land Rover Discovery turned out to be quite reliable - both automatic and mechanics. The grip is able to live 100,000 km and more.
Russian tradition
By buying a car of this model, you should remember the incompatibility of a weak generator with the harsh conditions of the Russian winter - the annual repair of the generator, most likely becomes a "good" tradition.
Discovery of early releases may cost from 324,000 p. The car in perfect condition will "pull" at least 540,000 p. Of course, the second generation Land Rover is considered more reliable than its predecessor, but it is still far from Japanese SUVs - therefore it makes sense to think about more hardy and convenient car.
