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Question by Kisa S: Land Rover?
So, I’m planning on buying this car. It’s a ’95 land rover Discovery V8I. Does anybody know anything about them? Like how safe are they? How often do they mess up and how much are repairs? What’s the gas mialage? Or anything else like that.

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Answer by bracken46
The Discovery II’s (1999-2004) are a much, much better car. I’m inclined to say the Discovery Series I is fairly unreliable and rather expensive to maintain. They have the older-style fuel injection that Rover switched out for Bosh in 1999. The 95 is barely OBDII, and bound to have been abused.

The Discovery II’s made improvements to the body, engine and suspension. They have more creature comforts and are in general more reliable. If you must have a newer Land Rover, a Disco II is the way to go. But expect to go through the usual: Headgaskets at 60-80,000 miles, major services every 30,000 miles, ABS valve block issues etc.

And either way, I would get a pre-purchase inspection done by a shop that knows Discoveries. It is an extremely good idea. The car you buy could bite you hard in the wallet if you don’t. A PPI also gives you a starting point for bargaining.

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