Hello,
I am a Toyota man. I have a '91 Toyota 4x4 ext cab V6 pickup that has 240K NON-HIGHWAY miles on it. My wife and I just had a baby, and it's time for me to get a vehicle that will be a little more family frienldy than my ext cab pu with 33" tires.
So I really want a '00 to '02 Land Rover Discovery 2.....but no matter how super sexy they look.....well, they're just not good vehicles.
My other alternative is about a '96 or '97 LC. I plan on keeping my Toy pu, and I guess I'll just have 2 toy's. The thing is, I know NOTHING about LC's....other than the facts that they run forever, have ridiculuosly high resale, and DRINK gas.
My mechanic told me I'd be better off buying a '97 LC with 180K miles than a '02 LR Disco 2 with 40K miles......so here I am.
What should I look for in buying? I see a lot of posts about locking differentials...should I get a LC with locking diffs? If I see one I like without factory wood trim on the dash, can I get that added on? Are 1996 and 1997 LC's identical? What is the horsepower and torque rating on the inline 6 cyl. that these years have? What is the towing capacity?
Thanks so much...any advice is greatly appreciated.
I am a Toyota man. I have a '91 Toyota 4x4 ext cab V6 pickup that has 240K NON-HIGHWAY miles on it. My wife and I just had a baby, and it's time for me to get a vehicle that will be a little more family frienldy than my ext cab pu with 33" tires.
So I really want a '00 to '02 Land Rover Discovery 2.....but no matter how super sexy they look.....well, they're just not good vehicles.
My other alternative is about a '96 or '97 LC. I plan on keeping my Toy pu, and I guess I'll just have 2 toy's. The thing is, I know NOTHING about LC's....other than the facts that they run forever, have ridiculuosly high resale, and DRINK gas.
My mechanic told me I'd be better off buying a '97 LC with 180K miles than a '02 LR Disco 2 with 40K miles......so here I am.
What should I look for in buying? I see a lot of posts about locking differentials...should I get a LC with locking diffs? If I see one I like without factory wood trim on the dash, can I get that added on? Are 1996 and 1997 LC's identical? What is the horsepower and torque rating on the inline 6 cyl. that these years have? What is the towing capacity?
Thanks so much...any advice is greatly appreciated.