[Potential disco owner seeks advice]

Thanks for all the replies fellas, -Sorry to hi-jack your thread too OP.

I think my mind is made up now, I'll start looking about for the best 300 I can get.

As an Englighman it makes me happy to buy British too. Always good.

[Potential disco owner seeks advice]

Well spotted! But you never know, some other indecisive poor soul may find direction in our ramblings....

I’m that Soul!

I am about to get a 4x4 having moved house to a farm down a bumpy track in a place that gets snowed on, and is muddy pretty much all the rest of the time.

We are a family of 4 plus large dog. And the car needs to look presentable enough to ferry customers about. (We run a letting agency). On the weekend I will be hauling building materials; and maybe once a month will be going 500m on motorways.

Our budget is about £4K

At the moment I’m being advised to get a LWB Shogun or Grand Cherokee; both seem good but a bit “flash” for my tastes; I always wanted a Disco but was put off by reliability niggles. (I’m flat out renovating the farm and can’t spare tinkling time really).

I know a lot a farmers run Discos and we are more likely to find a local mechanic with Disco knowledge so I’m more inclined to get one now, but I’m confused as to what to look out for.

I know the Disco electrics can be troublesome, and that the floor-pan in the back is a potential weak point, -is there any other well known things to check please?

I was going to aim for a V8 LPG with leather; -is this model you’d go for too?

Thanks for any help, I’ve learnt a fair bit trawling already but can always know more.

Cheers

GC