Chris Davies Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Sorry to post off topic (it is a 4x4 though ) My trusty series 2 which has been working very hard for its living has just failed its MOT so I'm now looking to do a bit of a rebuild. So needs must and I am in desperate need of a work vehicle and have been offered a 1999 L200 double cab for 2k its an import with 130k kms on the clockand looks at first glance to be in good condition. Has anyone got any experience of owning or using one, what are they like? what are they like on fuel etc etc Any comments gratefully recieved. Cheers Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Humphreys Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Dont know a lot about them, but someone on Difflock just got one with 70k miles on it for £900 and the same year. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landmannnn Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 L200 is a good solid motor. Be careful with an import, depending where it was destined for it might not have a heater/turbo. Insurance used to be difficult but is fine now. This forum is mostly Land rover - suggest you post up on this forum instead. http://www.l200.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Hiatt Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Should be just about ready to crack it's head, usually a shade over 100k miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 weve got an 08 one, its a bit different to the 1999 one. all in all its not a bad truck, not quite as good as a landy though only problem being that its towing capacity is 2.7 tonnes not 3.summat like the land rovers are or is it 5 and 3 quarters for a disco mikey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disco2hse Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Had one for 15 years. In that time it was on its second engine and second gearbox. It was a 1991 model and 4WD twin cab. When I sold it I had done 330000 k's. The only reason I went through two engines was that I was using to drag the boat (about 3 tonnes) and the load was too heavy (cooked the engine on a hill climb). Solid, strong, and reliable vehicle. Good engine and gearbox. Was still in pretty good condition when sold but wanted something with more pull for the boat. Fuel economy is not great but mine was dual fuel (LPG & petrol) so that helped a lot. Got about 300-350 k's per tank. Heads don't crack at 100k miles, but if mistreated. Look after it, service it when required, and it will look after you. Not fantastic as an off-roader but that is not what they are designed for. There still quite a few around here (even of that vintage) used by tradespeople. They are designed as a trade-type wagon and that is what they do well. Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRecklessEngineer Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I've used the 2WD single cab, non turbo, pickup version. Horribly slow, but absolutely bomb proof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Davies Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 Hi all, thanks for the comments - not completely sold on it yet but will see what turns up in the next week or 2. Quite fancy a disco really but not so good for chucking farming stuff in the back of. Cheers Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brookers Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I got my hands on a new one last year on loan from a main stealer when we were building a new course at the Bath and West showground. Everyone who drove it hated it and tried to avoide driving it, we all prefered the old 200tdi disco's we have on site. Off road its main problems were breakover angle and departure angle, you really need to re think your line if you take it off road. At one point on the course we had a small ridge we were planning to cross at a angle, all the LR's, J**p's and even the H3 would pass over it like it wasn't there, the L200, stuck every time no matter what angle. Admitidly it didn't have the rear diff lock but it was on decent tyres, BFG AT's. Oh and that was in the dry. If your planning on driving over flat ground you will be ok but anything else, forget it. Brookers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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