No brained. Was about to say the same. Spend the money on something equally interesting.

And keep a friend

And make sure to open a mechanic shop near your friend and make more money when he inevitability come in

This is the way.

Thanks!

I second this approach. I have no doubt that you've given your mate an honest appraisal and they know what they're up against, with the intention of doing the car justice, so that seems to be a route where everyone is happy. Good karma all round.

This. Better than trying to find someone willing to drop £4000 on a Land Rover with that many miles on it.

@@Matt_The_Hugenot it's only got 200,000 on it, hardly high mileage for one of those tbf, those engines are good for double that....assuming you're on point with auto box maintenance and the box doesnt do the crank👍

I'd second that. Easy sale to a willing friend. Job done.

Just what I was going to say 😁

But wheres the fun in that! 😁

@Uncle Gilbert but if the friend knows all the issues and wants a project then why not?

Me too 😁

Thanks!

Good tip

Thanks!

You are always more than welcome Matt🙏🙏@@HighPeakAutos

@@stevie007 😉

Well considering how much fuel they would have burned getting that lithium out the ground to make them batteries, I'd say it's pretty close.

All used cars prices are going crazy; I wouldn't think it's a Disco 3 thing.

Around me late disco 2 is more expensive than early disco 3.

Yes you’re right. People must be interested

Very nice. Good taste in cars. I approve 😉

@@HighPeakAutos thanks I appreciate your honesty I do believe you have equally good taste!!! You do a fantastic job and always look forward to your next instalment!! 😆😀

Old cars are cheap to buy because cost of labour on repairs and insurance makes them completely uneconomical.

Used car prices in the UK amaze me as well. This would be a 10.000€ car here in Finland.

That close he'd be able to drive lol

What are they called

The LR3 has a 4.4 V8, from what I gather there are plenty of examples in the US that have made 300k miles. The 4.2 jag engine is good(which the 4.4 was derived from) and can probably go 400k miles before it's toast if it was properly maintained. These trucks are built like a tank but cost a ton to keep on the road, they eat tires, bushings, control arms, tie rods, etc. At this point pattern parts are cheap but the labor to repair is high, it isn't the easiest thing to work on. Oil changes and brakes are easy, but changing suspension parts is a PITA, repair costs are significantly less in the UK than in the US. Changing the gearbox oil in these is critical if you go to an Land Rover dealer in the US they'll quote you something like $2500 for that job, book time is like 8 or 9 hours to drop the pan, 7L of fluid they charge $70 each, over $300 for the pan, gasket, and the always leaking valve body sleeve. Even doing it one the cheap with metal pan kit you get at rover parts is $300 and labor still costs around $500(need to go to a specialist, no regular mechanic wants to touch it), so a simple transmission service is like $800 and that's doing it on the cheap. There are tons of running scrapped 4.4 motors just because the cost of repairing these cars is prohibitive but the engines are still fine. Rust is a major problem in land rovers of this vintage in the north eastern USA.

I don't think he does tbh

Yes it’s on my list 😉

@@HighPeakAutos they seem to go for good money as people keep hold as the new shape is a bit marmite and like being sat in a cave

Yea I thought that

😂

Haha exactly

I think it’s a typo. The annual mileage is steady then it suddenly goes up. You see this kind of thing all the time. It’s probably just an idiot mot tester in a rush

@@HighPeakAutos ah right! I saw it was quite a steep incline but didn't really think anything of of but that's a good then!

In part two I did a transmission service and it cured it