Land Rover Discovery 3.5 V8

* INITIAL NOTE * As many people may already know, I live in the UAE, and often travel to Oman and the desert of Dubai, and by many 4 x 4 standards, truly off road (not dropping the kids off at school - the typical stereotype of the 4x4 use in Britain) * OUR CAR HISTORY * We travelled in a 1998 model, which was recently bought for AED 42,750 ( or approximately £7000). With a good service history, and 40 000 KM on the clock. It had never been used on any truly challenging terrains (only road use), and had an impeccably spotless body. Everything had been working perfectly leading up to the trip ... more

I owned a 1990 3 door V8i up untill recently when i bought a 1998 freelander. This is the 3.5 litre buick based engine fitted to many Rovers and Land Rovers over the years. A well tried and trusted engine that can be tweaked to gain more power. I paid £3000 for it used back in about 2001 I think. Mine was the one of the early ones with 3 doors (H plate), it had the go any where ability which you expect of a land rover product. The V8 was helpful in this respect. Unfortuantly I had to sell it as it required alot of expense for the MOT, but if there had been no problems with it I would have kept ... more

There has never been a better time to buy a V8 Disco or indeed, with the Police clamping down on towing regulations, a bigger need. We purchased this Car (a 1991 5 door with 92,000mls) for the 3500kg towing capacity which makes it one of the very few vehicles which can legally tow a surprising array of the common trailers. For example our rather modest sports cruising boat is way outside your average cars limit, as is a two horse trailer. The V8 engine is just superb and with an LPG conversion it is very cheap to run. The car is a joy to drive with tons of room for the family and at a cost of ... more