Am I mad for considering a LR Discovery 2 TD5?

[Pig benis]

Hi all

Over the years I've had a fair share of money pits, I mean, Land Rovers and for some reason, I have a craving for another.

The previous models I've had are -

x2 Disco 300TDI
x1 Defender 200TDI

There are two reasons why I'm wanting another 4x4, I'm moving to a remote area where part of the village is totally cut off when it floods and secondly, there will be a lot of nice green laning near the house (Salisbury Plain area).

However, whenever I've looked at any D2 for sale, the MOT history mentions a lot of rust, which is very concerning.

Is there anything else which would be good off-road and doesn't suffer from rusting?

Thanks
PB

[Pig benis]

tr7v8 said:

My Brothers Mk2 is more weld than metal & he lives on a metal boat in a boat year with a welder on tap.

My 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee WJ had zero rust & was a 1000 times nicer to drive. Probably why WJ prices are on the up.
I know where my money would go & it isn't a LR product despite them being a customer for the day job.

That I can relate to - my Defender threw a £2,000 MOT repair bill on rust. It truly was a pile of crap, but I adored the thing and would love to have another at some point.

That is a very good shout - I don't know anything about Grand Cherokee's, but I've heard the 4.0 IL6 is a peach. Is there anything you'd look for when buying one?

PB