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1998 Land Rover Discovery Le - Fully Serviced, Beautiful, No Reserve! on 2040-cars

Year:1998 Mileage:125000
Location:

Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles, California, United States

Classic Chawton White on Bahama Beige:  One of the most beautiful color combos and on a fantastic truck!  If you have been looking for a beautiful, serviced, wonderful driving Discovery, wait no longer! 

Background:
Let me begin with a little background. This truck was shipped over here in December of 1997 as some of the of the early 1998 Discovery to come to the US. It was ordered in a BEAUTIFUL color and option package. To begin with, this is a highly sought after LE model. The LE model and this specific truck were optioned and were graced with Land Rover "Deep Dish" (the factory name) wheels, wood accents, partial wood center console and few other wonderful trim pieces. The LE was one of the top of the line trim packages!  This truck was dealer maintained for most of its life!  Recent campaign stickers adorn the underhood area and it was also serviced at the very respected Inland Rovers, who offer top notch service.

The Condition and Service:

This truck has been ENTHUSIASTICALLY and PROFESSIONALLY maintained and serviced and is a high standard for Rover service! 

Let's start on the engine and drivetrain:
This engine has LOW MILES (less than 8,000 a year), only 125,000 miles appear on the odometer and the entire truck shows the same care.  There has been A TON of scheduled and preventive maintenance performed to this truck to keep in near brand new condition.  The engine is very healthy and has loads of smooth power!

-HEAD GASKETS
As part of the preventive service schedule, this truck received brand new OEM head gaskets and OEM headbolts.  It was installed by a master Rover tech with several decades of experience.  The truck runs COOL as can be and has never overheated. 

-UPPER AND LOWER ENGINE GASKETS
While being serviced, the valve cover gaskets, valley pan gaskets, valve stem seals, upper intake gaskets and crank seal, all resealed among a few other minor seals.  NONE of these were leaking, but were done in order to keep with the same high regard and care. 

-LOWER ENGINE
Great shape, no knocks, noises or mechanical issues!!  As with ALL Rovers there is some minor "moisture" at oil pan seals, power steering etc. Its the British car way.  That said the truck leaves no puddles or drips. 

-RADIATOR
The radiator was cleaned and rodded in order to keep maximum flow and keep this beauty nice and cool.  The temp needle NEVER moves past 7/8pm even with the AC on and in traffic. 

-HOSES
New OEM hoses

-IGNITION
Brand new Champion coppers (the RIGHT plugs) and wires. 

-EMERGENCY BRAKE
Recently adjusted and tight, only a couple notches on the handle holds the truck tight

-TRANSMISSION
The trans was just given all new fluid and shifts great! 

-DIFFS and DRIVESHAFTS
New gear oil in the diffs and lubricated u-joints

-SWIVEL BALLS
Fresh grease, serviced and shims

-FUEL PUMP
The truck received a brand new fuel pump a couple years ago to replace a weak pump.  Great fuel pressure and runs like a beast!

Lets move to the suspension and brakes:

-BRAKES
New OEM brake pads in the front and rear -loads of pad life!  The truck brakes great.  No ABS lights! 

-SHOCKS
Great feeling OEM shocks.  They are soft on bumps and tight in corners.  The trucks handles wonderfully!

-STEERING
The steering is tight and has no excess play as you may find in MANY Discoveries. 

Let's continue to the exterior:


-PAINT
The paint is very nice!  It is a 8+/9- out of 10 easily.  There is only minor signs that this truck was ever outside.  There are few minor dings which are very hard to see in pics and in person and there was some minor paint chipping (any inch or so) that was touched up the rear on each side.  There was zero rust at the paint chips and the metal is solid underneath!  Take that east coast Rovers!  Remember this is a 16-17 year old truck, there may be some minor scratches, wear etc, but they are well below any expectation level for Discoveries or cars of this year. I try to explain these the trucks the best I can!  Its hard if not impossible to see in pics and you have to be right up on it to see it in person.  Could almost not mention it just trying to be thorough!!!

-WHEELS
The wheels are in great shape with no major flaws or curbing.  The Deep Dish look fantastic on the truck! 

-GLASS
Not to let a pebble defeat this truck, the windshield is great shape!

-TRAILER HITCH
The Disco has a factory trailer hitch and is wired up and ready to tow.

Onto the cabin:

-SEATS
The Bahama Beige seats are fantastic!!!  There is NO cracking, NO tears, NO seams coming apart.  They are incredibly supportive with what feels like zero foam wear. The leather is SO soft.  The rears I'm pretty sure have never been used.  They are so soft and buttery!!

-DOOR PANELS
One of the big things with Discos is the top of the drivers side door panel gets cracked...not this one!  All of the panels are free of dents or major defects. 

-CUPHOLDERS
This Disco 1 has 2nd gen Disco 2 cupholders.  They are MUCH better than the D1 style and mount on the center console.  They have a removable insert and fit everything from small to large cups, phones, wallets etc.   These are GREAT addition to any D1!

-HEADLINER
The headliner is in very nice shape, with only minor flaws again, hard to see in pics. 

-CARPET
Wonderful shape carpet and full OEM floor mat set.  Floormats have a few minor stains, carpets underneath are great!

-POWER SEATS
All power seat functions work perfect!  Hard to find in a Discovery!

-POWER LOCKS
All doors lock and unlock with central locking function.  The keyless entry unlocks and locks all doors and arms the alarm.  RARE to find a good working system in a Disco!

-POWER WINDOWS
All windows work smooth and quickly!

-SUNROOF
-Front and rear sunroof shades are intact!!! The rarest of the rare for a Disco! Front sunroof works great, rear in normal Rover sunroof fashion can be a bit finicky. 

-RADIO/CD CHANGER
OEM radio sounds fantastic!  The factory subwoofer still works great too (another Disco rarity).

-AC/HEAT
AC is ice cold and Heat is earth core hot! 

-MIRRORS
Power mirrors work perfectly!

-WOOD
Very nice wood on the console, doors and dash! The finish is great and the stain is smooth

-STEERING WHEEL
The leather is very nice!

-MISCELLANEOUS
The OEM roof rack bars are in their bag under the seats (or on the roof as pictured) and the original jack and ramp are are the hood

The Experience
Driving this Discovery is fantastic. It is Lexus quiet inside, pulls and handles like a sports car and is as comfortable as a Rolls Royce.  Its got all the power it had from the factory and from even a little gas is torquey and responsive. I hope you can tell by my long ad that this truck is a great pre-owned and beautiful Land Rover.  It's tax season, treat yourself to this truck, that you will not have to dump TONS of money into in this NO RESERVE AUCTION!  There is well over $5k in recent scheduled and preventive service alone in this truck so you are ready to go another 100k+++ of care free miles.  Don't buy an unserviced truck for a little less than spend 3 times as much to get it to this level of service!

Feel free to ask me any questions at all.  Residents around the country I am happy to be flexible for your arranged shipper so that you can get your new truck as soon as possible. 

My standard disclaimer/mantra for any car regardless of service or price: The truck is sold with no warranty.  You are buying a used car.  Eventually every car will break, if you find one that doesn't please let me know.  I do my ABSOLUTE BEST to offer only cars that are of TOP NOTCH service.  I am not a dealer, just a guy who loves Rovers (among other cars) and hope to pass along my passion and fervor for these trucks.  That said if ever you encounter an issue I do my best to provide advice, direction or even parts if I have them.  Please understand that it is a used car and will have minor signs of use.  That means please do not expect a showroom brand new truck. Please adjust your expectation level to that of a 125,000 mile truck that however is well above average for its year.   This is very low miles for Discoveries of this year, but please just remember that no 125,000 mile truck is perfect cosmetically.  It is though a very clean, very nice truck! Please only bid if you intend to buy.  If you would like to have eBay 3rd party mechanic service check out the truck I more than welcome it. All sales are final, the sky is blue, etc, etc. Sorry to have to give the boring speech.

Please feel free to ask any and all questions!!

Happy Rover-trails!!!!


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