Assessing an abandoned Disco 2

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IT is not unusual for there to be a few Land Rovers at my yard awaiting their turn to have a new chassis fitted. This particular Discovery 2 was delivered to me by the owner with the promise that he would soon have a good used chassis brought over, already repaired and galvanised. However, after two years, I realised the replacement chassis was not going to materialise.

I have a short to medium term need for a comfortable tow car, and a Discovery 2 Td5 would fit the bill very nicely, and I have a suitable chassis in stock. So I contacted the owner of the vehicle and explained that it would be best if he sold it to me. He eventually agreed, with the promise that he would have first option to buy the Discovery back after I was finished with it.

The attraction of this particular example was due to a number of key factors. Firstly, it was one