Land Rover Discovery (98-04) - Review

Review by Parkers on
Discovery's got two sorts of reputations, and both are deserved. The first is for being a go-anywhere, do-anything 4x4, happy to tackle snow, mud and desert. The other's not so marketing-friendly; patchy build quality, poor reliability and all-over rust. But the model from 1998 (with major revisions again in May 2002) was a big improvement, with better electronics, more powerful engines and improved safety.
3.5 out of 5

Buying used

It's halfway between a real working vehicle and posh Range Rover which has impressed a lot of buyers. It's retained value - base-spec 4.0 V8s still retail for upwards of £10,500 (on a '98/S) and diesels make around £1000 more. Seven-seat and automatic models are the most sought after. Seven-seaters tend to fetch around £700-900 more than five-seaters and autos carry a premium of up to £1500.

See 96 used Land Rover Discoverys for sale, starting at £2,695

3.5 out of 5

Selling

Models from May 2002 are best-regarded. Most of the niggles have been ironed out and it's the final revision before Discovery is replaced with an all-new model. Best-looking, best-equipped and best reliability.