Used 1997 Land Rover Discovery SE7 4dr SUV AWD Consumer Reviews
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Fantastic all round vehicle
Macca, 05/04/2009
Land Rover Discovery SE7 4dr SUV AWD
18 of 19 people found this review helpful
I bought mine with 100,000 kilometers on it and intended to use it as a tow vehicle for my Caravan. After the first trip, I was disappointed with the lack of power from the 3.9 V8. I took the vehicle to a performance workshop and had a "Unichip" fitted. The transformation was amazing. This Disco now flys and returns a very respectable fuel mileage.
Fun to drive.... to the service dept.
Money Pit, 08/10/2002
Land Rover Discovery SE7 4dr SUV AWD
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
I've kept this truck for 3 years now, thinking I've made my last repair for a while. All this just between 35k & 75k miles.... Window lift ($425) Radiator ($550) Seat adjuster ($200) Cup holder ($135) Major oil & coolant leaks ($1200) Speed sensor ($200) Blown valves ($2800) Depreciation falls faster than the Space Shuttle. I really enjoyed driving the truck when it was working, but reliability is dismal at best. I've been to several LR dealerships service dept. with mine, and they aren't sympathetic in the slightest. Also, they are usually backed up minimum of 2 weeks.
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97 SE7, 10/07/2005
Land Rover Discovery SE7 4dr SUV AWD
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
I bought my black '97 Discovery SE7 back in March with 72,000 miles on it and i LOVE it. No other vehicle looks or drives like it, and the two sunroofs are amazing. Reliability so far has been surprisingly good despite the poor reliability reviews, with no major repairs. My car now has over 84k on it and all i have had to replace was a window motor, not surprising since it IS a Land Rover, and a gasket. I guess a Land Rover is like a good wine, it improves with age? Or maybe just because everything has been repaired in it.
Trade It In
Cathy Albrecht, 02/02/2002
Land Rover Discovery SE7 4dr SUV AWD
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
We have had our used Discovery for 2 1/2 years. At close to 50,000 (we bought at 36,000) miles, we have had nothing but trouble. A/C hose ($600), coolant leak ($800), window raising or lowering ($325), now head gasket problem (est. $2,000) -- all in 6 months. We need to get current problem fixed and get rid of it!
Quite Happy
R Faoro, 12/22/2002
Land Rover Discovery SE7 4dr SUV AWD
6 of 7 people found this review helpful
With 90K km on it, we've had it for 2 months now and, so far, we're pretty happy. It looks great, is very comfortable, and drives well. The gas milage doesn't seem as bad as it's cracked up to be (no worse than my 3L '89 Pathfinder). The only problem, so far, was an unreliable gas gage right after we bought it which required a gas float replacement, about a $600 repair, which the dealer agreed to pay half for.