Strange Disco sale on eBay, What do you'all make of this?

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Bananaramma - 26 Feb 2005 17:14 GMT

This guy just sold this vehicle on eBay claiming it was a 1999 and
when I informed him it appeared to be an earlier model he tells me I'm
an idiot.
He claims that carfax checks it out as a 99, so it is.
Whats up with that???

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4529360184&sspagen
ame=ADME%3AB%3AWN%3AMT%3A2

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Paul - xxx - 26 Feb 2005 17:22 GMT

Bananaramma composed the following;:

> This guy just sold this vehicle on eBay claiming it was a 1999 and
> when I informed him it appeared to be an earlier model he tells me I'm
> an idiot.
> He claims that carfax checks it out as a 99, so it is.
> Whats up with that???

Could easily be a '99 ...

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Bananaramma - 26 Feb 2005 17:43 GMT

Just looked further and found it to be the last of the disco 1 series
that overlapped the first year of Disco 2. I guess I am an idiot
then...

B

>Bananaramma composed the following;:
>> This guy just sold this vehicle on eBay claiming it was a 1999 and
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>
>Could easily be a '99 ...

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David French - 28 Feb 2005 20:40 GMT

> Just looked further and found it to be the last of the disco 1 series
> that overlapped the first year of Disco 2. I guess I am an idiot
> then...

I wouldn't say you were an idiot, it would have struck me as odd too.
It looks like the last of the old bunch. However, there are a few
300Tdis on the road with T or even V/W plates - these will be vehicles
which spent an extra year somewhere in a field in Solihull, or elsewhere
in the system, before somebody remembered to register and sell them.

I saw a W plated 300Tdi in Surrey a few months back. It did make me
double-take. I think this makes me very sad.

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TonyB - 26 Feb 2005 20:41 GMT

Well, it's export spec so who knows what LandRover were up to?
TonyB

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StaffBull - 26 Feb 2005 21:37 GMT

It will be a 99 it's got a 4.0 lump - pre 99s had the 3.9

> This guy just sold this vehicle on eBay claiming it was a 1999 and
> when I informed him it appeared to be an earlier model he tells me I'm
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>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4529360184&sspagen
ame=ADME%3AB%3AWN%3AMT%3A2

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Austin Shackles - 26 Feb 2005 22:55 GMT

>This guy just sold this vehicle on eBay claiming it was a 1999 and
>when I informed him it appeared to be an earlier model he tells me I'm
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4529360184&sspagen
ame=ADME%3AB%3AWN%3AMT%3A2

lokos like a late "300" type, in which case it could be a '99. '99 is about
when they changed to the SII.

Mind, the 4.0 engine makes it a "thor", id it is indeed that and not just a
badging exercise.

"Calvin" says:

SAL    Manufacturer code: Land Rover
J    Model: NAS Discovery, 200/300 Series
Y    Model specification: 49 state emissions, 100in
1    Body type: 5-door, closed (station wagon, hard top)
2    Engine type: 3.9 litre V8 petrol, or 4.0 litre V8 petrol (OBD II)
4    Steering, transmission, GVW: Left-hand drive (LHD), 4-speed
automatic, 6000lb
2    Checksum code: checks out ok
X    Model year: 1999
A    Assembly location: Solihull, UK
562336    Serial number

so I guess it's legit.

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