Guy buys cheap second-hand Land Rover Discovery to put it through its paces off-road, is very surprised

A YouTuber bought a super cheap second-hand Land Rover Discovery to see if it’s possible to buy a proper off-roader without breaking the bank.

The answer, condensed and simplified, is yes.

Proof that good engineering makes a car timeless.

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A YouTuber who goes by Lee Lockwood said he bought a Land Rover Discovery 2 TD ‘for pretty cheap’ and spent a bit more modifying the car.

After that, he decided to do a test run and he said the car fared a lot better than expected.

In fact, the only time he needed help was when he had to use another Land Rover (and a winch) to tow the it up a hill.

One of the toughest Land Rover models ever made

This is the Land Rover Discovery Series II, known internally as L318, and it is the second generation of one of Land Rover’s best sellers.

It was unveiled in 1998 and remained in production for about six years.

It was available with a choice of three engines, two gas-powered V8s, and then the iconic straight-five diesel engine.

The diesel engine outsold the other two, by a significant margin, partly because the V8 one was more expensive, but also because the diesel one had more torque.

And that’s kind of what Land Rovers, both the old models and the new ones, are known for.

What are the automaker’s best-selling cars?

Before the Evoque, the Range Rover Sport was the best-selling Land Rover model, year in and year out, followed by the Discovery and the Defender.

Then, over the last 15-odd years, things changed a bit.

The Evoque was launched in 2011, and it became an instant hit.

In the meantime, the Defender was canceled for the first time since 1947, but Land Rover (and its customers) couldn’t stay away, so they brought it back.

In 2019, just three years after retiring the original Defender, the automaker reintroduced the model, this time with a lot more going on in terms of luxury.

Today, the carmaker makes seven vehicles.

There are two Discovery models, the ‘regular’ one and the Sport variant, the Defender, and then four Range Rover variants.

Aside from the full-size luxury SUV, the Range Rover, we’ve got the Range Rover Sport, Velar and Evoque, which the automaker still markets as a Range Rover model rather than a standalone product.

And speaking of Range Rover models, there’s a new one coming, the electric one, which is apparently already selling like hot cakes.