DISCOVERY 1 AND SERIES III HEAD TO HEAD

Things have change recently. The Series III has for a long time been the cheaper way on to the Land Rover scene, but just look at how the early Discovery has crept up on its blind side. You can pick up a useable 200TDI for well under value, if you’re feeling brave, you can pick up an MOT failure for cheaper or less. That’s deep into Series III territory.

Granted, they are totally different. The Series III owes much to 1958’s Series I. this is a basic, rough and ready, milk the cows then head to the market Land Rover. The Discovery is very car like very 1980s car like, but anyway, with underpinning derived from the original Range Rover. Performance and refinement are on a different planet to the old Series III but the Discovery loss out on durability and some  would say character and driver enjoyment. But which one is better for you? Let’s take a good look at two typical examples.