I have two Discos - technically anyway.. the 1993 (last of the 200s) has been lying at the mechanic's up the road for a couple of years on a SORN as the welding to get through its MOT would have been more than the vehicle was worth. It also had no clip to keep the gearstick centred so changing gears started between 1-2 and finding 3 and 5 at the right time was a matter of trial, guesswork and luck
I loved it too much to take his offer of £100 to scrap it and keep meaning to phone one of those numbers in the Scottish Farmer that advertise for old Landies in any condition or, if I do find somewhere to move to, to have it as a "field tractor". Problem is the tyres have probably gone meantime sitting there so long
My current one is a TD5 (02) which I was lucky to get very cheaply due to high mileage and lack of a service book, but knowing where it had been cared for (same mechanic). The guy it came from had a business and I reckon had also written it down on his tax so it was effectively paid for. It has been fab these last couple of years but now I don't have an income its maintenance costs and fuel are a bit scary
Problem is after a Disco I find sitting in wee cars very scary too - can't see out of my gate or over the hedge to get out on the main road and I'm just used to having it to get about. In winter I do need it to get hay etc to my hill ponies as the lane up there isn't always gritted and can be knee deep in snow for a week or two at a time, last year particularly so.. Theoretically I also need it to tow as I sold my wee Fiat Punto commuting car and my 7.5 tonne Bedford TL horsebox to get the first Disco, but I can't get my head around towing due to the gate angles here so I never did get the stock trailer I planned to
Maybe when I move..