As you know, I’m slowly building a small collection of Land Rovers with hopes my son and I can have a museum of sorts, years down the road, showcasing our “working collection” of Land Rovers. Recently I had an opportunity to purchase a 1 owner 1998 Land Rover Discovery 1 and I was thrilled to snag it up. The owner was a true Rover fan and had a love for his Rover, much like I do with my collection. After lots of chatting and getting to know each other, we made a deal and I welcomed it into the collection.
Being a 1 owner Discovery 1 I was thrilled to get a pile of documentation with it. This enabled me to run an analysis and determine how it racked up the 180,000 miles on the clock! Upon my analysis, I could tell it got most of its mileage very quickly, judging by the 30k and 45k, and 75k service. It had a pretty easy life the past 10 years, enjoying sitting in a nice garage in Maine, only being used to go on fly fishing expeditions. Another super cool thing I got was the window sticker when it was purchased! Every collector loves having this!
I took all the documentation, scanned every single paper, and put every single dollar spent in a spreadsheet. In total, from 1998 – 2019, over $27,000 was spent on this vehicle! Below is a snapshot of the work.
| Date | Service Comments | Mileage | Cost |
| 4/22/1998 | 7,500 mile service | 7,991 | $0.00 |
| 8/11/1998 | 15,000 mile service | 15,550 | $0.00 |
| 3/24/1999 | 30,000 mile service | 30,869 | $0.00 |
| 11/4/1999 | 45,000 mile service | 45,769 | $0.00 |
| 12/4/1999 | New tires and alignment | 7,972 | $794.59 |
| 7/15/2000 | Oil Change | 64,136 | $36.45 |
| 10/23/2000 | 60k service, replace read brake pads, replace headlight bulbs, replace battery | 70,348 | $1,396.11 |
| 1/20/2001 | Jiffy Lube, oil change | 75,726 | $133.64 |
| 8/9/2001 | Oil Change | 87,222 | $58.71 |
| 10/30/2001 | Rotate tires, replace wiper blades, checked brakes | 91,309 | $103.85 |
| 12/12/2001 | Replace #3 and #4 plug wires, replaced catalytic converter, oil change | 94,502 | $1,867.53 |
| 9/25/2002 | Oil Change | 112,672 | $60.85 |
| 4/7/2003 | 120k service, fix coolant leak, renew front and rear brake pads | 124,534 | $1,139.77 |
| 7/18/2003 | Oil change | 130,743 | $157.23 |
| 9/19/2003 | Replaced fuel rail and injectors, oil change, replace left mirror glass | 133,905 | $2,624.19 |
| 12/12/2003 | Oil change, lights, replace intake manifold | 137,998 | $101.84 |
| 10/30/2004 | Oil Change | 147,637 | $65.98 |
| 3/18/2005 | 150k service, replace headlights and foglights, install front plate bracket | 149,697 | $1,570.36 |
| 8/9/2005 | Oil Change | 152,962 | $67.17 |
| 12/28/2005 | New tires, oil change, wheel alignment | 156,186 | $1,293.39 |
| 9/7/2006 | Oil change, flush coolant system, rotate tires, replaced valve cover gaskets, resealed oil pan, replaced serpentine belt, replaced rear wiper motor | 160,349 | $1,362.04 |
| 8/27/2007 | Oil Change | 163,426 | $60.15 |
| 9/17/2007 | Check brakes, replace bulbs | 164,328 | $278.48 |
| 5/8/2008 | Replace filters, change oil, plug wires | 166,566 | $564.29 |
| 7/1/2008 | Replace crank sensor | 161,849 | $415.25 |
| 7/24/2009 | Windshield, tie rods, oil change, replace burnt bulbs, wheel alignment | 170,543 | $1,952.89 |
| 7/21/2010 | Lube sunroof, new battery, flush coolant system, alignment, rotate tires, replace blown bulbs, replace left front light assembly, replaced brakes, new diff gaskets | 175,658 | $2,310.69 |
| 9/13/2011 | Shocks | 179,205 | $1,491.75 |
| 11/24/2012 | New battery | $115.79 | |
| 1/24/2013 | Fuel filter, spark plugs, wheel alignment, battery hold down – some oil leaks noted | 180,579 | $830.54 |
| 10/3/2014 | Right rear window regulator replaced, oil change, wheel alignment | 186,454 | $475.71 |
| 4/4/2015 | New battery from napa | $113.41 | |
| 6/12/2015 | New fuel pump, battery hold downs, new mis lugnuts, reseal instake manifold, alignment, new tires, replaced leaking oil cooler lines, new water pump, | 186,581 | $3,986.42 |
| 10/20/2015 | New battery, new muffler and tailpipe, multi-point inspection | 187,862 | $1,096.58 |
| 7/21/2017 | Replacement lamp guards | $254 | |
| 6/6/2018 | Oil change | 195,263 | $117.91 |
| 5/17/2019 | New battery | 196,339 | $248.06 |
| 6/7/2019 | Prior to buying had codes scanned due to engine light. Cat converter and sensors are faults. | $0 | |
| Grand total: | $27,145.85 |
