strength & beauty

with the increase in rollover accidents within the USA, referring to SUV's & MiniVans, it's nice to know that the DISC II is the only SUV with a complete seamwelded boxframe. If I find myself rolling, this is the vehicle to be in....
LandRover quote:

"Though the Discovery's fully boxed, seam-welded 14-gauge steel frame is the heart of its protection, the vehicle offers a variety of additional body-related enhancements.
Chief among these is a steel inner-body cage that lies between the frame and the outer sheet metals. Finally, doors are composed of corrosion-resistant aluminum alloy with large steel impact beams, while the rest of the exterior body panels - including the roof - are composed of double-sided galvanized steel.

I think all the land rovers are too boxy.:D

I have a 1996 Discovery, i personally love it. I am however, a little upset that the series 2 disco was toned down a little bit. The first discovery has huge chrome swivel balls in the front, where in the Series 2 it is just a normal CV joint with a boot over it. Well i guess it makes a little bit of sense, considering over half of landrover owners done use them for what they were built for.

just my 2¢

howard

Originally posted by CorvetteMan
I think all the land rovers are too boxy.:D

That boxyness is what makes a Land Rover.
They so cool looking in an ugly way.

yeah the frames kick ass, its just too bad they dont galvanize those like the rest of the steel body panels :(

can you say RUST

I have rolled a discovery before. It was really scary, but I was ok because it has such a strong frame. phew.