Land Rover Discovery 1 Mpi

Land Rover Discovery 1 named “Ozzy”

Car Specs:

Engine: 2.0L Mpi

Fuel: Petrol

Year Model: 1996

Suspension: Old Man Emu Nitrocharger (2” Lift)

Tyres: 225/75r16 BFGoodrich KM3 Mud Terrains

Transmission: 5-speed manual

Front Bumper: ARB Deluxe Bar

Winch: WARN VR10S

Off Road Lights: ARB Solis Intensity Flood Lights

Differential Lockers: Center LR Diff Lock

Snorkel: Safari Snorkel

 

Overland/Camping Specs:

Roof Top Tent: ARB Sipson III

Awning: ARB 2.0x2.5m side opening awning

Roof Rack: Safety Devices Highlander (2016-2021) and ARB Base Rack (2021-2022)

Wheel Bin Bag: Camp Cover

Drawer System: Custom/Home Made with ARB Outback lockable handles

Water Storage: Front Runner 40L footwell water tank, one 20L water jerrycan

12v System: REDARC BCDC

Camp Battery: Bosch 90Ah Deep Cycle

Fridge/Freezer: ARB ZERO

Interior/Exterior Organisers: Window Blinders Organisers by SheWolf

 

 

Ozzy was the first car we used for camping/overlanding. Bought in 2015 and used for our first trip back in 2019. After falling in love with camping trips, Ozzy begun receiving small but continues upgrades leading to its “final” form in 2021.

Ozzy was a Land Rover Discovery 1 with the 2.0 Mpi engine which was seriously underpowered but did the job.

One of our first addition was the custom drawer system we made ourselves, which in fact was an absolute disaster at first but after years and contentless trips we managed to get it right. Its final form included two drawers one on top of each other and the fridge on the right side.

The Roof Top Tent we used on Ozzy was the ARB Simspon III. It was a top quality soft-shell roof top tent and quite “roomy” at the same time but it required several minutes to set up and fold back down (like every other soft shell tent), which was its major disadvantage.

When we started thinking of replacing Ozzy we set the following priorities for our next build:

-It had to be Diesel

-Should be a bit bigger to gain some extra space

-It should be a comfortable ride

-must have 700kg or more payload

All these factors lead to our decision in purchasing our next vehicle, our 2003 Td5 Discovery 2