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TonyH
Member Since: 01 Mar 2006
Location: Market Drayton, Shropshire
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I would like to have cruise control fitted to my D3 7-seat base D3. When I bought the car, I was informed by the dealership that the 7-seat can be supplied with factory-fitted cruise control but they were unable to locate one at the time of purchase.
So the question is, can it be fitted to my Disco, the dealership cannot confirm whether it is possible.  *Disco3 7-seat Auto
March 2006
Zermatt silver
*Disco TD5 GS Manual
2001
Epson Green
108,000 miles without a single problem
*Disco TD200 Manual
1993
Bonatti Grey
55,000 trouble-free miles
*Various company cars, no comparison
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 10th May 2006 6:09 pm |
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Slimer
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Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Last Exit to Nowhere
Posts: 16295
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Tony, this thread may help The End
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| 10th May 2006 6:32 pm |
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TonyH
Member Since: 01 Mar 2006
Location: Market Drayton, Shropshire
Posts: 211
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Thanks Slimer, thought I'd seen it somewhere before. Doesn't bode well for getting it done. Guess I'll have to keep using the right foot, however the auto is a dream to drive, so no great hardship, it was just on my wishlist.
Thanks for your help *Disco3 7-seat Auto
March 2006
Zermatt silver
*Disco TD5 GS Manual
2001
Epson Green
108,000 miles without a single problem
*Disco TD200 Manual
1993
Bonatti Grey
55,000 trouble-free miles
*Various company cars, no comparison
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| 10th May 2006 7:44 pm |
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macburns
Member Since: 25 Jan 2006
Location: Fort Collins, Colorado
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Why the hell do they build D3/LR3's without cruise control? I'd give up power windows before my cruise control. But I'm probably biased in that I have to drive between Colorado and New Jersey a couple of times per year, where most of the roads are straight for as far as the eye can see.
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| 10th May 2006 9:33 pm |
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Glymmer_Man
Member Since: 08 Mar 2006
Location: Sunny Downtown Sydney. I wish it were raining.
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macburns wrote: where most of the roads are straight for as far as the eye can see
And there inlies the reason Yankee cars can't go around corners. 
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| 10th May 2006 11:25 pm |
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Gareth
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Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
Posts: 26701
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I really enjoyed driving in a straight line for 80 miles, very relaxing!
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| 10th May 2006 11:28 pm |
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DiscoStu
Member Since: 09 Apr 2006
Location: London
Posts: 11412
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macburns wrote:Why the hell do they build D3/LR3's without cruise control? I'd give up power windows before my cruise control. But I'm probably biased in that I have to drive between Colorado and New Jersey a couple of times per year, where most of the roads are straight for as far as the eye can see.
Our little island is so crowded you hardly get a chance to use cruise control.  Everytime you go up hill you catch up to the car in front and have to slow down, and going down hill you hold up the traffic!  Mind you M6/M1 at 3.00 am is lovely for cruise! Disco 5 HSE Lux
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peyiqaJrmMU
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| 10th May 2006 11:39 pm |
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Gareth
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Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
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I totally agree! In the uk, we do not really need cruise.
The long straights I drove in the desert seemed endless, cruise control is essential in the US.
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| 10th May 2006 11:44 pm |
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macburns
Member Since: 25 Jan 2006
Location: Fort Collins, Colorado
Posts: 44
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This actually reminds me of something that happened to a friend I have who grew up in Eastern Colorado (perfectly flat, dirt roads, litterally nothing for many miles around) Him and a friend were driving around in their town of about 100 people and were both very intoxicated (stupid i know) the driver then put the cruise control on because of the long stretch of road. They both somehow passed out, and then woke up to the sound of their car plowing through a field of corn. I sometimes wonder how I get friends like these.....
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| 10th May 2006 11:45 pm |
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DiscoStu
Member Since: 09 Apr 2006
Location: London
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My parents live in Staffordshire. Came back from their place one Sunday morning at 3.00 am, cruise control all the way for 220 miles, excluding 3 motorway junctions. A VERY relaxing journey! I can see why it would be so important in the States. Disco 5 HSE Lux
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peyiqaJrmMU
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| 10th May 2006 11:48 pm |
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macburns
Member Since: 25 Jan 2006
Location: Fort Collins, Colorado
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And yes, our cars overall may not handle as well........but we like our cars (any type) to be very fast in a straight line. I think you will all get a kick out of turbominivan.com.
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| 10th May 2006 11:53 pm |
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Glymmer_Man
Member Since: 08 Mar 2006
Location: Sunny Downtown Sydney. I wish it were raining.
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DiscoStu wrote:Our little island is so crowded you hardly get a chance to use cruise control.
Oddly enough, it can be the same here....................... Could be our roads are just 
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| 11th May 2006 12:18 am |
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