Member Since: 01 Oct 2005
Location: England
Posts: 203
Getting rid of my D3
I've not been here for a while but thought I'd log in to say that after two and a half years my Disco 3 S and I have come to the end of the road. I have spent many hours deciding what to buy next and all the usual suspects have been considered.
My conclusion ................................... I will soon be taking delivery of a 2008.5MY Disco 3 HSE
The only things wrong with my old one were, no electric seats no sat nav, no phone kit - happily this cannot be said of the HSE - Woo hoo!
2nd Jan 2008 5:43 pm
heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
Posts: 4054
2nd Jan 2008 5:46 pm
NHR
Member Since: 13 Dec 2007
Location: Warsaw
Posts: 923
And as you're in the UK it'll be a proper HSE!
2nd Jan 2008 5:49 pm
tucker_j
Member Since: 01 Oct 2005
Location: England
Posts: 203
Oh yes, and as it's a 2008.5 I get the TV for 'free' too !
2nd Jan 2008 5:50 pm
NHR
Member Since: 13 Dec 2007
Location: Warsaw
Posts: 923
Even better!
Having had mine for five days now I am delighted with it, even without some of the toys. I sat in a friend's Toyota Landcruiser on Monday - the driving position felt all wrong. I now can't imagine driving anything else.
2nd Jan 2008 5:57 pm
BORDER ROVER
Member Since: 03 Dec 2007
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 1105
Enjoy i am. POT NOODLE NAVIGATION CHALLENGE 2010 WINNER
Club Sankey
Club pie and peas
If you want you want to sell the old one privately, there's a bloke on eBay seems to sell a lot of motors for his mates............
Congratualtions on an excellent choice. I trust it's silver.Too much intellectual firepower can damage your common sense.
2nd Jan 2008 7:36 pm
tucker_j
Member Since: 01 Oct 2005
Location: England
Posts: 203
As I said, not been on here for a while so I hope I am not starting something when I say, yes it's Silver.
2nd Jan 2008 7:43 pm
wolster
Member Since: 07 Dec 2007
Location: various
Posts: 352
tucker_j wrote:
As I said, not been on here for a while so I hope I am not starting something when I say, yes it's Silver.
What if the "Hokey Cokey" really is what it's all about?
'54 TDV6 Auto SE, Silver, Leather, HSE Wheels, Alpine Roof, Light Guards, Black Side Tubes, Tints.
Y 110 County Commercial, White, just bought it... watch this space for added bits!
2nd Jan 2008 7:56 pm
WOODY179
Member Since: 01 Jun 2005
Location: Chesterfield
Posts: 3637
Excellent choice 1996 Discovery 1 300TDI ES Biarritz Blue, sold
1999 Discovery 2 TD5 ES Rioja Red, sold
2002 Discovery 2 TD5 ES Buckingham Blue, sold
2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Adriatic Blue, sold
2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Zambezi Silver, sold
2011 Discovery 4 SDV6 HSE Nara Bronze, sold
2016 Volvo XC60 D5 AWD Lux Nav Twilight Bronze, sold
2020 Range Rover Evoque P250 First Edition, Nolita grey, sold
2023 Range Rover Evoque P300e Autobiography, Carpathian grey
2nd Jan 2008 8:05 pm
yaugher
Member Since: 24 Sep 2007
Location: SE UK
Posts: 420
Glad u didnt get another make and stayed with D3....must say a lot about the reliability
Just to be nozey what are they giving u PX for the old one??? whats mileage and had it been serviced by LRD?
be interetsed to see what it lost over the years u owned it
(kent here to!)
2nd Jan 2008 8:39 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72789
Silver seems to be the way to go -
"I know that you believe that you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you read is not what I meant"
2nd Jan 2008 10:18 pm
tucker_j
Member Since: 01 Oct 2005
Location: England
Posts: 203
Well as you asked nicely, I can tell you that the S spec was an ex demonstrator with active rear locking diff, Xenons, Full leather and tow kit which new would have cost roughly £38K and I paid £31K for it. It will be three years old in March 08, has done 50,000 miles and has a full main dealer service history. I've had it for 28 months. The trade price offered is just over £17,500 so I'll leave you to do the maths.
Oh, and the S is a manual gearbox.
As for reliability I have had all the usual issues such as screen wash level indicator, EPB stuck on, faulty bonnet alarm sensor, compressor failure, light switch failure, sudden loss of power at high speeds due to ECU error etc etc. But it has never left me stranded and all these issues were fixed and have not reoccured
3rd Jan 2008 11:39 am
Russell
Member Since: 24 Aug 2007
Location: Kent
Posts: 10564
New D3
tucker_j
Can I ask which dealer you are using, is it Barretts?
RussellMY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
MY15 D4 HSE Kaikoura Stone
MY12 D4 HSE Nara Bronze Sold and gone
MY11 D4 HSE Stornaway Grey Sold and gone
D3 S spec Silver Sold and gone
Tow bar, full length roof bars, side steps, tow bar storage unit, surround camers.
D4 camera club
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