Member Since: 05 May 2016
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 72
To buy or not to buy...that is the question.
Well to days the big day..do i buy a D3 or do i let the horror story's get the better of me. As much as i want this vehicle potential engine/turbo/egr/ compressor/suspension failure frightens me.
4th Jun 2016 4:27 am
Dave T
Member Since: 03 Jul 2009
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 6902
buy, just do a thorough inspection of the car and the paperwork........ then cross your fingers Joined the BMWX5 45e group
1994 Defender 90
2015 RRS Corris Grey/Black roof
2016 D4 Graphite Santorini Black
2012 D4 XS Orkney Grey
2005 D3 S Maya Gold
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4th Jun 2016 5:10 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Just keep repeating "It's only money" and you'll be fine.
4th Jun 2016 5:22 am
Alan B
Member Since: 12 Feb 2013
Location: Fife
Posts: 6528
If you're that worried and having so many doubts before you've bought one
Walk away
On second thoughts, what if you cross a road,there may be buses or cars on it, you hear some horror stories about crossing roads
D3 57 xs Stornaway grey
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4th Jun 2016 5:42 am
Dave T
Member Since: 03 Jul 2009
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 6902
Compressor failure is relatively cheap and would be virtually covered if you get AA parts and garage cover which is relatively cheap. Suspension bushes will go on any car that is 6 years old or more (D3 age) as will anything else. Disco mikey isn't far away, just don't go to a dealer for workJoined the BMWX5 45e group
1994 Defender 90
2015 RRS Corris Grey/Black roof
2016 D4 Graphite Santorini Black
2012 D4 XS Orkney Grey
2005 D3 S Maya Gold
Convoy for Heroes 2011
4th Jun 2016 5:47 am
fatboynotsothin
Member Since: 05 May 2016
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 72
Dave T wrote:
buy, just do a thorough inspection of the car and the paperwork........ then cross your fingers
The car has issues...clunking from the front which suggests lower arm failure, tailgate doesn't open, I'm told the belts have been change but no service history, Inter cooler hose split and appears to be repaired using jubilee clips and a piece of pipe, Its 3 different shades of silver, holes in the rear cloth and odd lights cut into the rear bumper (im told it used to be a convoy vehicle..wide loads etc) badges in the wrong place and horrible Range Rover Sport wheels. however it is a 2009 vehicle showing 124k so at £6200 its cheap
4th Jun 2016 6:21 am
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
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..2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: FL2 as a second car
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2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
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4th Jun 2016 6:22 am
Deanos_Beano
Member Since: 21 Feb 2016
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 563
The prestige cars one looks beter same age money etc have a look at that one ?
4th Jun 2016 6:24 am
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7438
..2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: FL2 as a second car
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
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4th Jun 2016 6:27 am
tayaste
Member Since: 15 May 2013
Location: Chester
Posts: 7633
Deanos_Beano wrote:
The prestige cars one looks beter same age money etc have a look at that one ?
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20713
fatboynotsothin wrote:
Dave T wrote:
buy, just do a thorough inspection of the car and the paperwork........ then cross your fingers
The car has issues...clunking from the front which suggests lower arm failure, tailgate doesn't open, I'm told the belts have been change but no service history, Inter cooler hose split and appears to be repaired using jubilee clips and a piece of pipe, Its 3 different shades of silver, holes in the rear cloth and odd lights cut into the rear bumper (im told it used to be a convoy vehicle..wide loads etc) badges in the wrong place and horrible Range Rover Sport wheels. however it is a 2009 vehicle showing 124k so at £6200 its cheap
Bought one very similar around a year ago for my stepdad.
05 "S" with 109k. We paid £5,500 with the known faults of:
EPB jammed, knocking suspension, needing tyres, brake servo fault, various other niggly issues and no service history.
These were duly repaired, and the car has run faultless for the last 12 months
The car was cheap enough to justify buying and repairing. As with any car, even one without known issues, it's a risk you take. If it's cheap enough, it gives you something in the pot to repair anything that does crop up in the short term My D3 Build Thread
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If you can personally do all of the work and you don't mind different shades of silver then it may be worth a punt, however if you want something that looks good and drives well and you don't have the skills I would walk straight on by.Joined the BMWX5 45e group
1994 Defender 90
2015 RRS Corris Grey/Black roof
2016 D4 Graphite Santorini Black
2012 D4 XS Orkney Grey
2005 D3 S Maya Gold
Convoy for Heroes 2011
4th Jun 2016 7:10 am
VVS210
Member Since: 05 Aug 2015
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 499
Is this the same car that you were asking about a short while back - owned by a female friend who was selling for £8k?
If so how come you're now telling us about things you didn't mention then??
Probably going to spend £1.5k or more getting things fixed & replacing RRS wheels etc. that means the HSE at Prestige is only £3.5k more & looks like a completely different class of car.
I know which one I would be buying & it wouldn't be in three shades of silver...
You pays your money & takes your choice though.D4 - Stornoway Grey
D2 V8 - Zambesi Silver (rust free JDM import 😎)
FL2 - Sd4 HSE
110 Td5 DCPU - Bonatti Grey - sold
FL2 Td4 - Zambesi Silver - sold
D2 Td5 - Epsom Green - sold
F1 Td4 - Giverney Green - sold
90 300 Tdi - White – sold BIG mistake should have kept it!
F1 Td4 - written off by a taxi!
D1 300 Tdi - written off by a Fiesta...
D1 200 Tdi - sold
90 Turbo Diesel - sold
Ser 2a SWB - sold and glad I 'got rid'
Ser 2 SWB - sold but wish I still had it!
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