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What did you do in your Disco3 today?
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Bogblaster
Joined: 17 Nov 2005
Location: Gloucestershire
Posts: 177
 
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Took the rather nervous at being driven mother and father in law to Stansted. After 2 months of the mother in law living with us as the current Mrs BB presented me with a baby son in May and the M-i-l arrived a week before the baby  I can tolerate sharing my house for 4 weeks, just about, but after 8 weeks I had gone stir crazy  Boy am I glad to see her back home, thats the trouble with marrying a foreign bird! Too far to travel for a weekend, so the relatives come for bloody ages.
I did however manage to get 34 to the gallon out my car, with 4 adults, 2 kids and luggage, cruise control to 75 and then M40, M25 and then Stansted, filled up in Oxford and when I got home it was still reading 33.8 mpg. Now thats chuffing good for a 2.7 tonne auto.
I still reckon its the best car I have ever owned  Dissy 3 HSE TDV6, with all the toys, but no DVD player like the last one, kids well  off, JE Chip
A5 3.0l TDI 
New Puma 90 in Stornoway Grey, with Winch, Snorkel, BFG's or Kumho KL71's, Intercooler, Bash plate, Old Man Emus, and more being added to every week  including a dent.........
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britindus
Joined: 25 Apr 2008
Location: Dusseldorf
Posts: 168
 
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today I had to wash my D3 ... in fact it too rather more than just a wash!
after doing .....
this .. a lot in Iceland!
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someone tried to tell me something .....
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I didnt think it looked too bad!!!!!
INfact I was quite proud of my dirty work!
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| Mon Jul 14 2008 8:55pm |
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Bodsy
Joined: 06 Nov 2006
Location: Home, home on the range........
Posts: 5466
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looks like a great time! TDV6 HSE Black, Black Wheels /MTR's(in the shed!), Black RRS front/rear LR badge (tbf) Black Leather, Black Glass, Black TowB, Shiny Tasmods, Dull Mantec, White (& Orange) Reflective D3 Sticker, Black steering wheel badge, black air intake. Optima & Traxide dual battery setup.
Need black RRS wheel centre caps.
Now with added Engel.....
We D3, therefore we are..........
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| Mon Jul 14 2008 9:01pm |
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britindus
Joined: 25 Apr 2008
Location: Dusseldorf
Posts: 168
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ronp wrote:I just washed my rear-end!!!
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic23237.html?highlight=
its was muddy as hell when I came off the ferry in Denmark
after a heavy couple of showers on the danish motorways the front was clean again 
arse end was still dusty as hell!
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| Mon Jul 14 2008 9:08pm |
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London Lad
Joined: 27 May 2008
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 49
 
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Gave her a clean, checked tyres, fluids etc. all ready for a little trip on Friday. Going via the chunnel down to Monaco for a few days and then on to Spain for a week or so and then back to sunny Suffolk.
She has 2k miles on her now and has started to loosen up a bit so fingers crossed she stays reliable. There are short term investments and long term investments. Long term investments are generally short term ones that went wrong.
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| Tue Jul 22 2008 5:56pm |
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Bodsy
Joined: 06 Nov 2006
Location: Home, home on the range........
Posts: 5466
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Took the mantec plate & compressor cover off tonight. Jetwashed all the crud off the bottom of the car after the off road course at Billing at the weekend.
decided to do it today so I don't have to spend 3 hours on saturday before I do the brakes.
Should get Brake bits off of the Large One tomorrow, so will do those at the weekend.
One word of warning though, I found a very sharp peice of stone in the edge of the tyre rim. Managed to get it out before it pierced the tyre, but just a reminder to all to thoroughly check all wheels after off roading.
Let us know how you get on London Lad, have a similar trip (although to Italy) in a couple of weeks. TDV6 HSE Black, Black Wheels /MTR's(in the shed!), Black RRS front/rear LR badge (tbf) Black Leather, Black Glass, Black TowB, Shiny Tasmods, Dull Mantec, White (& Orange) Reflective D3 Sticker, Black steering wheel badge, black air intake. Optima & Traxide dual battery setup.
Need black RRS wheel centre caps.
Now with added Engel.....
We D3, therefore we are..........
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| Tue Jul 22 2008 11:08pm |
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CY
Joined: 16 Aug 2005
Location: The Bonnie Banks of the Forth
Posts: 3297
 
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Family have (rather, had) the D3 up north at holiday house and when getting in it at the sports club car park the engine wouldn't start and attempting would make it engage the Reverse gear 
It then wouldn't let them take the key out of the ignition, at which point all electrics stopped working - leaving the key stuck in the ignition and no way of locking the doors. Out of warranty now so no LRA, but a black picture was painted to the dealer who were supposed to have fixed a similar fault the previous week (for £200!) and they were eventually persuaded to come up north from Edinburgh and collect her, but it would take them 3 hours so the D3 was abandoned in the sports club car park unlocked and with the key in 
Eventually the flatbed lorry arrived and had to squeeze in to the sports club car park (which is small) and caused havoc and chaos blocking everyones way.
No courtesy car. I think she gets returned this week so I'll try and post the results soon(ish)... DISCO3's Student Correspondent...
Discovery 3 TDV6 SE
Volvo V70 T5 SE
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| Tue Jul 22 2008 11:36pm |
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SN
Joined: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Doing the Lambeth Walk
Posts: 7150
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Whizzed up to Washington (Tyne & Wear not DC) today - saw quite a few D3's - including a silver one with disgusting 22" rims at Scotch Corner Services 
Was at the front of a convoy of two on the M62 this morning from Scammonden down to Brighouse - the driver of the 'plain' Java SE copped a great big look at my disco3 sticker for the duration
oh - and 280 miles at 24mpg dead  Steve N | 2006 TDV6 S Auto in Buckingham Blue | Member of the top ten club | Am I online?
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| Thu Jul 24 2008 8:51pm |
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Bodsy
Joined: 06 Nov 2006
Location: Home, home on the range........
Posts: 5466
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Pootled down to Newport, Gwent today, Hung around Chav Central for 4 hours waiting for my passport, then went home! TDV6 HSE Black, Black Wheels /MTR's(in the shed!), Black RRS front/rear LR badge (tbf) Black Leather, Black Glass, Black TowB, Shiny Tasmods, Dull Mantec, White (& Orange) Reflective D3 Sticker, Black steering wheel badge, black air intake. Optima & Traxide dual battery setup.
Need black RRS wheel centre caps.
Now with added Engel.....
We D3, therefore we are..........
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| Thu Jul 24 2008 11:25pm |
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John C
Joined: 28 Aug 2007
Location: East Yorkshire
Posts: 780
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Not really today, but more 'last week'...
Spent the week towing a large RIB round north Wales - major roads, v. narrow lanes (the route up to Llyn Geirionydd if anyone knows it!).
I tow a lot, but this is the biggest/heaviest thing I've towed to date. D3 was utterly superb - world apart from my old D2 which I used last year. Smooth powerful acceleration up-hill. Competent, stable, and very controlled low-box manoeuvring on slipways - superb. Major permagrin stuff.
  TDV6 SE Auto, Cairns Blue
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| Fri Jul 25 2008 9:27am |
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shiny moose
Joined: 13 Nov 2007
Location: Wishing I was still in the Alps
Posts: 1104
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Used mine as an ambulance last night, I had to get wifey up the local hospital after she ripped the skin of her knee,
No blood on the seat covers luckily, but accompanying tea towel has seen better days.
result - 3 stitches and a damaged ligament ! oh and a 'take a way' for tea, Silver TDV6 S with sat nav, PTI and Moosed up a bit
"PROGRESS IS MANS ABILITY TO COMPLICATE SIMPLICITY"
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| Fri Jul 25 2008 1:30pm |
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Bill Wright
Joined: 03 Nov 2007
Location: Mid- Devon
Posts: 510
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Got your priorities right there then. 
Bill Wright D3 TDV6 S 06/56 Silver
Honda Pan European 2005
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| Fri Jul 25 2008 1:32pm |
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Bodsy
Joined: 06 Nov 2006
Location: Home, home on the range........
Posts: 5466
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Glad she's OK now though.
Oh and is your wife OK too...?  TDV6 HSE Black, Black Wheels /MTR's(in the shed!), Black RRS front/rear LR badge (tbf) Black Leather, Black Glass, Black TowB, Shiny Tasmods, Dull Mantec, White (& Orange) Reflective D3 Sticker, Black steering wheel badge, black air intake. Optima & Traxide dual battery setup.
Need black RRS wheel centre caps.
Now with added Engel.....
We D3, therefore we are..........
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| Fri Jul 25 2008 1:33pm |
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Bodsy
Joined: 06 Nov 2006
Location: Home, home on the range........
Posts: 5466
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Today, I changed all my brake pads, changed the brake pad sensors, adjusted the EPB, changed my MTR's for the original silver ones , gave the black beast a quick wash & then collected my eldest on his return from his scotland camp...
Tomorrow I've got to replace a window, cut the grass, clean out the inside of the Disco, clean & feed the kids (new one on me!) change my 12v sockets & clean the MTR wheels before storing them..... TDV6 HSE Black, Black Wheels /MTR's(in the shed!), Black RRS front/rear LR badge (tbf) Black Leather, Black Glass, Black TowB, Shiny Tasmods, Dull Mantec, White (& Orange) Reflective D3 Sticker, Black steering wheel badge, black air intake. Optima & Traxide dual battery setup.
Need black RRS wheel centre caps.
Now with added Engel.....
We D3, therefore we are..........
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| Sun Jul 27 2008 12:28am |
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