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Announcement: Please provide feedback on electronic park brake faults. Click here for more info. Register to post on DISCO3.CO.UK DISCO3.CO.UK > General disco 3 virgin   Page 1 of 1 vibroman   Joined: 07 May 2008 Location: bury st edmunds Posts: 18   disco 3 virgin Hi there. Going to look at a 55 plate hse on saturday,But im a total D3 virgin.What sort of things do i need to be checking to make sure im not buying a complete lemon. Thanks   Wed May 14 2008 4:27am AVE   Joined: 13 Nov 2006 Location: In the land of the Superlambbanana Posts: 653   Morning! Are you buying from a dealer or privately? It's still within the warranty so hopefully has been looked after by previous owners. Make sure all of the software upgrades have been carried out. There are lots of issues covered on this site such as electronic park brake, loose tailgate strut nuts, cracks in sunroof frame etc. You could get the AA to check it out if buying privately. Disco 3 TDV6 HSE Mini Cooper Previous car: Disco 2 V8   Wed May 14 2008 8:50am craig   Joined: 08 Aug 2006 Location: Home of LR. Posts: 1989   What AVE said, but i'd also put it into offroad height and have a good look underneath for any signs of offroad use, whilst your there give the drivetrain assembly a visual - looking for leaks and dents that might show your pride and joy has had a hard/neglected life.   Wed May 14 2008 9:31am vibroman   Joined: 07 May 2008 Location: bury st edmunds Posts: 18   Thanks for the reply's The car is from a dealer, not a landrover dealer though. AVE, How would i know if the software updates have been done ?? Or if any recall work has been done ie sun roof things or the handbrake .. Thanks Mick   Thu May 15 2008 4:20am Hobgoblin   Joined: 15 Nov 2007 Location: Shropshire Posts: 409   Mick, see here for the sunroof issue http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic12842.h...f+cracking As for the other issues I suppose you can only ask. I'm not as good as I once was........but I'm as good once as I ever was.   Thu May 15 2008 8:36am Disconutter   Joined: 08 Aug 2007 Location: In the Nut-House Posts: 721   If she's still covered by original warranty, take it in to an LR dealer and ask them to check all mandatory updates have been done before the warranty expires - might charge a little for that, but depends on dealer and I think it would be worth the piece of mind. Powered by............................   Thu May 15 2008 8:52am vibroman   Joined: 07 May 2008 Location: bury st edmunds Posts: 18   Thanks for all you replys Ill find out the date the d3 was born and get it checked over and decide from there. mick   Fri May 16 2008 4:21am Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First   Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Discovery 3 Discussion----------------GeneralTechnicalMaintenance & ModificationsWheels & TyresNavigation, Entertainment and ElectronicsTips & TricksMy Discovery 3SpottedEventsVideos & Media Faults & Fixes----------------Issues Region Specific----------------EuropeAustralia & New ZealandNorth America & LR3AfricaFrancophoneSpanishDutchItaliano Marketplace----------------For Sale & WantedDealership FeedbackFinance and InsuranceGroup BuysMember-to-Member ServicesD3 Courier Network DISCO3.CO.UK----------------Site Announcements & FeedbackOff Topic Morocco Challenge----------------Morocco Challenge 2006Morocco Challenge 2007 News  < Previous Topic | Next Topic > Posting Rules You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2001 phpBB Group. SEO by phpBB SEO Copyright © 2004-2008 Martin Lewis