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Roger 47
Member Since: 25 Oct 2008
Location: Exmoor Somerset
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Hi All
I'm considering whether to change the D3 for a FFRR. Does anybody know anything about their problems. Will I be jumping from the frying pan into the fire. Althought I must admit, touch wood, I have not had any trouble from my D3 as yet but I'm a low mileage user 28000 in 5 years. I will be looking for a low mileage 55 or 06 plate diesel in order to avoid the road tax increase, every little bit helps, as they say.
Appreciate any feed back. Thanks.
Roger 1988 Range Rover
1990 Range Rover
1993 Range Rover
2001 Freelander GS
2002 Discovery TD5 ES
2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 S
2007 Freelander 2 S
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 25th Nov 2010 2:47 pm |
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zarnd
Member Since: 23 Apr 2010
Location: Kent
Posts: 794
 
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My Dad has an 05 S/C Vogue SE FFRR and it is brilliant. Onl real problems are with suspension faults that have ended up with a new compressor recently, get the off transmission and traction reduced error message that we have not got to the bottom of yet and the rear wiper arm worked it's way loose and was clonking during use and over bumps. I love his FFRR, great vehicle
cheers Alex
2007 D3 TDV6 HSE
2009 Caterham Supersport
2005 FFRR Vogue SE 4.2 Supercharged
2004 SL55 AMG
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| 25th Nov 2010 3:08 pm |
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jamesbond007
Member Since: 26 Jan 2010
Location: Algarve, Portugal
Posts: 263
 
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Logical move. Will probably be at that junction a couple of years from now. Unless I go for a Q7 V12 TDI..... 8) The older I get, the better I was.
Discovery 3 TDV6 Auto (BAS remap) after Defender TD4 110 Crew Cab and 1964 SIIA 88.
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| 25th Nov 2010 3:23 pm |
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wardpg
Member Since: 14 Aug 2005
Location: Preston
Posts: 67
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I changed from a D3 to a FFRR just over 2 years ago. I had one of the first D3,s so it was nearly 4 years old when i changed.
The FFRR has been great with only a duff battery which was changed under warranty. There are circumstances when I still miss my discos versatility and space and 7 seats and at one time i was thinking of going back to a D4, but the comfort and presence won over. The FFRR is still a vehicle who's development is 10 years old and unless you buy a new one lags a bit behind in the toy department but overall its a brilliant vehicle. Mines a 2008 TDV8 vogue se which i bought mainly because of the adaptive lights. never needed the Ski bag or dog guard but the cooled seats are quite good for the one week of summer we get.
I get about 22mpg on short journeys and 28/29 on long ones. Road tax is a crippler at £435 but insurance wise its not too bad but i suggest you have a tracker fitted as a lot of companies will not insure without one. I had the cheapest tracker fitted which cost £180 and £7 per month.
I suggest that if you can afford it you get the face lifted one which came out in 2006 which as the LR bits rather then the BMM ones, updated nav and radio and TDV8 engine
Hope this helps ex DI D2 and D3 owner now have FFRR TDV8 but thinking of coming back to a D4 Love my Disco
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| 25th Nov 2010 3:36 pm |
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Renton
Member Since: 13 Jan 2009
Location: Somewhere in the middle
Posts: 1718
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jamesbond007 wrote:Logical move. Will probably be at that junction a couple of years from now. Unless I go for a Q7 V12 TDI..... 8)
Go wash your mouth with soap G!! 
Just kidding. Last week I was overtaken by a Q7 V12. I couldn't believe how fast it accelerated. CLUB ILLEGAL CAR WASHERS
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| 25th Nov 2010 3:58 pm |
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jamesbond007
Member Since: 26 Jan 2010
Location: Algarve, Portugal
Posts: 263
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It is a monster. Torque of 1.000 Nm.....  The older I get, the better I was.
Discovery 3 TDV6 Auto (BAS remap) after Defender TD4 110 Crew Cab and 1964 SIIA 88.
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| 25th Nov 2010 4:19 pm |
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al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
Posts: 10304
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if you stuck 2 3ltr D4 TDV6's together you'd have a V12 with that much torque as well.
Al Volvo XC90 B5 Plus Dark
Gone - MY18 D5 HSE - Corris on 22's with Black Pack
Now gone - MY16 D4 SE Tech, Loire Blue, Almond Leather, Privacy, plus some other goodies.
Old - MY12 D4 SDV6 XS Auto - Ipanema Sand with Almond Leather - Plus other niceties, and D4.com sticker
Older - D3 TDV6 XS Auto - Lugano Teal with Almond Leather, 20" Stormers, Shiny Tailpipes, DVD/TV - and obligatory D3 sticker
Ancient - D3 TDV6 S - Tonga with Ebony, 20" Stormers, satnav & DVD
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| 25th Nov 2010 4:35 pm |
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jamesbond007
Member Since: 26 Jan 2010
Location: Algarve, Portugal
Posts: 263
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And also 6.0 liters The older I get, the better I was.
Discovery 3 TDV6 Auto (BAS remap) after Defender TD4 110 Crew Cab and 1964 SIIA 88.
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| 25th Nov 2010 4:40 pm |
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PaulP
Member Since: 04 May 2007
Location: Barcelona
Posts: 4317
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jamesbond007 wrote:It is a monster. Torque of 1.000 Nm.....
It certainly is...I've seen one accelerating at full whack and it is impressive.
......unfortunately it also shares one of the common physical characteristics of a monster in that it is ugly as  2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Buckingham Blue
2007 Golf GT DSG
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| 25th Nov 2010 5:00 pm |
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jamesbond007
Member Since: 26 Jan 2010
Location: Algarve, Portugal
Posts: 263
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Jeremy Clarkson:
It is a hysterical car, this. Mad. Bonkers. Stupid. It sits on the road network like a Class-1 powerboat would sit at the Henley regatta. The older I get, the better I was.
Discovery 3 TDV6 Auto (BAS remap) after Defender TD4 110 Crew Cab and 1964 SIIA 88.
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| 25th Nov 2010 5:28 pm |
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