Discovery 3 Buying Help

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Good morning. I'm thinking of changing our 535d for something more dog friendly (again, haven't done anything about it yet) and am considering a discovery 3. I've been reading about the potential pit falls so this post isn't about that. What I'm wondering is is there any point in spending more of a 2007 car than a 2005? Are the changes in the engine in terms of fuel economy sufficiently big to make it worth spending the extra money? I really don't do many miles at all so unless there's other big differences or it doubles the fuel economy or something like that it doesn't seem so. I don't really want to spend the money required to stretch to a 3.0 so it will be the 2.7.

I only commute a couple of miles each way and do the odd longer trip at the weekends. I want a much bigger car so we can get our new dog in along with all our stuff when we go away and having something bigger to tow my track car around and still have a lot of room for spare wheels and tools would be a massive improvement over the bmw. The bmw is also garbage in the snow and I have to be careful where I park the track car trailer so I don't get stuck on wet grass or mud.

Any advice would be very welcome.

Thanks,

Mark

[dern]

As an aside would the 4.4 petrol be a worthwhile buy if it has already had an LPG conversion?

Thanks,

Mark

[dern]

Thanks for the advice, that's great.

Budget, ideally around 10k, can stretch a bit if needed. I have a 55 plate 535d msport saloon at the moment and it was fine until we got a dog. I'll trade that in and put a little bit in if needed but would prefer to spend money on the track car unless it's needed to get me a much better Discovery.

Cheers,

Mark

[dern]

Thanks very much.

We have Newbury 4x4 about 5 minutes walk from where I work which is handy if they're any good. They seem to specialise in Land Rovers.

Regards,

Mark

[dern]

I have a 5 series saloon, not an estate and we have a lurcher. He fits on the back seat but my two daughters aren't too keen to have him sat on them.

Thanks for all the advice.

The best bit I think is to wait until spring. I have winter tyres on the bmw so that's definitely doable.

Cheers,

Mark

[dern]

Cheers but I won't be doing anything about cars until in to the new year... just no time.

Regards,

Mark