landrover discovery. buying advice please.
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My little sister is returning to the uk this summer (lived in sweden for the past 3 years).She/they need a set of wheels.she has her heart set on a discovery,Budget approx £15k may be able to stretch a little further.They live in surrey and it wont do that many miles,visiting family and trudging to nursey/school.. She has asked me to find and maybe view prospective cars but TBH i know nothing about discoverys.from what ive seen most are fairly high mileage at this price so my question is...do miles matter,what do we need to look for and diesel v petrol..Your thoughts please.... thanks Phil.
Disco 3 diesel pre07 model is best 2 major issues air suspension pump breaks every 3 year and egr vales seize.
ON pre07 models you can just get blanking plates for £50 and the fuel econ goes to 30mpg as these are Euro 3 engines, after 07 they are euro4 engines and cost spiral for egr values
ON pre07 models you can just get blanking plates for £50 and the fuel econ goes to 30mpg as these are Euro 3 engines, after 07 they are euro4 engines and cost spiral for egr values
G Man said:
Disco 3 diesel pre07 model is best 2 major issues air suspension pump breaks every 3 year and egr vales seize.
ON pre07 models you can just get blanking plates for £50 and the fuel econ goes to 30mpg as these are Euro 3 engines, after 07 they are euro4 engines and cost spiral for egr values
Blimey, you do have a thing about the air compressors & EGR valves!!!ON pre07 models you can just get blanking plates for £50 and the fuel econ goes to 30mpg as these are Euro 3 engines, after 07 they are euro4 engines and cost spiral for egr values
FWIW - Mine is over 6yrs old & still going strong!
Back to the OP...
HSE Auto is the spec to go for. As long as they're serviced properly, miles generally aren't a problem. Just make sure the bushes aren't work and it has a decent set of tyres fitted.
M
I bought a 54 plate HSE auto last august. It had 3 owners and 97,750 miles on the clock, today it got mot'd at 106,450. I paid £12k for mine.
Since i've bought it, i've changed a couple of parts on it.
£56 on drop links all round, genuine parts and fitted myself.
£260 on new front lower arms and steering arms. £78 on wheel alignment after it.
£105 for service on it.
That's it for mechanical parts, i've put new wipers on it, 2 bulbs and a set of tyres as i bought it knowing they were worn out and needing done.
Still on my original air compressor and everything works as it should and it now drives much better with the new suspension parts.
They can be heavy on wheel bearings, ball joints and bushes, but they weigh 2.7 tons so to be expected.
30 mpg is a wet dream for most owners unless you live on the motorway.
I love mine, great car and does everything i need and plenty more, it sits at 70 in comfort, can seat 7 people, handles really well, the interiors massive for tip runs and with the off road tyres i've fitted, it will follow a D90 pretty much everywhere they can go..
You can get good ones and bad ones, get a bad one and you'll curse it till the day you sell it. Get a good one and you will never stop singing it's praises. Mine is a fantastic one and it will be with me for many years.
Since i've bought it, i've changed a couple of parts on it.
£56 on drop links all round, genuine parts and fitted myself.
£260 on new front lower arms and steering arms. £78 on wheel alignment after it.
£105 for service on it.
That's it for mechanical parts, i've put new wipers on it, 2 bulbs and a set of tyres as i bought it knowing they were worn out and needing done.
Still on my original air compressor and everything works as it should and it now drives much better with the new suspension parts.
They can be heavy on wheel bearings, ball joints and bushes, but they weigh 2.7 tons so to be expected.
30 mpg is a wet dream for most owners unless you live on the motorway.
I love mine, great car and does everything i need and plenty more, it sits at 70 in comfort, can seat 7 people, handles really well, the interiors massive for tip runs and with the off road tyres i've fitted, it will follow a D90 pretty much everywhere they can go..
You can get good ones and bad ones, get a bad one and you'll curse it till the day you sell it. Get a good one and you will never stop singing it's praises. Mine is a fantastic one and it will be with me for many years.
I've just bought an 08 plate HSE with 78k for £19k. Complex vehicles: a good warranty is likely to be worthwhile.
AJM has it above, but I'd add that they can be very sensitive to failing batteries and alternators - which will throw up a bewildering sequence of faults - and that you should be wary of noisy parking brake operation.
There's a big service with cambelts at 7 years/105k miles: cost somewhere between £500 and £700, but after a year or two of ownership that won't seem like a lot of money any more...
AJM has it above, but I'd add that they can be very sensitive to failing batteries and alternators - which will throw up a bewildering sequence of faults - and that you should be wary of noisy parking brake operation.
There's a big service with cambelts at 7 years/105k miles: cost somewhere between £500 and £700, but after a year or two of ownership that won't seem like a lot of money any more...
Oh yeah.
They don't like cheap batteries, or alternators.
Also, fit genuine LR bulbs as cheapo ones can send the full system into a spaz attack.
Is this where I say that oh Saturday we did a 105k service on my mates car for under £350. Inc buying the service kit, oil, belts and pulleys etc and getting an Indy to fit the belts as a homer..
They don't like cheap batteries, or alternators.
Also, fit genuine LR bulbs as cheapo ones can send the full system into a spaz attack.
Is this where I say that oh Saturday we did a 105k service on my mates car for under £350. Inc buying the service kit, oil, belts and pulleys etc and getting an Indy to fit the belts as a homer..
A.J.M said:
Is this where I say that oh Saturday we did a 105k service on my mates car for under £350. Inc buying the service kit, oil, belts and pulleys etc and getting an Indy to fit the belts as a homer..
It's just Meccano, at the end of the day, but whether a DIY 105k service is a good idea depends on whether you think the lack of a suitably stamped book will hurt the value of the car by more than a few hundred quid. Get the Indy man to stamp the book, though, and everyone's a winner!IroningMan said:
A.J.M said:
Is this where I say that oh Saturday we did a 105k service on my mates car for under £350. Inc buying the service kit, oil, belts and pulleys etc and getting an Indy to fit the belts as a homer..
It's just Meccano, at the end of the day, but whether a DIY 105k service is a good idea depends on whether you think the lack of a suitably stamped book will hurt the value of the car by more than a few hundred quid. Get the Indy man to stamp the book, though, and everyone's a winner!Will get him to stamp it and all is good.
I bought mine private...
I checked the full history of the car and old MOT's ete. Wouldn't rule out going private as buying from a dealer doesn't mean it will be a great car. Private you get a better idea of how they treated the car.
I'm only saying that as the family i bought mine from were all sad to see it go. The mum ever wiped away a tear as she waved me off from the driveway..
Has been the best and most reliable car i've owned.
I checked the full history of the car and old MOT's ete. Wouldn't rule out going private as buying from a dealer doesn't mean it will be a great car. Private you get a better idea of how they treated the car.
I'm only saying that as the family i bought mine from were all sad to see it go. The mum ever wiped away a tear as she waved me off from the driveway..
Has been the best and most reliable car i've owned.
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