Need to change my car!
Discussion
I’ve had my Land Rover Discovery 3 for a month and unfortunately over the weekend it went into limp mode with the outcome being that it needs a new fuel pump and filter...I just don’t trust it now and I’m gutted but I do think that I’ve picked a bad one but it’s put me off. I need to find a replacement but haven’t a clue what to look at! Main criteria is that it must have a big boot space, just like the Disc and must be reliable and cheaper to repair and service etc ....any ideas?
Mbgl said:
I’ve had my Land Rover Discovery 3 for a month and unfortunately over the weekend it went into limp mode with the outcome being that it needs a new fuel pump and filter...I just don’t trust it now and I’m gutted but I do think that I’ve picked a bad one but it’s put me off. I need to find a replacement but haven’t a clue what to look at! Main criteria is that it must have a big boot space, just like the Disc and must be reliable and cheaper to repair and service etc ....any ideas?
That's hardly a catastrophic failure with the marking of a lemon, just get the fuel pump and filter changed and enjoy the car. Has anything gone wrong with it?It's unclear how old the Discovery is and what price was paid... but changing to another car will inevitably have a cost, too. That cost could outweigh the cost of repairing the current Discovery by some margin.
The car was bought for a reason and, if your criteria haven't changed, then it still makes sense to consider keeping the car. Personally, I would explain the situation to a good independent garage prior to doing the repairs - and ask them to inspect it for what it would take to make it up to your required standard.
Once you have a good estimate of what it would actually cost, then compare that to the cost of changing to a different car.
I think it's prudent to allow some extra budget when buying a second hand car, particularly an older and more complex one. They are always sold by the last owner for a reason.
The car was bought for a reason and, if your criteria haven't changed, then it still makes sense to consider keeping the car. Personally, I would explain the situation to a good independent garage prior to doing the repairs - and ask them to inspect it for what it would take to make it up to your required standard.
Once you have a good estimate of what it would actually cost, then compare that to the cost of changing to a different car.
I think it's prudent to allow some extra budget when buying a second hand car, particularly an older and more complex one. They are always sold by the last owner for a reason.
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