Member Since: 23 Jul 2014
Location: Melksham, Wiltshire
Posts: 868
[For Sale] Discovery 3 2006 HSE Cairns Blue **Reduced £3500*
**** Reduced to £3500****
Well the time has come when 2 LR's need to become 1 LR and a runabout town car. So between a D3 and FL2, the older D3 has to go as it's not being used to any degree better than the FL2 can achieve.
The Disco has been the family workhorse over the past 9 years, but the family have finally moved out and using it to run 10 miles to work is the most exercise it's getting. It did me proud during the pandemic moving some 20 boxes of PPE to the NHS in one go, but that's a rare occasion nowadays. It's still been a hard choice between the 2 LR's but the head has overruled the heart on this one.
Its been regularly serviced, mainly by one of my 4x4 Response mates who is LR qualified. But lately I put it into a local Indy for the full belts and oil pump change. After the autobox broke, the local transmission engineering firm fully reconditioned the unit and last year, 6 years later, I got Bodsy to give it a full flush again along with replacing the Diff oils and an ECU revamp too. I replaced the main battery in Jan this year as it wasn't holding it's charge fully. Even so it starts first time, every time!
Air suspension rises and falls with no issue, Low ratio selection works well (I checked especially to make sure recently) as does the Terrain Response system.
As stated it's a HSE with all those refinements, and I'll leave the Ebay dash cam installed as it gives a good reverse view as well when R is selected. The Response, NHS and Landrover stickers on the rear have been removed.
Just under 173000 on the clock and yes you do see a full tank but that may not last until the sale date as the remaining cars run on diesel too
If interested please PM me.
Built in stuff;
Coolbox
Heated Leather seats - Front and middle rows
6CD changer
Harmon Kardon sound system
4x4 Info display
Satnav with 2018 disc
Bluetooth phone system
Cruise control
Heated mirrors
3 memory position drivers seat
7 seats
2 keys
All Handbooks
Privacy glass
Loadspace cover
Added;
Fixed Witter Towbar
Grille replaced, original available to take.
Second battery fitted with split charge system and fused feed into cabin.
DRL O shaped led's fitted to Front fog lights, run from 2nd battery
18" wheels fitted for better range of All Weather tyre.
Servicing;
Bodsy autobox flush and ECU flash for low end torque
Front air suspension replaced 2022
Rear wheel bearings replaced 2020
Replaced prop shaft 2017
Autobox reconditioned 2015
EGR blanked, butterfly removed, pipes remain
Belts and pulleys replaced and FoMoCo oil pump fitted 2020
Regularly serviced
Sunroof drains sorted out
Sills repaired and protected after rotten steps removed.
Standard Disco wheels professionally refurbed to gunmetal grey
New battery Jan 22
Any bits I removed will be available to take, eg. Grille, butterfly valve
Bad stuff;
Aircon leaks at the rear pipes. I was quoted £500 for the work to replace the pipes and regas, I did buy replacement pipe that cuts out the rear feed (for cars with no rear aircon but never got around to it.
FBH works intermittently and needs a service. It will prime using software.
Previous owner replaced the windscreen with cheapo chinese version so many of the elements no longer heat. That said the feed to it does work and a replacement screen will too.Dave
D3 2006 HSE, Cairns Blue - gone
D4 2016 SE, White
Member Since: 04 Jul 2021
Location: Tipperary
Posts: 37
SB100 yeh its madness, the VRT has gone up, they have introduced a NOX charge now on top of VRT.
So they charge you so much more money for each emission the vehicle puts out. Load of to be honest, coal is still pumping out of chimneys here.
Maybe thats an option, im actually from the wirral so I could just shoot across and pick it up
Maybe I could move back home
15th Mar 2022 10:37 am
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 13882
I cycled through the village yesterday....New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
15th Mar 2022 11:50 am
galwaygreen
Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: plymouth
Posts: 6525
and we complain about our car tax
16th Mar 2022 1:35 am
galwaygreen
Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: plymouth
Posts: 6525
we used to visit malta on a regular basis and noticed the extreme level of taxes if you wanted to take a car in or out..
16th Mar 2022 1:41 am
IanF
Member Since: 15 Mar 2022
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 21
I’m looking for a D3 but as I’ve only just joined the group I can’t pm you until I make 3 posts. This is is one down and two to go!
I’ll be in touch with you soon.
16th Mar 2022 8:43 am
nigethecat
Member Since: 11 Sep 2016
Location: Marnoch
Posts: 4142
How’s the weather where you are Ian?I want to see the sweets before I get into your windowless van... I'm not stupid!
Corris Grey D4 Commercial SE 2016
Zermatt Sliver 2007 D3 SE manual (gone)
Indus Silver D4 HSE 2015 (gone)
Bonatti Grey D3 HSE 2006 (gone)
White D3 S (LHD) 2007 (gone)
Firenze Red D4 HSE 2014 (gone)
Black RRS 3.6TDV8 2008 (gone)
Rusty Green Defender 110 1997 (gone)
Black FL2 HSE 2013 (gone)
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to be honest, coal is still pumping out of chimneys here.
