Member Since: 05 May 2016
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 72
Convince me please
Im looking for a new 4X4, I simply love the Disco 3 for a number of reasons but the tales of woe and seemingly lack of reliability put me off, save me please before i buy a Toyota
5th May 2016 9:53 am
dgardel
Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
Location: Greater Venice
Posts: 2025
Just sent to "The Spittal" a couple of killers..... Discovery 5 tdv6 HSE Corris Gray Outback Engineering Limited Edition IID Pro MV License
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5th May 2016 10:07 am
VVS210
Member Since: 05 Aug 2015
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 508
Get the Toyota, you'll love the bouncy ride from the cart springs in the back, they'll also make it more fun to drive on twisty wet back roads as you'll never know when the back will step out. The cramped driving position is also brilliant as it stops you getting thrown around inside when the back does let go D4 - Stornoway Grey
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90 300 Tdi - White – sold BIG mistake should have kept it!
F1 Td4 - written off by a taxi!
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90 Turbo Diesel - sold
Ser 2a SWB - sold and glad I 'got rid'
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5th May 2016 10:09 am
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20824
And when it gets to 7 years old, the chassis snaps in half My D3 Build Thread
Member Since: 21 Apr 2016
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 523
yesterday i did a 700 mile round trip in mine at the end of it i could walk and my back wasnt killing meD3 in Buckingham blue now SWMBO's Mine D4 commercial
Xenon's fitted Timed climate
EGR Blanked Remapped
Remap Reversing Camera
gear box reset
updated Bluetooth
4x4 info
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Fridge fitted
Reversing camera fitted
5th May 2016 10:12 am
fatboynotsothin
Member Since: 05 May 2016
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 72
dgardel wrote:
Just sent to "The Spittal" a couple of killers.....
Do i need to move house..
5th May 2016 10:14 am
WillyEckerslike
Member Since: 22 Aug 2013
Location: Out in the world
Posts: 967
Disco_Mikey wrote:
And when it gets to 7 years old, the chassis snaps in half
And then you end up with 2 Toyotas!
5th May 2016 10:14 am
fatboynotsothin
Member Since: 05 May 2016
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 72
Ive just sold my P38, love the car but the " Death wobble" used to scare me
5th May 2016 10:15 am
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20824
In all seriousness, they can be problematic at times, and they usually are expensive to fix, but nothing comes close to comfort, practicality and capability in a single package My D3 Build Thread
Member Since: 22 Aug 2013
Location: Out in the world
Posts: 967
There's a saying over here in Oz that I've heard many times....."if you want to get somewhere, you need a Land Rover. If you want to come back, you need a Toyota".
Everyone goes on about Toyota reliability, you just have to read the forums to find that they aren't as golden as the legend says.
5th May 2016 10:24 am
BBB
Member Since: 01 Apr 2015
Location: Chester
Posts: 269
1. you get to come on here and get some good therapy and drown your problems with others similarly afflicted.
2. If not mechanically minded or used to working on motors.....you will be......a new life skill
3. but most importantly,you will drive around with a perma grin
in summary the positives of D3 ownership far outweigh the negative, there is no price on happinessThere is no I in team, but there are five in Individual Brilliance
Remember, if you go looking for tales of woe and misery, you'll find them. But at least on here, our tales of woe and misery are usually followed by fellow forum members answering and providing hints and tips on how to find an economical fix.
Occasionally, they also take the which will last for pages and pages and pages and....
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5th May 2016 10:32 am
fatboynotsothin
Member Since: 05 May 2016
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 72
well i have to say the crack is better on here than the Toyota forum
5th May 2016 10:40 am
peteyd
Member Since: 08 Mar 2016
Location: South Bucks
Posts: 551
That's because this forum, like the cars we love, have character.
PDMY16 D4 Graphite in Loire Blue
5th May 2016 10:47 am
SteveyB
Member Since: 22 Jan 2016
Location: Livingston
Posts: 47
It's true that commentary around the D3 tends be polarised around those with issues or have had bad experiences but it in the interest of balance it would be good to hear from people who have had only positive and hassle free D3 ownership experiences. Particularly considering the age and mileage of some of these vehicles now it can't be all bad surely. 2007 HSE - 96k miles
New belts + tensioners.
V8 Brake upgrade.
EGR blank and remap.
Autobox flushed +new filter.
Diffs and trans box oil changed.
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