Member Since: 21 Mar 2017
Location: Ayrshire
Posts: 266
Would i be mad to buy disco 3 with 125000 PLUS on the clock?
Hi Guys,
Just as the title says, Would i be mad to buy disco 3 with 125000 PLUS on the clock? The reason i am asking is that there are plenty out there which means i can keep cash back for all the mods i want to do.
Thanks in advance
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17th Sep 2017 11:11 pm
Iceman08
Member Since: 22 Sep 2014
Location: Hereford
Posts: 2284
I bought a D3 with 170k on the clock........it's still going strong now
17th Sep 2017 11:45 pm
LRV DAV
Member Since: 21 Mar 2017
Location: Ayrshire
Posts: 266
Hi Ice,
Did you have to anything major to it? Always shied away from high milers but have been watching a few you tube movies from the use and these guys do not think twice about buying 100,000 or 150,000 mile cars.
I suppose if they have full service history and the belts are done at the right time. Still not sure.
Cheers
17th Sep 2017 11:51 pm
Dan_NL
Member Since: 19 Sep 2010
Location: world
Posts: 1213
I drive one with 312.000kms , going strong .. ...driving it back from Portugal in five weeks.
Then it needs its yearly update... ..this one will cost me around € 2000,- ...
Distribution, oilpump, brake lines and normal service...
But then its good as new, for the next twelve months. No depreciation on car to be 12 years old soon..
Should be getting dearer, like Whiskey .... Though wouldn't be much use to be if I'd had to keep it in an oak barrel instead of driving it...
17th Sep 2017 11:56 pm
LRV DAV
Member Since: 21 Mar 2017
Location: Ayrshire
Posts: 266
Wow nearly 200000 miles and still going strong. If discos go the same way as defenders then i think they will increase in value the older they get the better they get if there kept in good nic.
18th Sep 2017 12:02 am
Dan_NL
Member Since: 19 Sep 2010
Location: world
Posts: 1213
Well, it has the original autobox and original engine too... Thats quite rare I guess...
Did a mega flush once, changed the radiator about five years ago...
Mechanic - english btw - says its the smoothest box of all LR's he services...
Dunno if that's just relating to the D3's or all running gear passing his hands...
18th Sep 2017 12:10 am
Iceman08
Member Since: 22 Sep 2014
Location: Hereford
Posts: 2284
LRV DAV wrote:
Hi Ice,
Did you have to anything major to it? Always shied away from high milers but have been watching a few you tube movies from the use and these guys do not think twice about buying 100,000 or 150,000 mile cars.
I suppose if they have full service history and the belts are done at the right time. Still not sure.
Cheers
I'm about 70 miles off 200k now
I've done lots of bits to it that you would any age discovery, the only mileage related issue I have that is going to be expensive is the gearbox. Lots of blokes on here get away with just a Torque Converter but with my mileage they told me I need a full recon costing between £2,500 - £2,800
Mine had lots and lots of receipts and I'm usually quite proactive with my maintenance so I've not had any major issues...........barring the gearbox!
18th Sep 2017 3:50 pm
john watson
Member Since: 10 Nov 2011
Location: lanark
Posts: 957
Have an 07 D3 XS with 65000 miles on the clock and have had it from new. Given the uncertainty of where we are going with diesels I am going to run it into the ground if that be possible given that it does less than 5000 miles per year and I am the wrong side of 70. Regular maintenance is the secret I believe to keep it going. To date Mike in Dundee has looked after it for the last 5 years and it going like a dream. May it continue for years to come and as for the tree huggers "damn their eyes and may the worms feast on their entrails" arr Jim lad and a bottle of rum me hearties.Once you have defeated the idiots any job is half done. Pity there are so many idiots to defeat.
18th Sep 2017 5:49 pm
professorpool
Member Since: 19 Mar 2012
Location: Woking
Posts: 3213
Mine has 185,000 on it.
It's had a few minor mods done to it too.
Preventative maintenance is the key.
I would highly recommend buying a "known" vehicle from a forum member with a solid history. These vehicles do much better in the hands of an enthusiast and that is worth an extra grand or two.D3 07 SE - still going strong
D3 07 HSE - gone to car heaven
FL1 - gone to Romania
D3 05 HSE - gone to a divorce diet
D1 V8 manual - gone but not forgotten
RR Classic - gone to car heaven
Jeeps, Lexus, X-trails... Too many to name..
18th Sep 2017 6:39 pm
Steamyrotter
Member Since: 03 Jul 2017
Location: Somewhere near Somewhere else in Somerset
Posts: 117
Got mine at 163k miles.
Was worried at first but during research for this one I was at a bit more at ease.
2005 manual.
But had gearbox, flywheel and clutch replaced at 120k so big spend went to someone else!!
As others said routine maintenance is the key.
Do it right and at the right intervals and it should go on and on.
My 300tdi is currently at 180k and still going... but I retired that from towing duties as hill starts were getting a struggle and I wanted a little more refinement and pull. (Well admittedly air con mainly!!)If things were meant to be easy, then I will soon complicate them....
Please note...
Anything I say is only from my personal experience and knowledge..
I don't assume to know everything, and know there is a lot I don't know..
But then I could be talking .. O
19th Sep 2017 1:37 pm
Carabraxis
Member Since: 30 Dec 2007
Location: Mansfield
Posts: 220
Got mine at 147000
Sold it 4 years later at 235000
It was a great car throughout the time I had it.
19th Sep 2017 4:35 pm
lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
Times change, if you go back 30 years anything with 100k on it was totally and utterly fubared, nowadays 100k is literally nothing IF its been serviced!
Dont think discos will ever be worth defender money like for like age wise as discos are just plain boring and always have been.
19th Sep 2017 5:50 pm
JMack
Member Since: 02 Aug 2014
Location: Edinburgh
Posts: 1517
Mine has over 233,000 on the clock now, bought it 3 years ago with about 148,000.
Recently needed a wheel bearing for MOT, and has had front lower arms and rear upper arms, various other suspension bits. New air compressor and reservoir tank, add in an alternator and a precautionary oil pump when doing the belts at 210,000, and that's about 'all' other than routine servicing!
But most of those things should now mean they won't need doing again for at least a while...
With it recently passing an MOT I plan keeping it for at least another 12 months, so should be over quarter of a million miles by then.
19th Sep 2017 6:15 pm
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 13906
Manual with 212,000 miles from new. Had the belts and service done at 207,000. Still has the original turbo and injectors. It is the most stupidly reliable car ever.
As long as you get one with a good service history and loads of receipts showing whats been done and know what is likely to come up I wouldn't worry about mileage.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
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19th Sep 2017 6:42 pm
D&G
Member Since: 29 Jun 2017
Location: Charente 16480
Posts: 3483
Mine has 125k on the clock and all these posts give me hope for a long and happy relationship. Unless I suddenly have the money for a D4. An honorable defeat is better than a dishonorable victory.” ― Millard Fillmore
2006 Disco 3
Gas Gas 300ec / Gas Gas tx249 / Bandit 1250
XR 650r / Pajero 2.8 Lifted and Safari Snorkel-gone.
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