Member Since: 08 Feb 2016
Location: middlesbrough
Posts: 316
disco 3 not sure what to do now
so the car needs the sills replacing, its a 2004 with 127100 miles on it, ive spent thousands on it over the 5 years wev'e had it and now im thinking im throwing money away, so do i take a hit again knowing it will be ok for a long time or get rid or break it for parts, ive been offered £3300 in a part ex which seems to be ok, any thoughts or suggestions
5th Jan 2021 7:08 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73134
Re £3.3k trade in, bite their hand off up to the shoulder.
Or strip.
5th Jan 2021 7:55 pm
darrind
Member Since: 04 Jul 2008
Location: In A World of My Own!
Posts: 2908
I guess the first question is what would you be buying to replace it and how much would they discount the car for no trade in - cash is king at the moment, and if the dealer is supplying a new car on finance they are also making a good margin on that, when push comes to shove they will be making a profit on the car and on your trade in, you may make more by taking the trade in out of the equation and just looking at their car deal under the microscopeMust stop buying shiny toys....
5th Jan 2021 8:01 pm
JackNorris
Member Since: 06 Jul 2012
Location: Beds/Bucks Border
Posts: 1879
3.3K seems reasonable on a PXMY2023 Discovery 5 R-Dynamic 3.0
MY2020 Discovery 5 Landmark 3.0 - SOLD
MY2005 Discovery 3 V8 4.4 HSE - SOLD
MY2019 Discovery 5 SE 3.0 - LR Replaced !
MY2005 Discovery 3 S 2.7 - SOLD
MY2016 Discovery 4 Graphite - SOLD
MY2015 Discovery 4 SE Tech - SOLD
5th Jan 2021 8:02 pm
G3Z
Member Since: 16 Dec 2018
Location: South Wales
Posts: 568
Quit while your ahead with that px valuation.Defender 110 2.4 TDCi Utility Station Wagon.
2007 Disco 3 GS TDV6 Manual
200,000+ mile club 😎
5th Jan 2021 8:58 pm
disco-nut
Member Since: 27 Dec 2013
Location: Kent
Posts: 951
Just had 1 of my sills replaced, Bought a complete ready to weld panel for under £150 and paid £300 to have it done. Not being funny, but I think it is worth doing.
5th Jan 2021 9:38 pm
Mav 90
Member Since: 10 Jul 2014
Location: Essex
Posts: 103
If it’s an 04 plate it’s worth saving as it will be pre-production car with historic interest.
If it’s a 54 plate, I’d probably let it go.1974 S111 SWB 200di conversion, rag top, bronze green. Known as Munch
2004 pre-production D3 V8 HSE Tonga green, gone but buy back option!
2001 D2 4.0 V8 ES premium Epsom green - gone, but only round the corner!
1961 S11 SWB marine blue rag top - gone but not forgotten
2000 D2 4.0 V8 ES premium black - gone but not forgotten
1988 RR classic 3.5 V8 green - gone and nearly forgotten
1976 S111 LWB 2.25 diesel truck cab various shades of bronze green - gone and most definitely forgotten
5th Jan 2021 9:40 pm
M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8244
Re: disco 3 not sure what to do now
monty1 wrote:
so the car needs the sills replacing, its a 2004 with 127100 miles on it, ive spent thousands on it over the 5 years wev'e had it and now im thinking im throwing money away, so do i take a hit again knowing it will be ok for a long time or get rid or break it for parts, ive been offered £3300 in a part ex which seems to be ok, any thoughts or suggestions
Sills look ok to me! It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
5th Jan 2021 9:47 pm
Lrstaylor
Member Since: 03 Oct 2018
Location: Kent
Posts: 620
As said get some new skills welded on/over less than £500 to fix
5th Jan 2021 9:51 pm
lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
darrind wrote:
I guess the first question is what would you be buying to replace it and how much would they discount the car for no trade in - cash is king at the moment, and if the dealer is supplying a new car on finance they are also making a good margin on that, when push comes to shove they will be making a profit on the car and on your trade in, you may make more by taking the trade in out of the equation and just looking at their car deal under the microscope
I am not so certain cash is king at the moment, in fact I do not think cash has been king in used car sales dealerships for a long time now, they want your trade in so they get a double bite at the cherry, especially as the used car market is a bit starved of cars.
6th Jan 2021 2:07 am
lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
If you are going to buy used, then the money you might save on the welding job will end up being spent on the newer car when it goes wrong!
6th Jan 2021 2:09 am
monty1
Member Since: 08 Feb 2016
Location: middlesbrough
Posts: 316
thanks for the replys, the cars had most problems sorted out, new arms, eas pump, alternator replaced, new battery fitted last year, its got new tyres which have done less than 1k so most of the expensive consumable parts have been replaced. its a 54 plate lower tax model and was remapped when we got it, im looking at a jag xf 3.0 premium luxury model as our next car.
so im wondering if its worth more in a private sale with the sill issue, someone would get a car that's been looked after with no expense spared
6th Jan 2021 8:33 am
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 14488
Mav 90 wrote:
If it’s an 04 plate it’s worth saving as it will be pre-production car with historic interest.
If it’s a 54 plate, I’d probably let it go.
Sorry, but it only has limited historic interest to a LR fan but you've nothing to lose by advertising it on the forum.
My view is that its a 16 yearly car that's very complex and expensive to fix. Take the money and run. D4 HSE EU6 (Known as Jeeves)
New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!) Sold
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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6th Jan 2021 9:23 am
McAdam
Member Since: 21 Nov 2020
Location: Canary Islands
Posts: 129
If the number plate starts with VX04 then please send me the VIN number in a PM - im trying to build up a list of all prototype and preproduction Discovery 3sPre-Production
D3 V8 #264
LHD '04 HSE
Living its life as a 50/50 On/Off road car exploring the Canary Islands
6th Jan 2021 9:24 am
MrBrain
Member Since: 12 Mar 2014
Location: bucks
Posts: 472
It always used to be the case that cars with a separate chassis were not MOT failures due to rusty sills. Does anybody know why this has changed?
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