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D3 Owner soon! (hopefully...)
Hi all
Going to look at my first D3 tomorrow (a 55 plate HSE) - anything in particular I need to look out for when driving her?
Thanks in advance
Andy
29th May 2009 7:55 pm
MelanieH
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Ooh HSE - you lucky thing!! Best advice I can give is to test drive several BEFORE you decide either way. Good luck and hope you have lots of fun - keep us posted on progress!! Mercedes SLK 280
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29th May 2009 8:23 pm
jkp
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Usual things...drives true, brakes work, all buttons work inc memory seats. No lag on pick up, rear uppertailgate fixings not loose, full service history, online reg check prior to even going to see it.
Sit back and wait for permagrin to set in.
29th May 2009 8:26 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Trade or private purchase??? If latter strongly advise getting a warranty. Just took out warranties on my 2 D3, both paid for many times over with turbo failures. Tesco, LR extended warranty, warranty direct etc., Tesco for me and very happy!
29th May 2009 8:38 pm
Andy_RS2113
Member Since: 17 Apr 2009
Location: Leicestershire
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Thanks for all the advice chaps
It's at an independant dealer, but i'll be getting the tesco finest warranty anyway, so hopefully if anything is wrong with it, that should cover it...
Also, when you say no lag, i was expecting a bit of turbo lag, does it not affect disco's?
29th May 2009 9:11 pm
jkp
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Lag relating to EGR valves, with low power low down. Very noticable, but I'd expect that they would be fine. A question to ask the dealer if he knows if they have been replaced at some point.
29th May 2009 9:13 pm
Andy_RS2113
Member Since: 17 Apr 2009
Location: Leicestershire
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Cheers for that - understand now what you mean
test driving a few may be difficult as 55/06 plate hse's seem to be in very short supply....hopefully all will be well with this one and i'll be permagrinning all the way home
29th May 2009 10:19 pm
blowpipe
Member Since: 07 May 2009
Location: lightwater
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We got our 05 HSE a few weeks ago, very pleased.
The only problems I've noticed to date is a very slight pull to the left, and the right tailgate strut bolt very loose.
All in all a great car and a marked improvement on the XC90!
tighten it up quick if you haven't already, you really don't want it coming completely undone The End
29th May 2009 10:45 pm
grzesiul
Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: UK
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Andy if private sale or approved check everything and do drive the seller mad off his tits,
discs for grooves even smallest leaks, all the vehicle numbers and check the reg document against the list on dvla
and get under the car to look at it proper way to make sure it was not abused
rgds
29th May 2009 10:50 pm
blowpipe
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Slimer wrote:
blowpipe wrote:
....and the right tailgate strut bolt very loose.
tighten it up quick if you haven't already, you really don't want it coming completely undone
Did that within 5 mins of spotting it! Worryingly it was almost completely off...
30th May 2009 12:07 pm
Andy_RS2113
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Location: Leicestershire
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deposit placed - roll on the permagrin
30th May 2009 7:32 pm
jkp
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Nice one Andy
30th May 2009 8:07 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Start planning mods (for on and off road), remapping, detailing, etc, etc.
30th May 2009 8:15 pm
blowpipe
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Just out of interest, where would you place the priority for mods?
I've just got a 49k 05 HSE; the acceleration lag is on a par with my previous Volvo XC90, so I'm used to anticipating the delay. Where should I start elsewhere, or will a remap be top of the list anyway?
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(a 55 plate HSE) - anything in particular I need to look out for when driving her?
