Member Since: 12 Jul 2015
Location: Braintree
Posts: 8
Picking up my disco 3 this week!
Hi All
No Stranger to Land Rover but I am picking up my first disco3 this week
Now I am sure I am about to become - "Not another one" member after this.. (sorry)
So I have had a Disco1 and I still have my defender 110 crew cab, but I have to sell my defender to pay off this Disco. I will truely truely miss it but I need my comforts for my little 14month daughter.
Its an S but seems to have all the extras... heated seats front and rear, heated screens front and rear, leather and a fridge in the armrest so not sure what I am missing?
Any advice on the following would be greatly appreciate.
-Snorkel- I hear that this is alittle pointless as the airbox isnt sealed, appart from looking the car is there a benifit to them, understand uts a raise intake and not a sealed snorkel
-roof rack- just because - hopeing to use the car for alps trips and family breaks
-suspension- I have air suspension, do you guys keep this or do you swap this off for springs if going off road?
-Winch- seen some impressive tidy installs, any recommended places for this stuff?
-Disco 4 lights etc, seen a smart grill that keeps the standard 3 lights and I will be removing the amber bits but can people post up what they have done to theirs as inspiration?
- last horrible one that I dont think I want to know the answer to, I have a friend who is a LAnd rover tec and he has warned me that the 3's arent that reliable, I bought a manual as he said the boxes fail, he also said the engines fail and the turbos are common.. turbos I accept as consumable on all diesels but how likely are these engine to take an early bath? doesnt help that the one I am getting has clocked over 100k
Thanks for those happy to reply, and sorry for probably writing exactly the same as everyother new member.
12th Jul 2015 10:33 pm
Andy Foster
Member Since: 27 Dec 2009
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 6551
If you don't ask you won't know
Make sure the belts and all that goes with them are done. These need doing at 105k or 7 years.
Had mine for over 6 years and it's the best car I've ever had
You can get a sealed intake I seem to recall. Roof rack everyone recommends Prospeed, they are pricy but very well made. Or a genuine LR Expo rack like mine
Welcome along by the way
Andy
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- hopeing to use the car for alps trips and family breaks
