Member Since: 07 Sep 2015
Location: Oxford
Posts: 1113
Well, just to be clear, my hello is on first read, not because I feel scolded..
Welcome.
I hope your lovely purchase is not needing too much time in your farm workshops!
Enjoy and you'll find the answers to most things LR and life on here...
Jim
2014 Discovery 4 XXV SDV6 Causeway Grey
2016 Discovery 4 HSE Lux SDV6 Loire Blue - now gone
29th Mar 2023 3:05 pm
sarumlight
Member Since: 06 Nov 2008
Location: Off the Plain
Posts: 1592
Congrats from one of the fifteen-year-old D3 owners. Have had mine since it came off the JLR VIP fleet in 2008!
If I’ve remembered right, there might have been a firmware upgrade that enabled automatic parking brake release for manuals. There were changes to the dash display software that added the clock and things like that in the early days. Worth a search on here!
29th Mar 2023 3:48 pm
tanters
Member Since: 24 Oct 2007
Location: Oireland
Posts: 4287
Welcome to the nuthouse! Great project. NIce to see an appreciation for the older ladies of the road
(To anyone currently residing in a nuthouse, no offence ment....obvs)A happy childhood ... is the worst possible preparation for life.
29th Mar 2023 4:24 pm
DIY Ace
Member Since: 06 Feb 2019
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 971
Welcome! Mine's a 2005 and at 18 years old this month still running strongly and proving its worth. They're great vehicles and when maintained properly will serve you well. A great write-up and looking forward to hearing more about your experiences of it.2022 BMW i4 M50. Bought Oct 2022. 10,200 miles and counting...
2014 BMW 435d convertible. Bought July 2021. 58,000 miles and counting...
2005 Discovery 3 HSE Auto. Bought Feb 2019. 169,000 miles and counting...
2009 Freelander 2 XS Manual. Bought Sep 2013. SOLD Aug 2021 (already regretted!)
Member Since: 07 Apr 2014
Location: Here
Posts: 13553
Welcome.
This is a great forum with a wealth of knowledge and experience. Oh, and a few "characters".
Your choice looks to be well made. As you say, less to go wrong but it seems to me that one that has been kept that long by one person is likely to have been well looked after anyway so reliability should be helped by that.Visiting from rrsport.co.uk
2012 RRS SDV6
2008 RRS TDV8
"When you fire that first shot, no matter how right you feel, you have no idea who's going to die! You don't know who's children are going to scream and burn. How many hearts will be broken. How many lives shattered. How much blood will spill, until everybody does what they were always going to have to do from the very beginning: SIT DOWN AND TALK!"
29th Mar 2023 5:41 pm
Journeyman
Member Since: 27 Sep 2020
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 292
Well done on your purchase and welcome.
I have a 2008 hse and I love it. After 11 years in a D2, the D3 is luxurious and so lovely to drive.Cheers,
Jez
Discovery 3 HSE Stornaway Grey
MY 2008 2.7 TDV6
Discovery 2 2003 - gone
29th Mar 2023 5:45 pm
DG Site Moderator
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
Posts: 50978
Re: Welcome
Lrstaylor wrote:
Viewed 44 times and no one said hello, shame on you all.
Moved to the "Say hello here" thread 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
29th Mar 2023 5:56 pm
ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 15264
Re Lrstaylor’s post highlighted above.
Didn’t realise all are expected to post a comment every time a thread is viewed.
That is not how a forums work !
And absolute shame on this newbie for criticising all forum members for not doing so.
Oh and a big warm welcome to all new Discovery owners, most of us are very understanding and helpful to your needs…….even if we view without posting.
Enjoy ...... always on the road less travelled 🚧
29th Mar 2023 6:35 pm
Lessonnotlearnt
Member Since: 29 Mar 2023
Location: freiston, boston
Posts: 2
Thanks guys,
I hope it doesnt spend too much time in the workshops either.
I was interested in the history of the car and it was a bit unusual.
It was purchased by a family in Guildford and lived its life there and and Gibralter of all places.
So it spent alot of time going along the motorway. Hence the condition. They kept it until the clutch failed in December 2022. That is a 16 year ownership.
I spoke to them when it arrived with me on the phone. It had not really given any problems during that time.
Since Pete did the mechanical work it has clocked up only 500 miles with me. It seems very good indeed apart from a couple of things which I need to get to the bottom of.
Driving along I get an HDC fault and the suspension lowers. Three orange lights appear on the dash. Turning the car off and on again resets it and it is ok for another 10 or 30 miles. It might be connected to the brake pedal. I get Pete to plug it in and see if anything is recorded. When it is parked it retains its height for days, so I do not think there are any leaks. If I can fix that I will be very happy as it can get a bit bumpy on the lowest setting.
Minor faults- When the lights are on, the dash led back-lights flicker on and off sometimes, that is a bit weird. The radio goes quite for a half second or so when that warms up, I get an occasional red blink from one of a pair of lights on the lower LHS of the dash like a distress beaker and the parking brake orange light comes on fleetingly when changing gear occasionally. These things may be connected. Pete can have a look.
I guess thats why Land Rover called it a Disco!
Certainly helps me maintain my interest in it! If Christian offers to fix it, I might even take him a crankshaft.
29th Mar 2023 7:05 pm
Julo76
Member Since: 01 Apr 2023
Location: Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray
Posts: 15
Presentation.
Hello everyone!
First of all, I would like to thank all the people who make this forum live.
I am French (please excuse my bad English).
I have a Discovery 3 (2004) for 8 years. I had some issues with it (since I got it) but in the end I really like it .
I have 4 children and we regularly go on vacation thanks to its 7 places and its ability to tow (my caravan weighs 1500kg).
I have an IIDTools (a magic diagnostic tool). It is essential to repair my Discovery.
Currently my Discovery has been out of order for 3 months and I cannot find the fault (I've already spent many time looking) .
I have never set foot in a dealership. I've heard too many worries about them and I don't have enough money to have my Discovery repaired by them.
I will explain my problem in the dedicated section of the forum.
Thanks for your help.
1st Apr 2023 2:22 pm
laxurit
Member Since: 01 Apr 2023
Location: Perpignan
Posts: 4
Presentation
Hello everyone, new owner of a discovery 4 SDV HSE from 2016. I'm here to share info and tips. Glad to be with you.
See you soon
1st Apr 2023 3:36 pm
mrtomyard
Member Since: 02 Apr 2023
Location: Lincoln
Posts: 3
Morning everyone, I’m Tom, just bought a D4… if it’s anything like as broken as the D2s, L322s and my series I’ll be here a lot
He’s been named Dave, yes all Land Rovers must have a name! Few bits and bobs to do and sort but hopefully nothing too horrendous in the first 6 months… Based in Lincoln, always up for a coffee or spannering
2nd Apr 2023 6:32 am
ianm27
Member Since: 02 Jun 2016
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 2154
Welcome to all the new members and owners
May you have many years of care-free motoring - we can but dream Uncle Ray's spare wheel protector
Limo Tint
Blackvue front & rear dashcam
Cruise control switch pack
Bodsy's remote for FBH
4th Apr 2023 12:20 pm
momo
Member Since: 06 Apr 2023
Location: Taiwan
Posts: 1
Hello everyone,
I'm Momo from Taiwan. I just got my first Land Rover LR3 (it from Canada) V8 HSE 2006.
Happy to join the family of Land Rover. ^^
6th Apr 2023 3:54 pm
Stryderb
Member Since: 07 Apr 2023
Location: Stackpole
Posts: 9
Hello!
Hello all, D3 owner here in the UK, have owned her for 13 months and been great, here to get some advice on an Autel scanner!
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