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Auto or Manual?....should I avoid an 07 model year?
Am looking at buying another Disco 3 and need to decide on auto or manual, any thoughts?.....I see lots of stories of bad clutches expiring at low miles and thats a pricey thing to fix, however are the auto/torque converters a bit iffy too in the long run?........secondly is there something fundamentaly flawed with the 07 model year vehicles?, again i'm reading horror stories about engines and weirdly when i'm watching prices of vehicles the 07 vehicles seem to be a bit lower than an 06!!
1st Aug 2013 11:22 pm
Biffysun
Member Since: 09 Jul 2011
Location: Central
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I got a manual but have since driven some verrrry nice autos 8) so I think when the time comes to change I'll go auto
1st Aug 2013 11:58 pm
MarkOne
Member Since: 23 Jul 2011
Location: County Antrim
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Auto and I would avoid a 07 model.
2nd Aug 2013 12:13 am
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
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Auto all the way. Manual gearbox is too "clunky" for a comfortable, refined D3
Nothing to stop you buying an 07MY, but as a priority, have the cambelt and oil pump replaced My D3 Build Thread
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2nd Aug 2013 10:04 am
Mr Kington
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auto, auto, autoJames favourite hobby is writing in the third person.
2nd Aug 2013 10:19 am
DerbyshireDisco
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2nd Aug 2013 10:36 am
Mr Kington
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No idea what your budget is, but I opted for an older (55 plate) HSE auto. I need to tax it soon and £280 is a lot less than £400 odd. Mine has only done 65k and is pretty mint.
I think the car is way too heavy for a manual box and the auto is so much more refined. I think less of the earlier cars have had issues from the cam belt problems. Others with a lot more knowledge than I will be able to confirm this.James favourite hobby is writing in the third person.
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2nd Aug 2013 10:41 am
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Manual for men, auto for girls
2nd Aug 2013 10:49 am
will247
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NJSS wrote:
Warranty Direct suggest that:-
Quote:
Cars with automatic transmissions are more likely to fail, and when they do they are more expensive to fix than their manual counterparts
The average cost of repairing an auto gearbox is £1,070.49, while manuals cost, on average, £824.28.
I'd happily pay £1070.49 for a new D3 auto box.... 26 and on the 4th LR..
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2nd Aug 2013 11:01 am
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
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NJSS wrote:
Warranty Direct suggest that:-
Quote:
Cars with automatic transmissions are more likely to fail, and when they do they are more expensive to fix than their manual counterparts
Member Since: 01 Oct 2010
Location: North Wales
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I have a manual and sometimes think auto would be nice, but on my trip around west coast of Scotland of over 1500 miles she averaged 34mpg would not have got that out of an auto
2nd Aug 2013 12:56 pm
crews control
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The 05/06 Tax argument is funny when you think the difference is not much more than 1 tank of fuel ???
2nd Aug 2013 12:58 pm
BarryT
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With an auto box you ride the vehicle, with a manual you drive the vehicle.
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