Member Since: 07 Aug 2017
Location: northampton
Posts: 360
Sadly " How many left" is about as accurate as throwing darts upside down in a darkened room at a target moving 1 million miles an hour. That in turn comes from Land rovers inaccuracy with how vehicles were registered. My D2 was registered s a 3.5 litre petrol manual for example and my D3 was registered as a V8 SE manual (which they never made). probably due to a lack of fresh crayons at the registering dealers at the time of sale05 D3 V8 HSE, LR Passion tree bars, wildbear compressor guard, LRP switch panel, ARB rear locker + compressor, Trigger 6 shooter electrical system
12 RRS SDV6 HSE (Hers) - Gone and replaced with an I Pace - I can tell you now EV is not the future yet
Metalian Camper trailer
19th Jun 2025 5:51 pm
pcjags
Member Since: 15 Aug 2024
Location: Berks
Posts: 68
D3 - Discovery 3 2004 SE Tonga Green with Tundra interior 2.7L Auto 200K - Dead engine? Project
LR3 - Discovery 3 HSE Tonga Green 2005 Petrol V8 Auto 186K - Project
Renault Grand Espace Initiale X 2
Jag X Type Estate X 2 Projects
Mini Countryman the reliable one
19th Jun 2025 6:18 pm
SimonWhite
Member Since: 15 Sep 2019
Location: St Albans
Posts: 1
I am one of the lucky few too. I have owned 2 over the years. In South Africa and now here in the UK. Who can forget when the Top Gear lads reviewed this iconic machine. What an epic indictment. And it's still arguably one of the most capable and versatile production 4x4s ever made. (along with the notable mention of the toy car 80vx, just to prove that I am not a complete zealot )
10th Jul 2025 9:32 am
maxbasscat
Member Since: 03 Jan 2016
Location: Cambridgeshire
Posts: 1269
Duc750 wrote:
Sadly " How many left" is about as accurate as throwing darts upside down in a darkened room at a target moving 1 million miles an hour. That in turn comes from Land rovers inaccuracy with how vehicles were registered. My D2 was registered s a 3.5 litre petrol manual for example and my D3 was registered as a V8 SE manual (which they never made). probably due to a lack of fresh crayons at the registering dealers at the time of sale
Mine says V8 SE on the back at least D3 2.7 Zermatt silver (not another one)
D3 4.4 V8 Zambezi silver
D3 4.4 V8 Adriatic Blue
D3 2.7 (gone) Tonga Green
D3 4.4 V8 LHD Tonga Green
FFRR TDV8
Defender 300
10th Jul 2025 12:32 pm
taters
Member Since: 14 May 2024
Location: Scotland
Posts: 43
As a fellow owner, I think we should make a howmanytongagreenv8sleft.co.uk
10th Jul 2025 1:57 pm
Duc750
Member Since: 07 Aug 2017
Location: northampton
Posts: 360
maxbasscat wrote:
Duc750 wrote:
Sadly " How many left" is about as accurate as throwing darts upside down in a darkened room at a target moving 1 million miles an hour. That in turn comes from Land rovers inaccuracy with how vehicles were registered. My D2 was registered s a 3.5 litre petrol manual for example and my D3 was registered as a V8 SE manual (which they never made). probably due to a lack of fresh crayons at the registering dealers at the time of sale
Mine says V8 SE on the back at least
Bet its not a manual though05 D3 V8 HSE, LR Passion tree bars, wildbear compressor guard, LRP switch panel, ARB rear locker + compressor, Trigger 6 shooter electrical system
12 RRS SDV6 HSE (Hers) - Gone and replaced with an I Pace - I can tell you now EV is not the future yet
Metalian Camper trailer
10th Jul 2025 5:10 pm
maxbasscat
Member Since: 03 Jan 2016
Location: Cambridgeshire
Posts: 1269
NoD3 2.7 Zermatt silver (not another one)
D3 4.4 V8 Zambezi silver
D3 4.4 V8 Adriatic Blue
D3 2.7 (gone) Tonga Green
D3 4.4 V8 LHD Tonga Green
FFRR TDV8
Defender 300
10th Jul 2025 8:59 pm
pcjags
Member Since: 15 Aug 2024
Location: Berks
Posts: 68
So is there a way to figure out the number left? I would like to know.
Maybe just a page on this forum could be a start, happy to allow non Tonga green ones, I'm inclusive.
Also did they make a manual V8 version? D3 - Discovery 3 2004 SE Tonga Green with Tundra interior 2.7L Auto 200K - Dead engine? Project
LR3 - Discovery 3 HSE Tonga Green 2005 Petrol V8 Auto 186K - Project
Renault Grand Espace Initiale X 2
Jag X Type Estate X 2 Projects
Mini Countryman the reliable one
10th Jul 2025 10:32 pm
Duc750
Member Since: 07 Aug 2017
Location: northampton
Posts: 360
I think they made some as police vehicles but I don't think they were ever in the catalogue as such.05 D3 V8 HSE, LR Passion tree bars, wildbear compressor guard, LRP switch panel, ARB rear locker + compressor, Trigger 6 shooter electrical system
12 RRS SDV6 HSE (Hers) - Gone and replaced with an I Pace - I can tell you now EV is not the future yet
Metalian Camper trailer
11th Jul 2025 6:32 am
taters
Member Since: 14 May 2024
Location: Scotland
Posts: 43
Maybe MOT data? If it's corroborated by the garage at the time of test, that may make it more accurate than purely going off vehicle registration data. Couple of years out of date though.
Can't get the excel to open, but the user guide would suggest the dataset includes makes, models and fuel type which would make it relatively simple to filter out anything other than Petrol D3s.
14th Jul 2025 12:51 pm
pcjags
Member Since: 15 Aug 2024
Location: Berks
Posts: 68
I do wish you had not put that link in...
at 38 million rows and counting.......
will let you know how I get on, in a bit D3 - Discovery 3 2004 SE Tonga Green with Tundra interior 2.7L Auto 200K - Dead engine? Project
LR3 - Discovery 3 HSE Tonga Green 2005 Petrol V8 Auto 186K - Project
Renault Grand Espace Initiale X 2
Jag X Type Estate X 2 Projects
Mini Countryman the reliable one
14th Jul 2025 6:15 pm
Markds2
Member Since: 25 Jun 2025
Location: Nelson
Posts: 2
Hello From NZ - new V8 D3 Owner!
I'm a happy owner of a new to me D3, a 2006 HSE with the 4.4 V8 done the equivalent of 119,000 miles.
I've been thinking of getting one as a project for a couple of years - this one presented itself as a worthy candidate, and as I only paid the equivalent of £1250 I through it's worth the risk. It runs and drives and has only recently been taken off the road since it started overheating. A mechanic has tested it and has found the cooling system overpressures and the coolant shows the presence of hydrocarbons which indicates a blown head gasket. Otherwise it is in pretty average condition cosmetically and the inside is filthy.
It does have a good set of tyres, seems to have been maintained and comes with a ceiling mounted factory DVD player. I don't know if this was a rare option? Someone might be able to enlighten me.
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14th Jul 2025 8:53 pm
pcjags
Member Since: 15 Aug 2024
Location: Berks
Posts: 68
Welcome Markds2, fine looking rig,
I foretell many an adventure and then you can take it out on the road.
good to see a V8 saved and That thing in the roof is a Rosen DVD Player, search on this site for information about use etc.D3 - Discovery 3 2004 SE Tonga Green with Tundra interior 2.7L Auto 200K - Dead engine? Project
LR3 - Discovery 3 HSE Tonga Green 2005 Petrol V8 Auto 186K - Project
Renault Grand Espace Initiale X 2
Jag X Type Estate X 2 Projects
Mini Countryman the reliable one
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