Member Since: 20 Jun 2019
Location: Düsseldorf
Posts: 52
Purchase advice
Hi All,
I've been looking at Disco 3 in my budget of roughly €8000.
I can see most vehicles coming in within this range are around 250thousand kms mark , which is fine.
I'd ideally wanted a seven seater and sunroofs , but they're incredibly rare to find in silver, which is what i would prefer. Lots of black cars out there, seems to be a best seller.
Now onto the main bit , i've checked a January 2005, D3-SE yesterday.
The windshield as well as the windows said 04, so i assume it is a 04 build.
(I've read elsewhere on this forum that an indy bought 3 of them for his family, so to reliability ?)
Timing belt &pump done at 150k kms , steering rack replaced recently with some bushes done as well.
Also, transmission flush is done recently and the car adjusts to ride heights properly.
So technical bits seem to be OK , will get a Landy specialist to check it though.
It's been converted to Euro 4 , which is essential for driving in any city in Germany
However it only has 5 seats , can i add the third row later and is it at all even worth it ? Who has experience with 7 seats and their usage if at all. I'd like to add we're a young couple, no kids as yet, so absolutely NO necessity for 7 seats. (Or even an SUV come to think of it).
But part of me wants to have it for that random day when you have 6 people doing a day trip in it.
Also , does the 5 seater fold flat ? , I couldn't get it to , not sure which lever to pull.
My main intention for the D3 is to use it as a motorway cruiser and possibly then some eastern european overlanding hopefully , with a nice roof tent on it.
P.S : The Cruise control seems to not work , which is a downer for the motorway munching. Hoping for it to be an easy fix like a fuse somewhere , any thoughts here ?
Thanks,
Shravan
14th Jul 2019 1:08 pm
Narpy
Member Since: 18 Jul 2011
Location: Stockport
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Member Since: 20 Jun 2019
Location: Düsseldorf
Posts: 52
That was a very good read , thank you for that.
I've to add that the seller mentioned the radio as well as the cruise control have conked out on the same day, so it's perhaps something to do with the fusebox in the glove compartment.
Yes , I'm aware dealers will take the with statements such as "It just conked out yesterday" , but i see that it seems to work in the pictures posted a couple of weeks back.
(It displays the name of the radio station in the photo , which i take it as working)
The radio simply wouldn't turn on when i was there.
14th Jul 2019 1:25 pm
rrhool
Member Since: 28 Aug 2014
Location: Norfolk
Posts: 4400
Mines a Silver SE. Personally I prefer not to have the sunroof. Loads of threads on here about leaks, and blocked drains.
I've got all the (nearly) things an HSE has, without the sunroof issue. Richard
D3 SE 2007. Triumph 2.5Pi 1973. Ferguson TEA20 1948.
Discovery 2 4.0 ES 2001- Gone
Discovery 1 300Tdi ES '95 - Gone
Range Rover Classic '79 - Gone
14th Jul 2019 1:31 pm
shravanjk86
Member Since: 20 Jun 2019
Location: Düsseldorf
Posts: 52
Hi rrhool,
Do you have the 5 seater SE as well, and if yes does it fold flat ?
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