Member Since: 13 May 2007
Location: Cumnock Ayrshire
Posts: 11
hey guys ave had my new D3 commercial for 3 or 4 weeks now and am luvin it my only proble is i think the turbo takes too long to kick in unless you get the boot into it as for when you were talkin about the tax i think it`s great as i also have a 1.6 16v astra and it cost me £180 for a year also but all in all i think it is good ordered my disco3.co.uk sticker for it and also one for my colleague.
5th Nov 2007 11:47 pm
WillMyth
Member Since: 11 Jul 2007
Location: Tuam
Posts: 400
Maybe you need to get it chiped lots of the people on here have had it and they seem to say it helped a lot with the lag.
6th Nov 2007 1:01 am
BarryG
Member Since: 30 Apr 2006
Location: Eire
Posts: 1333
WillMyth wrote:
Maybe you need to get it chiped lots of the people on here have had it and they seem to say it helped a lot with the lag
Big time ..
if I had a D3 with that Lag (like when I got it) .. I would be driving an X5 now.
The TC was/is a must have IMO.
6th Nov 2007 1:13 am
Hightry
Member Since: 20 Apr 2007
Location: South West
Posts: 54
Re: New Commercail
oldpostbob wrote:
Hi,
I too have just got a D3 Commercail XS with a few toys.
You are doing very well to get 33 I only get 26 - but I put that down to the Survivor roof rack and ladders I carry for work.
Regarding the speed limit as it is a car derived van you can legally drive it at all the normal speed limits - the problem only arises when it is a van or a van drevied car.
Also check out the RFL on the Commercail only £180.00 per year.
A vantastic car compared to my old Discovery 2 Commercial
Sorry to be a party pooper but the fact that you are paying £180 a year in RFL identifies the vehicle as a commercial. Therefore you must adhere to commercial vehicle speed limits.
6th Nov 2007 9:08 am
steevie
Member Since: 13 May 2007
Location: Cumnock Ayrshire
Posts: 11
you pay £180 a year due to the emissions and the offset for the first 45k as far as am aware nothing to do with it being a commercial
6th Nov 2007 9:42 am
Hightry
Member Since: 20 Apr 2007
Location: South West
Posts: 54
If that were the case, all D3's would be £180. If someone would like to PM me a reg no for a commercial I can check it in work tonight and report back.
The D3 commercial IS legally defined as a commercial vehicle and built by LRSV. It is not a CDV.
However, my D3 (van) is an SE model CDV with two seats and a rear load-space, but I pay the standard car tax based on emmisions and can travel happily the maximum speed limit for cars The older I get, the more I realise that people confuse wrinkles for wisdom
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