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eightfoot
Member Since: 12 Apr 2015
Location: sunny essex
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[quote="lynalldiscovery"]Dont get hung up on the 55/06 tax difference, 06 monthly is 43 quid so about 15 gbp more than the cheaper one, basically irrelevant.
my d/d is 25.33 monthly so not really irrelevant its almost half price and I think there is some room to haggle the dealer down as its priced on the higher side of whats about at the mo,prices will prob start creaping up again soon though as its starting to get colder please excuse any grammer/punctuation mistakes,i'm thick,thankyou
current vehicles 2005 d3 2013 d4
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 4th Nov 2016 5:05 pm |
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Jonno1888
Member Since: 04 Nov 2016
Location: UK
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Wow. Thanks for all the great advice guys, really appreciate this. It's invaluable. I spent a lot of time on the RS246 forum with my precious car but don't remember as much helpful advice to a newbie. I've knocked that one on the head, and will search for another. Good advice about trying a few before buying. Regards mileage i agree a good history is key maybe over just looking at the mileage. Maybe it's also something psychological about spending £10k on a car with 100k plus miles. I come from owning an Audi RS6 which are amazing cars but just about a big a potential money pit as you can get and high running costs so am hoping a decent disco will be slightly less so.
I looked at other cars online that could suit my needs and ford SMAX seems to be the sensible boring choice but doesn't really interest me. I did come across a jeep commander which I'd never really seen before but looked a bit like a poor version of a disco. To date I've never driven on. I'd really like the disco 4 with the 3.0 engine but can't stretch to that. I see plenty of d3s flying past me on the motorways so am guessing the 2.7 pulls well enough. With 3 kids I'm not likely to be hammering things much.
Thanks again, fantastic advice
Cheers
Jonno
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| 4th Nov 2016 7:10 pm |
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Compusmentis
Member Since: 18 Feb 2016
Location: Effingham
Posts: 237
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I wanted a 70 - 80k miles D3 just like you. In fact it has turned out to be the exact mileage to avoid. The car seems to have a mid-life crisis at just this point.
Either go much lower miles (and expensive  ) or go to about 110,000. By then the engine belts will have been done, the suspension bushes will have been renewed, the rear prop will be new, the wheel bearings replaced, the diff bearings replaced etc.etc.
But they are great cars 
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| 4th Nov 2016 9:39 pm |
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Jonno1888
Member Since: 04 Nov 2016
Location: UK
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Very interesting point, can see what you mean. I might have another look at cars with a higher mileage. It was just something psychological about spending £10k odd and getting something with 100k on the clock. Its more about what I would get for it in 2-3 years with 140k on it. But defintiely worth thinking about, ill take a look now, thanks!
Jonno
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| 4th Nov 2016 9:58 pm |
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Moo
D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 14372
 
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Don't get wrapped up in mileage. How its been looked after is more important. These beasties are better used. Short trips and low mileage is any cars worst enemy. New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner 
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
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| 4th Nov 2016 10:22 pm |
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lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
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eightfoot wrote:[quote="lynalldiscovery"]Dont get hung up on the 55/06 tax difference, 06 monthly is 43 quid so about 15 gbp more than the cheaper one, basically irrelevant.
my d/d is 25.33 monthly so not really irrelevant its almost half price and I think there is some room to haggle the dealer down as its priced on the higher side of whats about at the mo,prices will prob start creaping up again soon though as its starting to get colder
Thats roughly 60p per day difference thats not even a cheap cup of coffee.
Now bear in mind these arent cheap cars to buy and especially run i would still say the tax difference is irrelevant compared to all the the other things that can go wrong.
Ps like the red
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| 5th Nov 2016 2:50 am |
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lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
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Jonno1888 wrote:Very interesting point, can see what you mean. I might have another look at cars with a higher mileage. It was just something psychological about spending £10k odd and getting something with 100k on the clock. Its more about what I would get for it in 2-3 years with 140k on it. But defintiely worth thinking about, ill take a look now, thanks!
Jonno
I think over the last 5/10 years peoples attitude to high milers has changed significantly.
It wasnt that many years ago if a car made 100k it was considered amazing and even if the engine made 100k the rest of the car had all but rotted away.
As the D3 ages more and the prices drop more L/R enthusiasts will come into the fold, they wont really have much choice as the D1s have all but rotted away and the D2 wont be far behind!
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| 5th Nov 2016 2:56 am |
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Moo
D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 14372
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This might suit your needs:
http://disco3.co.uk/forum/post1729349.html#1729349 New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
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| 5th Nov 2016 9:44 am |
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Cellerdweller
Member Since: 05 Oct 2012
Location: Macclesfield
Posts: 1315
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There are lots of cars available to buy some will be good and some bad . What you will find is that the majority of forum cars that come up for sale will be fine examples and very well cared for and certainly worth consideration . You're not afraid of the dark are you ?
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| 5th Nov 2016 10:05 am |
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Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
Posts: 15496
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Moo wrote:This might suit your needs:
http://disco3.co.uk/forum/post1729349.html#1729349
That looks a great car, good to see one that hasn't been messed about with. DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
Porsche Cayenne V8 Diesel S
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| 5th Nov 2016 10:28 am |
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A1GSS
Member Since: 12 Sep 2010
Location: Saffron Walden, Essex
Posts: 4691
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That's my car. Unmolested and much loved we've had for over 6 years.
Still available. ____
Gone: 10MY L320 RR Sport HSE, Ipanema Sand
Gone: 20MY Jaguar iPace HSE, Silicon Silver
Gone: 17MY RR Evoque SE Tech, Loire Blue
Gone: 08MY Discovery 3 XS, Stornoway Grey
Gone: 07MY FFRR TDV8 Vogue, Stornoway Grey
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| 5th Nov 2016 11:40 am |
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