Member Since: 03 Oct 2014
Location: Pwllheli
Posts: 3976
Well my V8 is just about to turn 150,000 miles, I had it for the last 30,000 miles, but have a folder with every receipt, MOT etc in. and ignoring the LPG issues, the only repairs to the engine have been an engine temperature sensor, and dipstick tube replaced, the later I reckon was broken when the head repairs were done.==================================
05 D3 HSE V8 4.4
04 MG TF 135
03 MG TF 115 Cool Blue Edition
02 MG TF 160
00 Hymer B564 Lionheart
1971 Series III 109
10th Mar 2017 2:57 pm
SafariDave
Member Since: 19 Nov 2011
Location: NYC & LA
Posts: 775
Our LR indie mechanic in LA who only likes to work on D3's, from his experience he finds the D3 4.4 V8 to be the most reliable engine LR has used in their vehicles. He sees the 5.0 V8's from the D4's come in with internal oil leak issues and needing replacement engines. But the 4.4 to be a proven reliable engine. Might not be the most powerful pushing the heavy D3, but reliable yes and not as thirsty as the 5.0.
DaveD3 2005 V8 SE Bonatti Grey "The Rhino" (our NYC D3)
De-tangoed Headlights, D4 2016 Style Black Pack Grille, D4 19" Wheels/ Bridgestone Alenza
D3 2005 V8 SE Bonatti Grey, D4 2016 Style Black Pack Grille (our LA D3)
D2 1999 V8 SD7 Chawton White (our Caribbean Beach truck)
10th Mar 2017 4:04 pm
bimblephish
Member Since: 21 Jul 2016
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 272
If you are after the environmental angle consider this: In purchasing and continuing to maintain a 10 year old vehicle you are effectivly preventing a new vehicle being built and in doing so preventing all of the energy consumption and emissions associate with production. Also by choosing petrol over diesel you are very significantly reducing your diesel particulate emissions, and if you go to LPG it gets even better: Lower CO emissions than petrol and I read a statistic somewhere that the NOx and particulate emissions from one diesel engine are equivalent to 120 LPG engines....
now can anybody think of a good reason not to buy a V8
(However I may be just a tad biased in my views)
10th Mar 2017 5:02 pm
pjm-84
Member Since: 04 Oct 2016
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 2508
No way.... I had the engine temperature sensor issue. Real to change... I managed to stretch the job out to 30min. (20min spent cleaning the throttle body again)
Putting my V8 number plate on tonight.
10th Mar 2017 6:28 pm
maccers
Member Since: 08 Dec 2012
Location: SE Kent
Posts: 275
Obviously I'm biased but I'd get the V8. My first had obviously been abused but my current one is pretty sweet .
Oh and my local Scania dealer informed me that today is international V8 day!
10th Mar 2017 6:45 pm
SafariDave
Member Since: 19 Nov 2011
Location: NYC & LA
Posts: 775
How do we get the extra 25hp that the full size RR 4.4 V8 (2006-2009) has, that is the question?
DaveD3 2005 V8 SE Bonatti Grey "The Rhino" (our NYC D3)
De-tangoed Headlights, D4 2016 Style Black Pack Grille, D4 19" Wheels/ Bridgestone Alenza
D3 2005 V8 SE Bonatti Grey, D4 2016 Style Black Pack Grille (our LA D3)
D2 1999 V8 SD7 Chawton White (our Caribbean Beach truck)
10th Mar 2017 6:48 pm
Mogwyth
Member Since: 03 Oct 2014
Location: Pwllheli
Posts: 3976
There are remaps that offer an additional 30hp.==================================
05 D3 HSE V8 4.4
04 MG TF 135
03 MG TF 115 Cool Blue Edition
02 MG TF 160
00 Hymer B564 Lionheart
1971 Series III 109
10th Mar 2017 7:03 pm
SafariDave
Member Since: 19 Nov 2011
Location: NYC & LA
Posts: 775
Don't know anyone that does them for the D3 in NYC.
DaveD3 2005 V8 SE Bonatti Grey "The Rhino" (our NYC D3)
De-tangoed Headlights, D4 2016 Style Black Pack Grille, D4 19" Wheels/ Bridgestone Alenza
D3 2005 V8 SE Bonatti Grey, D4 2016 Style Black Pack Grille (our LA D3)
D2 1999 V8 SD7 Chawton White (our Caribbean Beach truck)
10th Mar 2017 7:38 pm
KP-disco's
Member Since: 30 Dec 2008
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 48
There are far too many pro V8 repliers so who am I to argue I will be glad when I can px or sell my diesel Skoda which to be fair has been a good car just so BORING!!!!!
I'd like to say a big thank you to everyone that replied if you're ever in Hebden Bridge I just might buy you a beer (emphasis on might!!!!).
Keep safe and avoid those speed cameras!!!!
10th Mar 2017 11:32 pm
Mogwyth
Member Since: 03 Oct 2014
Location: Pwllheli
Posts: 3976
lynalldiscovery wrote:
v8 has got to be crippling in mpg, I like it when my mate with a r/r 4.6 auto tries to tell me he can get 18mpg Im sure he can once in his lifetime maybe but in the real world of various road speeds/loads I bet hes not getting 10/12 mpg everyday.
I get a genuine 19/20mpg on my short daily commute in the tdv6 and will hit nearly 27/28 on a decent run.
Running around and rural commute, i get around 16-17 mpg on petrol, 13-14 on LPG, that's real figures not lieometer. Only time I see as low as 12 is hammering it or pulling the tintent on gas.==================================
05 D3 HSE V8 4.4
04 MG TF 135
03 MG TF 115 Cool Blue Edition
02 MG TF 160
00 Hymer B564 Lionheart
1971 Series III 109
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11th Mar 2017 12:01 am
Mogwyth
Member Since: 03 Oct 2014
Location: Pwllheli
Posts: 3976
KP-disco's wrote:
There are far too many pro V8 repliers so who am I to argue I will be glad when I can px or sell my diesel Skoda which to be fair has been a good car just so BORING!!!!!
I'd like to say a big thank you to everyone that replied if you're ever in Hebden Bridge I just might buy you a beer (emphasis on might!!!!).
Keep safe and avoid those speed cameras!!!!
Cant believe no one has mentioned the best bit, the sound when you really press the loud pedal
And the near silence when cruising is quite pleasant too.==================================
05 D3 HSE V8 4.4
04 MG TF 135
03 MG TF 115 Cool Blue Edition
02 MG TF 160
00 Hymer B564 Lionheart
1971 Series III 109
11th Mar 2017 12:03 am
Discoveringcomfort
Member Since: 16 Sep 2015
Location: Berkshire
Posts: 637
I saw a TDV6 thread about the great fan roar, there just jealous of thr V8 roar!Series 1 V8
Series 2 Hibrid V8
Discovery 3 HSE V8
11th Mar 2017 2:56 pm
Felstmiester
Member Since: 12 Dec 2016
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 211
Although I've recently brought a tdv6 I was considering a v8 one long before this one I've brought came up. If I did it again it would be a v8. In my opinion the extra cost on fuel doesn't even come close to the money the tdv6 costs to maintain. The good old v8 seems to go on forever. And when it breaks. If it breaks. It's not as much to maintain. And also I have a 6.3 petrol merc and I've seen that return as much ( on a run ) than our discovery.
11th Mar 2017 7:14 pm
pjm-84
Member Since: 04 Oct 2016
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 2508
Mine's fairly quiet
Although with the RAI I can now hear the air induction when pressing the "go " pedal.
11th Mar 2017 7:48 pm
lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
Mogwyth wrote:
lynalldiscovery wrote:
v8 has got to be crippling in mpg, I like it when my mate with a r/r 4.6 auto tries to tell me he can get 18mpg Im sure he can once in his lifetime maybe but in the real world of various road speeds/loads I bet hes not getting 10/12 mpg everyday.
I get a genuine 19/20mpg on my short daily commute in the tdv6 and will hit nearly 27/28 on a decent run.
Running around and rural commute, i get around 16-17 mpg on petrol, 13-14 on LPG, that's real figures not lieometer. Only time I see as low as 12 is hammering it or pulling the tintent on gas.
I should point out the r/r 4.6 v8 is a very crude injection set up with an ancient 4 speed auto.
My wife has owned many large capacity petrol engined cars and without exception they were all thirsty , when she went from a merc C320 to an Audi 3.0 tdi auto her mpg doubled on the same route/speeds etc and I reckon the diesel is quicker in the real world.
I ran a merc E430 auto for 18 months and if I drove it carefully it would just scrape 20 mpg and thats just 2wd and got to be a ton lighter than a disco?
Unlike the disco the merc would do a genuine 155mph and 0 to 60 quite a bit faster
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to change... I managed to stretch the job out to 30min. (20min spent cleaning the throttle body again)
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I will be glad when I can px or sell my diesel Skoda which to be fair has been a good car just so BORING!!!!!
Im sure he can once in his lifetime maybe but in the real world of various road speeds/loads I bet hes not getting 10/12 mpg everyday.
