Member Since: 10 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6768
Welcome here, too!
Driving from Indonesia to UK would be similar to trip they did in the book “First Overland” (UK - Singapore). Would be an epic and cracking trip! 8)
23rd Jan 2018 7:03 pm
pjm-84
Member Since: 04 Oct 2016
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 2608
Welcome.
9000miles in and the V8 still brings a smile to my face. Why?
24th Jan 2018 5:59 pm
kajtzu
Member Since: 10 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6768
Today, at the inspection site the guy doing the inspection of my car commented that it has a very nice purring sound and that it’s in good shape underneath.
Once the V8 virus infects you there is no turning back...
24th Jan 2018 6:29 pm
pjm-84
Member Since: 04 Oct 2016
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 2608
Snap
I had Hunters LR do my recent MOT and they commended it, remarking it was better then some of the sales cars they were "running".
24th Jan 2018 6:42 pm
kajtzu
Member Since: 10 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6768
I’ve owned or driven plenty of vehicles but this one makes me happy. The last time that happened was with a land cruiser V8 in the desert a while back but it was only on loan to me. My SWMBO thinks I’m nuts and have a midlife crisis
Today we had a nice snow storm here with < 50 m visibility, slippery roads, even the larger highways snowed in even with a lot of snow plows keeping them open and the car performed excellent.
24th Jan 2018 7:05 pm
plocker
Member Since: 14 Mar 2016
Location: Preston
Posts: 828
I have just checked my oil, it has done 4000 miles since its last service, and it has used none .
Not bad for a block with 135,000 in it.05 V8 HSE Bonatti Grey
31st Jan 2018 9:08 am
Charliecloud
Member Since: 31 Jul 2014
Location: Tonbridge
Posts: 980
On auto trader :- 1 owner D3 V8 31k ...............................wait for it!! £24k Best of all it's a left hand drive
5th Feb 2018 2:24 pm
drevilish
Member Since: 15 Apr 2017
Location: London/Kent
Posts: 13
V8 LPG London
Just did 1000miles in a weekend. Had the car a year.
V8 Silver, not yet seen another V8.
Got the LPG fitted after a month.
Been having an issue with the Idle hunting. Got the car TerraCleaned on Friday before the trip, it's like it had a new lease on life.
Managed to do 1000miles on around 300litres of fuel, (combined petrol and LPG for less stoppage). Dashboard says 18.9mpg
Need to sort my camera out so I can take some better photos.
5th Feb 2018 5:01 pm
plocker
Member Since: 14 Mar 2016
Location: Preston
Posts: 828
plocker wrote:
I have just checked my oil, it has done 4000 miles since its last service, and it has used none .
Not bad for a block with 135,000 in it.
Of course it's 1 owner. It will be an import 05 V8 HSE Bonatti Grey
5th Feb 2018 5:11 pm
kajtzu
Member Since: 10 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6768
Charliecloud wrote:
On auto trader :- 1 owner D3 V8 31k ...............................wait for it!! £24k Best of all it's a left hand drive
Looks to be detailed nicely but you can see it used to be quite dusty or something inside, picture 24 of the rear audio controls is quite grey underneath the fascia and they haven’t bothered cleaning that up. Same with the door card where the speaker part is fastened.
Close ups of leather makes it look to be in very good shape.
Even to us Finns it looks a bit pricey for what they’re asking but 50000 km is quite low
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5th Feb 2018 6:42 pm
SafariDave
Member Since: 19 Nov 2011
Location: NYC & LA
Posts: 775
That is a Ford Ranger 4.0 V6 engine instead of the jag 4.4, not considered most reliable the 4.0, but I have seen them for sale used in the US with over 200K. So I guess some have been. That engine was only in the 2006 mid 07 models in the US only. That 09 must be from the middle east.
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)
5th Feb 2018 7:08 pm
Mogwyth
Member Since: 03 Oct 2014
Location: Pwllheli
Posts: 3976
Shame its got the steering wheel in the wrong place, D4 5.0 V8 in the UK,
Member Since: 10 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6768
It’s registered in September 2009 according to the DVLA site so I guess one of the last ones out of the factory?
Not sure about Middle East - The 4.0 liter one at is registered as a Discovery 3 in the UK. At least in KSA they were sold as LR3 (I was in the store) and LR4 badged and I know it was the same in UAE. Perhaps that changed at some point or depends on the country.
The 5.0 liter one referenced above on eBay is from Qatar which confuses this a bit
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5th Feb 2018 7:20 pm
Mogwyth
Member Since: 03 Oct 2014
Location: Pwllheli
Posts: 3976
If only it were accurate weekend reading 400 mile round trip on Saturday, didn't miss a beat.
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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
5th Feb 2018 7:24 pm
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