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MY D3 has an excellent reliability record !!
Hi Guys, having enjoyed this forum for many months and owned a 55 plate D3 HSE since november, I read of many problems and fixes daily. All very useful !! But I was starting to have a skewed view of the reliability of these cars. So I decided to look through the very comprehensive service and maintenance records provided by the last owner since demo.
So during 6.5 years and 61000 miles apart from routine maintenance this car has required a new compressor and gearstick linkage. PRETTY IMPRESSIVE ME THINKS !!Discovery 3 HSE 55 plate Buckingham Blue with Alpacha
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6th Mar 2012 8:53 pm
Robbie
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Yep the forum can make you paranoid. As for my 7 years it's a compressor, gear linkage, coolant temp sensor, steering wheel, heated washer nozzles and EGR blanks.
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Yep thats a kiss of deaf you got assistance/breakdown.
6th Mar 2012 9:45 pm
cnfowler
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Re: MY D3 has an excellent reliability record !!
discohugh wrote:
...So during 6.5 years and 61000 miles apart from routine maintenance this car has required a new compressor and gearstick linkage. PRETTY IMPRESSIVE ME THINKS !!
Well now you've gone and done it. You shouldn't talk about such things. Its just bad juju.
Colin
6th Mar 2012 9:46 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Very bad juju indeed!!
6th Mar 2012 9:47 pm
fat bloke
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Won't start in morning.
6th Mar 2012 9:52 pm
character
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bet he's not plugged it in recently
6th Mar 2012 9:57 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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What's the saying about glass houses & chucking stuff?
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6th Mar 2012 10:00 pm
devonchilliman
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Nicked from The Dark Side.
6th Mar 2012 10:05 pm
character
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DSL wrote:
What's he saying about glass houses & chucking stuff?
and look what happened, must change my avatar, what pixel size for avatar using MS paint anyone
6th Mar 2012 10:05 pm
dick dastardly
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Landrovers are living things and as such, like us, we replace all the cells in our body in about 7 years and landrovers have to have all their parts replaced every 7 years.
Like the highly reliable 30 year old woodmans axe. Only had 2 new axe heads and 3 new handles...There's one wheel on my wagon, but i'm still rollin' along, it's the cherokee, they're after me, but I'm singing a happy song
6th Mar 2012 11:34 pm
nighthawk
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My 2006 D3 came with a service book too... According to it, from new till when I got it in September 2010 all it had done was normal oil changes and services.
Since 2010 it needed bushes and a new front diff and is now looking at a new battery.
It has either been ultra reliable or there are things missing from the book Dennis
2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 Commercial Manual Buckingham Blue
That's all you'll find in mine too Now an ex-D3 owner after 7 happy years. Miss the car but not the big bills
7th Mar 2012 7:46 am
nighthawk
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I thought I'd find compressor replacements, differentials, turbos, brake discs and pads (I seriously don't think the brake pads lasted 70000 miles!), etc etc.
But maybe it's better if those things are hidden as they'll put off a potential buyer Dennis
2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 Commercial Manual Buckingham Blue
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What else do you expect to find in a service book 
