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X5
Member Since: 06 Mar 2012
Location: south wales
Posts: 6
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| Hello & potential owner of 2005 2.7 Discovery 3 HSE |
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hi All
I wanted to say hello as a potential owner.
Keep meaning to post a hello but get carried away reading the threads.
It would be excellent to get some buying advice for a discovery 3 if anyone can point me in the right direction.
I had in mind a 2005 Discovery 3 HSE (has nice options) has had a performance remap/chip done by Paramount Performance (economy and torque).
Full main dealer history. car has covered 78000 miles is asking £15K which seems a good price, just had new pads and two new tyres as well as a service.
Looks like a nice car, has the sidesteps on it which I quite like and a leather steering wheel (which is not standard from what I hear).
Thanks to anyone who is able to help.
Cheers
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 7th Mar 2012 10:28 pm |
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bigdave
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Member Since: 04 Jul 2008
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 9870
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Hello,
Welcome to the madhouse!
You should consider that it will need it's belts doing if they haven't already been done.
It's 6 years or 105k and can be over £500.
Other than that the usual precautions like FSH, check its had all its recalls and as its a HSE check all the bells and whistles work.
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| 7th Mar 2012 10:49 pm |
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DG
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Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
Posts: 50978
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 Quote:X5
Marks out of 10 for guessing your current motor   21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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| 7th Mar 2012 10:52 pm |
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X5
Member Since: 06 Mar 2012
Location: south wales
Posts: 6
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Thanks Bigdave
Belts are a good call, worth using as a bargaining chip. I have just moved to south wales so will probably look for an indy in that area as well (its pretty rural so expect to find one nearby).
We have a third child on the way and I hear that fitting three children in the back of a discovery (all under 5) is pretty straight forward., but in anything else it can be a pain i.e. an X5.
Glad you like the username, I thought it'd provoke a laugh.
in an HSE Can I expect things like electrically adjustable steering wheel and seats as well as cruise and so-on,I am keen on comfort, is heated seats standard on an HSE.
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| 7th Mar 2012 11:05 pm |
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wiggs
Member Since: 03 Sep 2006
Location: Manchester
Posts: 14372
 
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Should get all you mention ... Except the electric steering wheel... That only came standard from 08 onwards G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
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| 7th Mar 2012 11:13 pm |
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swoodley
Member Since: 21 Feb 2011
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 52
 
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Hi X5, welcome.
Not sure if heated seats at the back are standard (I am sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong) but my hse has them.
Steering wheel isn't electric, but the seats are, drivers also has memory.
Mine is in for the big service today and have a brand new focus as courtesy car, cannot wait to hand it back and get mine... D3 sooooo much more comfortable
Good luck
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| 7th Mar 2012 11:22 pm |
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Bushwanderer
Member Since: 27 Nov 2007
Location: Northern Rivers, NSW, Australia
Posts: 2050
 
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bigdave wrote:
SNIP
You should consider that it will need it's belts doing if they haven't already been done. It's 6 years or 105k and can be over £500.
SNIP
Hi BD,
I think that you'll find that it's 7 years or 105k miles. The Bearded Dragon
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| 8th Mar 2012 12:58 am |
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X5
Member Since: 06 Mar 2012
Location: south wales
Posts: 6
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the belts will either have been done or be due, I know the seller very well and he really looks after his cars so if something needed doing I expect he would have done it.
Also, He did mention something to me one morning after it had a flat battery it had "stalled" when starting up and they were not sure if it was a blocked injector or a problem or if it needed to be checked somewhere.
I asked him about it this week, he said it has not happened again so I am not sure if anyone knows what this may turn out to be or if it is common, with it being an Auto what would a stall be.
I am happy to ask him a little more about this.
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| 8th Mar 2012 7:43 am |
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euangibson
Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
Location: Borders
Posts: 11027
 
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DG wrote:Â Quote:X5
Marks out of 10 for guessing your current motor
If,or when the Disco arrives,will the name get changed to ex-X5 or X-X5 ?  "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
Locking rear E-diff
RLD spare wheel protector & sump guard
Extended roof rails
Series 111 mudflaps
Black side tubes,grill and vents
Timed climate remote
Hids4u interior lights
D4 Firenze my2012 HSE
D3 Java 2005 SE manual (sold,sadly,thanks for the memories)
1966 '88 Series 2a....still starts in the morning better than I do...
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| 8th Mar 2012 9:02 am |
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