Only merc I’ve driven was on a test drive and that was the G wagon, didnt think much of it ,like many of us had landies 30 plus years , D3 is my favourite so far
what ever u do don’t mention the ejoke , lol
Only merc I’ve driven was on a test drive and that was the G wagon, didnt think much of it ,like many of us had landies 30 plus years , D3 is my favourite so far
what ever u do don’t mention the ejoke , lol
also a dobe owner! Enjoy your new motor
Thanks and awesome, ours is a male 11 year old daft as a brush scatred of his own shadow ha ha loves her freelander isn't to sure of my Disco ha ha
11 years old is impressive. I opted out of company car and went for car allowance. Had own German car for while but lost so much in depreciation and wanted a truck for the dog/tools/fishing etc. If the man above confirms the engine query I think I’ll switch later in the year. Hilux is bulletproof but sometimes I spend 6-7 hours a day in it and that’s a bit draining in a pickup
hiya
main issue is the crankshaft shells spinning , blocking off the oil ways and leading to the crank snapping
the actual percentage of snapped cranks is very low considering the amount on the road
alas heard of crank issues from 2005 right up to late D4s and sports
there doesn’t seem to be any precaution to prevent them from going , I often wonder if it’s because the engines have been remapped badly , as some that have gone the owners have ensured the discos haven’t wanted for anything
also snapped from as low as 20k and many dealers in the uk aren’t interested
there is now a new upgraded aftermarket oil pump recently released and on the D3/4 forums are beginning to test them to see what results come back, it produces a higher oil output , whether it works is too early to tell
Personally the D3 is a really nice landy to drive , favourite so far and would have another one
Yeah I hear you, its one of them we were shovelling serious amounts of rugby mud out of all the mercs over the past years then one of them suffered a catastrophic electrical issue I was thinking this is costing a serious amount of P11D and tbh she ( the boss ) wanted the pound notes to work for us.
I opted out and now work pay, I am lucky that I get a fuel card. The Freelander I was using £70 a week diesel in commuting, the disco seems to be returning a decent mpg, I put in £70 Sunday in Wakefield I got between 3/4 and full tank from nearly nowt then i drove back to Cheshire and commuted each day ( Mon - Wed ) to Stafford and I still have 1/4 tank. tomorrow I am taking her Freelander to Bristol as we've had a lot of work done on it to make it reliable. I haven't had it above 65mph on the M6 then she drove it tonight and was like come on then lets see what it can do ha ha ha she was then banned from driving it ha ha
I opted out and now work pay, I am lucky that I get a fuel card. The Freelander I was using £70 a week diesel in commuting, the disco seems to be returning a decent mpg, I put in £70 Sunday in Wakefield I got between 3/4 and full tank from nearly nowt then i drove back to Cheshire and commuted each day ( Mon - Wed ) to Stafford and I still have 1/4 tank. tomorrow I am taking her Freelander to Bristol as we've had a lot of work done on it to make it reliable. I haven't had it above 65mph on the M6 then she drove it tonight and was like come on then lets see what it can do ha ha ha she was then banned from driving it ha ha
johnlad
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I also have a D3, and 2 Dobbie’s,
I’m sensing a theme here.
I see in your picture. <3
johnlad
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Sadly that one-Louis,is no longer with us.
