Nodge68

Well-Known Member

• Sep 14, 2014

• #1

Well time has come to get rid of the V6. I've been looking for a Discovery 3 for some time as a replacement. Yesterday that replacement came home. I was wanting an SE or HSE, however all the ones I'd looked at were over priced junk.
So I settled on a clean 2 owner D3 with full LR history and new air compressor that has been looked after. It's only a basic manual modal but it's clean and was affordable.

My V6 Freelander looks like it's going to my mother in law, so I'll still get to play with it at service times.

I'll still stick around here and be over on the Discovery section too.

Here's my new D3

TTFN

 

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glynnp

Active Member

• Sep 14, 2014

• #2

Looks nice mate. Enjoy.

 

britishwardog

Active Member

• Sep 14, 2014

• #3

Good choice, wouldn't mind a D3 myself, hope it gives you many years of good service mate.

 

gstuart

D3 Grandad

Full Member

• Sep 14, 2014

• #4

Nodge68 said:

Well time has come to get rid of the V6. I've been looking for a Discovery 3 for some time as a replacement. Yesterday that replacement came home. I was wanting an SE or HSE, however all the ones I'd looked at were over priced junk.
So I settled on a clean 2 owner D3 with full LR history and new air compressor that has been looked after. It's only a basic manual modal but it's clean and was affordable.

My V6 Freelander looks like it's going to my mother in law, so I'll still get to play with it at service times.

I'll still stick around here and be over on the Discovery section too.

Here's my new D3

TTFN

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looks really nice, how do u think it compares to the freelander, comfort, handling wise

is it true the body has to come off to do certain jobs or is that the later models

would love a d3 but well out of my price range

may i ask is it a diesel , has it got the split rear tailgate , like the range rover instead of one big door

thks mate and hope u didnt mind me asking

 

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dave21478

Active Member

• Sep 14, 2014

• #5

A D3 having its screenwash topped up.....

 

teddywood1

Well-Known Member

• Sep 14, 2014

• #6

hope you have a great time with it ,BUT do not for get us. all the best

 

Epicuser

Ex Freelander Owner

• Sep 14, 2014

• #7

Great cars, but it is a tad bigger, so watch out

 

Nodge68

Well-Known Member

• Sep 14, 2014

• #8

gstuart said:

looks really nice, how do u think it compares to the freelander, comfort, handling wise

is it true the body has to come off to do certain jobs or is that the later models

would love a d3 but well out of my price range

may i ask is it a diesel , has it got the split rear tailgate , like the range rover instead of one big door

thks mate and hope u didnt mind me asking

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Handling and comfort is much better than my V6 Freelander. There's no comparison, the D3 is in a different league. Actually it's it's not even in the same sport.
Apparently some jobs do require the body to be lifted off the chassis, but not many.
I could only afford a well looked after poverty model. I wanted a high spec one but they were bags of nails in the price I could afford.
Some of the features that are missing, I'll retrofit.
The only thing that I would have preferred would be the auto, however they were more than I could afford at this time.

 

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Brack

Well-Known Member

• Sep 14, 2014

• #9

D3 looks nice Nodge

All the best

Brack

 

SES88

Well-Known Member

• Sep 14, 2014

• #10

Well done mate, looks nice! Sometimes wish I'd gone for a Disco but that can wait for now!

 

htr

Well-Known Member

• Sep 15, 2014

• #11

A very nice example. I've really appreciated your comments and advice in this forum. It encouraged me and I'm sure others too to 'have a go' .

 

teddywood1

Well-Known Member

• Sep 15, 2014

• #12

if you go for good who is going to put me right when I am wrong ?

 

Nodge68

Well-Known Member

• Sep 15, 2014

• #13

htr said:

A very nice example. I've really appreciated your comments and advice in this forum. It encouraged me and I'm sure others too to 'have a go' .

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Thank you. It's been a pleasure. I hope you Freelander is happy with the work you have done to it and repays you with many miles of trouble free motoring.

 

Nodge68

Well-Known Member

• Sep 15, 2014

• #14

teddywood1 said:

if you go for good who is going to put me right when I am wrong ?

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I'll still be around to do that!!

 

teddywood1

Well-Known Member

• Sep 15, 2014

• #15

thank you o lord:amen::amen:

 

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zefrench

Active Member

• Sep 15, 2014

• #16

I am glad you are still to be around for KV6 relates posts!

 

Nodge68

Well-Known Member

• Sep 15, 2014

• #17

zefrench said:

I am glad you are still to be around for KV6 relates posts!

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I will. I love the KV6. I even have one sat under my workshop bench waiting for a project to fit it in!!

 

Ian jones

Well-Known Member

• Sep 16, 2014

• #18

They are very popular , all the best with it

 

hd3

Well-Known Member

Full Member

• Sep 16, 2014

• #19

Nodge ..
many happy on 'n off road motoring miles with yer new Disco ..
looks great !! ..
'n thanx for all the input in the hippo pages .. have learnt quite a bit from your posts
glad to read your not leaving altogether

all the best ..

 

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Kieran725

New Member

• Sep 16, 2014

• #20

Thank goodness I thought you were leaving the site completely. You are one of my saviours on here. Always giving me sound advice. So I am happy you are just around the corner.