Right so here we are with a project thread for my newly acquired Disco 3 XS Auto on the advice of @gstuart It won't be having many ways of mods and she's been run on a tight budget which will mostly be allocated to maintenance so will be more of a blog of the comings and goings as we start...

Looked at it sat on drive not able to drive it :( earliest indy can get it in for belt an pump is next tuesday and dont want the unknown oil pump failing and trashing the engine before i get chance to drive it to the garage

re the hole that's developed run a round file round it to take off he crusty rubbish back to bare metal then trat it and you wont have to worry if it looks factory

more than likely it will be wiring in under carpet in front doors has come adrift or broken lift carpet by drivers seat and lift plastic cover and all will be revealed As above oil pump is a must along with belts have good poke and feel around rear arche and sills where the plastic trim...

got new to me D3 home last night decide to stick some fuel in it on the way only to find the fuel flap is a bit broken, keeps it shut spent 10 minutes golgeing how to open it via the rear cubby hole and yanking the release cable, got it open and looks like the clip has seen better days butI've...

They're about 10 minutes from work which makes things convenient, not the cheapest I'll find but our head of legal used them for his previous D3 and his current D4 so no trust issue with their workmanship, will ask about the bolts thank you for that going to get it home and wait till i an...

this one drives miles better than my work mates which basically needs new shocks and has only doen 10k more, his drives like a boat this one doesn't re seats I think ill be keeping them as they are reason being the electric one does not go back far enough for my legs found that in an HSE and...

Private seller, they bought it on a whim then realised it only just fit though their drive gates by an inch either side so they are moving to something smaller Its currently tax free as a disabled car so that will have to be changed too and apparently you need to go to the post office to do...

Bought it https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202001126074016?fromSavedAds=true&advertising-location=at_cars belts done in 2017, sadly not oil pump (old car should pay for that ) but ive negotiated it own to £6175 as it wants that doing plus the bushes have started to delaminate...

All sorted now thanks

As per the title I'm after a nice low miles D3 auto :) This is going to be a long term vehicle so needs to meet the below MUST BE RUST FREE so no rotting sills/arches or seaside cars thanks and I dont consider rust poking above the sill trims or in door jams to be just a sign of age as one...

Plus the Disco is an itch I think I need to scratch after so long away from LR

two slight issues I had with it was the lack of boot space for 2 kids parefenalia and dog and the drivers seat didnt go back quite far enough for me ( full electric and working correclty )

went to have second viewing of the 2007 SE disco i drove the other day to find it had been sold an hour beroe I got there :mad: but every cloud has a silver lining got to have good poke round the FL2 HSE he has on forecourt and went over it with fine tooth comb, very nice and managed to fit my...

went to have second viewing of the 2007 SE disco i drove the other day to find it had been sold an hour beroe I got there :mad: but every cloud has a silver lining got to have good poke round the FL2 HSE he has on forecourt and went over it with fine tooth comb, very nice and managed to fit my...

well bloke on the forum has just mailed to say his compressor has packed up and booked it in on thursday so thats ones off the market for the time being

well bloke on the forum has just mailed to say his compressor has packed up and booked it in on thursday so thats ones off the market for the time being

yes well up on the oil pump issue I asked the seller on forum if he'd had pump done he came back telling me it had been done then quoted the service history entry at me saying " rear belt to pump changed " so I dont think he;'s very mechanically minded. I asked as belts are due soon if he is...

it is coming as a bit of a shock the prices tbh got someone messaging me on D3 forum as we speak what wants £6500 for his 123k hse on a 54 plate :eek:

Thanks I'll need it! been speaking to a private seller on ebay and asked if any rust on it, said no then when i asked for pictures, they turned up with blatant rust peaking over the sill protectors but apparently "its mint" :mad::rolleyes: