Disco 3 and me

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Disco 3 and me

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As started in the 'what did you do today' thread, but actually about a month ago.

I bought a very early D3. Very indeed, probably.
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It has no suspension, no blowers, no brake lamps and all of the lamp on except oil and alternator.

It has 10 months mot.
Decent tyres.
Nearly 200k on clock.
Seems to drive ok.
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This bodes well....


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A long, drawn out process (or looking at the stuff already taken apart and a wiring diagram) leads me to believe that something is not as it should be here. Oh good.

Not shown - glove box out, plastic jar of honey leaking all down dash and glovebox. Half hundred weight of debris and rotten bananas on 'carpet'.
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This looks like it could be a bit of a twat to sort out, but I admire your pluck and look forward to a blow by blow account any misery you encounter. I excuse my mawkish interest on the grounds that I've had so many problems with another Landrover product this year I'm wondering if it's just my lack of ability or whether they're all like it. Crack on...
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Oh nice buy sir, this should give you years of service as a drive ornament.
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Hahahahahaha this is going to be a hilarious thread. Rather you than me ☺
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cros wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2019 7:24 pm I excuse my mawkish interest on the grounds that I've had so many problems with another Landrover product this year I'm wondering if it's just my lack of ability or whether they're all like it. Crack on...
The newer they get, the worse they are. You'd think there is a limit to how bad they can get but they achieve it.
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I think this will give years of yeoman service.
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Poverty spec for the slightly less to go wrong win.
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Is it worth having a poke at the rear chassis before going any further?
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Uncle Albert wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2019 9:08 pm Poverty spec for the slightly less to go wrong win.
On that note - slightly odd spec imho. Although, well, Land-Rover.

S model.
With rear park sensors.
Rear panoramic roof
Auto Xenons
Front dual zone/rear a/c
Heated front seats a la cloth
Heated rear seats ditto
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Probably cornering lamps - they'll be a lot more on this subject I suspect. The probably bit, not the lamps.

I guess no cow electric seats/memory is actually one less thing to go wrong. Or slushbox.
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