Disco 3 and me

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Whatever they cost new I don't know, but that was expensive transport for somebody.
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fried onions wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2019 2:15 pm Whatever they cost new I don't know, but that was expensive transport for somebody.
My Disco 2 cost the original owner £34,920, so it had depreciated by over £34,000 in just 140,000 miles :-D
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So just to own it has hitherto cost almost 25p per mile.
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Hmm.

It's fixed. Abs, Hdc etc.
Centre electric reset. Both rear abs sensors no signal, Speedo INOP etc etc- the same multi plug under NSF arch....hmm.

Only thing I can't check is hill start, think it's been optioned out. Brake test incoming.
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Which shows slight judder from the front. Epb working, Abs working.
Speedo working. 😀

And cruise working.
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Blimey that was quick, you may claw back all that depreciation yet.
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Multiplug under an arch, it's almost as if the designers had no concept of the purpose of an off road vehicle!
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I was told they parked on submerged to its waistline in a pool of water for 24 hours to ensure it was all water tight as part of the final development.
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I suspect ham-fisted repair attempts previously.
Well, not suspect.

So, remember the compressor? It works, but slightly out of spec. So active modes are inop. And there is a engine running concern under load- poss pipe or actuator. You can drive around it. Of a little more concern is injector 3 -volume issues. Oooer.
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Is this the model where the whole car was practically built around the engine so it's a body off job for a lot of bits? Good work so far
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