I'm new here and Hellloooo.

[THE KOP]

Hello All,

Just traded in my VW Golf GTI for a 2006 D3 SE V6 Petrol.
Needed the extra space and I'm quite looking forward to a bit of off road action in the future.
I know nothing about off roading other than when I was 9 I went on a Canning Stock Route expedition in a family friends (I Think) Defender V8. Most other people were driving brand new Landcruisers and they had nowhere near the charisma of the affectionately labled 'Barge'.
When it finally came time to get a seven seater I just couldn't go past the Discovery 3. The looks alone hooked me and I've had a soft spot for them ever since 2005. No doubt my Canning Stock Route Land Rover memories also played a part....
Anyway, as expected 2 days after taking ownership I received a 'HDC FAULT SYSTEM NOT AVAILABLE' warning on startup. Fingers crossed it's just the battery!!
Ahhh the wonderful world of Land Rover...So this is what it's like...:D
Happy Motoring people and Hello Again!!!

[VladTepes]

Welcome along.

They can be frustrating at times (Landy's tht is) but whn you drive 'em it's all worthwhile eh! They are like nothing else on the planet !

[connock]

Hi The kop
Welcome, you will enjoy your new car.

[shining]

Once bitten......Welcome aboard.

[ADMIRAL]

Welcome, and hang in there. Those annoying little glitches, generally have a reason.

Amazingly, ( like any computer ) shutting everything down, and restarting ( rebooting ) seems to cure most ills.

[The ho har's]

welcome to you and enjoy the forum:D

[gghaggis]

If you want to learn a little more about using the car off-road, I still have a few places for the Perth seminars in Feb and March ;)

Cheers,

Gordon

[Rockylizard]

Gday...
I am also a fairly newbie to both Discos and the forum. Welcome.

They are a good mob here ... lots of good advice and knowledge/experience ... passionate LR dudes ... and some great debates from time to time. :D

My Disco is 2006 TDV6 SE Auto (89,000km now) which I've only had since June last year.

Absolutely brilliant to drive ANYWHERE and so far been reliable with only minor niggles.

Cheers
John

[Tins]

G'day.

2006 eh? You'ld think the previous owner would have ironed out ALL the kinks, wouldn't ya?
I'll bet you'll love it. Strangely, although my Landy connections go way back to my time as a mech in the Army, my previous car was a Golf as well ( Mark V ). I don't miss it. My 2000 model TD5 is currently away helping out my son. It's been gone two days, and I miss it heaps.
Abandon all sanity, ye who enter here.

[ADMIRAL]

If you want to learn a little more about using the car off-road, I still have a few places for the Perth seminars in Feb and March ;)

Cheers,

Gordon

Even if you have plenty of experience in 'other ' 4wd's, this course is an eye opener to the capability of the D3/D4/RRS. They are different, and the course is well worth the effort.

[THE KOP]

Good News, the dealer (Jason Mazda in Osborne Park) replaced the battery for me this morning and the HDC fault has gone. The guy tested the old battery and said there was only 400CCA left on it and it was deffo on it's last legs..
The car was sent to a specialised Jag/LandRover service centre yesterday and they cleared the codes and sent it back to Jason Mazda saying it was fixed. The guy who sold me the car rang back later in the day and said they hadn't fixed it and it would need to go back. I told them it's probably just the battery (after reading up on here and disco.co.uk) and also spoke to helpful guy at Franzone Motors who also confirmed my suspicions. Jason Mazda agreed to send someone out and replace the battery under warranty this morning. Great service from them so kudos to Scott at Mazda. Not so much to the Jag/Land Rover 'specialist' (who shall remain nameless) in Osborne Park...All in all very satisfied.

[NomadicD3]

Hi Kop and welcome to the site.
I too am relative new to this site:eek:
As already stated, this site is invaluable when it comes to problem solving or improving your Disco. The only thing i don't think anyone has fixed yet is finding a decent service agent in Perth that actually does what they say, does it well and does it for a reasonable price. Particularily that nameless landrover agent in osbourne park:D.
If you ever decide that you wanna take your disco for an offroad spin one weekend let me know. I head out with a few guys every few weeks and there are no other landrovers in the crew so i could use the backup:twobeers: LOL .
As i'm sure someone will mention, read the FAQ section, it's a brillant source of info, not just fix it's but how things work and gives a far better understanding of how the disco does what it does.
happy travels

[land864]

Hey Nomad

Aplogies in advance if the answer is obvious but where is that D3 FAQ section?

Pete G

[gghaggis]

Hey Nomad

Aplogies in advance if the answer is obvious but where is that D3 FAQ section?

Pete G

Sticky at the top of this forum ;)

Cheers,

Gordon