Thread: Thinking of upgrading to D3

PJ

Like chaulk and cheese. Had a D2 before the D3 and the upgrade is amazing.

Five seaters have different second row. All seven seaters have fold flat seats.

SE is a seven seater but some may have extras as well.

twigxr7

Like going from Mimi Macpherson to Elle Macpherson,

Same family and their is not a lot wrong with the first is fine but the second is just that much better in every department.

There is plenty of chat about issue with the D3 if you search the forum or have a look at the FAQ's they will give you a great run down on the options, some know issues and other interesting facts.

I think the consensus would be you will be pleased with the change to "Elle".

Regards,

George

Had mine for almost 4 years and 92,000km. Love it and am looking at the D4 next year. I doubt there's a more capable on and off road car on the market.

I've had my D3 for 5yrs 8mths (137K km) and will be looking to replace in 2011 with a D4. I'm really only upgrading because I like the thought of the 3.0lt with more torque for towing and slightly better economy.

What my main concern is that my 17" STT's for off roading won't fit and there isn't any decent off road tyre available in the 19" at the moment. So going for a D3 is still great choice. I might even stick with my D3 for the flexibility of 17" wheels.

Chris

Hi PJ,
I had a couple of D2's, I then bought a D3, as mentioned chalk and cheese, the D3 is an awesome piece of technology. My first D3 met with an untimely end, I then had to find another one, I searched long and hard but I couldn't find one local for what I regarded as the right price. I then went back to looking at late D2's but I couldn't bring myself to buy one, I found one in the ACT, just what I was looking for, so I flew over and drove it back to Perth.
If I had to say anything it would be the amount of electronics the D3 has got, everything is electronic. Going bush I always have and I suspect always will have the fear of something electrical stranding me in the middle of know where. I had the tranny module go on me when I was at home on the drive way, just lucky I suspect, that module more or less imobilised the vehicle, thankfully I had a Faultmate and I was able to diagnose the problem, get a spare unit and fit it, all very easy. I'm now gaining more confidence, this to me would be the only thing I'm wary about.
Would I change, no I wouldn't, the ride, the handling, the economy, the gadgets, you can't beat it. With the Discovery 3 and now I suspect 4, every other manufacturer is only ever catching up, and that is a good feeling.
Going onto a forum like this you do find a lot of people who have problems, thats the nature of a technical forum like this, the good part this is where the answers are, and nine times out of ten the problems are easily resolved. I'm amazed at how many posts a re made by people who start with "this is my first post, has anybody........" I think its' great, and them maybe being able to help a bit, fantastic.
Mines a late 05 TDV6 SE, 93k on the clock, drives like new. You won't regret the move. Good luck finding one.

Plenty of info on here I'm sure, but it's also worth a look on www.disco3.co.uk , I've found it to be a real help even with my RRS. As others have said, read between the lines of the problems and you 'll be fine. Yes, they're complex vehicles but the information out there on them is just incredible.

We just updated the wife's '97 D1 to an '08 D3 and she absolutely loves it.

She finds it so relaxing to drive, the D1 got to be more fatiguing as we got older. The D3 is so smooth and effortless it's amazing.

Took it to show a mate with D2, he's now looking for a D3 as well...

Nothing against early Discos, we comparing '80s technology with that from the 00s. And, after she wrote a Falcon off with less than 1000ks on the clock and walked away because of the the inbuilt safety features I'm really glad she's got something with active and passive safety features.

HTH

Thanks for info and input ...appreciated.
I'm fairly sure I will go with a D3....just love the D2 and can't bring myself to get rid of the 4x4 and go back to a car....for offroading, even just dirt/gravel roads and driving in the wet...and heavy rain. the D2 has been great and can only imagine the D3 would be similar...but better