Pat, the seats in the HSE are awesome - as cars age the difference in price between specification kind of goes by the wayside and the real driver of price will be condition/service history/mileage.
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Pat, the seats in the HSE are awesome - as cars age the difference in price between specification kind of goes by the wayside and the real driver of price will be condition/service history/mileage.
Thanks Epic pooh, there is a really nice HSE near me I'll have to check out.
Have to agree with Epic with seats. I was after an SE (main thing I wanted was rear air), but after sitting in the HSE leather seats... I was sold. The HSE came with a lot of the specced up options standard I believe. I didn't realise until after I bought it that I had the full Logic7 HK sound system and adaptive headlights. So, so good.
Auctions are another place to pick up vehicles.There is a D4 hidden in this one.Perhaps BMKal could have a look see.
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Well, I daresay that would make your ears, eyes, bottom and wallet all very happy Morpheus.
Pat, as an idle pursuit I looked on carsales, there are a few very nice early V8 HSE's with low kms for pretty good prices. Not sure if they'd be a good buy or a pain in the wallet really, deferred maintenance and all those sorts of possibilities. Good luck with your looking !
What's adaptive headlights?Quote:
Originally Posted by morpheus
They're funky bi-xeon headlights that turn as the car steers (supplemented by some extra cornering lights for town speeds) - swivel in the direction of travel (called AFS in LR speak).
This video gives a demo of them. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1BCBU2xvV0"]Land Rover LR3 - Technology - YouTube[/ame]
More detail:
"The AFS has three modes of operation:
Manoeuvring mode
Normal driving mode
High speed mode
Reverse mode.
Manoeuvring mode is used for speeds up to 18.6 mph (30 km/h). Manoeuvring mode only moves the xenon projector module on the side of the vehicle towards the direction of turn, e.g. Left hand projector module moves to the left during a left hand turn. The opposite projector module is fixed and does not move. This mode allows the maximum amount of swivel range of the projector module to 15 degrees.
Normal driving mode is used for speeds between 18.6 and 43.5 mph (30 and 70 km/h). Normal driving mode moves both xenon projector modules at a ratio of 3:1, e.g during a left hand turn, the left hand projector module moves 3 degrees and the right hand projector module moves 1 degree. This mode allows the maximum amount of swivel range of the projector module in the direction of the turn to 12 degrees.
High speed mode is used for speeds above 43.5 mph (70 km/h). High speed mode moves both xenon projector modules at a ratio of 3:1, e.g during a left hand turn, the left hand projector module moves 3 degrees and the right hand projector module moves 1 degree. This mode allows the maximum amount of swivel range of the projector module in the direction of the turn to 10 degrees.
Reverse mode disables the swivel function when reverse gear is selected. The AFS projector modules move to their central straight ahead position and the static bending lamp, if active, will go off. When reverse gear is deselected, the AFS projector modules will move to a position to match the steering angle and the static bending lamp will illuminate if the operating conditions are correct (i.e. vehicle speed above 1.86 mph (3 km/h)."
Wow impressive but sounds complex. Is it a feature that tends to malfunction in the older D3s?
Mine seems to work fine still. Pretty handy.
Patsaunders - I combed carsales for almost a year (about three to four months of which was serious looking, the rest was research). I used Gumtree too and kept a close eye on pickles.com.au. In the end the car I bought was through word of mouth - I heard that it was being traded in and went to the dealer to look at it the second it hit the yard.
Rar, my experience is that the electronic components are very reliable. I've never had any electronic issues with mine (touch wood) other than my memory seat computer which suffered a slow descent into insanity so I changed it out recently as I was sick of my mirrors not returning to their correct positions after reversing (auto-dip madness !).
The only electronic/electrical stuff ups worth mentioning in my 9 year old vehicle have been driven by mechanical issues. For example, compressor dryer unit = eventual compressor replacement; sticky flaps/levers and farting noises from HVAC system which I ignored for too long has eventually led to failure of actuator and necessitates a dash out repair ... in a couple of weeks, total cost will be $580 for dealer to R&R dash to fit $100 part ... then my HVAC will work properly and the buzzing on startup that drives me nuts will be fixed.
If they've been treated respectfully (ie. not used as a submarine or on para-military operations haha), I reckon the main things to watch out for are really suspension related (eg. bushes, compressor), driveline related (eg. bearings in general) and maintenance related (eg. autobox, diffs, xfer case fluid changes) - and in the case of the V8, the cooling system (stupid plastic parts need attention with age, change all the ones prone to failure at coolant change time has been my approach).