Top buy or not to buy - 2007 Discovery 3 (HSE 2.7DT with 145,000kms)

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Originally Posted by sirreuben

Looking at a Disco 3 (2007 Discovery HSE 2.7DT with 145,000kms). Good idea?? Have had plenty of other 4wds (all jap, Toyota and Nissan) and have gotten most of the really tough 4wding out of my system. My wife will drive this day to day, we'll use it for long hauls towing our Jayco Swan outback and it'll get to the odd 4wd track.

I like: build quality, comfort, features, (this one has plenty of options), off-road capability.

Concerns: are the kms (at 145,000kms) getting high and am I risking some major faults? fuel consumption on the school run? servicing costs and parts as I live in Alice Springs. Electrics..I'm handy with a multi-meter and a soldering iron but how complex are these to work on and how often are electrical faults?

Alternatives are Prado (2009 onwards) or a Isuzu Mux. Neither of those options excite me but I also don't want to burn my $$$$$ buying a liability.

Thanks for any advice.

Considered the auctions? Today they were going for anywhere between 9 and 20 and were in great shape.

Thanks to all for the advice. I've bought a 2008 Disco HSE with 89,000 miles; it's a grey import and is in miles.

Now to start investigating if changing it to kms is worthwhile...

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Originally Posted by sirreuben

Thanks to all for the advice. I've bought a 2008 Disco HSE with 89,000 miles; it's a grey import and is in miles.

Now to start investigating if changing it to kms is worthwhile...

GAP IIDTOOL mate, easy fix and useful to have on board