Thread: What happened to your D3/D4 today?

Originally Posted by shack

Absolutely.

I had a pretty big order and the freight was unbelievable.

I'd deliberately left a couple of things out to save on the freight, but when I saw the quote, I thought to hell with it, it can't get much more with extra bits, so I added another TD5 engine mount, I think it went up another £30-40 just for that.

Yes chuck a few bits in and you’re at 300 quid (maybe GST factor also)

After 6 years I'm looking at stepping away from my 2005 Discovery 3. Has been a great family tourer. Anyone know what the second hand market is like at the moment?

Originally Posted by Parso

After 6 years I'm looking at stepping away from my 2005 Discovery 3. Has been a great family tourer. Anyone know what the second hand market is like at the moment?

$8k - 15k depending on options, spec and km seems the norm

My D4 has it's 10 year birthday in May this year. So it's got an early birthday present. I've only been procrastinating on downsizing from the 19" wheels for those 10 years....

So some 18" Tuffant Kimberley wheels and Yokohama tyres.

I ordered 6, but one wheel got separated and is on an extended 2 month + holiday in Oz somewhere. TNT are blaming flooding delays... I hope it turns up soon.... Love the wheels I have received though!

Originally Posted by cjc_td5

TNT are blaming flooding delays...

TNT blame everyone and everything but their own incompetence.

It got us and the tin tent home after a week down South uneventfully.

Saw 3 Ineos thingos on the trip. 2 on the road and one in a car park. Interesting looking vehicles.

The roadworks South of Bunbury had the traffic in a flap because there was a 2 into 1 merge required and Perth drivers panic when they have to merge. Saw me in low range idling in 2nd gear to roughly average the traffic stop-go speeds. Plonkers.

3am start for a quick jaunt to Lower Light to shoot in a comp.
Finished shoot at 2pm and then went to Adelaide to drop off a car fridge before turning around and heading for home.

Back in the driveway at 7pm with 900km completed - as expected a smooth and enjoyable run.

I put together a lovely magnetic reversing camera using a gimbal mount, nice UVC web cam with a vari-focal manual lens and WIFI adapter box. I had intended to plonk this on the tail-gate above the towball to give me a comprehensive view as I hitched the caravan. I had 2 terminal issues which identify this plan as a loser. One is the carplay box in my car uses the same channel as the WIFI adapter, so as soon as I start the car the comms gets laggy and choppy (not what you want when you're reversing toward a bloody big drawbar.

Can anyone point out the second "duh!" in my plan?