Thread: looking for a d3

Well, you can't have mine but...

City cycle 15-17 carefully driven.
Down to 10.5-11.5 on the hwy. 98 Octane.

In the city we get ~18 (not carefully driven ) on 98 octane

As for second hand - the D3 is the first new vehicle I have ever bought for the very reason that second hand ones are like rocking horse pellets - rare!!

Hi redfender

I have only had mine for a few weeks (2500Km of driving though) and on the open road I have been suprised, as WhiteD3 mentioned approx 10.5 to 11.5L/100Km (Av 82Km/hr, about 700Km to the tank), around town I have had nothing better than approx 17L - 20L /100Km (Av 35Km/hr, about 350-400Km to the tank).

I have always owned V6 sedans / wagons so it is fairly thirsty compared to those (probably the extra Ton or so!).

As to buying 2nd hand cannot help you there sorry, I had a fairly good look around and found that what I would spend on a 1-2 year old vehicle (and not knowing if it had been swimming or not ) I was better off spending the extra fun tokens and getting a new one.

Cheers

Paul

PS fuel was standard unleaded

Paul,

Give 98 octane a go. The extra cost will be more than offset by the economy and (supposedly) it's better for the engine.

By careful driving I mean that I don't let it rev above 2700 (max torque I think) when taking off. I'm not a slow driver by any means but I've had to teach myself to accelerate more slowly around town.

Thanks WhiteD3, I will do that for the next couple of tanks and let you know how the results go.

The other bias I might have with mine may be that it is still quite new and bedding in?

Originally Posted by redfender

anyone seen any good second hand ones lately
and what sort of economy from a v6 petrol please

well, I am in the same boat here, new TDV6 is beyond the budget and petrol is not an option here. I have been looking for a one or two year and TDV6 D3, well, simply very hard!

Last Update15-May-2008Vehicle2005 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 3 SEPrice$58,000Kilometres67,500Body4 door 7 seat WAGON ColourArtic FrostInterior ColourBlack Transmission6 speed Semi-Automatic Drive type4X4Engine6 cylinder Diesel Turbo 2.7L (2720cc)Reg Plate1CSP642Reg ExpirySEP-2008Road Worthy CertificateN/AVehicle ID5581470

Originally Posted by weirluo

well, I am in the same boat here, new TDV6 is beyond the budget and petrol is not an option here. I have been looking for a one or two year and TDV6 D3, well, simply very hard!

Originally Posted by stuart

Last Update15-May-2008Vehicle2005 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 3 SEPrice$58,000Kilometres67,500Body4 door 7 seat WAGON ColourArtic FrostInterior ColourBlack Transmission6 speed Semi-Automatic Drive type4X4Engine6 cylinder Diesel Turbo 2.7L (2720cc)Reg Plate1CSP642Reg ExpirySEP-2008Road Worthy CertificateN/AVehicle ID5581470

thanks stuart, I actually saw it at carsale a week ago. ideally we would like to find one one or two years old with about 30000km. nevertheless, send me a PM for further discussions.