Thread: 2005 HSE Specs

thanks guys, I just had a look at another 05 HSE V8 at a Trivett, $44k with 84'000klm on it, but 3 months warranty, and full dealer service history.. even the guy at the dealer admitted the Black one for $40k was a good buy as it looks very clean..he is checking the build/service history for me with the VIN .. as long as the service history checks out may be ok..

He also checked another that is advertised as a 2006 HSE V8 with 47000klm for $52k.. turns out it is actually an 05 build (early 05) first registered in 06.. which is the same as the black one for $40k..

Some of the 05 HSE models are 5 seat only, which is quite unusual. Even if you only want 5 seats it may impact resale as the next owner may wonder what is going on.

You don't even gain the storage space under the seats - they put the jack or something there.

I was offered an unregistered 05 HSE 5 seat for the same price as a new 06SE 7 seat I think when I bought mine. The improvements were leccy seats (wife is the same height so we don't adjust) and hi-ice. Decided the newer model year and 7 seats were more important.

Cheers, Steve

Quite correct there were some 5-seater V8 HSEs. Not a spec that made a lot of sense to me, but there you go. The S-spec 5-seater TDV6 is another story, that's the go for the grey nomad tourer.

Thanks Guys

It is a 5 seater, which doesn't worry me, well the guy just accepted my offer of $38'000, so the price was right .. I had the VIN checked out through a dealer, so i know the history of the vehicle and subject to the vehicle being in the immaculate condition he claims, and having the the full dealer service history he claims i don't think it's too bad a deal.. 2005 build, first registered March 2006..

It will have a pretty easy life, tow my bikes around and not do a huge amount of klm's...

I was just looking at that D3 myself you got it at a really good price.. half your luck.. that's the guy in Batemans Bay isn't it.
Regards
Coasting

Congratulations with your new D3 that is a very nice HSE, I offered him 36K on Sunday with the two front bald tyres or 37K with new tyres. He obvously refused.
To compare it to another D3 on the market for similar money, I looked at the Silver 05 V8 HSE at Trivett's for 44K with 84k on the clock when they first got it and it was a total mess, actually beyond belief how bad it looked nad I'm very surprised they let me see and drive it. Obviously it had been bashed through the bush quite a lot and it had a huge box fitted in the back which they were going to take out along with the CB radio's fitted in where the sat nav they fitted now is. Still that didn't put me off of it completely but the fact that the books only had one stamped service in them did. When I asked the salesman for its service history he said he could only offer me the books as a record and as they only had one service recorded that was as good as it gets.

I guess that is why they fitted Sat Nav to make it look like a better proposition for the money.

Anyway the one you brought is a very nice car in excellent condition and should serve you well, I'm going to hang out a bit longer to see what else pops up. By the way what Ducati do you ride?

Regards
Terry O'Neill

Hey Terry, looked at the silver one too, pretty rough, the black one more to my liking anyway... have a Multistrada 1100s & an 1198s which i highsided at EC on saturday and broke my wrist... just got home today ... new car help ease the pain....

Welcome to the V8 club. I have one of the early 5 seater V8's and it's just what I wanted (it's a bit lighter without the extra seat, so more payload). Key problems seem to be the normal ones - park brake dragging, and generally getting to know the electric systems. Even with the low profile 19" wheels, my 21 yr old daughter made it up some dunes that stumped experienced drivers with a diesel. If driven with a light touch I can get 13-14 litres/100kms on the highway. In 3 yrs absolutely nothing to report with the engine other than a sinking sensor in the coolant tank (common early fault fixed under warranty. If you don't have the problem, then you probably won't). Mine's set up for rough offroad, which seems at odd with having a deluxe V8, but it suits what I need. If you want to drive offroad, I suggest picking up an inexpensive set of extra wheels (others like to bling up and trade in 19" wheels) and put MTRs on (makes 21 yr old daughters feel like a dune-basher).