Thread: Once bitten...

You will get in trouble Neil

Originally Posted by ozscott

You will get in trouble Neil

Nay , I'm a D3 Boy ........

Some five odd pages of posts ago on the original topic I asked what I thought would be a simple question regarding D2's v D3's and is a D3 twice the car of a D2 just as it is in cost secondhand?

That little innocent question has sparked all kinds of interesting discussions back and forth. I must admit I've enjoyed reading the banter and the occassional rock throwing exercise.

Anyway as of yesterday (Thursday) I have purchased a 2003 V8 HSE which is a little rough around the edges however it goes very nicely and is an absolute pleasure to drive.

You were right Norto the real fun is in the driving.

Anyway gentlemen thank you for the entertaining banter. I hope in the future I get to ask another question or two which helps stimulate similar levels of discussion.

Regards,
Terry O'Neill

Terry,

Is your purchase the 7 seat rear air susp and round-style headlights D2 ?

Originally Posted by ash333

...I was concerned about quality because of what I read on the internet and a friends experience with a Freelander.

You can't extrapolate anything to do with a Freelander to a new D3....

Yes Neil it is the round style headlight model.

At the same time I also checked out the maroon 2001 ES that is advertised in the 'Market' section of this website. That to was a nice vehicle but the owner and I couldn't come to a compromise deal on a sale price. So I went back and drove the HSE for a second time and haggled what I consider was a good deal.

I must admit now I'm glad I brought the HSE even though it was a reasonable amount more dollar wise then the ES.

I answered my own question relating to the D2 v D3 in the end. The D3 V8 is a magic vehicle but I couldn't justify paying twice the money for a early D3. I'm glad though I didn't cut the budget to much though and buy the ES.

I contacted Pedro a couple of times and asked his opinion on several important things I needed to know and he helped me considerably. Thank you Pedro for taking the time to explain to a newbie which way is up and which way is down.

The only problem I have now is I don't want to stop driving the bloody thing I'm enjoying it that much.

:-)

Regards,
Terry O'Neill

Sounds like you went for the good model, like the D3 most issues sorted in later builds.
I loved driving my D2, there's something about landrovers that make you smile when you drive them.

D2 to D3.
Its as if they were designed and manufactured by different companies. The quality improvements, on and off road handling and abilty are so different. FL1 is back in the D1 class unfortunately. I advised my daughter to buy a Suzi instead of a FL1 and I love my LR's.
My D3 has over 100k on the clock, it is a MY06 TDV6 SE and the only reason I'd get rid of it is to get a D4 3.0 litre TDV6.
Try and get a MY07.