Member Since: 10 Dec 2018
Location: West Byfleet
Posts: 135
Just about to jump....
....into the deep end and buy myself a D3.
After several hours of reading this great site, I'm 90% convinced that a Discovery 3 is for me.
(10% is still saying get a shogun...) I have a couple of questions,
Is it worth getting an IID tool prior to buying to check faults etc?
I'm handy with the spanners but can anyone recommend an independent specialist close to Woking/Guildford, Surrey area ?
Thanks
Gareth
16th Dec 2018 10:19 pm
kajtzu
Member Since: 11 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6575
IID, yes, if you intend to keep the vehicle and want to diagnose things yourself without taking into the shop for a reading. It’s a really good idea.
And yes, I would read the codes from the vehicle while looking it over. Most people don’t reset them it seems so you’ll most likely get a bunch of old historical ones too... think of it as an archeological excavation
The IID will let you read the codes from any supported vehicle.
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16th Dec 2018 10:21 pm
Paddington
Member Since: 30 May 2013
Location: Southampton
Posts: 280
Hi
See if someone with a iidtool in your area can come with you and read the codes for you before you spend out
Previous cars
Discovery 200 tdi
Discovery 300 tdi
Discovery td5
16th Dec 2018 10:23 pm
tut_gareth
Member Since: 10 Dec 2018
Location: West Byfleet
Posts: 135
Good idea Paddington thanks
kajtzu thanks, I upset a dealer once when I turned up with my VCDS to buy an Audi, the list of faults was massive. thankfully I walked away.
I usually keep my vehicles 5-10 years so IID might be worth the investment.
16th Dec 2018 10:33 pm
M3DPO
Member Since: 22 Sep 2010
Location: Notts.
Posts: 8110
Once you buy an Iid tool you are committed, they won’t work on a Shotgun
p.s. you don’t really need one for a D4, D3 yes as the are lots more updates you can do to make it like a D4 It can when others can't,
It will when others won't,
It goes where others don't.
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16th Dec 2018 11:55 pm
nigel207
Member Since: 26 Mar 2009
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 1344
^^^
And still plenty that goes wrong!
17th Dec 2018 8:38 am
tut_gareth
Member Since: 10 Dec 2018
Location: West Byfleet
Posts: 135
M3DPO wrote:
Once you buy an Iid tool you are committed, they won’t work on a Shotgun
:
lots of my mates are telling me i'll be committed to a life of poverty if i buy a Disco
but the more and more adverts I look at.... I'll have one by new year!
18th Dec 2018 2:34 pm
Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10368
The only was an IID would help pre purchase is if you downloaded the codes, posted them here for a day or so for checking and then purchased a few days later
Generally these have so many codes logged a beginner can't see the wood for the tree;s and may miss something important.
P.S It's the gearbox codes I would worry about if I saw them!
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18th Dec 2018 8:28 pm
kajtzu
Member Since: 11 Aug 2017
Location: Helsinki
Posts: 6575
tut_gareth wrote:
M3DPO wrote:
Once you buy an Iid tool you are committed, they won’t work on a Shotgun
:
lots of my mates are telling me i'll be committed to a life of poverty if i buy a Disco
but the more and more adverts I look at.... I'll have one by new year!
It’s only money.
Besides, an adventurous life is a life worth living even as poor
18th Dec 2018 8:29 pm
Pete K
Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10368
shogun's aren't very nice to drive, but as least they don't need a replacement engine at £4000+ like LR
18th Dec 2018 8:32 pm
lynalldiscovery
Member Since: 22 Dec 2009
Location: Maidstone
Posts: 7274
4k plus the labour plus the vat!
18th Dec 2018 8:37 pm
tut_gareth
Member Since: 10 Dec 2018
Location: West Byfleet
Posts: 135
4K does worry me! though not afraid to get the spanners out if needed. Fingers crossed I find the right vehicle...
I've seen a couple of engine issues too with shoguns i.e timing chain tensioner's and fuel pumps.
20th Dec 2018 2:46 pm
CY
Member Since: 16 Aug 2005
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 4502
I bought a Warranty Direct (seem to be the most recommended one on here) warranty when I first bought my D3, just for peace of mind. Cost about £600 at the time but in the end I got about £2k of repairs out of it (including a new Torque Converter at around £1.2k). There is evidence on here that they pay out for blown engines too.
Depends on how much you value peace of mind, but it kept me going (and paid itself off) whilst I spent the first year getting to know the car.
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