Member Since: 19 Nov 2020
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 28
Discovery positivity
Where's all the positive posts folks
I've not been here long, only picked up my disco in Nov and tbh I love it, it's not broke yet I'm on the forum every day (can't help myself) trying to learn and take everything in.
where's all the positive posts though, your all making me wonder when my D4 is going to explode, and get carted home in bits ready for the big bills to come in.
What have I done
Obviously I'm having a bit of fun here but lets get the positive posts rolling in guys
23rd Feb 2021 10:31 am
RAW1
Member Since: 21 Jan 2013
Location: Plymouth
Posts: 394
I'm positive it's going to break down
23rd Feb 2021 10:33 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72789
Ah, the naivety of Disco Youth. You’ll get as cynical as the rest of us, just give it time. And money.
23rd Feb 2021 10:34 am
Rawtor51
Member Since: 19 Nov 2020
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 28
23rd Feb 2021 10:34 am
DaveJLBI
Member Since: 07 Mar 2014
Location: Clare
Posts: 662
I suppose those who have positive experiences are just out there enjoying the great life with these vehicles. I could sit and write for hours about how my D4 (and previous D3) are the best all round vehicles, how I still look back at it when walking away, how I love to load it up at the weekends with family, surf gear, camping gear, DIY crap, anything that needs doing, the Disco will do it.
Knowing when the weather is against us, the Disco is there to go through it.
Have done a couple of hundred thousand miles in my D3 and 2 D4's (same again in previous D1 and D2's) and the only time I ever could not complete my journey was last week when the rotary gear selector failed (and replaced under warranty, I should have got it done as preventative maintenance once I had a couple of mini seizes, so that one is on me).
Like the majority of vehicles, once maintained and looked after, these things are brilliant.
23rd Feb 2021 10:53 am
nigel207
Member Since: 26 Mar 2009
Location: Nottinghamshire
Posts: 1344
Well, on a positive note, ours started this morning, so I moved it out of the garage and gave it a wash!
23rd Feb 2021 1:37 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72789
I’ve very positive about Disco 3/4 ownership, or lack of it it after 30(ish) years. My bank account is most definitely very positive.
23rd Feb 2021 1:43 pm
Trailered Movements
Member Since: 16 Jan 2020
Location: East/West Sussex Coast Borders
Posts: 1198
Like most things, people like to moan and complain, for the many tens of thousands of land Rover cars out there, I would say the majority behave themselves.
My personal view is, my Disco 4 Commercial is the best towing vehicle I have ever owned, the little extra it may cost over anything else to maintain is small beer when it's towing capabilities are used on a daily basis.
Dave2011 Discovery 4 Commercial SDV6 (Gone)
2010 RRS TDV8 (Gone)
1980 OBLIC 4.0ltr Range Rover (went a long time ago)
23rd Feb 2021 3:08 pm
LRD4GAB
Member Since: 05 Nov 2020
Location: Tamworth
Posts: 473
Got my D4 in October can't fault it,still miss my D2 but my son ad that
23rd Feb 2021 3:45 pm
Lee Trinder
Member Since: 12 Aug 2018
Location: Henley in arden
Posts: 515
We’ve had our D3 for three years now, it’s done 170000 miles and has run brilliantly for us.
At least when something does go wrong you will already have a fair idea of what it is from reading this forum. Don’t worry, just enjoy.
23rd Feb 2021 7:26 pm
KevinD3
Member Since: 05 Aug 2020
Location: Sutton Coldfield
Posts: 1207
I love my Discovery 3 🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
I treat her like a new Girlfriend, stroking her when I pass and showering her with gifts, I’ve bought her new tires, 2 new alternators, new battery, new upper and lower arms, new brakes, spotlights, the list goes on..I even paid to have her face done (new grill and lights detango) ..surely this is a sign of love 2008 HSE Stornoway Grey
My Wife thinks the D3 is a hobby, The D3 thinks the wife is 💕
23rd Feb 2021 7:40 pm
Lee Trinder
Member Since: 12 Aug 2018
Location: Henley in arden
Posts: 515
Lot of love out there.
It’s the best and nicest car I’ve owned, if it goes wrong, I’ll get it fixed somehow.
23rd Feb 2021 8:15 pm
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 13912
I positively love the hassle free ownership of my XC90.
However, I do miss the Old Bus. 14 years and 230,000 miles in the most stupidly reliable car ever, that took my family on so many adventures and worked hard for a living. I keep thinking I should buy it back.
Don't miss my D4 though. New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!)
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
23rd Feb 2021 8:24 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72789
Same here, I miss my D3, may she Rust in Pieces, but never bonded with my D4. Had many fantastic adventures in the D3 and she even died in a place that was nice and safe, with a good mobile signal. The later is important when the car’s engine has just eaten its own innards.
My last sight of her as I headed home with a car full of stripped stuff, only 2,300 miles to go with my driver’s seat fully forward.
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23rd Feb 2021 9:38 pm
ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 15214
Discovery positivity
Rawtor51 wrote:
Where's all the positive posts folks
We just sit back here in total contentment watching all these others/newbies/knuckle draggers who’ve just bought cheap/old/high mileage/non maintained Discos which are now giving them issues.
“If you don’t have anything to say.... don’t say it”
(*/ delete as appropriate)I was a normal heterosexual chap, but in these new woke awakenings I now identify as a Wardrobe.
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