danny
Member Since: 17 May 2008
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Dear lr1
Disco mania is a disease with hardly no cure. See some of us who keep upgrading and smiling
while putting more into these machines. 
Lucky it looks like you are cured.
P.s. What alteranative do you propose for our testosterone ?! the stock market ...
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Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
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Read my tag line lr1, my first D3 had compressor issues and a front diff problem, my second has been absolutely perfect. My parents too bought an early car it had 2 compressors go and a ball joint, no problems since.
So I would say my honesty is 100%, how thorough is your reading? You needn't have gone back 3 years, the answer was right there all the time  BTW the other car did around 26K miles DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
Porsche Cayenne V8 Diesel S
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| 11th Oct 2008 2:58 pm |
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DG
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danny wrote:
P.s. What alternative do you propose for our testosterone ?! the stock market ...
No ...a SEAT apparently  21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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| 11th Oct 2008 3:06 pm |
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lr1
Member Since: 09 Nov 2005
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| 11th Oct 2008 3:09 pm |
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lr1
Member Since: 09 Nov 2005
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| 11th Oct 2008 3:13 pm |
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DG
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Nice 8) I do fancy a 944 ..didn't they have an S4 as well ...or am I thinking of something else  21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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| 11th Oct 2008 3:15 pm |
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lr1
Member Since: 09 Nov 2005
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The S4 you refer to is the 928 S4.
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| 11th Oct 2008 3:32 pm |
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DG
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Not like me to get it wrong 
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| 11th Oct 2008 3:46 pm |
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BrumLee
Member Since: 07 Mar 2008
Location: West Midlands
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Strange that looking on porsche968uk.co.uk forum folks have problems with 944's and I don't doubt that there's faults with the other cars you mentioned if you look at owners forums.
I previously owned a 1989 200tdi Disco and in the 8 years of abusing it, on road and off, I only had the injector pump and a head gasket go (apart from service items), so I wouldn't claim that this was unreasonable for a 19 year old motor that had covered 197000 miles  
BTW AutoExpress Premier SUV winner 2008, guess....... yep again Land Rover Discovery So if D3's are that bad I'd hate to own a Chayanne, X5, M Class, Grand Vitara, Cherokee, etc.. cause they must be extra 
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| 11th Oct 2008 4:11 pm |
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DiscoStu
Member Since: 09 Apr 2006
Location: London
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I'm confused - what has reliability got to do with this fault? It seems that fitting a wrong part caused the issue  Disco 5 HSE Lux
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peyiqaJrmMU
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| 11th Oct 2008 4:12 pm |
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colinm
Member Since: 06 Oct 2008
Location: Derbyshire
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Unnecessary quote removed
Have LR really built a go-anywhere vehicle that can develop major chassis and engine management malfunctions by the fitment of a tail bulb that isn't a genuine LR one?
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| 11th Oct 2008 4:20 pm |
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DiscoStu
Member Since: 09 Apr 2006
Location: London
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LR have devolped a go anywhere car, and provided spares for it. How are they supposed to cover every eventuality of possible spare part produced or to be produced? Granted, the symptoms are severe for the apparent cause, but is that LR's fault? They sell a lamp that will work with no trouble.
BTW, not having a dig about replacing the lamp with a cheaper alternative, I'd have done the same Not a Halfrauds one, though Disco 5 HSE Lux
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peyiqaJrmMU
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| 11th Oct 2008 4:26 pm |
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lr1
Member Since: 09 Nov 2005
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| 11th Oct 2008 4:26 pm |
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DG
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71% of the 146 replies JD had from generally digruntled owners no doubt
We could go round in circles to be honest ...you will either fall into the I'm racked off category or the I'm very happy category. I think it's reasonably fair to say that some pre2006MY motors were dogged with niggling problems ...it's also fair to say that 2007MY on has been more or less fault free.
Show me the model of a motor that doen't go wrong from time to time 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
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| 11th Oct 2008 4:39 pm |
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BrumLee
Member Since: 07 Mar 2008
Location: West Midlands
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Quotes, quotes, quotes
Seat (don't know which one lr1 has) marks on AutoExpress top 100 cars Leon and Ibiza. Hardly look reliable, comfortable or practical cars looking at these results
Your turn
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| 11th Oct 2008 4:45 pm |
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