So glad I found this video. I've been trying to find pics/vids of the ventura roof tent fixed to go over the back. Planning a 1 month road trip to norway 🇳🇴 and this set up is exactly what am going for disco 3 with the roof top tent....
I’ve owned a 2005 LR3 since 2011 with 115,000 on it. Repairs have been around $800 (front end issues). Regular maintenance is expensive but understandable given the vehicle’s complexity. I can’t imagine getting rid of a vehicle that’s so comfortable, spacious, and useful on a daily basis and at the same time so capable off-road. Gas mileage and future maintenance are still far less costly than trading “up” to something newer and supposedly more advanced.
It’s the nicest most luxurious car I’ve ever owned, the most comfortable (that air suspension wow), spacious and utilitarian (I loved all the storage space). It was perfect for my family which is why it was genuinely hard to see it go and my daughter cried! Still says she misses the Land Rover. Definitely nothing of that spec available at that price point on the market I’m sure. I definitely traded down to something very very basic, but as a DIY mechanic I do as much as I can at home and it just made sense for me as I was starting to get issues that I knew I wasn’t going to be able to fix by myself and would become very expensive very quickly. There’s a brilliant channel @landrovertime or @LRtime. He does some excellent DIY work and is a fantastic engineer. I still watch him even now tho my Discovery has gone. Thanks for watching I have some more videos of the Disco off-road further down.
Lovely looking truck, can you tell me the wheel and tyre size please, Are they 265 65 18 with the 30mm spacer by any chance?, just looking into getting that size for mine, great vid, kind regards, D
It was a good car, I enjoyed doing the jobs I could myself but I was alway dreading the next fault and how expensive it might be so thought best to part ways! Ended up getting something a lot older but easier to work on with less electronics and sensors!
@@WoodcockFamilyOverland I considered getting rid of my L322 due to ongoing internet bashing of Land Rover/Range rover & how unreliable they are etc & the constant worry much like yourself of something going wrong. I was told I should buy a Toyota as they are bullet proof & never going wrong! So I went & bought a 2002 Landcruiser in February 2021 for my overland build & it’s since spent most of that time off the road in & out of the garage with a constant gearbox fault & I’ve not been able to use it & they can’t fix it. Also parts are expensive for it, much more than my Range Rover I’ve noticed & not as easy to source. So I decided to use my faithful old L322 that I’ve had for over 6 years. In that time, I did a load of preventative maintenance with genuine parts soon as I bought it due to last owner trying to do it on a shoestring budget. Since then the only issues were two battery’s & what looked to be the original starter motor, some new brakes front & rear & now a height sensor is playing up. Currently on original air suspension at 148k so I expect some repairs will be due for that soon. So far it’s been reliable & more so than many other cars I’ve owned in the last 28 years & I’ve owned a lot. My experience is that Land Rover are no less reliable than most other manufacturers out there if you look after them with genuine parts & keep them serviced properly. Toyota…..well not been a great experience so far & kind of burst my bubble a little but haven’t had enough time to really know. On the plus side its also gave me a new appreciation for Land Rover & restored my faith again & put things back into perspective.
@@PaulMcCabe mine by the end had all the maintenance done and new air struts. I had the same issues with sensors fixed that, serviced the air compressor. Control arm bushings, EGR’s, wheel bearings, gear box flush, the guy who got it off me will probably have a trouble free motor 😂 for what I do tho the only thing was the lowering of the suspension for faults totally unrelated to suspension. I had bigger tyres and they bottomed out of it dropped to the bump stops. It could have potentially left me stranded when I did it on one trip and was very dangerous when it decided to give my 30 seconds notice at 70mph in the outside lane. That’s what did it for me. The suspension dropping on its arse for silly faults.
@@WoodcockFamilyOverland I can understand the worry of that. My suspension has also had a paddy over things nothing to do with it but it’s never drops on its arse. Mine just says air suspension inactive & goes to normal ride height. I wonder if the L322 & D3 are different set ups but I wouldn’t have thought so but must be. That would bother me if mine did that on bigger tyres. I’m planning on going up to 32s.
I didn’t lose much on the purchase price I got it for, I had a couple of years with it and enjoyed the use and passed it on in a better state than I got it. I got my money’s worth out if it 😃
275/65R18 Maxxis 764 Mud terrains, I had to have Johnson lift rods and Wheel spacers and also do some trimming in the front liner to stop them rubbing. They are pretty much as big as you are gunna get on a Disco!
Thank you, I just decided it was time to move on before something really expensive needed doing. I looked after it while I had it and did a lot of maintenance myself and fixing things that came up but it was just becoming too much for me to keep it. Really great car just abit expensive to keep running.
@@WoodcockFamilyOverland I'm weighing up getting one myself but kind of out off by the nonstop problems I hear about. Are they really that prone to breaking down?
@@DreweTube I wouldn’t say they are more prone to breaking down than any other vehicle, but they are very maintenance intensive and things arn’t exactly made easy by the designers of the thing, a lot of places will charge you loads in Labour for what should be simple jobs. If you are willing to do stuff yourself you will save a fortune! Because it’s a luxury car with lots of electronics and a landrover there’s a lot of things to go wrong. The thing I hated was that certain faults seemingly unrelated would cause the suspension to lower, potentially leaving you stranded if you don’t have a scan tool to see what the problem is and reset it.
@@WoodcockFamilyOverland Mine dropped recently I used my $300 scantool found it was front left height sensor fixed it for $90 myself. You can pull fuse 26 and it won't ever drop to bumpstops or leave you stranded. I did that waiting for parts to arrive.
D3/D4. Lovely practical family car. Yes... With a bit of gremlins here n there. But still loving it. With proper preventive maintenance n luck 😅, a keeper indeed. Difficult to find one that can beat it.
You should do videos on your car detailing! The disco looked so good after! I was looking at before and after pics, no wonder it sold to the first person that saw it!
@@WoodcockFamilyOverland hate the sound of my own voice mate as soon as I listen back to anything I just delete it 😂 I knew it wouldn’t take long to sell
Damn, the moment that Toyota roared 🔥🔥🙌🏾🙌🏾 endgame.
So glad I found this video. I've been trying to find pics/vids of the ventura roof tent fixed to go over the back.
Planning a 1 month road trip to norway 🇳🇴 and this set up is exactly what am going for disco 3 with the roof top tent....
It’s a tall beast with the roof tent on!
Have a look at our NC500 videos we did that in the ventura.
I have a 2008 Disco 3 SE V8 with 85K miles and love it even with it's sometimes pain in the back side problems it's a great offroader. 🇬🇧
I loved mine!
I’ve owned a 2005 LR3 since 2011 with 115,000 on it. Repairs have been around $800 (front end issues). Regular maintenance is expensive but understandable given the vehicle’s complexity. I can’t imagine getting rid of a vehicle that’s so comfortable, spacious, and useful on a daily basis and at the same time so capable off-road. Gas mileage and future maintenance are still far less costly than trading “up” to something newer and supposedly more advanced.
It’s the nicest most luxurious car I’ve ever owned, the most comfortable (that air suspension wow), spacious and utilitarian (I loved all the storage space). It was perfect for my family which is why it was genuinely hard to see it go and my daughter cried! Still says she misses the Land Rover. Definitely nothing of that spec available at that price point on the market I’m sure. I definitely traded down to something very very basic, but as a DIY mechanic I do as much as I can at home and it just made sense for me as I was starting to get issues that I knew I wasn’t going to be able to fix by myself and would become very expensive very quickly. There’s a brilliant channel @landrovertime or @LRtime. He does some excellent DIY work and is a fantastic engineer. I still watch him even now tho my Discovery has gone. Thanks for watching I have some more videos of the Disco off-road further down.
Lovely looking truck, can you tell me the wheel and tyre size please, Are they 265 65 18 with the 30mm spacer by any chance?, just looking into getting that size for mine, great vid, kind regards, D
They were 275/65r18’s Maxxis mud terrains with 30mm spacers. Needed abit of trimming of the wheel arch liner. Thanks for watching 👍
Awesome, thanks for the help, good luck with the new venture..
Sad days, as Jeremy Clarkson said about his L322, it’s part of the family like the dog. What made you sell it?
It was a good car, I enjoyed doing the jobs I could myself but I was alway dreading the next fault and how expensive it might be so thought best to part ways! Ended up getting something a lot older but easier to work on with less electronics and sensors!
@@WoodcockFamilyOverland I considered getting rid of my L322 due to ongoing internet bashing of Land Rover/Range rover & how unreliable they are etc & the constant worry much like yourself of something going wrong. I was told I should buy a Toyota as they are bullet proof & never going wrong! So I went & bought a 2002 Landcruiser in February 2021 for my overland build & it’s since spent most of that time off the road in & out of the garage with a constant gearbox fault & I’ve not been able to use it & they can’t fix it. Also parts are expensive for it, much more than my Range Rover I’ve noticed & not as easy to source. So I decided to use my faithful old L322 that I’ve had for over 6 years. In that time, I did a load of preventative maintenance with genuine parts soon as I bought it due to last owner trying to do it on a shoestring budget. Since then the only issues were two battery’s & what looked to be the original starter motor, some new brakes front & rear & now a height sensor is playing up. Currently on original air suspension at 148k so I expect some repairs will be due for that soon. So far it’s been reliable & more so than many other cars I’ve owned in the last 28 years & I’ve owned a lot. My experience is that Land Rover are no less reliable than most other manufacturers out there if you look after them with genuine parts & keep them serviced properly. Toyota…..well not been a great experience so far & kind of burst my bubble a little but haven’t had enough time to really know. On the plus side its also gave me a new appreciation for Land Rover & restored my faith again & put things back into perspective.
@@PaulMcCabe mine by the end had all the maintenance done and new air struts. I had the same issues with sensors fixed that, serviced the air compressor. Control arm bushings, EGR’s, wheel bearings, gear box flush, the guy who got it off me will probably have a trouble free motor 😂 for what I do tho the only thing was the lowering of the suspension for faults totally unrelated to suspension. I had bigger tyres and they bottomed out of it dropped to the bump stops. It could have potentially left me stranded when I did it on one trip and was very dangerous when it decided to give my 30 seconds notice at 70mph in the outside lane. That’s what did it for me. The suspension dropping on its arse for silly faults.
@@WoodcockFamilyOverland I can understand the worry of that. My suspension has also had a paddy over things nothing to do with it but it’s never drops on its arse. Mine just says air suspension inactive & goes to normal ride height. I wonder if the L322 & D3 are different set ups but I wouldn’t have thought so but must be. That would bother me if mine did that on bigger tyres. I’m planning on going up to 32s.
Did you loose much or make any money after modifications?
I didn’t lose much on the purchase price I got it for, I had a couple of years with it and enjoyed the use and passed it on in a better state than I got it. I got my money’s worth out if it 😃
What type and size tyres did you have on ?
275/65R18 Maxxis 764 Mud terrains, I had to have Johnson lift rods and Wheel spacers and also do some trimming in the front liner to stop them rubbing. They are pretty much as big as you are gunna get on a Disco!
Thanks mate they looked mint!
I managed to put in a 275/70/18 Mt's on my D4. Yes w spacers n lift rods n wheel arch adjustment. 😁
@@WoodcockFamilyOverland how thick spacers did you install? 25mm or 30s?
@@Hasunori 30mm Terrafirmas
Lovely pics lovely looking disco
Only lift or all suspension ???
Johnson lift rods, it’s a sensor lift to trick the air suspension in staying at a higher ride height.
01:57 what kiosk is that?
You mean the Oztent?
It’s an Oztent RV5
What a bad change. Doesn't look like at all. And a Toyota won't break? I don't believe in. But still a lot of fun with the Toyota.
Great vids mate love the music and scenery what happened to the lr3
Thank you, I just decided it was time to move on before something really expensive needed doing. I looked after it while I had it and did a lot of maintenance myself and fixing things that came up but it was just becoming too much for me to keep it. Really great car just abit expensive to keep running.
Why did you have to let it go?
It was just too expensive to maintain, there was always something to fix 😂 really nice vehicle though probably the best I’ve ever owned.
@@WoodcockFamilyOverland I'm weighing up getting one myself but kind of out off by the nonstop problems I hear about. Are they really that prone to breaking down?
@@DreweTube I wouldn’t say they are more prone to breaking down than any other vehicle, but they are very maintenance intensive and things arn’t exactly made easy by the designers of the thing, a lot of places will charge you loads in Labour for what should be simple jobs. If you are willing to do stuff yourself you will save a fortune! Because it’s a luxury car with lots of electronics and a landrover there’s a lot of things to go wrong. The thing I hated was that certain faults seemingly unrelated would cause the suspension to lower, potentially leaving you stranded if you don’t have a scan tool to see what the problem is and reset it.
@@WoodcockFamilyOverland Mine dropped recently I used my $300 scantool found it was front left height sensor fixed it for $90 myself. You can pull fuse 26 and it won't ever drop to bumpstops or leave you stranded. I did that waiting for parts to arrive.
D3/D4. Lovely practical family car. Yes... With a bit of gremlins here n there. But still loving it. With proper preventive maintenance n luck 😅, a keeper indeed. Difficult to find one that can beat it.
Nice one 😁🇬🇧👍
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😂 did you like the ending? I was so glad I didn’t run over my phone 😆
You should do videos on your car detailing! The disco looked so good after! I was looking at before and after pics, no wonder it sold to the first person that saw it!
@@WoodcockFamilyOverland yeah man your getting good at this editing stuff
@@WoodcockFamilyOverland hate the sound of my own voice mate as soon as I listen back to anything I just delete it 😂 I knew it wouldn’t take long to sell
@@1988bigdaz 😂 I’m so critical of my self I watch them back so many times and think of things to change next time.
V8 LandCruiser? :)
TDV6
@@WoodcockFamilyOverland ...I meant next/new beast :)
@@DusanDufiBelan it’s a 3rd Gen Hilux Surf (4Runner) it’s a 3.0 Turbo Diesel 4 Cylinder
@@WoodcockFamilyOverland I had 3.0 petrol one (4runner) before TDV6...anyway...great choice!!!