My mate is a millionaire. I asked him one day how he got all of his money. He said years ago he bought an old Land Rover and spent every weekend doing it up and then sold it. Then he bought another and repeated that process - every spare evening, rain shine or cold, he was in the garage working on his fleet of land rovers - dedicated to the cause. Until finally, after 10 years of working every hour, and every spare weekend, he won the lottery. 😉 Love the channel. Understand the Land Rover love.
I love how the Discovery looks. It's very purposeful but sophisticated. It's like a Barbour Jacket. Really utilitarian, but still very stylish. I like that about it. The car has a dual personality that fits in any situation you may find yourself in. It looks great sitting in front of a gated stone mansion, or offroading on a forest trail
Ha ha! That is exactly the experience I just had. 45% off for Easter! Checked back a couple of days ago.... 45% off for essentials! Always 45% off.....
Mmm. I used them for the first time last week, a classic mini brake cylinder and a tin of grease, the latter a couple of quid less than I could find online, the cylinder just slightly less than online. And I collected them from my local branch the same day I ordered them, so no waiting.
Matt, well done for saving this. It would have been easier to have scrapped or sold it for spares / repairs. You’re becoming the equivalent of the Battersea Dogs Home for Land Rovers, even re-homing them now!
Well done to your mate and kudos for bringing the disco back to life, 3k - 3.5k for a well sorted motor like that I don't think is too bad and especially if he keeps it himself and gets some motoring out of it. I like that sort of thing and have done it myself when I bought a 99 plate Jeep GC V8 for 2.5k and probs spent best part of 5k on it over 5yrs inc all new refurb wheels & tyres / ST-ST exhaust minus 1 off the three mufflers / new uprated suspension and brakes at each cnr / new struts all over / door mirrors / door rubbers / service / Mot's etc you get the picture. The sound it made and the way it drove just had me smiling from ear to ear every time I started it up. I sold it and moved to the dark side by getting a 2010 GC with 3ltr Merc diesel engine - good motor but not a patch on my old growling V8.
Always loved the Disco 3 the asymmetrical rear.... and wow fabulous transformation may even get a new engine after all the major work underneath and could be driven for ever - superb example!
Enjoyed that, wondered what had happened to it, I had a set of new handbrake cables in my garage for the last 7 years bought them for my car as the handbrake was broken but traded it before fitting and just kept them. I gave them away a few months ago to a guy around the corner who I saw had just bought a 2006 disco, he was well happy, I know why now!
Top tip for you chaps out there. When she who wears the financial trousers starts adding up what you spend on car bits and pieces, politely suggest that you count how many pairs of shoes she has first. Works every time. Seriously though, this was a great project, and another nice old Land Rover back on the road. Great stuff.
Great video this! it demonstrated that these are only money pits if they don't get looked after! ..... 220k miles and a 2005 reg Disco that weighs 2.7 tones empty, will need to have suspension bushes replaced at some point, that's just a simple fact and is to be expected! The only other thing that's been done to it is a full service e.g. oil and filters etc.. tbh it sounds like the old Disco has done pretty well considering its neglect over the years! Mines a 2006 plate with 140k on the clock, still runs sweet as a nut but I look after it. Great cars the old D3s :-)
I’ve done this very thing with a Freelander 2, it was feeling very sorry for itself needing a long list of work but now I have a solid runabout that I know like the back of my hand.
Good work there - I have a slightly newer Range Rover Sport and have a similar job list - I've managed to service the handbrake without needing to remove the gearbox mechanism so far - fingers crossed I don't have to. Great cars, but need to go into ownership with eyes open. Great job.
Whoever decided that they should make the same chime for low fuel or cold temperatures as catastrophic engine, suspension, park brake failure needs locking up
Mate, I completely get it. I have a 2002 Saab 9-5 Aero, and I've spent way more on it (in money and time) than it cost me, but now it's finally sorted, it feels like it's somehow more "mine", after so much time/effort/$. And now with a stage 3 tune and some upgraded hardware, it continues to surprise drivers of much more expensive and more powerful cars.
Well done to your mate for tackling all that work on the Disco - I bet some of those suspension components were rusted solid and he had a fight getting the old ones off! The costs would have probably been double if it had included labour. The amount of parts for the EPB is just crazy. Still he now has a well sorted top of the range Disco for 3-.3.5k which isn't bad👍
Very Impressed with this Video . I always owned 90s & 110s = 36 years , I wanted to go for D3 0r D4 . hairy stories of break downs -Put me right off -Went to Volvo instead ,but looking at your Video makes me wonder AGAIN Cheers
Thanks Matt, aswell as being entertaining the upload was educational, the big take away is stay away fro high milage JLR vehicles. They are money pits even if an owner does the work themselve. I dont for one moment doubt anybodies word but the handbrake cost was out of all proportion
they are only money pits if they don't get looked after! ..... 220k miles and a 2005 reg Disco that weighs 2.7 tones empty, will need to have suspension bushes replaced at some point! It still doesn't make it unreliable or a money pit. The only other thing that's been done to it is a service e.g. oil and filters etc.. sounds like the old Disco has done pretty well considering its neglect!
Interesting video, thanks. How much did the welding you mention at 1:05 cost? Also, how extensive and whereabouts were the rusty areas. Just wondering. Thanks.
Only thinking about this D3 the other day and bingo you had an update! Thanks As I owned one of these for 7 years I can honestly say well done for keeping her on the road!
Your South Coast (palm trees in Bournemouth) consultant here 😂 I’ll try to have a look when I go past, but I definitely saw a much lower spec one of these, in the worst colour I’ve ever seen one in, up for £4995. If I remember I’ll get the reg number and find out how many miles etc. I am more certain than not, it will still be for sale in this horrid colour 😂
Matt. As Mr. Kester said this week in Baja, Mexico with his Stateside Disco1, "you can't get away from using cheap parts on these things" that's admirable ! Ta 2nd Hand Overland YT Channel ? V.
Hey i just saw where that plastic piece you found in the glovebox from the 1st video goes. Cover for the rear view mirror assembly. If you alreday didnt know.
The hand brake!! I've had my Discovery 3 for 13 years, 300,000kms. I use the handbrake every time I park. It's just a habit. Handbrake has never ever had a problem. Maybe they just need to be used regularly?
Hats off for having the time, interest and patience to do the work. I admire people with that level of confidence to do the work themselves. Another great car saved from the scrap heap. Fantastic!
Add a good few quid onto that final cost and I'd still buy it. Well done to your friend for all his work...a car rescued for future users. (I'm not joking that I'd buy it)
If you shop around you can get a lot of them parts much cheaper your hand brake cost was very expensive for example you can get Hand Brake Cables Left + Right for £60s with a 5 year warranty in the video you said you paid £256 for cables you can also get them to include as well EPB Module repair kit for around £90 - £100 including the cables the car your fixing is 16yrs to 17yrs old and 220k miles + so its done well and scrubbed up well I would recommend to anyone who buys these cars shop around for parts that are best suited to your pocket you can find parts much cheaper and stay away from main dealer for repairs and service unless you have deep pockets also regular oil changes are a must in the discovery with the correct oil so don't neglect the oil changes I have a 16 yr discovery 3 had it six years its been a very good motor but if your looking to buy a 16yr old discovery and non of the jobs in the video have been done then the cars done well so far but expect to replace some of them parts in the future due to its age and use if they have not been repaired before . The car in the video looks tidy looks better than mine lol...mines rough and dirty I don't clean it much not a show car but still going just passed its mot for another year enjoyed owning the car its never cost me much to fix in parts or in a local garage to fix . Good video Out of interest and for the record in six years of ownership on a 16yr old car I have replaced the cambelts , one hub bearing , tyres and brakes , one lower control arm bushes these wear out on older vehicles and every year I change the oils and filters I do that myself. Enjoyed owning the car . I have read some nightmares where people have paid some very expensive labour costs in the UK for simple repairs you can avoid that just use your common sense and shop around or buy a Toyota 😁 ps the car has never let me down
Great Video Matt well worth purchasing and saving in my opinion, yes a decent chunk spent on putting it right but that's still a top Discovery for sub 3k so money well spent for me. Keep the videos coming I look forward to seeing them Cheers
I've done the same, some of it I had to get a garage to do as I haven't got anywhere off road to work on the car, yes it's become quite expensive but that said, I couldn't afford to buy one outright and because I have no credit rating I couldn't afford to buy one any other way, but at least I know it's all been done, it hasn't been cheap, it's a 2007 HSE spec that's done less miles than my everyday car, a 2011 Smart ForTwo diesel which I only use to go back and forth for work, I don't have much in life so a luxury car for traveling when I'm not working or using the motorbike is just an added bonus, when I haven't had a Land Rover vehicle, I've missed it, there's just something about driving a Land Rover, be it a series vehicle, Defender, Discovery or Range Rover, I am kind of addicted to these vehicles and I will probably keep it for at least another 10 years (alike to my Smart ForTwo which I've owned since September 2011)
If he had bought one for £3.500, he'd have had to carry out 90% of that work on it within a year anyway. I think your mate has done very, very well, not to mention the priceless lesson on how to maintain it for the future. There are plenty of D3s with 300k on the clock, and a few with over 500k. Mine is at 180k with about 100k of those towing 3.5 tonne. This will do him just fine for many years. Congrats.
@@wobblycaptain Obviously the recommended is 5w30 but i find this is just too thin on an 15 year old engine. Look up "LR Time' on UA-cam; they have just released a good video talking about TDV6 oils.
@@larry365 I watched it mate I was doing the same as Christian & Vera where doing previously before they talked about the subject ,that's why I asked what oil you use am following Christians advice and reading comments most people on the older engines for this vehicle recommend to use the 5w40 I don't wish to change this old 16yr old Land Rover as at the moment its still serving me well but I think best now to change my oil spec same as Christian did .
Thanks Mate am looking forward to get 3 of them in the beginning of my touring and Travel Company and I would love to only Land Rover Discoveries am not worried about repairing my worry will be on delivering
Who ever invented electronic handbrakes...why over complicate a simple tried and tested good old lever.Your pal has done well sorting this old bus out Matt.
Always fancied a Disco as a daily but the prices for parts is crazy. No way I’ll be going down that route. Glad it’s been saved though and someone was willing to put the time in to sort it.
Really appreciate the update on this Disco Matt. Your friends efforts are worth it. The Disco looks great By my count, the electric hand brake repair cost nearly 600 pounds !! I hope your friend gets a good run out of the vehicle. He deserves it, based on all of his efforts.
Testament to enterprise. Kudos to 'your mate'. From personal experience I know that their is a special pleasure in getting good returns from sweat equity.
I remember looking at a car with an e-brake and thinking "That's another largely unnecessary invention that will break down and cost a fortune to replace" I was right on that. My other peeve is electronic oil dip sticks. Dipsticks are ancient and reliable as gravity itself. Even crows and chimpanzees make use of them. Why would engineers think they could improve on them???
Most car owners are lazy and don't check the oil. With an electronic dipstick the car checks the oil for you and generates a warning if it is low. Most people will respond to that. So there is a good reason for manufacturers to add it, despite the additional complexity, given the impact on the engine of running it too low. The only downside is that for people who like to *know* that there is enough oil in are kinda left with some uncertainty because "no warning" is not the same thing as "everything checked and OK".
Saw a Bangers & Cash the other day with some old car from the 20's or something which had a dip stick with a built in whistle, when the oil dropped too low, the engine pressure made the whistle blow. Genius idea!
Hopefully, the Turbo, Air Suspension or Cam tensioner wont fail & send it off to the Scrap heap. Just offloaded mine, same colour & Year but was waiting for “the next big thing” to fail on it so had to get rid, Great Workhorse just be prepared to get the spanner’s out!
Well done Matt for selling this car to your mate a wise choice. This car I just love it. It's a good looking car. I think it's brilliant l would love a car like this. You did or your mate did a good job of doing up this car Kevin
If you get another HSE in a darker colour (black or grey) let me know. You know the type of base car plus the people to do the engine & gearbox service & anything major that would be needed. That car is fantastic. Been a Landrover nut for years but never bought one. Now looking but don’t trust any dealers. Everyone charging a fortune for ‘08 & ‘09 cars. If you can help I’ll be one happy fire fighter!!!
The first thing I would do after noting all the faults that were evident to myself. Would be to put it in for a pre MOT to see what I was up against before throwing money at it. Surely that`s the cheaper option before gearbox services and such like. Although I`m not a car dealer maybe someone can put me straight?
OK - so 3000 squids. Even if you never make a cent back, the UTILITY you will get from that vehicle over the next 4 years will easily be worth that. I have the same thing with my 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee, it doesn't make sense to spend 1/4 its value on upkeep every 2 years, but it does as a new replacement is over 10x the cost, and the depreciation on a new one alone will cover any maintenance for 5 years.
for the first time ever, i wish i lived up north (again). i would have offered £400 for the disco (in hope obv) and would have had the work done. i know a few mechanics and they would have done the work for me, and used their trade accounts to get the parts au discount prices.
When cars have done over 200K they don’t owe you anything. I say this because when I was a kid in the 70s, folk used to say “when a car has done 100K it owes you nothing” … maybe that was just in Scotland… we were tight up there, still are…
My mate is a millionaire. I asked him one day how he got all of his money. He said years ago he bought an old Land Rover and spent every weekend doing it up and then sold it. Then he bought another and repeated that process - every spare evening, rain shine or cold, he was in the garage working on his fleet of land rovers - dedicated to the cause. Until finally, after 10 years of working every hour, and every spare weekend, he won the lottery. 😉
Love the channel. Understand the Land Rover love.
I love how the Discovery looks. It's very purposeful but sophisticated. It's like a Barbour Jacket. Really utilitarian, but still very stylish. I like that about it. The car has a dual personality that fits in any situation you may find yourself in. It looks great sitting in front of a gated stone mansion, or offroading on a forest trail
Great video as usual. This model Discovery is such a timeless design that manages to look purposeful, rugged yet classy all at the same time.
The design is peerless.
Funny how Eurocarparts discounts always brings price down to the average on internet.
Ha ha! That is exactly the experience I just had.
45% off for Easter!
Checked back a couple of days ago....
45% off for essentials!
Always 45% off.....
Fake discounts,
Mmm. I used them for the first time last week, a classic mini brake cylinder and a tin of grease, the latter a couple of quid less than I could find online, the cylinder just slightly less than online. And I collected them from my local branch the same day I ordered them, so no waiting.
Matt, well done for saving this. It would have been easier to have scrapped or sold it for spares / repairs. You’re becoming the equivalent of the Battersea Dogs Home for Land Rovers, even re-homing them now!
The way that fuel light (the bip) caught your attention 😂😂...made me realize you've been through a lot with cars anyhow keep up the good work 👏
This is a timeless classic in the making. All sorted, especially with the suspension and it's worth that all day long imo.
Well done to your mate and kudos for bringing the disco back to life, 3k - 3.5k for a well sorted motor like that I don't think is too bad and especially if he keeps it himself and gets some motoring out of it. I like that sort of thing and have done it myself when I bought a 99 plate Jeep GC V8 for 2.5k and probs spent best part of 5k on it over 5yrs inc all new refurb wheels & tyres / ST-ST exhaust minus 1 off the three mufflers / new uprated suspension and brakes at each cnr / new struts all over / door mirrors / door rubbers / service / Mot's etc you get the picture. The sound it made and the way it drove just had me smiling from ear to ear every time I started it up. I sold it and moved to the dark side by getting a 2010 GC with 3ltr Merc diesel engine - good motor but not a patch on my old growling V8.
Very good video Matt well done another good car restoration
Thank you for keeping this car on the road
Kevin
Best way to experience a LR product - have a mate who owns/maintains one and is happy for you to borrow it (when it’s working).
Always loved the Disco 3 the asymmetrical rear.... and wow fabulous transformation may even get a new engine after all the major work underneath and could be driven for ever - superb example!
The breakdown of parts for the handbrake alone shows how many parts modern cars have to go wrong!
Indeed.
Particularly these modern cars! Bless them!
Enjoyed that, wondered what had happened to it, I had a set of new handbrake cables in my garage for the last 7 years bought them for my car as the handbrake was broken but traded it before fitting and just kept them. I gave them away a few months ago to a guy around the corner who I saw had just bought a 2006 disco, he was well happy, I know why now!
Top tip for you chaps out there. When she who wears the financial trousers starts adding up what you spend on car bits and pieces, politely suggest that you count how many pairs of shoes she has first. Works every time. Seriously though, this was a great project, and another nice old Land Rover back on the road. Great stuff.
Great video this! it demonstrated that these are only money pits if they don't get looked after! ..... 220k miles and a 2005 reg Disco that weighs 2.7 tones empty, will need to have suspension bushes replaced at some point, that's just a simple fact and is to be expected! The only other thing that's been done to it is a full service e.g. oil and filters etc.. tbh it sounds like the old Disco has done pretty well considering its neglect over the years! Mines a 2006 plate with 140k on the clock, still runs sweet as a nut but I look after it. Great cars the old D3s :-)
I’ve done this very thing with a Freelander 2, it was feeling very sorry for itself needing a long list of work but now I have a solid runabout that I know like the back of my hand.
That look of death whenever something beeps is priceless!
Cheers pal. Took a while and some stress but got The clean mot eventually 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Well done
Great effort
@@jameshogg601 thanks James
@@nicholashoward3681 cheers
Good work there - I have a slightly newer Range Rover Sport and have a similar job list - I've managed to service the handbrake without needing to remove the gearbox mechanism so far - fingers crossed I don't have to. Great cars, but need to go into ownership with eyes open. Great job.
Whoever decided that they should make the same chime for low fuel or cold temperatures as catastrophic engine, suspension, park brake failure needs locking up
Your face made me laugh when the low fuel warning pinged. I totally understand the warning ping twitch!! :)
Mate, I completely get it. I have a 2002 Saab 9-5 Aero, and I've spent way more on it (in money and time) than it cost me, but now it's finally sorted, it feels like it's somehow more "mine", after so much time/effort/$. And now with a stage 3 tune and some upgraded hardware, it continues to surprise drivers of much more expensive and more powerful cars.
Excellent, had a 95 Aero Hot. Loved it.
Well done to your mate for tackling all that work on the Disco - I bet some of those suspension components were rusted solid and he had a fight getting the old ones off! The costs would have probably been double if it had included labour. The amount of parts for the EPB is just crazy. Still he now has a well sorted top of the range Disco for 3-.3.5k which isn't bad👍
Nice video. A beautiful, classic silver Disco for 4,000 - 5,000 pounds? Sounds excellent to me. Good sponsor...nice Pouch, by the way.
Very Impressed with this Video . I always owned 90s & 110s = 36 years , I wanted to go for D3 0r D4 . hairy stories of break downs -Put me right off -Went to Volvo instead ,but looking at your Video makes me wonder AGAIN Cheers
Classy office for sure 👌🏻😄
Just missed the edit at 2:18 mate. Great video though.
Just noticed that! My mistake
One of the best cars I’ve ever owned (when it’s working). Every bing sends shivers down your spine though.
Definitely the best (and worst) car I’ve ever owned!
Have an l322, similar age, those bloody bings and bings huh!
Best car I have owned , never let me down yet
Good save by your mate. 🙂 Nice to get an update on one of your cheap buys. 👍
Thanks Matt, aswell as being entertaining the upload was educational, the big take away is stay away fro high milage JLR vehicles. They are money pits even if an owner does the work themselve. I dont for one moment doubt anybodies word but the handbrake cost was out of all proportion
they are only money pits if they don't get looked after! ..... 220k miles and a 2005 reg Disco that weighs 2.7 tones empty, will need to have suspension bushes replaced at some point! It still doesn't make it unreliable or a money pit. The only other thing that's been done to it is a service e.g. oil and filters etc.. sounds like the old Disco has done pretty well considering its neglect!
Not sure what you mean out of proportion? I did the work and have the prices.
2:14 had be dying your professionalisms. that was proper acting 👏👏
😂 practice
Glad you fixed it and kept it..i am a loyal landrover follower
Interesting video, thanks. How much did the welding you mention at 1:05 cost? Also, how extensive and whereabouts were the rusty areas. Just wondering. Thanks.
yOUR facial expression when that beep sounded......I was waiting for an expensive hidden problem...Had a good laugh afterwards.
I’d be interested in knowing whether all of that work needed doing due to the previous owner(s) not keeping on top of the maintenance?
Looking at some of the photos of the worn and knackered parts replaced, I think that definitely looks like the case!
Only thinking about this D3 the other day and bingo you had an update!
Thanks
As I owned one of these for 7 years I can honestly say well done for keeping her on the road!
Lovely Jubbly for your mate, but nearly all new cars have a electric handbrake, will they be so expensive out of warranty I wonder.
I drove a 2015 disco at work before I retired, best car I’ve ever driven!
I thought Mike Brewers weighting scales has had a harder life than this Discovery, looks smashing now Matt.
Yes another car saved from scrapyard heaven
Well done for this restoration job
Kevin
I bet it’s like a new car to drive , still not bad for the amount of car you get
Your South Coast (palm trees in Bournemouth) consultant here 😂 I’ll try to have a look when I go past, but I definitely saw a much lower spec one of these, in the worst colour I’ve ever seen one in, up for £4995. If I remember I’ll get the reg number and find out how many miles etc. I am more certain than not, it will still be for sale in this horrid colour 😂
Your friend has got himself a good landy though he put in a lot of work and money it's worth it..👍🏾
£256.00 for handbrake cables. Crazy price.
I thought that.
Matt. As Mr. Kester said this week in Baja, Mexico with his Stateside Disco1, "you can't get away from using cheap parts on these things" that's admirable ! Ta 2nd Hand Overland YT Channel ? V.
I agree with Lot 76 Cars, you will need a bigger forecourt at this rate, dedicated to Rovers.
A lot of car for the money now sorted. Availability of Parts not ridiculously priced does help keep them on the road.
Hey i just saw where that plastic piece you found in the glovebox from the 1st video goes. Cover for the rear view mirror assembly. If you alreday didnt know.
The hand brake!! I've had my Discovery 3 for 13 years, 300,000kms. I use the handbrake every time I park. It's just a habit. Handbrake has never ever had a problem. Maybe they just need to be used regularly?
I was just about to go to bed and this popped up. Some things can't wait.
2:14 Guessing you meant to cut this part out? 😂
hahaha i noticed this too
What?…don’t get it 🤔
Great video, was great seeing what need and then got done to the car,
Worth the sweat and weekend work by your friend it should last him well now and he knows it’s all sorted, great story.
Matt, I did enjoy this. Thanks.
Hats off for having the time, interest and patience to do the work. I admire people with that level of confidence to do the work themselves. Another great car saved from the scrap heap. Fantastic!
Add a good few quid onto that final cost and I'd still buy it. Well done to your friend for all his work...a car rescued for future users. (I'm not joking that I'd buy it)
Excellent video and see what you mean regarding the showroom
Great to hear what it took to get it working. It should be a great car for a long time now. Worth the effort.
If you shop around you can get a lot of them parts much cheaper your hand brake cost was very expensive for example you can get Hand Brake Cables Left + Right for £60s with a 5 year warranty in the video you said you paid £256 for cables you can also get them to include as well EPB Module repair kit for around £90 - £100 including the cables the car your fixing is 16yrs to 17yrs old and 220k miles + so its done well and scrubbed up well I would recommend to anyone who buys these cars shop around for parts that are best suited to your pocket you can find parts much cheaper and stay away from main dealer for repairs and service unless you have deep pockets also regular oil changes are a must in the discovery with the correct oil so don't neglect the oil changes I have a 16 yr discovery 3 had it six years its been a very good motor but if your looking to buy a 16yr old discovery and non of the jobs in the video have been done then the cars done well so far but expect to replace some of them parts in the future due to its age and use if they have not been repaired before . The car in the video looks tidy looks better than mine lol...mines rough and dirty I don't clean it much not a show car but still going just passed its mot for another year enjoyed owning the car its never cost me much to fix in parts or in a local garage to fix . Good video Out of interest and for the record in six years of ownership on a 16yr old car I have replaced the cambelts , one hub bearing , tyres and brakes , one lower control arm bushes these wear out on older vehicles and every year I change the oils and filters I do that myself. Enjoyed owning the car . I have read some nightmares where people have paid some very expensive labour costs in the UK for simple repairs you can avoid that just use your common sense and shop around or buy a Toyota 😁 ps the car has never let me down
Great update video Matt. Discovery’s are great. If I wasn’t such a committed Range Rover fan I would drive a later model Discovery daily for sure
Please a review of a Peugeot 607
Great Video Matt well worth purchasing and saving in my opinion, yes a decent chunk spent on putting it right but that's still a top Discovery for sub 3k so money well spent for me.
Keep the videos coming I look forward to seeing them
Cheers
I've done the same, some of it I had to get a garage to do as I haven't got anywhere off road to work on the car, yes it's become quite expensive but that said, I couldn't afford to buy one outright and because I have no credit rating I couldn't afford to buy one any other way, but at least I know it's all been done, it hasn't been cheap, it's a 2007 HSE spec that's done less miles than my everyday car, a 2011 Smart ForTwo diesel which I only use to go back and forth for work, I don't have much in life so a luxury car for traveling when I'm not working or using the motorbike is just an added bonus, when I haven't had a Land Rover vehicle, I've missed it, there's just something about driving a Land Rover, be it a series vehicle, Defender, Discovery or Range Rover, I am kind of addicted to these vehicles and I will probably keep it for at least another 10 years (alike to my Smart ForTwo which I've owned since September 2011)
Watching that episode makes me so happy I didn’t buy a Disco for £4,000 that “Needed a bit of work” three months ago
It's not normal to get a warning when you're too close to a bush at the front, or is it, my memory fails me. Great video as always Matt!
Haha that’s exactly what parking sensors do! Tell you when you’re too close to things
If Matt took this down the woods, it might be going off all the time, with all those bushes down there.
@@HighPeakAutos Can the fronts be switched off, like in my Freelander 2 HSE ?
If he had bought one for £3.500, he'd have had to carry out 90% of that work on it within a year anyway. I think your mate has done very, very well, not to mention the priceless lesson on how to maintain it for the future. There are plenty of D3s with 300k on the clock, and a few with over 500k. Mine is at 180k with about 100k of those towing 3.5 tonne. This will do him just fine for many years. Congrats.
What oil do you put in the engine ?
@@wobblycaptain FS A3/B4 5w40 every 6000 miles
@@larry365 Cheers buddy I need change my oil spec on my next oil change 👍
@@wobblycaptain Obviously the recommended is 5w30 but i find this is just too thin on an 15 year old engine. Look up "LR Time' on UA-cam; they have just released a good video talking about TDV6 oils.
@@larry365 I watched it mate I was doing the same as Christian & Vera where doing previously before they talked about the subject ,that's why I asked what oil you use am following Christians advice and reading comments most people on the older engines for this vehicle recommend to use the 5w40 I don't wish to change this old 16yr old Land Rover as at the moment its still serving me well but I think best now to change my oil spec same as Christian did .
Love the original discos. Great video!
Well done, a car saved is less waste and its a nice car
Thanks Mate am looking forward to get 3 of them in the beginning of my touring and Travel Company and I would love to only Land Rover Discoveries am not worried about repairing my worry will be on delivering
Who ever invented electronic handbrakes...why over complicate a simple tried and tested good old lever.Your pal has done well sorting this old bus out Matt.
Always fancied a Disco as a daily but the prices for parts is crazy. No way I’ll be going down that route.
Glad it’s been saved though and someone was willing to put the time in to sort it.
People are still asking and getting £5K+ for this spec and mileage.... with what it's had done its worth every penny....
I think so
the moment of the low fuel beeping noise is priceless
Haha yes....engine light, crankshaft failure anxiety!
Prop shaft bearing replacement ? Good garage really good 👍🏻
Needs some centre caps to finish wheels off.
2:12 in the video there is a bit of an editing error, still its a good video and a great car
I know. Can’t believe I didn’t see that. I’ve gone over this video about 10 times too
@@HighPeakAutos still a great video, dont worry about that. shit happens.
Really appreciate the update on this Disco Matt.
Your friends efforts are worth it.
The Disco looks great
By my count, the electric hand brake repair cost nearly
600 pounds !!
I hope your friend gets a good run out of the vehicle.
He deserves it, based on all of his efforts.
Love the cheapy vids, ta
still look good even now..amazing design.
That’s a well sorted D3 for many years now 👍👍
Well worth saving, a good honest motor
Hi I watch your channel regularly,I am thinking of buying a used 2013 Kia Sportage 1.7 ,are these a decent car to buy thanks
Testament to enterprise. Kudos to 'your mate'. From personal experience I know that their is a special pleasure in getting good returns from sweat equity.
I remember looking at a car with an e-brake and thinking "That's another largely unnecessary invention that will break down and cost a fortune to replace" I was right on that. My other peeve is electronic oil dip sticks. Dipsticks are ancient and reliable as gravity itself. Even crows and chimpanzees make use of them. Why would engineers think they could improve on them???
Lol, my past 3 cars have been from VAG, and have had black dip sticks, checking the oil level is always fun
Most car owners are lazy and don't check the oil. With an electronic dipstick the car checks the oil for you and generates a warning if it is low. Most people will respond to that. So there is a good reason for manufacturers to add it, despite the additional complexity, given the impact on the engine of running it too low. The only downside is that for people who like to *know* that there is enough oil in are kinda left with some uncertainty because "no warning" is not the same thing as "everything checked and OK".
My car has an electric boot and lately I've been thinking the exact same thing about that. Another thing thats over engineered and unnecessary.
@@ric355 True. my wife views cars the same as household appliances, and when did you last check the oil level in your washing machine or refrigerator?
Saw a Bangers & Cash the other day with some old car from the 20's or something which had a dip stick with a built in whistle, when the oil dropped too low, the engine pressure made the whistle blow. Genius idea!
Hopefully, the Turbo, Air Suspension or Cam tensioner wont fail & send it off to the Scrap heap. Just offloaded mine, same colour & Year but was waiting for “the next big thing” to fail on it so had to get rid, Great Workhorse just be prepared to get the spanner’s out!
Well done Matt for selling this car to your mate a wise choice.
This car I just love it.
It's a good looking car.
I think it's brilliant l would love a car like this.
You did or your mate did a good job of doing up this car
Kevin
You have to applaud the driveway mechanic.
This car has the most expensive handbrake mechanism known to man it seems.
I bet he'll still have to do the air suspension, rear tailgate latch, EGR value etc! It's never ending on theses cars! Still love them lol
In a word Addiction. 🤣
Yep deep pockets and a healthy bank balance 😆
Also front wheel bearings and intercooler hoses.
If you get another HSE in a darker colour (black or grey) let me know. You know the type of base car plus the people to do the engine & gearbox service & anything major that would be needed. That car is fantastic. Been a Landrover nut for years but never bought one. Now looking but don’t trust any dealers. Everyone charging a fortune for ‘08 & ‘09 cars. If you can help I’ll be one happy fire fighter!!!
Awesome and imposing truck in a nice video! Thank you✌
HPA sticker, Official Seal of Approval, on the back window?
A brilliant series 👍
And now the crank snaps! Discovery 2 for me.
The first thing I would do after noting all the faults that were evident to myself. Would be to put it in for a pre MOT to see what I was up against before throwing money at it. Surely that`s the cheaper option before gearbox services and such like. Although I`m not a car dealer maybe someone can put me straight?
Thanks for this video. Very interesting.
OK - so 3000 squids. Even if you never make a cent back, the UTILITY you will get from that vehicle over the next 4 years will easily be worth that. I have the same thing with my 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee, it doesn't make sense to spend 1/4 its value on upkeep every 2 years, but it does as a new replacement is over 10x the cost, and the depreciation on a new one alone will cover any maintenance for 5 years.
Cheers Matt a good and honest video as always 😊😊
Seems good value for a well sorted disco
I know the look and feeling with that beep on a leggy disco or Range
Every time it could be expensive 😬
for the first time ever, i wish i lived up north (again). i would have offered £400 for the disco (in hope obv) and would have had the work done. i know a few mechanics and they would have done the work for me, and used their trade accounts to get the parts au discount prices.
When cars have done over 200K they don’t owe you anything. I say this because when I was a kid in the 70s, folk used to say “when a car has done 100K it owes you nothing” … maybe that was just in Scotland… we were tight up there, still are…
Great to see it saved 👍👍