WANTED: Discovery 3 Commercial 5-10k Budget

[Tree Love]

I have just got a disco 3 the power with a fully loaded trailer is great! And the comfort !! Have you thought about buying a five seater laying the seats flat and boarding the back ? Get one that's been doing the school run and not already been in for commercial use ?

[Daniel Jiggins]

This is the cam belt tensioner, it bolts in to the oil pump housing, another common fault where previously Land Rover have payed for repairs & even engines but not interested in this. The tensioner pulls completely out of the housing, unfortunately at 60mph valves get bent etc. 123K mileage. Mine has just had the egr valves go.... £700.

 

 

Could you not have just blanked off the egr valves?

[skyhuck]

Could you not have just blanked off the egr valves?

 

Only on pre 07 models I believe.

[mendiplogs]

Only on pre 07 models I believe.

 

HI SKY im told LOT WORK TO DO IT MATE thanks jon

[Two Acres]

I've just bought a Honda CRV. Obviously I'm not commercial,,I'm just hoping to be able to drive it over a field to pull a few trailer loads of logs out of my wood each year. Will it do that do you think or is it going to be too much of a softy for that?

[mendiplogs]

I've just bought a Honda CRV. Obviously I'm not commercial,,I'm just hoping to be able to drive it over a field to pull a few trailer loads of logs out of my wood each year. Will it do that do you think or is it going to be too much of a softy for that?

 

Hi two are you going use trailer if so how large thanks what tyres on truck thanks Jon

[Two Acres]

Hi two are you going use trailer if so how large thanks what tyres on truck thanks Jon

 

Yes, going to use a trailer Jon. I was thinking maybe an 8 foot trailer or maybe a 6 foot one if thats too much for it. Just want to pull about seven cubes a year out for my woodburner. Road tyres. I'm thinking of only crossing the field in dry weather.

[mendiplogs]

Yes, going to use a trailer Jon. I was thinking maybe an 8 foot trailer or maybe a 6 foot one if thats too much for it. Just want to pull about seven cubes a year out for my woodburner. Road tyres. I'm thinking of only crossing the field in dry weather.

 

Hi TWO you will ok with that thanks Jon

[Daniel Jiggins]

Yes, going to use a trailer Jon. I was thinking maybe an 8 foot trailer or maybe a 6 foot one if thats too much for it. Just want to pull about seven cubes a year out for my woodburner. Road tyres. I'm thinking of only crossing the field in dry weather.

 

 

You should be fine I have found the only thing I miss with a 'soft roader' is generally there is no low range.

I chopped my D3 in for a Ford Kuga it pulls my large touring caravan very nicely.

[Two Acres]

Thanks Jon and Daniel - sounds good. Thats what I was hoping for. Looked at the Discovery but with the tax at near £500 plus the reliability didn't look like a good move for me.