Discovery 3 or Volvo XC90 ?

[Megaman]

Wife has decided we need to swap our mondeo. Any feedback on these two ??

[WR 1mposter]

RR sport !

[WR1 Bro]

Vogue

[Megaman]

Needs 7 seats rr won't work

[eck]

Had a D3 for well over a year now and very impressed with it.
It's the base model TDV6 but has full leather and a few other goodies added
Loads of room, enough for 3 kiddy seats in the 2nd row if required and a shed sized boot even when the 3rd row is being used.
Very capable off the black stuff although you cannot mechanically lock the diff.
Probably average high 20mpg's and that includes plenty of school runs.

As for the Volvo a friend has one be it very nice inside it just fells more like a big car than a proper 4x4, nowhere near the space of the Disco or the road stature but as you would expect from Volvo it has safety features galore.

Feel free to nip up to Aberdeenshire for a test drive as long as you leave your very nicely modded 1 to hit the B roads

Eck

[SPIKE LIKE MIKE]

"guarantee you wont find better for the money" said Mr Dingle...

http://www.pistonheads.com/SALES/2810668.htm

[Megaman]

Had a D3 for well over a year now and very impressed with it.
It's the base model TDV6 but has full leather and a few other goodies added
Loads of room, enough for 3 kiddy seats in the 2nd row if required and a shed sized boot even when the 3rd row is being used.
Very capable off the black stuff although you cannot mechanically lock the diff.
Probably average high 20mpg's and that includes plenty of school runs.

As for the Volvo a friend has one be it very nice inside it just fells more like a big car than a proper 4x4, nowhere near the space of the Disco or the road stature but as you would expect from Volvo it has safety features galore.

Feel free to nip up to Aberdeenshire for a test drive as long as you leave your very nicely modded 1 to hit the B roads

Eck

Nice comparison there mate, yer the wife goes out with her mum and sister plus our two nephews quite a lot so needs 3 booster seats/car seats, not many cars have a full size middle seat. the volvo looks to have a built in booster seat.

Had a look at both tonight and my opinion is volvo looks comfy for long journeys, has loads of toys but the off road side of thing will be like the X3 - a bit of an after though. The boot with all 7 seats up is bigger than Disco3. middle row of seats move forward/back independently.

Disco3 doesnt have the same number of toys, looks to have more headroom and boot space, more legroom, seats locked in position for 2nd and 3rd row. Much higher driving position, settings for offroad and hill descent, looks like mechanically it will go most places, probably more practical.

So its down to comfort vs practicality... two im looking at are 19k and 40,000 miles / 2007.

As for the offer - you can certainly take the tweaked wr1 for a spin although you wont get far by the way it guzzles fuel now

[Megaman]

"guarantee you wont find better for the money" said Mr Dingle...

http://www.pistonheads.com/SALES/2810668.htm

Just think of the modding oppertunity!
Defo worth getting a remap for it

[eck]

So its down to comfort vs practicality... two im looking at are 19k and 40,000 miles

Seems like a decent price, what spec are they?
I got a few ££££££ change out of 20k with 26,000 miles on the clock

Difference between base model and HSE can easy be 5-6K with similar miles

[Megaman]

So its down to comfort vs practicality... two im looking at are 19k and 40,000 miles

Seems like a decent price, what spec are they?
I got a few ££££££ change out of 20k with 26,000 miles on the clock

Difference between base model and HSE can easy be 5-6K with similar miles

This is a GS model - 3yr warranty is 600 notes extra. wont budge on price but most ive seen wont as they are selling quick. Also part ex for my mondeo is 5k when they are on autotrader for 7k grrr...

Think the wifes fallen for that over the volvo after gazing at them both all night.

2007 (07 reg)4x4 40,000 miles Manual2.7L Diesel
Manual, 4x4, Diesel, 40,000 miles, Black Metallic, 1 Owner(s), Diesel, 7 Seats, Air Conditioning, Full Service History, Anti-Lock Brakes, Mileage Verified, Multiple Airbags, Power Assisted Steering, Vehicle Stability Control, Alarm, CD Autochanger, Alloy Wheels, Central Locking, Electric Windows, Immobiliser, Split Folding Rear Seats. Immaculate example as new unmarked,1 Private owner from new,Supplied with FULL SERVICE history,17"split spoke Alloys,Allterrain off road system,Hill descent.Low rate /deposit finance available.Up to 3 years RAC warranty available,P/X wwelcome, 4WD.

[John Mc]

Fook me Mega, you won the lottery or somet?

[eck]

Get the D3 bought

Have a look on the forum here www.disco3.co.uk everything you need to know

Eck

[WR1 Bro]

My money would be the D3 all day long. I would be pushing for the HSE too. Purely for resale and I prefer cars with toys.

[WR1 Bro]

A little gentle fun whilst the children were sleeping!

[CAVEMAN]

Plenty of space in the boot there Stu for that rack of ribs standing in the middle of the road!!

D3 for me too, although the new 3l in the D4 is a cracker of an engine!!

[WR1 Bro]

3l improves nicely with a remap too.

[Megaman]

Fook me Mega, you won the lottery or somet?

No mate, got an offset mortgage so just pile any extra funds on that. Would be looking at Discovery 4's for 50k if id won the lotterY!

[Megaman]

Thanks for the advice guys, deposit paid on the discovery 3... will pop down saturday morning to complete the order.

Liking the air suspension... i wonder if the wr1 would... nah best not

[Megaman]

Get the D3 bought

Have a look on the forum here www.disco3.co.uk everything you need to know

Eck

Have you any odb2 software that will read fault codes and other data from a disco3?

Use vagcom on the golf and romraider on the wr1...

[eck]

Get the D3 bought

Have a look on the forum here www.disco3.co.uk everything you need to know

Eck

Have you any odb2 software that will read fault codes and other data from a disco3?

Use vagcom on the golf and romraider on the wr1...

The only thing i ever plug into the 1 or the Disco is a petrol pump

[Megaman]

Get the D3 bought

Have a look on the forum here www.disco3.co.uk everything you need to know

Eck

Have you any odb2 software that will read fault codes and other data from a disco3?

Use vagcom on the golf and romraider on the wr1...

The only thing i ever plug into the 1 or the Disco is a petrol pump

Must be the techie in me

[CAVEMAN]

Not the best place to admit to that fella and especially as you are trying to use the computer.

Tell him to leave you alone for a minute. Jeez

[Megaman]

Not the best place to admit to that fella and especially as you are trying to use the computer.

Tell him to leave you alone for a minute. Jeez

what can i say to that

[John Mc]

Not the best place to admit to that fella and especially as you are trying to use the computer.

Tell him to leave you alone for a minute. Jeez

[Megaman]

Not the best place to admit to that fella and especially as you are trying to use the computer.

Tell him to leave you alone for a minute. Jeez

Shit John's on his way over now

[CAVEMAN]

Not the best place to admit to that fella and especially as you are trying to use the computer.

Tell him to leave you alone for a minute. Jeez

Shit John's on his way over now

Surely he is only interested if it happens in a car park!

[Megaman]

Not the best place to admit to that fella and especially as you are trying to use the computer.

Tell him to leave you alone for a minute. Jeez

Shit John's on his way over now

Surely he is only interested if it happens in a car park!

That will be why he wanted to meet at Morrisons

On another note - Discovery 3 now has a deposit paid so its final days for the Mondeo ST. Going to really miss the torque! Will take my map off it before we hand it over and see what superchips charge for an upgrade to the disco remap. If its silly money that will go on ebay and i will get a diesel tuning box