Lr3

[Litespeed]

Thinking of trading my 2000 Discovery II in for a new LR3. Any comments yet about the new LR3?

Shall I keep my Series II or forget the the LR3 and go for a Range Rover?

Smiles to all.

[marcholland]

Great car ! I have the first 5000 KM on the meter and it realy runs great.
Its a complete different car than the series 2.
Go for it !

[Litespeed]

Thanks for the reply. Which model did you get? What options etc.... What color...come on give me the details!

[marcholland]

I got the diesel, automatic, HSE, black leather, adriatic blue, on-road navigation. A beauty !!!!!!

[Angel]

Have you already bought a new Land Rover or are you still deciding about that?
I have a LR3 ( in Europe called Discovery 3), V6 diesel engine, manual gear box, cairns blue. I´m so happy with it. I have run 8000 km. It is even better that I never dreamt.

[01001010]

Man, LRonly.com and DiscoWeb are so much different, There is like a 23746272 page thread on Discoweb about howmuch everyone hates the LR3. Too many A-holes have gone onto that forum. LRonly.com kicks major cojohns. So yeah, I would say go for it! and later in life, restore a D1!!! It'll work out great!

[Quicksilva]

seems like 80% are just bitter about nothing at all and wanna vent on anyone who passes by...
Although I'm my opinion the LR 3 is less of a rover than anything to have rolled outta soulihull..that being said its caterin to a newr market that really has no need for off road capability excpet fot the occasional snowy weather...

Marcus

[01001010]

150% agreed!..To be honest, i do like MOST (NOT ALL) of the deisgn, the only thing that bothers me is the independant suspension. That alone makes it less of a rover but its still a rover nonetheless and I appreciate all of the engineering and technology put into it, I simply dont see it being my primary off-roader. For anyone who works with computers, you know how unexpected and unreliable they could be and if there is one thing the LR3 is full of, its computers. Too many comps in control of so many things that work better mechanically. But what the hek, from here on out everything will be like this (other cars) and there's prety much nothing we can do about it so we might as well live with it.

[aussie disco97]

A friend of mine traded his 98 Disco series 1 in on a new Disco 3 SE V6 diesel auto. It is one very impressive car I think if you mainly do road running it is a fantastic car, he mainly wants it for towing a caravan. Off Road I think it is too nice a car to bash around,I will be staying with my Disco 1 TDI untill I have grown up a bit.

[SCSL]

The LR3 'controversy' boils down (as I see it) to two main issues:

1. Off-Road: LR3 is clearly disadvantaged. Difficult to argue otherwise (despite some positive press,,mostly by LR). I don't mean dirt roads,,, I mean off-road. A double whammy: 1) Suspension system impossible to upgrade (must be replaced to modify). 2) No all terrain or off-road tire option even in stock size. (stock tires inadequate for off-road use). Plus,,,, tougher break-over (although not quite as bad as H2) & lack of after-market accessories. Additionally, many LR "purists" dislike the Ford 'boxy' look,, and feel the LR3 lacks the true LR "spirit".

2. Most people's reality: LR3 is clearly a step-up in luxury. It's bigger, with a high-tech dash. Rides smoother & with more power than previous renditions of Disco.

Reality is that sales of LR3 will help keep LR is business,,,which in the interests of everyone. Rather than an either-or, I wish LR would give both camps what they want. We already have the new Rangie & LR3,,, how about getting back into making off-road vehicles. Apparently senior management thinks there is no market,,, but look at Jeep Rubicon,,, and the persistence of the standard Jeep. It exists side-by-side with Liberty & Grand Cherokee. Not to make Chrysler out to be a model of corporate decision-making, but you know what I mean....... thoughts?

[01001010]

You couldn't be more right SCSL. I would like to see a new Defender or something. Wasn't there suppose to be a new LR model presented at this years' G4? I think that BMW, after unveiling the M3/4, M5 and M6 in the states, should think about buying Rover back! (<i know its a wild idea). Every car mag i own reffers to BMW as "a diver's car"...well they should mix that with LR's rep of being an off-roader to come up with something radical!..like a modern carbureted vehicle (<me dreaming again)

[John C]

We had an LR3 out on the trail with us a few weeks ago. It was an "obstacle course" type of event and the LR3 went thru all the obstacles except 1 (from what I saw). The one obstacle the LR3 bypassed took out my Rotoflex (I know, I haven't had a chance to do the conversion to u-joint), broke a 6 month old tranny mount, busted my y-pipe and scraped my brand spanking new sliders and bumpers (fr & rear)...

Don't underestimate the LR3!!

BTW, I have all the goodies on Disco except for lockers and 34" tires.

[SCSL]

By the way,,, I just went on that other site to read some comments and spent some time browsing. Some great pics & off-road threads but,,,
Some of those members have SEVERE anger-management issues. Thank you, all, for keeping our discourse positive.

[Quicksilva]

some folks over there are truly Agrovated...
I guess they need to hsve it explained to them that the web should be treat like real life...one day you may bump into someone you smack talked...hope you have something to back that talk up with if that happens...

M,

[01001010]

I'm tellin you guys, I'm going to buy Serg a new truck one day..haha...he's done an excellent job of administrating and this Forum ROCKS!!! Yeah those guys overthere do have TOOOOOOONNNSS of pictures and they even have videos and stuff, but dang, they cant post without trash-talking someone down ( even if its on their signatures)