Recent content by espri

Tiga, Many thanks for the handbrake tips - I'll print that out and put it the glovebox, once my Disco arrives! Forewarned is forearmed (as the half octopus said). Eric

Yes, this worries me too. On my test drive it said "Coolant low" - a known problem that's been corrected, said the dealer (but they hadn't sorted it yet on this brand new car). However, it hasn't stopped me ordering one! Eric

Yep, works! :) One link you might like to add for the Discovery is www.disco3.co.uk, which I find very active and useful for the Discovery 3. Eric

Yes, I guess I am a masochist :) . I had another test drive in a Disco this morning and I am probably going to buy. Eric

When I press the 'Landy Links' button, I only get the message: Fatal error: Call to undefined function: globalize() /home/landyzon/public_html/lz/local_links.php on line 61 Thought you should know. Windows XP Home, Internet Explorer v6.0.2900.xpsp_sp2_gdr.050301-1519 (thought we'd done...

Tommin, I haven't quite signed on the dotted line but I'm tending that way. Maybe I need a shrink - or maybe I'm just a masochist. However, e.g. on the disco3 web site, comments about the 06 models are mostly positive. Eric

Thanks for the information. Eric

But isn't that half of the fun of being an "early adopter", Tommin? That's the theory, I suppose, but probably there's a point where it stops being so funny. However, my nerve hasn't broken yet; I'm still tending towards ordering a Disco3. Eric

Tiga,Thanks for your answer. Your remarks of Ford support are comforting! Looking around the Internet, I have also begun to feel that comments on the Disco3 are becoming more positive. Seems to be getting over the teething troubles.Eric

Speaking about the suspension problems with a dealer here in Bavaria about a fortnight ago, he said that early Disco 3s had trouble with a pump in the suspension system. This has now been replaced with an improved model. The explanation sounds plausible, though it might have been more convincing...

Many thanks for the interesting comments. Eric

I am thinking of buying a Disco 3, TDV6 HSE, and pondering whether to choose the automatic or manual gearbox. Up till now most of my cars have been manual, for I have always feared that an automatic might reduce my control in conditions with ice and snow (or off-road, though I've never tried...