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Hi Alex, Hope you are well. Glad you're looking after Gracie. Perhaps re-gendering her may have something to do with the propshaft eating! 😂 To save you from spending time and money, the steering angle sensor causes the HDC fault. We first had trouble with it when we travelled back to Derbyshire in 2022. The HDC fault came on every 25 miles ( We live in Cornwall ). On arriving in Derbyshire we found, with the help of IIDTOOL ( best money ever spent if you own a LR ), the steering angle was -35°. After a quick read up, the problem is that the sensor spins on the steering shaft. Reset and no further problems, well until you turn the steering wheel again. 😂 You may want to look into the windscreen, especially around the bottom area of the driver's side. It could be the windscreen seal failing as the foot well used to get wet in torrential rain. The cold start issue happens when it drops below -2°, and living in Derbyshire at the time was a problem. But the FBH is faultless and gets the engine nice and toasty in cold weather. Since we moved to a more warmer climate, she would start, like you say "on the button everytime". The gash is on top of the driver's side lower arm where the drop link connects. My shock of finding you paid £3000 for her was a bit more explicit! 😠 😡 You maybe wondering why none of these were fixed/ repaired. It's not that we didn't want to, she was a beauty and nothing would faze her, including towing a Buccaneer Barracuda caravan fully loaded across and up something resembling the Somme ( YNOT festival in 2019 in a typical Derbyshire summer 😅). We were getting a new Kia EV6 in 2023, so it would have been silly to spend money when she was going. Anyway, a bit long winded, but thanks for giving her a new life, and providing me with a new ringtone! The old one from The Goonies "hey youuu guys", is now "Oh shit, that is really bad!" Oh, the rip on the centre console armrest was caused when we bought some fence posts and probably some of the scuffing on the dash was also done at the same time.

I’m sure Taylor loves the picture of him for Shedfest you used

This is one of the best videos recently from you guys! It's nice to see you just casually chatting, no over-acting from Alex 😊. It's much better when you're all just hanging out and having real car talk and a bit of banter here and there!

At one point in time, that discovery was considered to be quite a decent higher end luxury suv. It’s great that it’s still seeing use now, albeit as a beater production car that endears its owners

That towbar alone is worth half of what the previous owner sold it for.

As a long standing on/off Landrover owner - From 2A to Disco 4 - I can confirm, they are very much a labour of love. When its right, nothing beats them. Fuel economy is amazing, mostly courtesy of either the AA or RAC

Buggered and scrapped? You had ONE JOB car vertical. ONE JOB!!

I have had 3 Disco3, yes they have their issue's but all the problems are well know and can all be sorted by a good DIY mechanic, you definitely need to buy a good diagnostic tool. Once sorted where else can you get a vehicle with S class suspension, load space the size of a small transit, transport 7 people in comfort whilst towing 3.5 tonnes..simple answer is you cannot.

Former Disco 3 owner here. Best car we’ve ever owned, but the sense of immediate bankruptcy just got too much. Managed 3 years with it. Gearbox fault after 1hr of ownership and some other near misses (including one horrendous breakdown) meant the day it went was a happy day. Would I have another? Probably. 😂

Discovery lover here. Simply would not have anything else..from d1s to d4s..had them all..for work and play..simply brilliant motors..

I was travelling and working in a Nordic nation a few years ago and ended up chatting with some car mechanics. He explained the difference between Italian cars and Range Rover. In his opinion, both were unreliable, but with the Range Rover you never knew exactly what was going to brake next. With Italian cars it was annoying faulty electrics (bad connections) and poor plastic parts.

Big Pete is a HSE in Tonga Green? with almond / tan interior? That's a really sweet combo in LR lore!!

My dad had a Identical Discovery and he only sold it because the suspension airbags constantly gave us trouble by leaking air and it would lean on one side, it broke his heart have to sell it. Drove from Ireland to Spain twice in it and was such a comfortable car I kinda miss it myself.

Had a Discovery 2 TD5 , 20 years old . Done a couple of small repairs myself, the biggest one was the leaking sun roofs and liner . Everything worked, great condition and drove great as well. The only issue was the fuel consumption, it was 17 miles per gallon ( the engine was re mapped and given a power boost) . Lucky for me I sold it just before we had the crazy fuel price rise And I got back what it cost me

2 and half hours away from shedfest 🎉. Don't think i will get another chance to meet you all at once ❤

Had a Disco 3 in that had been sitting a while the other week for mot & repairs chaps. Dash lit up up like a good 'un with the HDC/no special programs/etc faults displayed, was down to corroded contacts on a couple of pins for the transmission control module, hidden in a black plastic box on the bulkhead behind where the battery sits. PS has the handbrake gone wrong yet? 😁

My dad's Discovery 3 is such a hauler, it's been from Harwich to Gdansk twice whilst pulling a very heavy caravan. And only last week we went to Stockholm with the Disco and the Caravan and only then the Suspension pump gave up and we drove home with a slammed Land Drover. Out of all the 200,000 miles it has driven, that was the worst and it's sitting in the garden waiting to be fixed. Our backup Porsche Cayenne is doing a good job.

Alex you don’t need to keep buying prop shafts you can Split them down the middle and change the bushing

It won't need glow plugs to start this time of year. It starting straight away doesn't necessarily mean it's had new glow plugs

I had same with my disco replaced prop, prop bearing, put 2 tubes of this in and hasn't done it since DA6809

One of the common HDC faults is the module sits behind the battery and over time water creeps in. Mine on the pins were blue corrosion, I cleaned it all up and used a big dollop of silicon , fault has completely stopped. I was getting it 2/3 times a day. 👍

Love these V2 videos! Pretty sure Rory let me in infront of him on the M6 yesterday as I was on my way back from the VW Golf Mk1 owners club show in my Mk7 Golf R! It was either Rory or an absolute doppleganger!

Almost forgot about this channel till it popped up just now! Keep it up on this second channel.

7:52 As a long-suffering Land Rover owner, I appreciate the shout-out.

Roseworthy Hill in Cornwall. Known locally as "The Big Dipper." The hill is a bloody speed trap. I have been caught multiple times there

Just driven from Chester down to Kent. Saw 4 land rovers on hard shoulder including a new defender being loaded onto a truck and a range rover sport parked up with bonnet open

Honestly not surprised you had an issue with a britpart part i've not a had good experiences with them and I know a lot people share the same view

Had D3 since new in 2014 - part ex’d it in 2020. Had Christmas tree lights on dash, all suspension sinking, Speedo dying, prop shaft death rattle, on motorway, black smoke on accelerating, creep mode. Part ex £1500, sold detachable tow bar £350 separately!!! 😂. When it worked, best car EVER had! It a heavy car, so ate through tires and suspension bushes every few years. Engine and gearbox is bulletproof if oil is changed regularly and gearbox flushed. 25-27mpg so not too bad for such a monster truck! In the 16 years, needed one new turbo, two air compressors, one new alternator, gearbox actuator replaced, complete brake lines replaced with copper ones…. Fairly reliable then…😅

I personally wouldn’t put anything other than Pirelli Scorpion Zero tyres on a Disco 3/4’s I find that anything less than them doesn’t last long

I agree, Discoveries are amazing. Apart from the odd sensor issue, mine has been amazing. And I frequently take it offload in the mud, dust and sand. Props to Big Pete

Really like these videos that are actually more about the cars.

My p38 was eating prop shafts and it turned out to be the viscous coupling in the transfer box was locked up so not allowing slip between the front and back Not shure if the disco has the same set up but could be worth checking

Ive had four Discoverys, M plate 300Tdi,R plate 300Tdi x 2, and an 03 poverty spec Td5.Loved them all to bits, reliable as you like. All gone downhill since the Discovery 3. Just awful build quality and reliability. Shoot Big Pete and get a sorted facelift 2 TD5. Cant go wrong, just check the chassis !

The Best DOO DOO Car in the World! 👌😂 Nothing can compete.

If only something like car vertical could tell you the history of big Pete 🤔🤣

I was thinking of suggesting to get a 100 or 200 series Land Cruiser as back up if Big Pete isn't working. I do agree that the Discovey is way more comfortable and luxurious than any Land Cruiser but it wouldn't hurt to get a realiable back up...

Choked on my bloody breakfast when the pics of Taylor and Gareth flashed past at the start. Too funny.

Ive got a Dicso 2 and i love it to no end.

I think the jezza, Hammond & may era top gear production crew used these for crew camera cars for years.

that's how my E46 propshaft looked! turned out I had a collapsed engine mount, and knackered gearbox mounts 😂

Looks like Big Pete has some Big Problems 😂 but a very capable crew car nonetheless!

Keen to see what you do about the surface rust. I've just done a almost identical job on a range rover sport.

Modern common rail diesels don’t really use glow plugs to start. Especially this time of year. More cylinder balancing.

I love my disco 4! I would push it before driving a Toyota

Imm going shed fest can't wait it'll be my first time ever seeing you guys and meeting Mark for the first ever time ❤️ it and ❤ your content

EVERY Land Rover I have owned has done this, From my 60's Series Landies, my 80's Range Rovers and my 97 TDi Disco and I know the maintenance is high on them all but I still buy them. The secret to Landy ownership? Know your car, Sort your car, KEEP sorting your car and when you are about to send it to scrap because of the bills and hassles you then understand that its about to be problem free for a good long while :-) Coz all the sorting's been done.......... They really are a good vehicle but an enthusiasts car not a Toorak Tractor.

hmm, is everything properly aligned - each end and centre bearing?

I just picked up a D3 for £3.5k. Absolutely amazing. Spent about £1700 on it to catch up maintenance backlog. Worth every penny!

I don’t know why we put up with Land Rover but us owners seem to put up with them because when they work they’re fantastic, just need to keep a few £££ spare at any given moment! Last three weeks I’ve had stuck brake calliper, headlight wiring fault and a number plate light wiring fault! I don’t know what will happen next week 😂

I had a similar Discovery 3 HSE. Best and Worst car I ever owned. I think it was the most comfortable and practice car I have ever owned owned. But my lord was it expensive to maintain! The prop shaft failure on yours is pretty common, had it on mine think a new one is about £400.

Watching this in the queue to leave Knockhill racing circuit after todays epic btcc action

I hope Car Throttle is at shedfest

A had an 05 plate defender 110 that on a certain hill by me in Shropshire, that would judder at 55mph but nowhere else. 50 or 60 fine.

Note every car RU-vid channel bar CT. Shame as Jack and ethan and you had some great chemistry.

My death trap I got rid of, you’re welcome 🤣🤣

Taylor is such a sweet guy ❤

I notice the Jag is also at Tom's.... anything you want to tell us Alex? 👀

Aren’t you going to invite to the Shedfest your old comrades from CT?

Gutted I can't make it to shedfest. My car or myself. Next year! My little Demio would go down a treat there. Unless you fancy picking me up and giving her the trailer queen treatment. Would make a subscribers day 😅

A Volvo 945 7 seater would have done all of that without seventeen prop shafts 😂

I’m Booked for shed fest, if you think you’ve got a shed, wait to you see mine, I’ve named it Franken-shed and I’ve bought a display ticket, can’t wait to meet you guys, ps, it’s my birthday too! Let the sheds be a plenty

I was going to say "ask Edd China along with the motorised sofa" until I heard you'd invited Mike Brewer............. Alex, where's the motorised shed you videod 4 years ago?

There's a blended malt Scotch called Big Peat

Land Rovers make the world go round👌🏼

I’ve bought my ticket to Shedfest - thank you Alex!

I’d love a D3 but I just don’t trust the reliability enough

Ah how I know this pain all too well.. my Disco 3 has seen a life of 202k miles and breaks randomly quite often!

Gotta be GKN propshatfs for Disco 3's, anything else is a waste of money 👍

I'll stick to my 1996 Volvo 940 auto petrol. B230FK Redblock engine. £250 to buy 6 years ago. Now on 209,000 miles. They just go on and on and reliable with minimum fuss.

Hope you invited Kevin Nicks ‘the fastest shed’ to shedfest

Roseworthy dip is just up the road from me haha

Damn. Well when you get lemons you make like a river and run..............🤣

The behind the scenes stuff is interesting

I am here to read the comments from owners claiming that their Discovery is more reliable and durable than an equivalent Toyota and theirs has only needed an occasional oil change and windshield washer fluid top-up in their first 250k miles.

Shed fest!! Let's goooooo!!

Wouldn’t it be great if colin furze brought his shed on wheels

The perfect description of that driveshaft bearing has to be those two words "That's fucked"

I love LRs... I've had 3, but yeah... you should have got an XC90.

Whilst I've not taken the time to properly look into it - I'd love to support in more ways than just being a viewer; do you have a patron or other means of sending funds your way to support your channel? I've gotten my wife into your channel - the least 'car person' going... I feel that it speaks volumes about how entertaining you are! We adore Taylor too and hope he's a main-stay! We're currently looking to schedule around work to come to your show from Manchester.

Alex, you probably need a van. You are using the crew car for van stuff.

Looks like those Car Vertical checks work well, then .... 😜

Possible replacement: Jeep Commander ? 7 seater, 3rd row, split tailgate, mercedes engine, unusual styling and unusual.

We have a V8 Disco 3 and its been very reliable , there are great cars !!

been a few days since this was uploaded so no idea if this'll get seen but I had purchased an 09' L322 Range Rover (but with the 3.6 Ford Lion) at the same time you purchased his (for the same price). I live in rural North Wales and I am still struggling to get a LR specialist mechanic to look at it. Current one took £270 from me claiming it was all fixed to only get 5 miles down the road and the dreaded engine system fault to return. He won't look at it for another 2 weeks because he has no slot for me now. (understandable but is a fucking piss take after waiting over 2 months and didnt fix it) As much as the 2.7 Ford Lion gets for it reliability (yummy crankshafts mmmm), I'd take big Pete over mine rn. I can't hate them though. something so filling to them, the utilitarianism. Just want mine back already because I have a similar road trip in mind. loved the recent vids with it, honestly really helps a bloke like me to see them. cheers.

Oh my…. I wanna be at shedfest…. I have a corsa b 1.2 auto, that doesn’t run right… I think I’m going to book tickets and I want a big hug from you Alex, you bellend. 😂

Hi guys just too say the glow plugs with be a problem in the cold morning you have to get the kettle on 😅😅😅

My own patented car reliability survey (cars pulled over on the side of the motorway) suggests this shouldn't be a surprise. Modern land rovers are the worst. Even the modern defender is in the top 10.

just two days ago i saw a late model jeep stopped in a traffic circle and i sat there for a long time until they came to fix it or tow it out of there. because he had lined up right in the roundabout which is dangerous to stand there even for 5 minutes and he stood there for more than an hour.. new but broken 2022 or 2023 is the suv land rover 😂😂😂 never see new suv to broken soo easy

How come you don't just fix it yourselves? You could just do a carrier bearing initially and see if that is enough. It would be good content too.

Notification squad Have a nice weekend!🔥🔥🔥

That english accent got me, i thought the Discos' name was Bigby until now

Post more pls, even if it’s simple stuff, let us see the full processes!!

People who've never drove or ridden a landcruiser or Prado will never understand that this is proper luxury and comfort when compared to those Toyotas. So obviously this will require more work to keep up all that comfortability.

O my got it's not new car. Well done 💥

Congrats with your wedding

"Shut up auto Alex posted on his 2nd channel"

How about mat Armstrong?

You should bin it for a Landcruiser.

We love Taylor ❤