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@judgementalTX

11 ай бұрын

225/55/16's. Need some stock please? Other than that, look like great tyres and prices.

@dullelf6

11 ай бұрын

@AutoAlex I thought I had a torque converter issue on my disco 3, I got a Mega Flush done on it for 300 quid, solved the problem. Highly recommend a Mega Flush.

@dullelf6

11 ай бұрын

Oh NVM, I watched on... ha.

@ozboz33

11 ай бұрын

Is that a nail I see in the middle of one of those new tyres nearest your head whilst rolling?😮

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.

@Autoalexv2

11 ай бұрын

Fantastic information, thanks Darren. Gracie has been through an interesting gender reassignment programme recently 😅

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

@GoTTdk

11 ай бұрын

Gareth must also love his pic XD

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

@WardoTheWeirdo23

11 ай бұрын

Them towbars are bad news

@HolyGoatsOfSteel

6 ай бұрын

@@WardoTheWeirdo23 Why?

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

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!!

@jamesmoakes6187

11 ай бұрын

Useless service. If it doesn't go through insurance car vertical doesn't know about it

@turnerscarsUK

11 ай бұрын

Or if someone thought they sold it to salvage and the buyer just ripped Alex off instead

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

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. 😂

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. 👍

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!!

@darrenhayes669

11 ай бұрын

Yep, Tonga Green and Alpaca interior

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 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.

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

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!

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.

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.

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

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

@Sclayto2

11 ай бұрын

Yup. Just wait till it gets close to 0degC...then it won't start.

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

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 !

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

@petetheresellerandscrapper849

11 ай бұрын

Not worth the hassle done it on my disco 3 3 times now getting the cv cover to go back together and stay together is a ball ache with the time it takes to split them and the price of the centre bearing £46 it's better off buying new propshaft complete £269 yes it's only a hour works to split it but got to line it up to make sure it's still weighted correctly

@turnerscarsUK

11 ай бұрын

It's not the bush that's the issue, something is not happy at one end to eat it like that in a week

@bobbie6500

10 ай бұрын

@@petetheresellerandscrapper849 working in a land rover specialist we chose to split them once you know what your doing it’s not hard

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

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

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

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

@longerused2023

11 ай бұрын

Same. Definitely considering it

@Autoalexv2

11 ай бұрын

Doitdoitdoit!

@STANDUP47

11 ай бұрын

I'm about 2 hours away. And I'm taking my Fabia VRS over. Trust me it'll be worth it. I went to Mattwood with my fabia and that was good. Can't begin to tell you how excited I am for Shedfest.

@robertoldroyd4676

11 ай бұрын

Tbh, from what i have watched in the past vids, it looks ace. And to take the family to it as well it's cheap enough 👍

@odfkjdhgovj

11 ай бұрын

2.5 hours is nothing, easy cruise

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…😅

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.

Shed fest!! Let's goooooo!!

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

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

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

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

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

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 😂

We love Taylor ❤

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

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

Land Rovers make the world go round👌🏼

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

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...

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

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

That Tavarish pic had me in stitches

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.

Roseworthy dip is just up the road from me haha

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

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

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

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

The behind the scenes stuff is interesting

Notification squad Have a nice weekend!🔥🔥🔥

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 😅

should try stp additive fuel cleaner

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

@robl1541

11 ай бұрын

Ahh so you're the reason sunak licensed all those new oil fields 😂😂

There's a blended malt Scotch called Big Peat

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.

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

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

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?

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

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

I hope Car Throttle is at shedfest

@Autoalexv2

11 ай бұрын

The guys have been invited!

@longerused2023

11 ай бұрын

​@Autoalexv2 thats a no then

@6RadaR6

11 ай бұрын

​@@longerused2023lol

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

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

@uham999

11 ай бұрын

What Toyota do you drive?

@TJW04

11 ай бұрын

I could never own a Bland Cruiser, looked at them briefly but then it would mean I’d become the typical Bland Cruiser owner, so my only personality trait would be telling everyone else how shit their cars are and how mine will outlast the second coming of christ

Darren really throw a wrench at Alex.

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

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

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

Hopefully hub nut isn’t at shed fest creeping in to your tent Alex

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

@michalrajnic758

11 ай бұрын

There is a reason why they're affectionately known as Shitpart 😂

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. 😂

Great video but someone buy Rory an iron 😂😂

Fucking love big Pete. What a unit

Should have bought a Lane cruiser 😂

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

Interested to know when Big Pete's next MOT is and will he pass okay? 😮

@tris88

11 ай бұрын

27th May, you can look up any car online if you have the reg

Congrats with your wedding

@AutoalexCars

11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

TY 🙏🙏

How about mat Armstrong?

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

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

@Autoalexv2

11 ай бұрын

you'll never guess what I'm picking up today 😉

“Looks like you’ve brought another minter Alex”

Would come to shedfest but ironically my Alfa is broken.

How would i get tickets for shedfest or is it free?

@AutoalexCars

11 ай бұрын

Link is below the vid title :)