Land Rover Discovery 3 after nine years of ownership and maintenance cost

In this video I show you my everyday Land Rover. Its been a 9 year relationship and 220 000 km of adventure in my Discovery 3. I share the details of owning and maintaining this vehicle as well as all the costs.
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[@davidwalker964]

Glad to see my old pride and joy is still going strong and so well looked after so many years later. Looks like she’s good for another 14 years…

[@TheOverlandLegend]

Hi David thanks for the comment, it really was a stroke of luck taking her over from you

[@davidwalker964]

@@TheOverlandLegend I'd have taken it with me if it wasn't for all the emission regs and DPF requirements that made it well nigh impossible. I did get a D4 on the other side of course!

[@alwynvanwyk1851]

@@davidwalker964 Once a Landy man, always a Landy man 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@dipladonic]

I've got a disco 3 and 4. They are irreplaceable. I like your content. Clear, concise and to the point. Well done.

[@TheOverlandLegend]

Thank you very much, appreciate it.

[@OCMOOMOMO]

Love my LR3. The look, size, performance, V8, etc makes me so happy to sit in it every time. It’s a treat to take it out every time. My Toyota friends laugh at me but they spent 3x the price.

[@TheOverlandLegend]

Yup you got that right. LR3 hit the sweet spot in so many ways. Thanks for watching and sharing

[@duanvogel3684]

Great balanced content. I took an 305k 2005 2.7tdv6 Hse as an trade in, drove it 15 minutes and was sold out, the space and comfort are next level. Also fitted 18” BF Goodrich KO2’s and other add-ons to follow. If you are handy, I personally found this LR not so difficult to maintain. There’s lots of good advisory content out there and a variety of parts that are surprisingly quite affordable. Never thought I will but now I had also become a fan!

[@TheOverlandLegend]

Thanks for your comments and I totally agree, as with most Landies if you are handy and prepared to get involved then they can offer great value.

[@hhhc364]

Great video Alan, thanks!

[@TheOverlandLegend]

Thanks for watching Herman

[@landroverSV]

Nice video, I own a 2008 Discovery 3 SE V8, and it has 98K miles, and I love it even with its sometimes pain in the wallet gremlins 😅 cheers 🍻 🇬🇧

[@TheOverlandLegend]

I really think they are some of the best vehicles Land Rover has made. Thanks a lot for watching and happy miles

[@steveb6830]

very informative

[@TheOverlandLegend]

Thanks a lot I’m glad it was useful. Thanks for the comment

[@BananasFroggy]

Just bought one, cheers from Sweden 2023

[@TheOverlandLegend]

Fantastic enjoy it

[@selebalotsiu7139]

Love and hate relationship indeed. LR3 is an amazing ride. I have had mine since 2019. Zero mechanical issues to date. Only experienced sunroof water leak and power steering leak due to worn out membrane. Nothing major but cost of ownership is high.

[@TheOverlandLegend]

Thanks for watching and commenting. Glad you are enjoying this amazing vehicle, long May it last

[@alansheach3528]

Thanks for showing this great video. We own an LR3 4.0 V6 that we bought new in Muscat, Oman in 2008. We love it and brought it back to Scotland a few years ago. I totally relate to everything you said about the vehicle, I also have that love/hate relationship with it but can’t imagine being without it! Looking forward to some more videos on your Discovery 3.

[@TheOverlandLegend]

Thanks so much for watching and sharing your view, it makes me feel a bit more normal 😃. Just finished another trip in it and am amazed at its versatility yet again, new video on that in future

[@josephgittos3787]

Not bad going considering the luxury/weight of this Vehicle. Love watching LRtime on a Sunday probably why this channel popped up on my KZbin. Your LR3 still looks good for its age, LR's are so good at looking good for many many years unlike other brands. P.s don't own a LR3/4 but admire these vehicles ( maybe one day )

[@TheOverlandLegend]

That is very true LRs do seem to look good for a long time, maybe good design construction? Maybe we just biased 😃. Thanks for watching appreciate the support

[@MalcolmTimberlake]

Absolutely agree with all you have said. As you know I also have the D3 2009, and simply love it. I could ditto your maintenance done, just not by me, rather by some very able INDIs. Thanks for sharing Alan, and enjoy Moz.

[@TheOverlandLegend]

Hey Malcolm thanks for comment, I think you have the same model as me an you have done some serious trips in it. Great to see. Moz is fantastic by the way

[@dumanimjo609]

The value proposition on these is insane. You get so much bang for your buck, there really aren't any vehicles that can compete. With that being said though, it seems you need to be handy with a tool set, and have plenty of time on your hands. Not ideal for a person working the 9-5 corporate job, who actually needs his weekends to rest and catch up on admin, rather than spending the entire weekend under the car. But ja, these vehicles are so tempting, and so so charming!

[@TheOverlandLegend]

Well said and very true. Considering the low purchase cost it is also possible to find a reputable independent workshop to maintain it as long as you have budget. Still way less than anything new

[@Shanes_Shed]

Thanks for you video. I have a 2005 D3 and I share your thoughts on the love/hate thing. There's so much I enjoy with mine, but the maintenance costs are fairly high. Mine is now over 400,000km on the odo and I've put around 240,000km on it now. I've had a few more issues than yours in that time.

[@TheOverlandLegend]

Thanks for sharing 400k is amazing, hope you crack the half a million mark 💪

[@jamieboydmusic6956]

Great Video. I really thoroughly enjoyed it. Sounds like you have had some amazing times in your vehicle. Very informative and very helpful as a first time LR3 Owner and about to set up a maintained experience schedule so I can do a lot of outback travel in Australia. Did you change the EGR valves or have to pull them out for cleaning at all. I noticed you didn’t mention them at all.

[@TheOverlandLegend]

Thanks for the feedback Jamie, glad you enjoyed it. I have done nothing with the EGR. Good luck with your Disco I hope it goes well. Look out for the latest trip I did last month in the new videos coming up.

[@trubz2096]

That LR3 color is very nice.

[@TheOverlandLegend]

It is a great colour isn’t it. Called Atacama Sand, it’s kind of gold with a hint of green. I was lucky to get it because buying second hand you don’t have a choice

[@goodfodder]

looks to be in great condition

[@TheOverlandLegend]

Thanks it is, It was good when I got it and I’ve tried to keep it that way.

[@gordonwedman3179]

I just bought a 2008 LR3 to replace my 99 P38 overlander. Quite pleased so far. No diesels over here.

[@TheOverlandLegend]

Sounds like a great vehicle. Many say the V8 is better than the diesel. Enjoy it and thanks for watching and commenting

[@gjwessels9194]

Fellow Saffa and current 7y long Defender owner. Looking to change for similar reasons. Due to crank failures I'll go for the 3 V8. Would love to chat to you

[@TheOverlandLegend]

Thanks for watching, let me know if you have questions

[@Nivulin]

thanks for the video . have you had any problems with the engine ? I know this engine has a broken steel crankshaft

[@TheOverlandLegend]

Thanks for watching and commenting. I’ve had no engine issues and I have changed the oil every 12k and not abused the engine.

[@stuartbroadhurst7523]

I drop my oil every 5k miles as a matter of course. Oil is cheaper than metal! Timing belt I Did at 70k only £100 as I did it myself. My wife loves to drive it it owes us nothing. Little pricey to run with diesel in U.K. but. Need to pull a big trailer occasionally no better vehicle.

[@stuartbroadhurst7523]

I agree and love mine but you have to be able to do your own maintenance. Servicing etc is quite cheap if you don’t need to put in a garage.

[@TheOverlandLegend]

Agree if you can do basic services you can save a fortune

[@Discoveryjamie]

The only replacement for a d3 is another d3 or d4 is you spend more time on tarmac 😅

[@TheOverlandLegend]

Yip pretty much have to agree with you there

[@CharityKavalo]

land rover discovery 3 we have one

[@TheOverlandLegend]

Very nice I hope you are enjoying it

[@morgansteele3158]

Crankshaft good obviously what oil do you use 5w 30 or 5w40

[@TheOverlandLegend]

Up to 280k I was using 5w30 but have since switched to 5w40 and stick to the 12k oil changes religiously. On 308k now

[@yuglesstube]

The umms hurt my brain

[@TheOverlandLegend]

Sorry to disappoint hopefully you enjoyed the bits in between the umms

[@yuglesstube]

@TheOverlandLegend I did! I just found your channel. I'll watch it all. I like old land rovers too.

[@paulthompson7280]

Yes I truly know what you mean, my Discovery 3 always puts a smile on my face every time I drive it 😊 I do sum extreme 4x4 in the mountains totally off road very steep and Narlly Terrain it goes anywhere without getting stuck 😊 im very impressed with it 😊. Much better than my old Toyota Land Cruiser BJ60 Wagon and that had LSD DIFFS!!

[@TheOverlandLegend]

Great to hear and thanks for the comments. I didn’t mention the incredible off-road ability, it really is a machine off-road and it’s so effortless

[@selebalotsiu7139]

You couldnt have said it any better. My LR3 just makes me smile by just looking, driving and offroading. It is a V8 HSE. Quiet engine that always gets "w😮w" on spectators faces when we do offroading. On tarmac slow as it is but I once clocked 190km/h on 1 stretch for just 2 minutes.

[@grahameroberts8109]

May I recommend LR Time and LR Drive channels for maintenance vids. Cheers 👍🏻🙏🦘

[@TheOverlandLegend]

Thanks Graham you most certainly can they are two of my favorite Disco3 channels