What did you have before your LR3?
Overlanding
Joined: Jul 2018
Posts: 24
Likes: 2
From: Ontario, Canada
I think DavC's answer was the best.
Seems like a fun exercise:
1982 Ford Mustang 6cyl 3.3 - Chocolate brown hatchback
1986 Ford EXP 1.6 - Champagne
1989 Chevy Cavalier z24 3.8 - Maroon
1991 Oldsmobile 98 Regency Elite 3.8 - White
2001 Pontiac Grand Am 3.4 - Red
2011 Chevy HHR 2.2 - Grey
Mid-life crisis:
2006 LR3 HSE 4.4
Seems like a fun exercise:
1982 Ford Mustang 6cyl 3.3 - Chocolate brown hatchback
1986 Ford EXP 1.6 - Champagne
1989 Chevy Cavalier z24 3.8 - Maroon
1991 Oldsmobile 98 Regency Elite 3.8 - White
2001 Pontiac Grand Am 3.4 - Red
2011 Chevy HHR 2.2 - Grey
Mid-life crisis:
2006 LR3 HSE 4.4
1987 Dodge Raider 2DR Gold
1989 Mitsubishi Montero White
1989 Mitsubishi Montero Black/Gold
1989 Mitsubishi Montero 2DR Red
2001 Nissan Xterra SE 4x4 Black
1997 Land Rover Discovery Rio Red
1997 Land Rover Range Rover 4.6L HSE Vitesse AA Yellow
2005 Jeep Rubicon Stone White
1994 Land Rover Range Rover SWB British Racing Green
2003 Land Rover Discovery SE7 Silver
2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.7L 4x4 Khaki
2005 Jeep Wrangler LJ Electric Lime Green
2008 Ford F150 FX4 Dark Grey
2008 Hummer H3 Alpha White
2007 Hummer H3 Adventure Red
1998 Land Rover Discovery LSE British Racing Green
1998 Land Rover Discovery LSE Woodcote Green
2002 Land Rover Discovery SE Black
2004 Land Rover Discovery SE Silver
2002 Land Rover Discovery Kalahari Yellow
1999 Land Rover Discovery Black
2004 Land Rover Discovery S Vienna Green
2003 Land Rover Discovery SE Grey
2003 Land Rover Discovery SE7 Maroon
2006 Land Rover LR3 HSE Tonga Green
That is everything I've ever owned & driven.
1989 Mitsubishi Montero White
1989 Mitsubishi Montero Black/Gold
1989 Mitsubishi Montero 2DR Red
2001 Nissan Xterra SE 4x4 Black
1997 Land Rover Discovery Rio Red
1997 Land Rover Range Rover 4.6L HSE Vitesse AA Yellow
2005 Jeep Rubicon Stone White
1994 Land Rover Range Rover SWB British Racing Green
2003 Land Rover Discovery SE7 Silver
2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.7L 4x4 Khaki
2005 Jeep Wrangler LJ Electric Lime Green
2008 Ford F150 FX4 Dark Grey
2008 Hummer H3 Alpha White
2007 Hummer H3 Adventure Red
1998 Land Rover Discovery LSE British Racing Green
1998 Land Rover Discovery LSE Woodcote Green
2002 Land Rover Discovery SE Black
2004 Land Rover Discovery SE Silver
2002 Land Rover Discovery Kalahari Yellow
1999 Land Rover Discovery Black
2004 Land Rover Discovery S Vienna Green
2003 Land Rover Discovery SE Grey
2003 Land Rover Discovery SE7 Maroon
2006 Land Rover LR3 HSE Tonga Green
That is everything I've ever owned & driven.
Last edited by Best4x4; Jul 9, 2018 at 07:50 PM.
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2017
Posts: 41
Likes: 1
A few Peugeots (back in Australia).
My father had an old 1977 Land Cruiser 'Troopie', which was my first 4wd experiences years ago. It was slow, loud, loved gasoline but would just plod along and was FAR more comfortable on unsealed tracks etc., than on the highway.
Also in Australia, I had a WH Grand Cherokee (2005). It was a CRD with the Mercedes diesel. I have to say the engine was brilliant as was the rest of the car. If I wanted to move the diesel would really go. It was also excellent on the beaches.
Now in the US we have the LR3.
My father had an old 1977 Land Cruiser 'Troopie', which was my first 4wd experiences years ago. It was slow, loud, loved gasoline but would just plod along and was FAR more comfortable on unsealed tracks etc., than on the highway.
Also in Australia, I had a WH Grand Cherokee (2005). It was a CRD with the Mercedes diesel. I have to say the engine was brilliant as was the rest of the car. If I wanted to move the diesel would really go. It was also excellent on the beaches.
Now in the US we have the LR3.
8th Gear
Joined: Jun 2018
Posts: 8
Likes: 0
From: Southern New Hampshire
Whats that smell?
2006 LR3, SE 4.0 192K
Short run to the local gym. Exit the car and smell something strange. Pop the hood, nothing, look underneath, nothing, check the wheel wells,nothing,,,, until the right rear and feel heat.
Burnt fingers shortly thereafter from touching rotor. Long story short, seized caliper. But LR3 brake /caliper maintenance are a snap on these things. Tried to free up first by soaking piston in lubricant but no go. New caliper $ 99 at auto zone. $35 credit after returned core. Biggest hassle was bleeding brakes by yourself. (Tighten reservoir cap, open bleed valve, depress brake completely and hold with custom made brake depression stick, tighten bleed valve, loosen reservoir cap, slowly release brake. Then repeat about 6-8 times.
Short run to the local gym. Exit the car and smell something strange. Pop the hood, nothing, look underneath, nothing, check the wheel wells,nothing,,,, until the right rear and feel heat.
Burnt fingers shortly thereafter from touching rotor. Long story short, seized caliper. But LR3 brake /caliper maintenance are a snap on these things. Tried to free up first by soaking piston in lubricant but no go. New caliper $ 99 at auto zone. $35 credit after returned core. Biggest hassle was bleeding brakes by yourself. (Tighten reservoir cap, open bleed valve, depress brake completely and hold with custom made brake depression stick, tighten bleed valve, loosen reservoir cap, slowly release brake. Then repeat about 6-8 times.
