RIP old friend. My own silver D3 will have a litre of diesel in memory.
Shame about the box, mine is dying but the landy specialist who's swapping it out, takes them out from under. Never seen one have to get the body lifted for it to be changed.
Also, a shame about losing the rack and the rest of the kit you fitted to it.
Not tempted to buy it cheap on Copart if it comes and swap in a low miles replacement box? That's what i'm doing with mine as a new Torque converter and a low miles box is about £1000, then £400 labour, vs £2500-3185 for a rebuilt box.
I really,
really thought long and hard about it. The whole process after the accident took a lot of time and energy, It was emotionally draining and did not want to do much but go to work and go home and mope. I just had a bad taste in my mouth for the whole thing. I also got run around quite a lot by the local LR dealer here and a few other things really sucked the desire out of the equation. It came down to I did not want to work with them anymore, it was a lot of money and I would never have a guarantee that I could avoid going there for help, I had to push very hard to get any help on prices, and to insist on specific actions taken. Which I hated doing as I developed a very nice relationship with them before this or so I thought. Our local guru really helped me through the worst of the work, but he was sooo busy I felt bad about imposing all the time.
It was a shame about the rack and bumpers, but I chalk it up to lessons learned and I was just glad to walk away from it all. I stripped what I could and tried to forget about the rest. I am glad all my remaining parts went to a good home for someone else's car.
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As for the costs you mention, if I was UK-based, I might have kept it. The lowest price Land Rover Walnut Creek quoted me was $7500 USD, and that was JUST for the trans/installed...
The week I watched her leave on the tow truck I swore up and down I would go to a vehicle that I could fix without being forced to go to the dealer, and one with less computers. Hence the two Landy's since. Although I had to get a lot of help from friends/local awesome shop guy, I have not returned to the local LR centre yet...
I am sure my Disco would appreciate the diesel flavored sendoff. Enjoy
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