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johnw
Member Since: 20 Dec 2005
Location: Winterbourne, Bristol
Posts: 7
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Experience day - recommendations please |
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Well, 4 weeks to the day after receiving my Disco, the Landrover Experience Voucher has popped through the letterbox
Being based near Bristol, I guess my nearest centre may be the one in North Gloucestershire - (Eastnor from memory?).
I'm spending Easter in Snowdonia and was wondering if anyone has experience of the centre up there? I'm also tossing up whether to extend the experience to a full day.
I've seen from some past posts that the full day is worth upgrading to - I'd like to hear your reasons why!
Can anyone feed back on the following:
1. Thoughts on the Snowdonia centre vs. Eastnor
2. What does a full day get you over what a half day? 2 X the same fun or does one get more stuck in - some examples of a typical full day would be most useful.
Great forum - I find out something new every time I visit!
John
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16th Jan 2006 5:19 pm |
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Dan
Member Since: 09 Aug 2005
Location: Oxfordshire
Posts: 96
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Re: Experience day - recommendations please |
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I just did my full day at Eastnor and have to say it's definitely worth the upgrade. I did a half day with my previous LR and the full day was much more in depth. In my case we went to some more difficult and technical parts of the course than we would have had time for on the half day.
I can't compare with Snowdonia but I chose to go to Eastnor, despite the Milton Keynes site being nearer, as this is where LR test their vehicles. Whilst I was there we saw a number of disguised Freelanders under test.
Dan
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16th Jan 2006 5:31 pm |
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BN
Member Since: 18 Mar 2005
Location: Here
Posts: 6463
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Re: Experience day - recommendations please |
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Eastnor is really the best as they are the most up to date instructors and always on their metal, with loads of vehicles. The tracks are designed to be both interesting and challenging. They are specially built to take LR's to their limits.
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16th Jan 2006 5:34 pm |
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Cliff H
Member Since: 27 Oct 2005
Location: Home of the Pork pie and Stilton
Posts: 1304
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Re: Experience day - recommendations please |
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BN wrote:Eastnor is really the best as they are the most up to date instructors and always on their metal, with loads of vehicles. The tracks are designed to be both interesting and challenging. They are specially built to take LR's to their limits.
Don't let your friends at Rockingham hear you say that Zermatt silver 06 reg.
Gone but not forgotten !!!
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16th Jan 2006 5:37 pm |
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aitchy
Member Since: 27 Sep 2005
Location: Peterborough
Posts: 130
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Re: Experience day - recommendations please |
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Cliff H wrote:BN wrote:Eastnor is really the best as they are the most up to date instructors and always on their metal, with loads of vehicles. The tracks are designed to be both interesting and challenging. They are specially built to take LR's to their limits.
Don't let your friends at Rockingham hear you say that
on BN's reccomendation, and having done Rockingham, i am off to Eastnor this thursday for full day level 1 experience. it will be interesting to see how they compare. TDV6 HSE Buckingham Blue and still smiling
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16th Jan 2006 5:44 pm |
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Cliff H
Member Since: 27 Oct 2005
Location: Home of the Pork pie and Stilton
Posts: 1304
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Re: Experience day - recommendations please |
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aitchy wrote:Cliff H wrote:BN wrote:Eastnor is really the best as they are the most up to date instructors and always on their metal, with loads of vehicles. The tracks are designed to be both interesting and challenging. They are specially built to take LR's to their limits.
Don't let your friends at Rockingham hear you say that
on BN's reccomendation, and having done Rockingham, i am off to Eastnor this thursday for full day level 1 experience. it will be interesting to see how they compare.
The level 1 is great well worth it.
I had a whole day with the car to myself going around Tixover Zermatt silver 06 reg.
Gone but not forgotten !!!
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16th Jan 2006 5:47 pm |
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BN
Member Since: 18 Mar 2005
Location: Here
Posts: 6463
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Re: Experience day - recommendations please |
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aitchy wrote:Cliff H wrote:BN wrote:Eastnor is really the best as they are the most up to date instructors and always on their metal, with loads of vehicles. The tracks are designed to be both interesting and challenging. They are specially built to take LR's to their limits.
Don't let your friends at Rockingham hear you say that
on BN's reccomendation, and having done Rockingham, i am off to Eastnor this thursday for full day level 1 experience. it will be interesting to see how they compare.
If only they would let me run the 'fun days' at Eastnor, I have tried, but no go yet !
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16th Jan 2006 6:01 pm |
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johnw
Member Since: 20 Dec 2005
Location: Winterbourne, Bristol
Posts: 7
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Thanks for all the advice.
Looks like Eastnor is the place to go and level 1 looks very tempting! 06 TDV6 SE Zambezi silver
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19th Jan 2006 5:21 pm |
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Paul W
Member Since: 19 Jan 2006
Location: Kent
Posts: 27
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Its not fair , I'm getting my new Disco3 next week, but they have stopped doing the free half day off roading.
But you must tell us all about it. Have a good one.
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20th Jan 2006 10:32 am |
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Slimer
Site Moderator
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Last Exit to Nowhere
Posts: 16295
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johnw wrote:...level 1 looks very tempting! It's well worth spending the money and upgrading The End
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20th Jan 2006 11:08 am |
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Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
Posts: 15496
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Don't bother with the half day, the level 1 is a much better deal DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
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20th Jan 2006 11:10 am |
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