Member Since: 18 Jun 2006
Location: Canberra
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I too did a trip through the Simpson in central OZ 5000 something Kms. only problem was knocks in suspension reappeared, but other wise no faults.
Had some of the other issues but not coming from my D3, The wining was comeing from the other D2s when I wonted to drive my own car,
Also there was a chap laying under the diff of a car, when aproached and asked if he would like some help he said no thanks mate somebody said there was a wine in the diff and I am trying to get some out
Cheers
RobMY05 TDV6 SE, dirt colour, Now cremated !!!!!!!
wine in the diff
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27th Aug 2008 1:39 pm
Roel
Member Since: 16 Aug 2008
Location: home
Posts: 1215
Hearing the whining from the back is a problem caused by luxury.
I can't hear the kids in the back at 125 km/hr in my Camel 300TDI only when they are shouting. Roel
1997 Camel Trophy Disco ex-P101JWK (traded it for a Britains 42101)
1984 90 TD5
2005 G4 Disco 3 BN55WPT
Also member of club MTR
and Club Faultmate
Interested in my 4x4 history see my website: www.mudmachine.webklik.nl
Sorry it's in Dutch and with google translator it gets funny.
27th Aug 2008 2:53 pm
TazDaz
Member Since: 07 May 2007
Location: South East Essex
Posts: 2858
Just got back (yesterday PM) from towing the tintent around France for a few weeks
Went down the west side, mooched around the Pyrenees and Andorra and back by way of Marseille, Grenoble, Geneva then home via Metz, Luxembourg, Belgium to Calais.
Drove all except for about 50 miles on NON toll roads the old French RN's hardly have any traffic on them nowdays and I could travel at the same speed I'd do on the motorway mostly (for me thats about 60mph)
Had no problems at all with the D3 and fuel average towing was 21.7 Mileage (towing) was around 2200
27th Aug 2008 3:27 pm
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SWMBO's adding up all the mileage stuff & route info as she has it all organised in a pack that we took with us (women eh!!!)
So once she's sorted that & I get back home (again...), I'll get an update done.
in the meantime, to answer a couple of the questions,
Wine, Yes, managed to get some good local cheap (& some not so cheap!) in Italy and of course in France. Some real bargains to be had if you're willing to take a risk on chateau's you've not heard of in the supermarket!
Just about managed to fit it all in! (Oh and a compulsory crate of Desperado's too )
MPG, on the way down, was getting 27.9mpg Auto approx 70mph with massive roof box, so I thought that was pretty damned good!
However, we had to get a shifty on to get to some of the places before they closed so crept up to 80 & the MPG dropped.
Overall, MPG was 26.4MPG.
I'll get a breakdown of the trip once SWMBO's done her bit. I have the route saved as an Autoroute file if anyone has Autoroute.
I just love the D3 though, I drove every mile myself & it's just a dream .
SWMBO definately didn't want to drive through the narrow streets of Florence and Cortona but would have been happy to drive on the motorway, but I wanted it all to myself
In the rain (in the UK!) on the way down to Kent, my wipers started to squeak a little, a bit annoying, but that's what I've got the valeo's (that are waitin to go on ) for.
Picked up a of dozen bottles of 'La Croix du Pin' Chardonnay from a Supa U in Langres on the way back up, which was on offer at €1.70 each, not bad for the price, SWMBO likes it anyway,
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the old French RN's hardly have any traffic on them nowdays 
and I could travel at the same speed I'd do on the motorway mostly (for me thats about 60mph)
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