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simon
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In the right hands they are nigh on un-stoppable... road tyres included.
In non-expert hands they are damn impressive.
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simon
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buzz
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CFB wrote:ronp wrote: It's weird that Tong has so many 'knockers'
 Now we are being called a bunch of tits
you invite a couple of rrs along and the whole thread slumps into rrs.co.uk slutty talk....  06 Zermatt 7 seat auto with PDC and privacy
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ronp
Joined: 29 Nov 2006
Location: Lost in my own space!
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POINTYED wrote:hi
glad you had a good day ronp.its tops gettin your car covered in s  t aint it.i used to love going off road in my defender and gettin it as dirty as poss.cant wait to give my d3 a run out to see what she can do.
do they really cope with the terrain as well as they say they do?would love some feedback, just to put my mind at rest,from someone who has done it
cheers
dunc
Dunc
Totally impressive and in agreement with Simon.
simon wrote:In the right hands they are nigh on un-stoppable... road tyres included.
In non-expert hands they are damn impressive.
Blessed are the cracked, for they shall let in the light.
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pcregeen
Joined: 02 Feb 2008
Location: Huddersfield
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CY, Photos are great, however, just my luck all the shots are of the one moment i let my missus drive the car!!! and she gets in the shots (well apart from when i bullied her into suicide hill). Also, i would have hoped some one might have photo shopped off my gypo masking tape holding in my wing mirror glass from a knock the day before. Finally famous on the web, looking like a skank.
As for having a forum for the kids, looking back over the past few pages of this post i had begun to think it had.
Those who went enjoyed it, those who didnt are merely jealous that the weather was superb. How else do you get sun burnt whilst trashing thirty grands worth of hard earned investment. For the record i am now one side step missing, air suspension problems, £450.00 worth of scratches and the "L" is missing off of my Land Rover badge.
Such is life memories still bring back a 
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simon
Joined: 11 Jan 2005
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pcregeen wrote: For the record i am now one side step missing, air suspension problems, £450.00 worth of scratches and the "L" is missing off of my Land Rover badge
Well at least you had fun eh ?
And no jealousy chap... non at all.
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flinty99
Joined: 17 Mar 2008
Location: Durham
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pcgreen, Sorry to hear you have some damage - where did you venture to get them. Anyway have you got chipsaway to look at your scratches?
I took my D3 through Kielder forest last year and aquired a few deep scratches down both sides.
The local body shop said I needed a total respray as the scratches were deep. Anyway called Chipsaway out and got a quote - something like £60.  They did a grand job and polished the scratches out. You would never tell they were there,
They are worth a call, even if you get a "sorry we cannot help"
Ian
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Andrew A
Joined: 28 Jan 2008
Location: UK, Nottingham
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Good call on chips away, I may land up using them as well. My scratches were from some innocuous little side slip, and SWMBO hasn't really commented so I may leave them as we're sure to have some more outings! Also those shopping centre car parks are murder  Thanks TFC
Brilliant day out, looking forward to my next weekend pass. 2005 TDV6 HSE, Dual battery (TFC) with 1000w inverter,
Fitted finally, rear ladder and mantec plate - wow too easy 
To be fitted : Thinking about ARB bumper
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npinks
Joined: 31 Jan 2008
Location: Kippax
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pcregeen wrote:CY, Photos are great, however, just my luck all the shots are of the one moment i let my missus drive the car!!! and she gets in the shots (well apart from when i bullied her into suicide hill). Also, i would have hoped some one might have photo shopped off my gypo masking tape holding in my wing mirror glass from a knock the day before. Finally famous on the web, looking like a skank.
As for having a forum for the kids, looking back over the past few pages of this post i had begun to think it had.
Those who went enjoyed it, those who didnt are merely jealous that the weather was superb. How else do you get sun burnt whilst trashing thirty grands worth of hard earned investment. For the record i am now one side step missing, air suspension problems, £450.00 worth of scratches and the "L" is missing off of my Land Rover badge.
Such is life memories still bring back a
i know of a mobile paint chap that resprayed my Freelander 2 front wing and door after some scroat keyed it, did a very good job for £160 compared to £500 the dealer wanted
PM me if you would like the number
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flinty99
Joined: 17 Mar 2008
Location: Durham
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I got around to cleaning the car and putting the door trim back on today following Sundays adventures.
During the course of doing so I raised and lowered the suspension a couple of times for easier access to the roof and underside of the car. It went up and down without any problems at all.
Upon finishing I decided to raise the suspension one last time from access height to normal. The rear went up no problem but the front didn’t. The console displayed a “Suspension raising slowly” message.
When I looked at the car, it appeared to me that the front was at access height and the rear at off-road height. The light next to the height lever was showing that the car was at normal height.
I tried a couple more attempts of raising and lowering and every time I got the same error and again the front remained static but the rear went up no problem.
I decided at this point that given it was ok during washing I must have got water on the sensors so decided to go on a short drive to blow it away, which appears to have fixed the problem with front and back now going up and down together.
However my problem is now that when I select normal height, I think the back is actually at off road height and the front at normal. Selecting access height both look to be correct and when I select off road I believe the front is correct but the back may well be in Extended mode.
Does anybody know what the distance between the wheel arch and the road should be on all settings. That way I have something to compare with.
Cheers,
Ian
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AVE
Joined: 13 Nov 2006
Location: In the land of the Superlambanana
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Hi Ian
Don't know if there are any 'official' figures for this. But on mine... In extended mode, height from floor to wheel arch was 35", normal height was 33" and access height was 31"
Hope that is of some help!! Disco 3 TDV6 HSE
Mini Cooper
Previous car: Disco 2 V8
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flinty99
Joined: 17 Mar 2008
Location: Durham
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Cheers, Jan,
The road to wheel arch height are the same as yours for the rear wheels but the front wheels are always an inch lower.
Maybe everything is ok and I'm just looking for problems
Ian
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boodog
Joined: 19 Sep 2007
Location: All over Europe with work, home is Notts.
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CY wrote:Think that was flinty's son but may be mistaken.
Who was it who drove the D3 up "the hill" prior to Alfie's attempt(s)? Don't think it's been appreciated how little fuss was made over its ascent...
It was me.... silver D3 with road tyres - hence all the spinning at the top. Great photo of it though in CY's album. Sorry been so long posting anything about last Sunday but domestics and work took priority. Should be loading video to YouTube later todaz
As for all the comments about the day, I think it was great, well organised and challenging especially for those who don't mind the risk of a little damage. I went to Yarwell earlier this year and, whilst good, it was no better than Tong. Well done Andy. TDV6 SE Disco3, Silver
Don't forget to remind antis that your carbon offset has been paid. Ask them if their's has?!
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pcregeen
Joined: 02 Feb 2008
Location: Huddersfield
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Great news
Chips away have quoted £125 to remove the scratches. however, he seemed to want to do him self out of business as he said only do them if they annoy you. Otherwise, he suggested waiting until a few more were present from day to day use and he will do them all at the same time for same price. I think he was suggesting with tax and fuel that i will be selling by end of summer so may as well do them then.
I have managed to source a "L" from a scrap yard. however £20 was, i feel steep. Side step still missing but have manged to source another one, slightly damaged from a scrappy for just £30. Alls well that ends well. Thanks for the help people.
Pete
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