Andrew van den Heever
Joined: 09 Jun 2007
Location: Cape Town
Posts: 151
 
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Catweasel. No problem. I think its awesome regardless of fuel type too.
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catweasel
Joined: 05 May 2006
Location: LONDON
Posts: 4048
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will have to put some more bait on the hook next time  dont leave a witness.....................put your foot down.
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| Thu Jun 26 2008 4:11pm |
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heine
Joined: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
Posts: 2011
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randlover wrote:. For those interested, I just extended my maintenance plan with Warranty Solutions for another 2 years. Much cheaper than Motorite (Land Rover) and the service is great. Happy Land Roving! Robin
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| Thu Jun 26 2008 4:45pm |
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heine
Joined: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
Posts: 2011
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Andrew van den Heever wrote:The sound of that V8, and the feeling as you put foot are worth the cash outlay. I don't do high mileage and don't tow anything, so when that torque peak kicks in, for me it is at an aural orgasm at 4000rpm. I love the V8.
Aaah but my rangie has a chevy 350 (5.7 l) with free flow pipes. That's how I get my aural rocks off
But I also avg 3.5 km/l 
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| Thu Jun 26 2008 4:48pm |
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Andrew van den Heever
Joined: 09 Jun 2007
Location: Cape Town
Posts: 151
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Aaah but my rangie has a chevy 350 (5.7 l) with free flow pipes.
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| Thu Jun 26 2008 8:00pm |
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robharvey
Joined: 14 May 2007
Location: Durban
Posts: 115
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heine wrote:randlover wrote:. For those interested, I just extended my maintenance plan with Warranty Solutions for another 2 years. Much cheaper than Motorite (Land Rover) and the service is great. Happy Land Roving! Robin
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Heine,
Googled this http://www.warrantysolutions.co.za/ , but would also like to hear from randlover about this product.
Had a quick read through and it doesn't seem to cover servicing costs, which the Motorite one does. That may, in part, explain the price difference. As usual though I stand open to correction.
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| Fri Jun 27 2008 5:48am |
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heine
Joined: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
Posts: 2011
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Went onto the website and had a look at the online application . There is a drop list for car make and Land Rover isn't on it ?
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| Fri Jun 27 2008 8:33am |
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randlover
Joined: 26 Jun 2008
Location: lonehill
Posts: 3
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catweasel wrote:randlover wrote: I average 35-38 l/100km.
thats almost 4 times as much fuel as I use
I'll just stick a recording of a V8 into the cd player thanks and welcome
You won't use 4 times less pulling a 3,5 ton rig. I have driven the diesel as a loan vehicle at JHB altitude, and the turbo lag is a pain in the butt  (and quite frankly dangerous) but everyone to his own. I use about 17l/100km in town and about 13l/100km on the open road without towing. It would be interesting to see the real cost taking the extra cost of diesel fuel in to account.
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| Fri Jun 27 2008 8:42am |
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randlover
Joined: 26 Jun 2008
Location: lonehill
Posts: 3
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Full maintenance is not on the website. I got a quote direct and was advised to do so by Dean in service at Waterford.
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| Fri Jun 27 2008 8:52am |
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Andrew van den Heever
Joined: 09 Jun 2007
Location: Cape Town
Posts: 151
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randlover wrote:catweasel wrote:randlover wrote: I average 35-38 l/100km.
thats almost 4 times as much fuel as I use
I'll just stick a recording of a V8 into the cd player thanks and welcome
You won't use 4 times less pulling a 3,5 ton rig. I have driven the diesel as a loan vehicle at JHB altitude, and the turbo lag is a pain in the butt (and quite frankly dangerous) but everyone to his own. I use about 17l/100km in town and about 13l/100km on the open road without towing. It would be interesting to see the real cost taking the extra cost of diesel fuel in to account.
Agreed Randlover. Just look at recent posts about turbos blowing, egr blanking, fuel problems etc. If you are out of warranty you are better off in a petrol.
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| Fri Jun 27 2008 8:52am |
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catweasel
Joined: 05 May 2006
Location: LONDON
Posts: 4048
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randlover wrote:You won't use 4 times less pulling a 3,5 ton rig.
didn't say you would  is there not a translation for almost in seth efriken  . I have towd 2ton at highway speed using 8.9l/100km and Im sure it wouldnt rise much with the weight you are talking about seeing as the deisel is a better towing engine.
with regards to the lag I know its there but I also know how to drive so dont find it as an issue, you might. dont leave a witness.....................put your foot down.
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| Fri Jun 27 2008 12:09pm |
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Andrew van den Heever
Joined: 09 Jun 2007
Location: Cape Town
Posts: 151
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Geez kittylitter you are really putting some large chunks of bait on now This IS the Seth Effriken forum so yes we do have a skeef view on things.
Maybe Randlover was towing offroad???  Nanny state motorways at 70Mph are pretty good for your fuel economy, granted. Maybe he was towing at Seth Effriken speeds. Our speed limit is a rough guide to the likelihood of being fined, so he was probably going at 140Kph!! 
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| Fri Jun 27 2008 12:39pm |
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Andrew van den Heever
Joined: 09 Jun 2007
Location: Cape Town
Posts: 151
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randlover wrote:Just registered here after owning my V8 HSE for 3 years. I pull a 3400 kg rig (see my gallery) and it never fails to amaze me how well this car pulls my boat. I have done 94600 kilos without any mechanical problems, a lot of the time towing. When a gearbox is this good, the power/torque curve of the V8 comes in to it's own. But of course, at 100-110 km/h I average 35-38 l/100km. (Now registering a second bond with Engen!!) This is without doubt, the most reliable car I have owned. For those interested, I just extended my maintenance plan with Warranty Solutions for another 2 years. Much cheaper than Motorite (Land Rover) and the service is great. Happy Land Roving! Robin
Oooooops. just looked at his average speed 
Sorry kitty.
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| Fri Jun 27 2008 12:55pm |
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catweasel
Joined: 05 May 2006
Location: LONDON
Posts: 4048
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I'll let you off, but just this once  dont leave a witness.....................put your foot down.
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| Fri Jun 27 2008 1:01pm |
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Andrew van den Heever
Joined: 09 Jun 2007
Location: Cape Town
Posts: 151
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Man, gotta change that bait.
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| Fri Jun 27 2008 1:12pm |
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