Louis
Joined: 17 Aug 2008
Location: Pretoria
Posts: 10
 
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Hi Everyone
I've been following this forum for 2 weeks or so. Coming from a Defender 90 its great to find a site for passionate Discovery owners!
Got my new TDV6 S on Friday. This is the new spec S with specs close to the previous SE. What a fantastic car, nothing else compares! Only problem so far is a steering wheel that is slightly off-centre.
I drove straight from LR Centurion to trade the Wranglers for Cooper Discoverer ATR tyres. For what we want to do this offers IMO the best compromise between tar and offroad. They are also a bit wider 255/65/17.
I took some pictures with my camera phone - not very good quality, but anyway Louis
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heine
Joined: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
Posts: 2387
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Welcome Louis
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| Sun Aug 17 2008 1:03pm |
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RLD
Uncle Ray
Joined: 18 Jul 2005
Location: lancs
Posts: 3404
 
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welcome Louis and enjoy the permagrin is it me your looking for well back from snowy Scotland and now Leeds for a few days
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| Sun Aug 17 2008 3:10pm |
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Deondef
Joined: 08 May 2007
Location: Randburg
Posts: 373
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Welcome Louis
Hope to see you at one of our tea parties - how often do you pass through the boerewors curtain towards Jo'burg   D3 S '07. Dual battery system. Upgraded tow hitch. Mantec skid plate. Frontrunner rr.
Defender TD5 110 CSW '00. "With everything"
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| Sun Aug 17 2008 4:49pm |
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Spysmys
Joined: 05 May 2007
Location: Chessington
Posts: 68
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Welkom Louis,
Al bly ons in Surrey, praat ons steeds afrikaans...........
Nice D3, enjoy the site and more important : ENJOY YOUR NEW TOY !!!
Spys ! Previous: Defender 110 Double cab
Current: MY07 Discovery 3 XS
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| Sun Aug 17 2008 5:58pm |
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Louis
Joined: 17 Aug 2008
Location: Pretoria
Posts: 10
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Thank you Heine/Uncle Rae/Deondef/Spysmys
Yes Deon, would love to join one of the teaparties.  I do cross the Jukskei quite often: actually we studied in Joburg and was resident in Randburg for quite a few years!
Bly om te hoor julle praat nog Afrikaans Spys! Louis
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| Sun Aug 17 2008 6:32pm |
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Discoeast
Joined: 19 Feb 2008
Location: Boksburg
Posts: 222
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Welcome Louis,
I've forgotten what a STD "S" looks like, nice 
A6 or A7 Tdi 130 conversion-full house, Disco 2, Freelander, D3 bullbar-spots-roof rack with spots-ladder-long range tank-swing out spare wheel carrier- upgraded tow bar-dash console-internal water tank-duel awnings-drawer system & T T.
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| Mon Aug 18 2008 6:03am |
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Louis
Joined: 17 Aug 2008
Location: Pretoria
Posts: 10
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Thank you Discoeast
Mine is a 8A, the new ones with painted front bumper and white side indicators will be 9A. Louis
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| Mon Aug 18 2008 7:39am |
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Baben
Site Sponsor
Joined: 15 Feb 2006
Location: Kyalami
Posts: 866
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Howzit Louis, and welcome.
Nice looking vehicle. I am sure you will be adorning it with some accessories in the very near future 
We need to have a tea party soon, guys Remap and TTBox available for most vehicles
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| Mon Aug 18 2008 7:42am |
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Louis
Joined: 17 Aug 2008
Location: Pretoria
Posts: 10
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Thank you Baben - talking about accessories, do you guys think it's worth it to do the VPS protection I'm planning to keep this car for a long time. Louis
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| Mon Aug 18 2008 7:54am |
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Discoeast
Joined: 19 Feb 2008
Location: Boksburg
Posts: 222
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If you intend to use it as some of us do, then It's worth it,
other wise forget it. Tdi 130 conversion-full house, Disco 2, Freelander, D3 bullbar-spots-roof rack with spots-ladder-long range tank-swing out spare wheel carrier- upgraded tow bar-dash console-internal water tank-duel awnings-drawer system & T T.
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| Mon Aug 18 2008 9:06am |
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heine
Joined: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
Posts: 2387
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I have done it and can highly recommend it if the car is going to the bush
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| Mon Aug 18 2008 9:24am |
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TiaanS
Joined: 25 May 2007
Location: Pretoria
Posts: 106
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Welcome Louis
Great to see someone ells from P-Town on the forum...
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| Mon Aug 18 2008 10:01am |
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Baben
Site Sponsor
Joined: 15 Feb 2006
Location: Kyalami
Posts: 866
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I wish I had done the VpS or similar before my first trip, cos then it was too late. even with great polishing by woodmead, you can see the car has seen action. would be great if they had a product to protect the plastics too
BTw in the latest "car" mag there is another product advertised as well. Remap and TTBox available for most vehicles
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| Mon Aug 18 2008 6:25pm |
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Deondef
Joined: 08 May 2007
Location: Randburg
Posts: 373
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Baben wrote:I wish I had done the VpS or similar before my first trip, cos then it was too late. even with great polishing by woodmead, you can see the car has seen action. would be great if they had a product to protect the plastics too
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I feel the same - will take my D3 to Baben's friend for a polish and if the result warrants it will go VPS route.
Just returned from Tour de Kruger where we supported cyclists on a 4 day cycle tour through thick bush - thank goodness I took the Defender  it now looks like Zebra camouflage. D3 S '07. Dual battery system. Upgraded tow hitch. Mantec skid plate. Frontrunner rr.
Defender TD5 110 CSW '00. "With everything"
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