NHR
Joined: 13 Dec 2007
Location: Warsaw
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Welcome Scout leader! What is the CR-V like? SWMBO went to look at one this morning  but I said we don't need a second large car, better to go for a Civic 
BTW 
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RED DISCO
Joined: 15 Jan 2007
Location: Back in feckin drought. We'll All be roon'd.
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G'day & welcome to those I have missed.  We'd like to know a little bit about You for our files,
We'd like to help You learn to help Yourself,
Look around You all You see are sympathetic eyes,
Stroll around the grounds until You feel at home.
2005 TDV6 S with Terrain Response (& all that entails), Tasmods & a Dark Side umbrella.
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| Sat Apr 19 2008 1:10am |
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tonyo
Joined: 19 Apr 2008
Location: costa del sol
Posts: 9
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Hi all just joined so just introducing myself. my name is tony and i am the very proud owner of the above big orange thing.(06 challenge)i live in sunny spain and having just drove back from the uk with the G4 all i can say is "I LOVE THIS BIT OF KIT" we have had a lot of rain recently and i took her for a spin off road in a now 2/3 ft deep river bed and i was blown away by the mantec suspension upgrade (will post photo's when i sus how to do it) looking forward to taking the beast to africa soon will post some photo's p.g. thanks tonyo
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| Sat Apr 19 2008 4:41pm |
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Scout Leader
Joined: 18 Apr 2008
Location: Hartlepool
Posts: 6
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NHR wrote:Welcome Scout leader! What is the CR-V like? SWMBO went to look at one this morning but I said we don't need a second large car, better to go for a Civic
BTW
For what it does the Honda has been superb. I've had two FL2s on test including a full day at Land Rover Experience and have to say the Honda seems just as capable. UK dealers are also very good in this part of the world (Independents as opposed to Stratstone so no competition really!)
Has been as reliable as every one always says Hondas are - certainly cheered me up coming from disastrous Disco 2 ownership. Mine is the diesel and does 45mpg on a long run and 40 overall.
Go on treat SWMBO they are not that much bigger thana Civic - same engine in fact. In fact reason I am considering Discovery is that CRV is not big enough for us!!particularly as our caravan is right on the CRVs limit.
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| Sun Apr 20 2008 3:37pm |
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hillsider
Joined: 20 Apr 2008
Location: banbridge
Posts: 3
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Hi all, about to change company car and recently become daddy to twin girls  I have got this idea into my sleep deprived head that i would like a disco hse. I do about 20,000miles a year and reckon if I convert a 54/55 plate v8 petrol to lpg I can run one a lot cheaper than the diesel equivalent over the next 3 years  is my logic sound: ie 45 pence per litre for gas as opposed to £1.20 per litre for diesel. Or is sleep deprivation clouding my judgement  [/img] dont fight it, embrace it!
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CY
Joined: 16 Aug 2005
Location: The Bonnie Banks of the Forth
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Welcome to the site hillsider, congratulations on your new arrivals
If you do a search on the site you'll find plenty of discussion on LPG conversion. ISTR it costs circa the £2k mark and so may take several years to break even. If you're going to be keeping it for a long while then that shouldn't be a problem. Looks like you'd average around 25 MPG with it.
Anyway, have a dig around and see what you can find DISCO3's Student Correspondent...
Discovery 3 TDV6 SE
Volvo V70 T5 SE
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| Sun Apr 20 2008 10:52pm |
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The Belgian
Joined: 21 Apr 2008
Location: Antwerpen
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Hi all, just joined after I stumbled accross this site while surfing the net looking for some performance tuning. I have owned my D3 (continental HSE version, 5 seater, Tonga green/Tundra leather/auto gearbox) for almost a year now and have about 32K KM on the counter. I must say that I am very happy with my D3, I've had no issues at all, except 2 flat tyres on the same day.
The only bits that are a bit anyoing is the 'offset' voice setting on the navi and traffic info. My noisy wipers were replaced by the dealer after I complained, have been quiet ever since (and yes, I do use them in Belgium).
Been doing some reading on te performance tuning here and I think I will take SWMBO over to the UK for a short holiday and arrange something with 10FC (will be in touch when plans are more concrete).
Cheers, Hendrik
PS. Thanks to this forum the seatbelt bing is already gone.
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| Thu Apr 24 2008 5:25pm |
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Bodsy
Joined: 06 Nov 2006
Location: Sweet home ala shropshire....
Posts: 4919
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If you're in Antwerp, I think 10 will be at the Dutch meeting in May that Beaker posted about.
Oh And welcome! TDV6 HSE Black, Black Wheels /MTR's, Black RRS front/rear LR badge (tbf) Black Leather, Black Glass, Black TowB, Shiny Tasmods, Dull Mantec, White (& Orange) Reflective D3 Sticker, Black steering wheel badge, black air intake. Optima & Traxide dual battery setup.
Need black RRS wheel centre caps.
We D3, therefore we are..........
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SEAS
Joined: 01 Aug 2007
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 32
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Hi All,
Have been vicarious on this site for a while, then forgot my username  which Martin has just reminded me of-thanks. have come from a series of quick cars and am now on my second D3 (lugano teal tdv6 hse) these are the best cars I have ever owned and am now a LR nut, as well as the D3, I also have a Disco2 and Defender 90 XS. No problems so far......
Simon
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| Sat May 03 2008 11:49pm |
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tanters
Joined: 24 Oct 2007
Location: Waterford
Posts: 442
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SEAS wrote:
Have been vicarious on this site for a while,
Sounds painful....you might need to get that checked out
Welcome on board Seas
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| Fri May 09 2008 12:23pm |
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Pavs001
Joined: 06 May 2008
Location: Wakefield
Posts: 13
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Hi all
Just got my first Land Rover, an 06 S in black.
Just had my first knock in it.
Someone ran into the back of me on the motorway, I was admitttedly doing between 60 and 70, trying not to run out of fuel, but I am quite visible.
If I knew how to post pictures I would let you see how a Polo fairs in a bumper test with a Disco.
Looking forward to taking the D3 off road sometime.
Cheers
Pavs
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| Tue May 13 2008 1:27pm |
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Snowy
Joined: 06 Jul 2007
Location: At the end of my tether
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Hi Pavs
Welcome to the site
To upload pictures in to a gallery, look here:
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic477.html If you are annoying me, just remember it takes 42 muscles for me to frown and only 4 to extend my middle finger, and I'm lazy so don't be offended.
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| Tue May 13 2008 1:41pm |
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Jambo
Joined: 01 May 2008
Location: Cumbria
Posts: 15
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Hi all, came across this site a couple of weeks ago and it has been a great source of info while we were buying our first D3 (moved up from a TD5). We went for an 05 TDV6 HSE auto - boy what a difference from the TD5 (although that served us very well for 3 years!). Had the car just over a week and already clocked up 1k miles in it - the permagrin's here to stay! First auto I've owned and it is superb - effortless wherever you're driving. 
Cheers, James.
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bigcarpchaser
Joined: 13 Oct 2007
Location: Reading, Berks
Posts: 276
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Howdy All...I was a virgin until last Septemer, now I'm a complete convert.
The guys are a good bunch on here, I'm sure you'll enjoy the forum. Keeping it Claret and Blue
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| Fri May 16 2008 8:23am |
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Popelka
Joined: 31 May 2008
Location: Praha (Prague)
Posts: 14
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Hi all.
well to find such a site with a wealth of information on the LR3 brings tears to my eyes (or did I stub my toe)
Hoping in the near future to purchase an LR3 and to find where all the pit falls are (not including cost of refill tank) My current 4x4 I dont believe is available in UK, but then again who wants to drive a Skoda 4x4, we chose it as a company car due to winter mountain trips in snow so need all the traction available, just itching to have a proper off road vehicle.
ps did you know Skoda translate to "shame"or "pity" in the Czech language, but the car is worth every penny the company pays for it! The answers NO, Now what's the question?
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