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chesters

Member Since: 03 Oct 2005
Location: The Toon
Posts: 698

2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Manual Arctic Frost

Yet another successful recovery with my Disco

Just pulled a huge Mercedes out of the estate, he was just going side to side and clattering his alloys off the curbs until i turned up.

You should have seen his face when i dragged him up the bank

Arctic Frost Discovery 3 TDV6 SE, Active Rear Diff, Adaptive Head Lights, Tow Pack, Ebony Leather, Roof Rails, Mantec Guard. Tasmod Stainless Sill plates. Grabber AT's. Home made mud flaps. Side Steps back on until the next time.

24th Dec 2009 12:59 pm

bigD

Member Since: 29 Apr 2008
Location: westmidlands
Posts: 190

2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Zermatt Silver

i went to york last sunday to fetch a steam cleaner they had 6 inches of snow
ok main roads ok but this little village i went to was basicly shut it was in a kind of vally
down the hill cross the river and up the other side disco had no problem at all
but on the way back down the hill to the river wots there stuck good and propper
a new shape shogun so offered to tow him up the hill the look on his face
was yeh right not a chance p i s s e d my self laughing all the way to the top

nice when a plan comes togher

regards bigd

24th Dec 2009 1:35 pm

chesters

Member Since: 03 Oct 2005
Location: The Toon
Posts: 698

It's great to help.

Just helped a Vauxhall Vectra stuck on the ice. He was over the moon that someone had stopped to help him.

He was so desperate to get home and at the old carpet and cardboard stage.

My wife's sister and husband came up for a couple of days in his new Porsche Boxer, when they went home I had to tow him backwards up the drive and then forwards off our estate he was very impressed.

That's 4 good Samaritan jobs so far this winter, and at least 4 more people that wont slag off 4 X 4's.

Arctic Frost Discovery 3 TDV6 SE, Active Rear Diff, Adaptive Head Lights, Tow Pack, Ebony Leather, Roof Rails, Mantec Guard. Tasmod Stainless Sill plates. Grabber AT's. Home made mud flaps. Side Steps back on until the next time.

3rd Jan 2010 2:18 pm

discoboy

Member Since: 30 Jan 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 155

2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Stornoway Grey

Pulled white van man out of an icy hole on the way down from the Ambleside/Kirkstone pass road, he had stupidly decided to take a short cut to Keswick!

The D3 was thwarted on the last uphill on this road by 4ft rock hard iced up snow drifts on a 1 in 3 slope !! Might have done it with studded tyres. Most of this road is iced up anyway and closed (to 'normal' vehicles).

3rd Jan 2010 8:05 pm

AWD man

Member Since: 03 Jul 2009
Location: In Drag
Posts: 831

I might stick a tow rope in the boot now... I wanna be a samaritan

57 RRS TDV8
BAS Map
D3: Gone but not forgotten

5th Jan 2010 10:37 am

goodfella

Member Since: 03 Apr 2007
Location: Salford
Posts: 533

2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE Auto Java Black

My tow rope had gone dusty been unused in the boot for so long but at last I've recovered three on my way to work! A builders wagon and two Audis. Well pleased but also smug

How many people don't know how to uncover their tow brackets or even know where the tow loop is?

Badda bing.......How you doin'?

Java black SE, standard spec. Clean and shiny.
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5th Jan 2010 10:40 am

chesters

Member Since: 03 Oct 2005
Location: The Toon
Posts: 698

To Date

New Mini
Mercedes E300
Vauxhall Vectra
Porsche Boxer
Vauxhall Combo x 2
Vauxhall Vivaro x 2
Ford Transit Connect
Peugeot Estate Taxi 2:00am this morning.
Large VW van
VW Passatt Estate

All recovered successfully, Disco 3's are just great!!

Arctic Frost Discovery 3 TDV6 SE, Active Rear Diff, Adaptive Head Lights, Tow Pack, Ebony Leather, Roof Rails, Mantec Guard. Tasmod Stainless Sill plates. Grabber AT's. Home made mud flaps. Side Steps back on until the next time.

Last edited by chesters on 19th Jan 2010 6:40 pm. Edited 4 times in total

6th Jan 2010 10:26 am

wilsonmg

Member Since: 16 Apr 2008
Location: Wigan
Posts: 335

It's ace fun being so smug.....

to date:
honda civic
bmw 1 series
bmw 3 series
Audi TT
Ford Mondeo

D3's rock

Gonna go back out so I can get a bigger 'Tow Tally' than the Chesters. . . .

Still miss my D3

6th Jan 2010 10:35 am

RTW

Member Since: 25 Jan 2009
Location: West Yorks
Posts: 50

2015 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Lux Auto Corris Grey

Stopped to help a 7.5t curtain sider yesterday, he was struggling to turn around on a sloping a car park, due to the confines of the car park I couldn't get a straight pull, so ended up initially pulling the front of the truck sideways before I lost traction

. It took GGS in low range to get the job done (centre diff locks sooner)

Richard. Richard.

If it 'bongs' one more time, I'm gonna drive it off a cliff!

6th Jan 2010 12:27 pm