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I'm liking Ipanema more and more and after seeing these pics...very nice 57 Stornoway XS
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23rd Apr 2010 10:46 pm
Smarticus
Member Since: 01 Jan 2005
Location: Northumberland
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Koen - looks good. Just the same combo as ours - D4, Ipanema, HSE, 20" with the 1 wife and 1 daughter option
Be careful with those wheels and tyres though. I have been shocked to learn how "delicate" this combination is. The Pirelli tyres have a very soft side wall and as the 20" wheels mean the side wall is shallow and seems to extend out well beyond the wheel rim - the result is it is very easy to damage those tyres. We have now had to replace every one of them on ours within the first 5 months of ownership. The first died on a kerb stone, the 2nd and third died together on a small rock hidden in snow at the side of the road and the fourth died in a pot hole. Thankfully we have been "lucky" enough for each of the original 4 tyres to have been the damaged ones - so we have a reasonably new set all around.
The pot hole damaged tyre was only spotted by me when I borrowed the car (it is my wife's daily drive) and found the vehicle pulling slightly to the left. On investigation the tyre was down to 17 psi and on further investigation the side wall had a really nasty tear in it. Replaced immediately, but I do worry about how long the wife had been driving with the tyre like that. This being a wife who has never checked tyre pressure, oil or water in her life !
In 100,000 miles in 2 D3's with 18" and 19" wheels we never had to replace a damaged tyre. On my RRS's with 20" wheels I have had to replace only 1 damaged tyre in 120,000 miles. So either we have been very unlucky, or much worse drivers in the D4 or these wheels and tyres are significantly more vulnerable. I suspect its a bit of both plus the horrible state of the roads this year.
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24th Apr 2010 7:09 am
koen_dr
Member Since: 23 Mar 2010
Location: Zoersel
Posts: 39
Thanks for the heads up, my GF is indeed also not so caring, I don't even think se knows how to check tire pressure 2015 Discovery SDV6 HSE Fuji White with Black pack
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Good to know!
I expect delivery of an D4 with 20" in May.
I plan to put some slightly over sized Cooper Zeon LTZ's on them when the original tires are worn out, perhaps an option worth considering if the Pirelli's keep getting damaged?
Member Since: 23 Mar 2010
Location: Zoersel
Posts: 39
Blown the windshield yesterday
Dealer could get me a window from the factory in England, should be installed Tuesday; as I leave for a trip to France the next day and they also said that it wouldn't be wise to drive that distance with the window in this condition...
It started by a rock chip I suppose, but we know a thing or two about glass since that our core business and I think that the windshield is installed under huge stress because it keeps cracking further and further without even driving...
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30th Apr 2010 4:11 pm
Smarticus
Member Since: 01 Jan 2005
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 655
That's a bummer. But very common in UK recently since all the ice this winter has created a lot more loose stones on the roads.
I had the same thing happen to me on my RRS in March. A stone hit lower centre of screen, then a few moments later a sharp "crack" noise and the screen split accross to one side. An hour or so later the same sharp "crack" noise and it split all the way accross the other side. I ordered a screen which took 3 days to arrive but carried on driving without any problems (although slightly nervous that the screen was going to give up at anytime). Cost was about £500 and insurance company did not want to know..
When you get your new screen fitted - check they have not damaged the paint work, lost your tax disc, not fitted the side plastic covers correctly and ensure your auto dimming headlights and rain sensing washer wipe still works. These are all wired up to the screen.Disco 4 TDV6HSE
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