ReadySalted
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I've been watching Ralph Hardwicks recent youtube uploads about his disco 1. It's got all the toys. (Can be seen here; Home).
Thing is, I imagine an all singing all dancing exped landy like that gets pretty poor MPG and what have you.
For someone like me, who uses their disco as a daily car, for greenlaning , and trips around England and Wales, I was wondering how all these mods, heavy roofracks, rooftents, fridges, awnings etc. impact the handling, fuel economy, day to day reliability, etc. of a vehicle.
For those that have the money and space to have a landy prepped with all the upgrades and bolt ons, sat in the garage, these aren't huge concerns, but for most of us, who use our landys daily, what are the worthwhile modifications which allow for greenlaning once or twice a month, and longer trips a few times a year, but still maintain on road performance?
I think back to the ridicule the episode of wheeler dealers got when they turned a normal discovery into a "spec'd up expedition off-roader" (the words of Mike Brewer), but infact, bolted on a snorkel, roofrack, and some light guards.
Thing is, I imagine an all singing all dancing exped landy like that gets pretty poor MPG and what have you.
For someone like me, who uses their disco as a daily car, for greenlaning , and trips around England and Wales, I was wondering how all these mods, heavy roofracks, rooftents, fridges, awnings etc. impact the handling, fuel economy, day to day reliability, etc. of a vehicle.
For those that have the money and space to have a landy prepped with all the upgrades and bolt ons, sat in the garage, these aren't huge concerns, but for most of us, who use our landys daily, what are the worthwhile modifications which allow for greenlaning once or twice a month, and longer trips a few times a year, but still maintain on road performance?
I think back to the ridicule the episode of wheeler dealers got when they turned a normal discovery into a "spec'd up expedition off-roader" (the words of Mike Brewer), but infact, bolted on a snorkel, roofrack, and some light guards.
