Dorset VogueSE
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Have thought about it on several occasions and looked at various pay and play sites. Would like to get it properly muddy but don't really want to bend it and scratch the crap out of the paint with some hedgerow.
Dorset VogueSE
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A few yrs back I took the Mrs to the Land Rover Experience at the factory as a burfday pressie.
Thay ran a couple of P38s round that but fron and rear lower bumpers removed, no side steps or mudflaps to get the clearances up a bit.
Big difference is they proably didn't worry about damaging the cars, and the circuit is designed to really show off what these cars can do.......which is a hell of a lot more than I'd do in my OWN car.
Thay ran a couple of P38s round that but fron and rear lower bumpers removed, no side steps or mudflaps to get the clearances up a bit.
Big difference is they proably didn't worry about damaging the cars, and the circuit is designed to really show off what these cars can do.......which is a hell of a lot more than I'd do in my OWN car.
i went to a landrover show and that 'landrover experience' was there.. they took me round the course in a brandnew range rover sport.. he took it through really deep water that was half up the doors, and went through some really deep mud too.. it was great! not sure i'd take mine round it either to be honest! he he
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wadebuild
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YouTube - Range Rover Off Road Montage check this out!
wadebuild
New Member
And this YouTube - Range Rover P38 video #4 - Mud play theres quite a few if you put in a search on rangerover p38!
I have, once - and I was truly amazed at how capable and competent it is off-road.
My P38 is mainly used as a run-around about town only, for which it is properly brilliant - nice comfortable ride, pretty good stereo, handles speed-bumps just great (I've stopped slowing down for them altogether now), great A/C, heated screen and seats, easy to get in and out of and of course that very nice view and as mine is a 4.6 it is pretty nippy too. And if the young lads in their Corsas really insist on arguing over that bit of road they are welcome to do so should they so choose - I think I know who'd come of worse.
It is amazing, and very apparent compared with when driving my other main car where this doesn't happen, how other drivers appear to assume a P38 will be rather sluggish, and that they frequently get surprised when it is not. My driving style can probably be described as a bit 'enthusiastic'. Even though I very rarely exceed the speed limit by any significant amount I tend to make darn sure I arrive at is as quickly as is possible.
The one improvement it could do with is parking sensors though, I have a set to be fitted to the rear bumper as soon the worst of the cold has passed.
For motorway work and spirited country driving I use a BMW 740i which is properly quick but a very, very different vehicle altogether, and I very rarely encounter other drivers expecting that one to be sluggish.
My P38 is mainly used as a run-around about town only, for which it is properly brilliant - nice comfortable ride, pretty good stereo, handles speed-bumps just great (I've stopped slowing down for them altogether now), great A/C, heated screen and seats, easy to get in and out of and of course that very nice view and as mine is a 4.6 it is pretty nippy too. And if the young lads in their Corsas really insist on arguing over that bit of road they are welcome to do so should they so choose - I think I know who'd come of worse.
It is amazing, and very apparent compared with when driving my other main car where this doesn't happen, how other drivers appear to assume a P38 will be rather sluggish, and that they frequently get surprised when it is not. My driving style can probably be described as a bit 'enthusiastic'. Even though I very rarely exceed the speed limit by any significant amount I tend to make darn sure I arrive at is as quickly as is possible.
The one improvement it could do with is parking sensors though, I have a set to be fitted to the rear bumper as soon the worst of the cold has passed.
For motorway work and spirited country driving I use a BMW 740i which is properly quick but a very, very different vehicle altogether, and I very rarely encounter other drivers expecting that one to be sluggish.
Mud Flap
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I took mine out for the fitst time about a month ago
YouTube - Sibbertoft 25th Nov 2007
It was fun. It didn't seem as capable as the raised Disco I had a lesson in earlier, but that had proper off road tyres.
I feel a lot more confident in its abilities now.
I haven't taken mine offroad although I would like to if I can find a nice site in the Devon/Somerset/Dorset area where I can play without damaging the car.
I used to offroad quite a bit, here's a couple of links:
YouTube - Build a Bobtail
YouTube - Bobtail Range Rovers
If you look at my other videos, you will see that I used to build offroaders including an earlier Range Rover and a Jeep CJ7 too. For those of you that are also into two wheels you can see a video from my bike racing days too!
I used to offroad quite a bit, here's a couple of links:
YouTube - Build a Bobtail
YouTube - Bobtail Range Rovers
If you look at my other videos, you will see that I used to build offroaders including an earlier Range Rover and a Jeep CJ7 too. For those of you that are also into two wheels you can see a video from my bike racing days too!
Pikey
Dummy Ejection Facilitator..
Really there's no need for that sort of langauge. You should be ashamed of your self.
Really there's no need for that sort of langauge. You should be ashamed of your self.
The old CJ7 was a great fun vehicle and I'm not in the least bit ashamed
Mud Flap
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A few tracks from Kylie's latest album *blush*
darklordvader
New Member
What !! and get it all dirty and covered in 5hit you must be joking , I much prefer to have mine all clean and polished up looking the dogs danglies ,Iam the same with my E38 7 series ,has to be clean ......its the law!!!!!
rangerover46hse
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hey mudflap...do you find you hit your side steps at all?
Where was this? Im looking for somewhere like that to take mine?
Has yours got air suspension? cause it doesnt look like you have it in the off road setting looks like its riding quite low?
Im looking for some roof rails like yours in the you tube video if any one wants to sell me any?
Where was this? Im looking for somewhere like that to take mine?
Has yours got air suspension? cause it doesnt look like you have it in the off road setting looks like its riding quite low?
Im looking for some roof rails like yours in the you tube video if any one wants to sell me any?
