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Canadian Phil

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Almost feel like I should start with; "Hello, my name is Phil and I have a problem".
Actually both of those statements are true so I am hoping that by being able to access your enormous knowledge of things Roverish that you will indeed be able to help me with a problem but I'll save that for another thread.
Just like the song says I'm a legal alien, I live in Ontario Canada, been here for 29 years but born in Essex (England), have to qualify that because a lot of places here have the same names. For example I live 50km's from London (Ontario), 50km's from Cambridge and Waterloo, the river that runs through our town is called the Thames and if I drive past Harry Ten Shillings tea house I come to Stratford. Almost like being back home but a tad (think that's Canadian for a bloody lot) colder in the winter.
I work in manufacturing management and now make a merger existence as a Lean Manufacturing Consultant. Married a great Canadian chick, have two kids, two cats, one dog and of course one Land Rover Discovery II, all of which is enough for one man, especially the Disco.
Well, I'm sure you're quite bored with all of that so I'll finish by saying that I'm looking forward to annoying you with a bunch of questions..........mainly about the Disco.
 
Not to mention Caledonia, Hamilton, Cambridge, even Grimsby! (I have relatives there!)

Welcome to LZ Phil! :)
 
Go to the forum you wish to post in, look just above the first post where all the page numbers are, there's a button says 'post new thread' or something like that. Mike
 
Welcome, I have family in Hamilton and Toronto. Spent two weeks in 2010 in Toronto and Georgian Bay at Lake Huron, fantastic experience. I love all the big trucks (Dodge/ Chevvy/ Ford etc)....and the really big trucks (Kenilworth's etc.) You must feel like your in a Mini compared to some of the monsters driving around. I never saw one Landy in the whole time I was there.
 
Canadian Phil said:
Almost feel like I should start with; "Hello, my name is Phil and I have a problem".
Actually both of those statements are true so I am hoping that by being able to access your enormous knowledge of things Roverish that you will indeed be able to help me with a problem but I'll save that for another thread.
Just like the song says I'm a legal alien, I live in Ontario Canada, been here for 29 years but born in Essex (England), have to qualify that because a lot of places here have the same names. For example I live 50km's from London (Ontario), 50km's from Cambridge and Waterloo, the river that runs through our town is called the Thames and if I drive past Harry Ten Shillings tea house I come to Stratford. Almost like being back home but a tad (think that's Canadian for a bloody lot) colder in the winter.
I work in manufacturing management and now make a merger existence as a Lean Manufacturing Consultant. Married a great Canadian chick, have two kids, two cats, one dog and of course one Land Rover Discovery II, all of which is enough for one man, especially the Disco.
Well, I'm sure you're quite bored with all of that so I'll finish by saying that I'm looking forward to annoying you with a bunch of questions..........mainly about the Disco.
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Welcome to lz, Phil! :)

Yet another with North American family, although living in Britain. Some of my relis farmed around Hamilton, and roundabout Toronto and the lakefront area. I dont come to Canada much now, most of my family over there have died out, and a few moved out to BC. But it is a great part of the world, as you say, bit nippy in the winters! :D
 
John S said:
Welcome, I have family in Hamilton and Toronto. Spent two weeks in 2010 in Toronto and Georgian Bay at Lake Huron, fantastic experience. I love all the big trucks (Dodge/ Chevvy/ Ford etc)....and the really big trucks (Kenilworth's etc.) You must feel like your in a Mini compared to some of the monsters driving around. I never saw one Landy in the whole time I was there.
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Glad you enjoyed the trip, Georgian Bay is a great area. You're right, lots of big pick-up trucks and a trend seems to be 'who can get the tallest', I've seen some pretty big lift kits running down the highway. Yes, Land Rovers are a bit sparse here, akin to rocking horse droppings.......you don't come across them everyday.
 
Turboman said:
Welcome to lz, Phil! :)

Yet another with North American family, although living in Britain. Some of my relis farmed around Hamilton, and roundabout Toronto and the lakefront area. I dont come to Canada much now, most of my family over there have died out, and a few moved out to BC. But it is a great part of the world, as you say, bit nippy in the winters! :D
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Hi......moving to BC is not a bad idea, your relatives must be smarter than me. Glad to be on LZ, I have a sneaky suspicion that I will need people who understand these things if I want mine to be as good as it can be, instead of having to run to the stealership.
 
Canadian Phil said:
Hi......moving to BC is not a bad idea, your relatives must be smarter than me. Glad to be on LZ, I have a sneaky suspicion that I will need people who understand these things if I want mine to be as good as it can be, instead of having to run to the stealership.
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Not sure about BC. Milder climate, but a wetter one too, I should think. Spectacular scenery, but I prefer the more european influenced parts of North America by and large.
As some of the others have said, Georgian Bay, 10,000 islands, Muskoka is world beating. If I was planning to live in Canada I would be tempted by the Maritimes, looks like some nice places there.
What engine has your Disco got?
 
Turboman said:
Not sure about BC. Milder climate, but a wetter one too, I should think. Spectacular scenery, but I prefer the more european influenced parts of North America by and large.
As some of the others have said, Georgian Bay, 10,000 islands, Muskoka is world beating. If I was planning to live in Canada I would be tempted by the Maritimes, looks like some nice places there.
What engine has your Disco got?
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You know the best spots, hoping to retire to the Maritimes, New Brunswick coast or Nova Scotia, be a bit like being back home. If you want a old European feel, old Quebec City is fantastic, overall Canada has a lot to offer, but then the Lake District takes a bit if beating.
My vehicle is a 7 seater........well 5 and 2 halves really, 1999 Discovery II, 4.0 Bosch engine, ACE and of course SLS, 187,00km's (112,000 miles).
It has the usual 'character' of an old Land Rover with switches and door handles being in odd places, like driving a cardboard box down the highway in the wind (not sure they had heard of a wind tunnel when they designed these) and last, but not least, gives a Hummer a run for it's money in gas (petrol) consumption. Despite all of that it's great.
 
Canadian Phil said:
You know the best spots, hoping to retire to the Maritimes, New Brunswick coast or Nova Scotia, be a bit like being back home. If you want a old European feel, old Quebec City is fantastic, overall Canada has a lot to offer, but then the Lake District takes a bit if beating.
My vehicle is a 7 seater........well 5 and 2 halves really, 1999 Discovery II, 4.0 Bosch engine, ACE and of course SLS, 187,00km's (112,000 miles).
It has the usual 'character' of an old Land Rover with switches and door handles being in odd places, like driving a cardboard box down the highway in the wind (not sure they had heard of a wind tunnel when they designed these) and last, but not least, gives a Hummer a run for it's money in gas (petrol) consumption. Despite all of that it's great.
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Newfoundland sounds a bit similar to Cornwall!

Similar to my Disco, mine is 2000. 3.9fuel injected V8. Not sure what you mean by Bosch engine? Maybe a term to do with North American spec, I know very little about what was sold over there,tbh.
 
wattfield said:
Not quite, they've only been inbreeding for a couple of hundred years.
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Fair point, although you do them a slight injustice, it was colonised by europeans from about 1600, I think.

I was referring more to the fact that Newfies have the reputation among other Canadians of being " different"! ;) :D
 
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