Took him to the cafe for lunch and then to Altrincham for successful retail therapy after, having spend the morning rearranging large chunks of the garage preparing to bring my Guzzi back under the roof at last, while SWMBO reorganised the conservatory and shed. Lovely smooth wafting on all roads, with a few bootfuls of roar when needed. Really nice driving again.
 
Had a ride out to toolstation in Sleaford pick up couple led lights ( lincoln branch had two goes and broke them both times) filled up while there diesel £154.9 a liter against £168.9 in lincoln made it worth while:) only took 78 liters.
 
Today i have just arrived back from a 10 break and took my Disco 3 to Morton Island for a bit of 4 wheel driving. last year i went to Fraser island which is now called K'gari but stiil the largest sand island in the world.Morton Island is very similar excaept not so large.The Sand was soft in places but not to extreme and 4 days saw us complete most of the tracks i havnt taken any videos but some can be seen on u tube
 
Vogueman said:
Well, I had a bit of a shock, I had been walking the dog, on passing the RR, I noticed, the rear near side tail light was steamed up. This is a bad sign, on investigation, it turned out to be a crack in the outer casing. I found a replacement from Powerful, this was a disappointment, it was totally clear, so the side was not detailed as the original. it was only £36 mind. I decide to look for a complete replacement of the whole unit. What a nightmare that was, Rimmer Bros was quoted at £221 +vat + P&P. The next one was even worse from LR parts, I was at my witzend. After a cup of tea and a rest. I tried again, this time I had more options, some of the salvage sites wanted £149 to £160 for a used one, eventually Island 4X4 came up with £159 +vat P+P free. Original LR part to boot, brilliant and brand new. It would appear that some so called parts dealers are really overpricing. My advice is to have a really good look around before you commit to a purchase.
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Noticed that myself, always shop around for parts, sounds sad but I make a spreadsheet, detail seller, part, p&p, and any extras like recently did rear brakes and one was cheaper but £15 extra for fitting kit, springs, clips etc, other looked initially dearer but included fittings and worked out cheaper.
Only used powerful once years back for a genuine replacement gear knob on my freelander 2, otherwise they seem to think of a price and treble it. LR parts seem ok for bits like oil seals etc but pricey on service parts, brakes etc, I do tend to use Island 4x4, generally quite reasonable even for genuine LR, also seem to keep good stock levels.
 
kds said:
Had a ride out to toolstation in Sleaford pick up couple led lights ( lincoln branch had two goes and broke them both times) filled up while there diesel £154.9 a liter against £168.9 in lincoln made it worth while:) only took 78 liters.
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It’s best when your running to about a 1/4 or less and stood there filling up watching everyone else drive in, fill,pay, leave and your still stood there watching litres crawl up and cost fly up , or when at a pay at pump and hit its money cut off before you’ve filled tank.
 
The stitching is starting to come undone in the drivers seat.. bet that's a bugger to fix, leather is ok, just the thread
 
kermit_rr said:
Woo!! Managed to reach 30mpg after an hour's run on the motorway from the 4.4 tdv8 while staying in the 65-70 mph range
So much for '35 on a run'
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Is that on the "lie O meter" or brim to brim? You believe any manufactures numbers:D.

We can get that on a long run at some higher speeds;) but a lot longer run, The SDV8 in the 405(same engine) managed a huge improvement somehow.

But at the end of the day for moving a 2t brick about its pretty good:).

J
 
marjon said:
Is that on the "lie O meter" or brim to brim? You believe any manufactures numbers:D.

We can get that on a long run at some higher speeds;) but a lot longer run, The SDV8 in the 405(same engine) managed a huge improvement somehow.

But at the end of the day for moving a 2t brick about its pretty good:).

J
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That's on the made up number on the dash :D but it's a first for me so it's news worthy :D
 
rich28uk said:
Exactly what farther in law said “good job it’s leather”
First time iv been to east Lancs, was a great visit, other half has booked a Thomas the tank event for him next month I think there so be interesting see how that turns out, left a donation yesterday as most seem to be volunteers and look to work hard, guy I spoke to was volunteering and said he was there from 6am and it was 9pm, long day for no pay, I’m guessing a lot do it as they enjoy trains and steam etc.
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Spot on. My uncle volunteered for years until his health stopped him. Absolute steam fanatic. It is like an extended family down there. When I was a kid it was just a big yard and you could wander around the sidings looking at the locomotives. Alll a bit more ordered now. The transport museum was very well done some time ago.
 
marjon said:
Is that on the "lie O meter" or brim to brim? You believe any manufactures numbers:D.

We can get that on a long run at some higher speeds;) but a lot longer run, The SDV8 in the 405(same engine) managed a huge improvement somehow.

But at the end of the day for moving a 2t brick about its pretty good:).

J
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3 mpg higher on the way back, same journey! But i guess car was warm to start with
 
Grrrrrr said:
Spot on. My uncle volunteered for years until his health stopped him. Absolute steam fanatic. It is like an extended family down there. When I was a kid it was just a big yard and you could wander around the sidings looking at the locomotives. Alll a bit more ordered now. The transport museum was very well done some time ago.
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Noticed the transport museum round the corner, said to other half we’ll have to go as I’m quite into stuff like that, only recently found out bury had a transport Museum. Definitely could see it’s like a big family they way they are with each other, best way to be, think it works well if everyone there is there because they want to be unlike a job you may do just for bill paying. It does look addictive, can’t beat steam though, I’m 33 but can’t stand modern trains whenever iv used them delays, break downs, snow etc, didn’t seem a issue back with steam, the whole things are like living breathing machines unlike electric.
 
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