brian47
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So...Mike has been to visit and...WOW!!
Everything I've heard said about the Dynachip remap is true. She's turned from a lovely, if slightly lumpy, brute into a smooth mile eater. I took her into Settle yesterday and tooling along the A65 I thought "Sounds like the usual 50mph", looked down and 60!! Honestly, he's tranformed this engine.
But now...the elephant in the room that nobody here seems to speak about: insurance.
Being the guy I am I told my insurance company about the remap. I know, I know, the remap is invisible and I would have been exceptionally unlucky to have been 'found out', but it's just me, I couldn't have slept at night if I hadn't told them.
And do you know what...I can live with the extra £7 a month.
I am very happy.
Everything I've heard said about the Dynachip remap is true. She's turned from a lovely, if slightly lumpy, brute into a smooth mile eater. I took her into Settle yesterday and tooling along the A65 I thought "Sounds like the usual 50mph", looked down and 60!! Honestly, he's tranformed this engine.
But now...the elephant in the room that nobody here seems to speak about: insurance.
Being the guy I am I told my insurance company about the remap. I know, I know, the remap is invisible and I would have been exceptionally unlucky to have been 'found out', but it's just me, I couldn't have slept at night if I hadn't told them.
And do you know what...I can live with the extra £7 a month.
I am very happy.
Marmaduke
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Very good, I washed, waxed and vacuumed my keeper discovery so I'm avoiding puddles and muddy roads for the next few days and wiping my feet when I get inI washed em both. having spent a fair chunk of yesterday pressure washing all the winter sh*t off the underneath - and getting it all over everywhere
ChrisStokie
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I acquired my TD5 "Millennium Limited Edition" back in May 2000. It was previously being used as a demonstrator by a dealer. It cost £28k and probably cost about £33k after I'd finished paying for it! I took the decision to sell her on last summer. Basically, in the 18 years I've had her anything that could go wrong, HAS gone wrong!! Everything from head gasket, turbo, clutch, fuel pump, air bags, gear box etc, etc. I've been on the back of more recovery trucks than I care to mention. This was on a vehicle that never missed a service and has only done 141k miles. Despite advertising her as "spares or repairs" I got no serious offers.
So, three weeks ago, I bit the bullet. She's had a third of the chassis replaced, towing equipment re-installed, both sun roof leaks repaired, new front bumper and repairs to front headlight washer jets, new auxiliary towing socket, dents removed from front bonnet and re-sprayed, port side rear door dent repair and re-sprayed, new dashboard lamps, welding to n/s/f wheel arch, diesel leak from fuel regulator repaired, bush on front suspension replaced, rubber boot on front suspension ball joint, new battery, air con pump repaired and re-gas, welding to o/s/f inner wheel arch area and sill area, renew leaky water pump, drivers heated seat element replaced and an MoT.
The invoice is enough to make your hair curl bearing in mind it wasn't worth £600 when we started!
But, She's good for another ten years now........hopefully!
So, three weeks ago, I bit the bullet. She's had a third of the chassis replaced, towing equipment re-installed, both sun roof leaks repaired, new front bumper and repairs to front headlight washer jets, new auxiliary towing socket, dents removed from front bonnet and re-sprayed, port side rear door dent repair and re-sprayed, new dashboard lamps, welding to n/s/f wheel arch, diesel leak from fuel regulator repaired, bush on front suspension replaced, rubber boot on front suspension ball joint, new battery, air con pump repaired and re-gas, welding to o/s/f inner wheel arch area and sill area, renew leaky water pump, drivers heated seat element replaced and an MoT.
The invoice is enough to make your hair curl bearing in mind it wasn't worth £600 when we started!
But, She's good for another ten years now........hopefully!
Very good, I washed, waxed and vacuumed my keeper discovery so I'm avoiding puddles and muddy roads for the next few days and wiping my feet when I get in
I'm gonna vacuum 'em out tomorrow evening ... I hope..
cos they're both desperate for it Then I'll be needing to get the bumper gel out .... and the polish .... and the wax .... and all the other cr@p - to give em both a good detailing
Marmaduke
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Plenty of rain forecast here tomorrowI'm gonna vacuum 'em out tomorrow evening ... I hope..
Then I'll be needing to get the bumper gel out .... and the polish .... and the wax .... and all the other cr@p - to give em both a good detailing
still it was nice while it lasted.
Marmaduke
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Crap... I've just passed my first year of disco ownership, I paid 510 quid for it, about another 150 to mot and service it including timing belt and since then it's had uj's, wheel bearings, auxiliary belt tensioner and a water pump so pretty cheap motoring
GrumpyGel
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lol, given the history, I love your optimism
GrumpyGel
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I love those seats. They're only in the Country version down here, dunno about up there.
I've been keeping my eye out for a County being sold for scrap, so I can rescue the seats to see If I can get them fitted in my Freelander - a vehicle worthy of such fine seats
Marmaduke
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Aye, you can't polish a turd but you can cover it in glitter ...I love those seats. They're only in the Country version down here, dunno about up there.
I've been keeping my eye out for a County being sold for scrap, so I can rescue the seats to see If I can get them fitted in my Freelander - a vehicle worthy of such fine seats
neilEbardsley
Member
On Sunday I changed the gearbox oil and noticed that the exhaust was in two pieces. I called Eurocarparts as they had the middle/end exhaust on their website for about £101. It looked like a simple job since they exhaust had been off recently for a clutch change so I think the bolts would of been seized. Unfortunately they didn't have the parts in stock. I left to Mrs B to take to the local exhaust place as I'm not at home during the week. £229 later we have a new middle/back exhaust. Mrs B considered this a bargain since a real mechanic did the job! She didn't like my suggestion that she could do it herself. She considered changing 4 light bulbs, the work before, her work on her car done for year
I also checked that the alternator was charging the battery as we had to replace the battery during the cold weather. At idle the alternator is delivering 14v. Which I thought was pretty good.
It's making it's 3rd trip, this year, to European this weekend. Only one break down recently when Mrs B ran out of diesel!
I also checked that the alternator was charging the battery as we had to replace the battery during the cold weather. At idle the alternator is delivering 14v. Which I thought was pretty good.
It's making it's 3rd trip, this year, to European this weekend. Only one break down recently when Mrs B ran out of diesel!
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GrumpyGel
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That's a great idea, obviously learned through many years of Discovery ownership... Colour code the bits as you replace them, so you know what order they are going to break in
Weldy
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haha!! Now that made me giggle first post I read as soon i woke up!! You've started my day off with a smile, I've missed your banter mate! you cheeky fecka lolThat's a great idea, obviously learned through many years of Discovery ownership... Colour code the bits as you replace them, so you know what order they are going to break in
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