I do a lot of sitting in supermarket car parks while SWMBO spends my money and chats to all her friends inside. When I first got this vehicle, I was parked under an Aldi tree and thought a branch was tapping the top of the car in the wind. The next few times, it became obvious that the sound was...

I didn't think a 2003 TD6 had a dpf. If, like me, the OP does a lot of tiny mileages with long stops (taking elderly people to shops, church and so on), I reckon pre-dpf diesel is the way to go. My petrol auto Omega did 40mpg in long runs, 7 to 9mpg with ladies, the diesel Octavia does about...

I'd just say that, having had one, I'd never touch a diesel 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee again. The straight 6 Mercedes engine is inaccessible at the back and suffers from "black death", and low range always locked the transmission, making it unsuitable for my sort of on/off tarmac towing. Round...

My 54-plate TD6 came via ebay from a classic car dealer who had taken it as a trade in against a Jag. Previous owner was an upmarket law professional, and it came with a load of documented history, much of which revealed it being taken to ( and charged by) different garages a few days apart each...

My point, which may not have been too clear, is that for the price, my possibly pirate BMW scanner will show and clear faults on my 2004 td6. Just needs to be set to think it's looking at an E53 (BMW X5). There's plenty of info on the internet about checking the internal links are correct, and...

I can't remember how many years ago it was, but the BBC transmitter department (who still existed then) started to buy Nissan Patrols as Defenders came up for replacement. After a number of accidents due to the brakes fading in motorway driving, they reverted to LR products. I understood at the...

That scanner. which I've never heard of, seems to be massively cheaper on ebay. I had a similar fault on my 2004 TD6, and the diagnostic tool I have identified it as a front suspension sensor. My local garage fixed it, using instructions I found online to reconnect the sensor. His (expensive)...

My Disco 1, 300tdi, was adequate for the 3-ton boat and just ignored the very heavy empty trailer on the long distances from launching places. People did seem to say it was a 'good one', though. I haven't yet tried the TD6 RR with real towing, as I need to save up to swap the tow hitch to the...

My question would be why change from a Disco, apart from a rust tsunami, to a RR. I only bought my RR because the rust free Disco's of similar age were twice the price. My hope is that the repair and service costs will crop up smoothly and evenly, so it will be like a gentle downhill drive...

Obviously a glutton for impoverishment.

Well, I went out and plugged the tester in at 6 am in the rain. Raise/lower lights out. Tester said "Articulation Plausibility error", but not the right front error. Reset error and the raise/lower lights came on with light showing suspension normal height. Vehicle looked low. Set switch to...

I have an extremely, but hopefully temporary, bad back. This makes it very difficult to do anything on, in or under any vehicle. On Tuesday, the car drove normally and the suspension seemed fine, but I noticed all the lights were out on the raise/lower switch. The dash lighting is another...

My L322 is switched. I'd better look for the other 3 sockets as I've only ever seen the one. The only good feature on my previous Jeep GC was that it had a couple of these sockets, one live, one switched so that you could choose.

UKAW, thanks for the reply about the Cayenne. I will duly pass it on to the son.

OK I have a son who borrowed my L322 and thought it just what he needed to move up from his "stupid sports cars (my words)" now that he has a new baby. I seem to have put him off by telling him my gearbox/steering column/suspension worries on top of the electrical faults already there. He has...

So, would I be naive to wonder whether running the tank nearly dry, possibly sucking up whatever was floating on top of the fuel(?), might get gunge into the injectors and cause them to fail testing?

My 100E Ford Prefect used to ice up its carburettor in the winter in Kent back in the early '60's.

Er, when I read the ad and feedback, I didn't get the impression that he is a conman. It looks as though a bidder accused a rival bid of being a shill bid and then refused to pay. The rival bid then bought the vehicle on a second chance offer and denied being a shill in his or her feedback. I'd...

Hate to be serious, but don't the things in the pics have big heatsink vanes on the outside to dissipate the heat? Did LR supply a heat resistant bag?

Always have 2 keys with you. One in the car, the other in your pocket. Learnt by my son and taught to me. He lumbered me with the Jeep in none road legal condition, drove it onto his car transporter trailer in London ready to tow it up here. It was pouring rain, the engine was running and the...