Just take HIS pride and joy as settlement. Get his Beemer sorted/ scrap it and enjoy the money. ;) Seriously, report him to polis, take advice off your insurer ( if your son has legal assistance)and sue him (he’ll claim he’s ‘no money, no job, etc’) for the rest of his days.

Thanks Nodge. I’m starting to like these ‘older, simpler’ motors more and more. Good nugget of information regarding the DPF or lack thereof. Cheers, M.

Hi All, My 06 FL1 doesn’t do many miles, mainly being used for tip runs (16 miles round trip), shops ( 8 round trip), I’ve done about 900 since last October. I know it’s going to need a good run for all the usual reasons. What kind of mileage do you think I’d need to do. When I was working I did...

Thanks mbrokof.

Hi All, Does anyone know what Thule part number is correct for aero bars for a 06 FL? My guess is Evo Barr 108 (711100), but I’m not sure enough to buy any and have the hassle of returning them. I’ve a set of Thule Aerobars 127 (711300), that I had for a Quashqai+2 but the slot for the feet is...

Thanks Blaster1232, I’ll check it out if needs be. Cheers, MtD.

Handle’s all done, although it’s only on the two end mounts. Hopefully that’s it and it’ll hold. No issues with window or the tailgate latch. Thanks to everyone who posted. Cheers, MtD.

Hi Alibro, had a good look at it all yesterday, got the door card off. The central stud snapped and is stuck in the door and just rotating so I might investigate the possibility of drilling a new third hole if I can’t get it out. Found your original thread BTW, looks good. Got some Araldite so...

Thanks a lot Alibro and Chris_68. I’ve invested in a proper set of trim removal tools after watching a YT video of handle replacement. Don’t want a rattle door card to be the outcome afterwards.;) Cheers, MtD.

Thanks Alibro, epoxy sounds (and looks) more fitting than gaffa tape! In my case I’ll have to get the bolts out of the door to be able to epoxy them back into the handle. Cheers, MtD.

Thanks Chris. After having another look I can only get the tailgate open when I’ve got the rear window fully down via the switch inside. But to get the window back up the inside switch won’t do it I’ve got to use the key in the tailgate lock. The inside switch worked ok before this however so it...

Hi All, Just had a little accident with my FL1 - went to open the tailgate and the handle/latch/light assembly came off. It appears that the plastic around the two nuts has given way. I can’t really do any further checks as the rain is playing Armageddon. The FL locks and unlocks ok but the...

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Grumpy Gel - well that’s ok then. A Disco it is for me.:) Seriously though I’ll sort out the tyres ASAP.

Thanks Nodge68. Got me a conversation to be had tomorrow then.

Hi Arctic 2, thanks for the input. No, the spare is different from the ones on the wheels; they are: Runway Enduro HP (rear wheels) Rotalla Setula S Race (front wheels) Joy road Sport RX6 (spare). Obviously these are budget tyres but….. On another subject, do Discoverys suffer from this...

Thanks to all who’ve replied. All 5 of the tyres are brand new, with loads of tread, the spare still has the coloured lines and batch/ date codes on. I can’t really justify 5 new tyres on a £3k car that the LR specialist has just put the existing tyres on. He’s aware of the issues ‘cause he...

Hi All, I’m a first time FL1 owner (2006 vintage 145k still 4wd). Q1. I’ve picked up on the mixed tyre issue and checked mine and the front axle has both tyres from one manufacturer, the rear axle has both from another. Can’t remember the names but they’re not known to me. So, can someone...