1. The V8 man

    Wimborne to surrey

    Id like to buy a set of wheels but they are miles away from me any of you guys down that way coming this way anytime soon theres no rush getting them here if you could store them for a while thanks
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    1994 disco, is it worth it?

    When you say silly prices what do they go for ?
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    Love my 300 tdi

    Its just such a versatile vehicle, one minute its an off roader then its a seven seater, fold the seats up its a van, wash it and you can go out to dinner in it, it will sit at 70 on the motorway, it will run on veg oil, i mean why hasnt everyone got one lol
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    Love my 300 tdi

    My daughter had a small accident a while ago in her fiesta, it ended up on its side but was a slow one so no injuries just damage to the side it landed on, so i decided to buy the car back from the insurance, so i went to collect it today, it was a bit of a trek from surrey to ramsgate, the...
  5. The V8 man

    diff lock or not

    yes thats right you would either need lockers on the diffs or traction control to stop a signle wheel spinning
  6. The V8 man

    Waterless coolant

    So the WC allows the engine to run hotter before overheating, but isnt the idea of the WC to keep the engine cooler as it has no water content ?
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    Redhill to Ramsgate

    Ill be going to Ramsgate to collect a car next week sometime so the trailer will be empty goin there so if anyone needs anything taking that way let me know ok
  8. The V8 man

    Waterless coolant

    Ok i will explain why i want to do it, the disco runs perfectly in normal use it only gets very hot if im towing a car on my trailer and going up a long incline, i need to go and pick a car up from Ramsgate so im a bit worried if there are any long hills it will overheat so i thought this stuff...
  9. The V8 man

    Waterless coolant

    why ?
  10. The V8 man

    Waterless coolant

    Im gonna change the water in the discovery for this new stuff, so how do you ensure every drop of water is out of the system, is it as simple as taking the bottom rad hose off ?
  11. The V8 man

    Buying back your car after write off?

    Was hoping to hear from Flux ?
  12. The V8 man

    Buying back your car after write off?

    Its not a landy but i presume it applies to any car, my daughter had a small accident and the insurance wrote the car off and have paid her out,but i want to get the car back as its still in pretty good nick and is very low mileage, they want £150 for the salvage which is fair enough but now are...
  13. The V8 man

    THOUGHTS ON HOW TO STOP WINCH BUMPER BEING STOLEN

    Park it up against a wall
  14. The V8 man

    defender rims fitting to a d2

    it may be easier to get a set of rims that fit yours and put the tyres on them, then sell the others
  15. The V8 man

    Discovery 1 Discovery 300TDI auto

    I dont think you will get any lookers at that price, there are plenty available for alot less,for 2k people would want a minter, which yours isnt by the sound of it, have a look on ebay for a price guide
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    Discovery 1 Discovery 300TDI auto

    So it needs work has dents and scrapes, the brakes need looking at, it loses power, terrible decals, the paint is not good, and you want 2k for it, does it have an mot? prob worth about half that in reality
  17. The V8 man

    Disco 2 6/7 Seat gap storage

    why dont you get some origional boxes mine has them fitted as standard they cant be too dear ?
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    electrical problem with my 2001 td5

    Check the earth straps first
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    CB woes

    They are so cheap buy a new one, around £30 should get you one