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    Europe June 2020

    Hi all, I’m in the early stages of planning a trip from UK to Iaşi, Romania next year. Will be going; France, Italy, Croatia, Hungary and going to be camping, basic 2 man tent and Discovery 3. We just need clean showers, toilets and a nice beach/forest location. Does anyone on here have any...
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    Boot door missing bolt?

    Mine (back in 2004) was like that too, I eventually drilled the stud and put in a split pin with a washer under, that lasted until the back end fell off due to rust. Lovely vehicle though, 200 tdi, bought on 143k sold on 223k, took it to Tunisia 3 times, spent a fortune on it but best car I ever...
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    Freelander bonnet cable snapped

    Oh the joys of a Lamdy. Cable arrived at 4pm, the rain not long after, and I mean RAIN. I had to drive 10km to what was little more than a “shed” with a leaking roof and no lights. 6” plus of standing water on the road, good to be in a Landy. So, 3 hours later the cables were installed and...
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    Freelander bonnet cable snapped

    New cable arrived today, removed the front grill etc that we loosened yesterday, pulled old cable into car with string attached, pulled new cable through and all is working. Even managed to refit the plastic cover. Not bad considering I’m on holiday in Romania. Rear door window cable is...
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    I was a member years ago, sold the 200tdi, now have a Discovery 3, not so much tinkering...

    I was a member years ago, sold the 200tdi, now have a Discovery 3, not so much tinkering required at the moment but I’m sure in the future.
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    Freelander bonnet cable snapped

    Don’t dispare guys, today I had a bonnet cable snap on me. I searched the web and was really worried that my new son in law was going to be upset. I read all the previous posts that I could find and none looked very promising. So, put some tyre levers, with cloth for protection, and lifted the...