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 Harry's Garage reviews the Land Rover Defender 130 Outbound |
Birdy
 15th Jan 2024 11:22pm
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Forum: Pictures & Video (L663) · Replies: 18 · Views: 9917 · Subject: Harry's Garage reviews the Land Rover Defender 130 Outbound |
I noticed that the SatNav etc. was reading in miles... counter productive I would have thought when road distances, speed limits etc. are in km.
Doesn't the display change automatically when on the ... |
| Can it be repaired? |
Birdy
1st Jan 2024 7:29pm
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Forum: Modifications & Maintenance (L663) · Replies: 20 · Views: 5778 · Subject: Can it be repaired? |
“Start looking at comparable vehicles on offer, for an idea what they should be paying out”
Yup, most definitely. The “experts” sub-contracted by your insurance company won’t even bother ... |
| Suffolk Series Road Run |
Birdy
30th Dec 2023 6:05pm
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Forum: Series Land Rovers · Replies: 11 · Views: 2783 · Subject: Suffolk Series Road Run |
MAP Freewheel Hubs 'nall.
Back in the days when Land Rovers WERE land rovers... lovely!
Peter |
| Main Grenadier discussion thread |
Birdy
30th Dec 2023 5:55pm
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Forum: INEOS Grenadier · Replies: 1812 · Views: 553055 · Subject: Main Grenadier discussion thread |
Outside a storm rages and the door rattles with the wind.
"Okay" says the dad, "l am going to get a Chinese takeaway now"
Fear fills the face of his young son, and a tear runs do ... |
| 4wd with good tyres Vs 2wd with snow chains |
Birdy
18th Dec 2023 8:58pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 8 · Views: 2221 · Subject: 4wd with good tyres Vs 2wd with snow chains |
A point to consider with twin rear wheeled vehicles in extremely cold conditions is that snow can compact between the wheels, turn to ice and build up. Then it's out with the pick-axe...
Peter |
| Boost Wheel Centre Caps |
Birdy
6th Dec 2023 4:23pm
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Forum: Wheels & Tyres · Replies: 9 · Views: 3027 · Subject: Boost Wheel Centre Caps |
| @bodstruck: Very kind offer, they’re 75mm dia. and now that I’ve cleaned the wheels up a bit I can see they are indeed “silver sparkly” (how twee!). If you should have any I’m in the UK over ... |
| Boost Wheel Centre Caps |
Birdy
5th Dec 2023 3:20pm
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Forum: Wheels & Tyres · Replies: 9 · Views: 3027 · Subject: Boost Wheel Centre Caps |
| Another one went missing today (no, over here this time so I doubt anyone's half-inched it) so I'm gonna have to bite the bullet. Can anyone confirm the part number - there are evidently two sizes and ... |
| The Shooting Thread |
Birdy
4th Dec 2023 2:15pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 640 · Views: 244392 · Subject: The Shooting Thread |
An old thread resurrected, but I hoped it might give one or two of you a good laugh:
While my wife and I are waiting for our gun licences to be finally issued by the Police (a long-winded process o ... |
| Gearbox and Diff Oil Leaks |
Birdy
29th Nov 2023 5:44pm
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Forum: Maintenance & Modifications · Replies: 3 · Views: 1070 · Subject: Gearbox and Diff Oil Leaks |
| The JLR main dealer in Toulon had a shufti a couple of weeks ago, the leak at the rear is in fact diesel: luckily from the top of the tank so more apparent when it’s full. Being a labour-intensive j ... |
| Jeep Recalls Wrangler 4xe For Fire Risk, Asks Owners Not To |
Birdy
29th Nov 2023 1:32pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 5 · Views: 1751 · Subject: Jeep Recalls Wrangler 4xe For Fire Risk, Asks Owners Not To |
If cars hadn’t been invented and I tried to make my fortune introducing them I wouldn’t get very far:
“How does it work?”
“Firstly, you get a container of about 50 litres of the most fla ... |
| Spare wheel cover |
Birdy
29th Nov 2023 1:12pm
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Forum: Puma (Tdci) · Replies: 4 · Views: 1709 · Subject: Spare wheel cover |
Try a Main Dealer? After all, you're advertising their business and my local one gave me one as a freebie.
Peter. |
| Tyres for a single trip to the Alps |
Birdy
27th Nov 2023 6:26pm
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Forum: Wheels & Tyres · Replies: 2 · Views: 1312 · Subject: Tyres for a single trip to the Alps |
"Legally, will I need tyres with 3PMSF?"
M+S tyres still ok until the end of the "transition period", i.e. 30 September 2024.
Peter |
| Help on estimate for work |
Birdy
10th Nov 2023 7:51pm
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Forum: Td5 · Replies: 5 · Views: 1356 · Subject: Help on estimate for work |
| I'm one who doesn't/can no longer carry out my own maintenance, I use a cheap'n'cheerful Indie for servicing etc. when I'm in the UK, for emergencies over here I'm forced to use the main dealer in Tou ... |
| New To Me |
Birdy
10th Nov 2023 7:19pm
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Forum: My New Defender (L663) · Replies: 9 · Views: 2741 · Subject: New To Me |
Complete and utter thread drift, but I saw that number plate and couldn’t help but immediately sing: “Hey-Hey-Hey-Hey” (Little Richard just in case anybody DIDN’T get the connection).
Peter |
| Single pedal driving - petrol electric hybrid - mad? |
Birdy
4th Nov 2023 10:55am
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 23 · Views: 5223 · Subject: Single pedal driving - petrol electric hybrid - mad? |
| Why would anyone learn to drive (and subsequently pass their test) on anything other than a manual car? They're starting from scratch, anybody with the attitude "driving's easy, just press a peda ... |
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