Your fleet running reports

[mik]

Off to pick up the Discovery tommorow, 150 mile each way, could be interesting

It’ll be cool.

The HSE has the uprated sound system as std, with a sub that lives in the lower boot hatch (which is quite subtle but does make a difference).

Wheel nuts are chromed and prone to “swelling” if the surface treatment gets broken. You can get cheaper copies now but Land Rover want something like £8 for each one. I have a bag with 8 good ones in the garage that you can have if you like (not for monies).

[16vCento]

Cheers Mik

I'll let you know if my nuts are swollen

Yeah I'm looking forward to a new project, and also 1st diesel, 1st 4x4, and 1st 7 seater so all boxes ticked.

He said it has the Logic 7 Harman Kardon system, but its a manual and has cloth seats which is odd for a HSE?

Front and rear seats are heated though, as are the screens which will be handy in winter.

Be nice having 2 sunroofs and bi xenons, both things I miss from my Cooper S the most.

[mik]

I didn’t know you could get an HSE with manuel or cloth. Not that I am the world authority on Disco3s

[Broccers]

Amazing weather and lucky to be off staying at the coast a couple of streets back From here.

The amount of stuff you can get in these is unreal. I'll get a picture when loading it back up tomorrow

For now tho back to sunbathing

living the life there Broccers

Cheers mate. Drop top life is rad.

So 35mpg there 28 back. 6 hours v 4.5.

That bag stash. The breaks did not like it.



Edit for scale the yellow bag is an XL base camp

[V8Granite]

Cheers Mik

I'll let you know if my nuts are swollen

Yeah I'm looking forward to a new project, and also 1st diesel, 1st 4x4, and 1st 7 seater so all boxes ticked.

He said it has the Logic 7 Harman Kardon system, but its a manual and has cloth seats which is odd for a HSE?

Front and rear seats are heated though, as are the screens which will be handy in winter.

Be nice having 2 sunroofs and bi xenons, both things I miss from my Cooper S the most.

I’m incredibly impressed by this lately....

https://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-60222-mil ... gK0v_D_BwE

I’m getting 29/30mpg on hilly Staffordshire roads. It’s also making a nice difference to cold engine smoke.

Dave!

[ZedLeg]

I’m finally going to pick up the Land Cruiser today.

Original plan was to just go up in my car with a battery and fluids to see if I could get it running but for the sake of expediency my mate is picking me up in his dad’s F350 with trailer.

650lb-ft should make towing fairly easy

[jamcg]

I’m finally going to pick up the Land Cruiser today.

Original plan was to just go up in my car with a battery and fluids to see if I could get it running but for the sake of expediency my mate is picking me up in his dad’s F350 with trailer.

650lb-ft should make towing fairly easy

Is your mate mito?

[JonMad]

Removing the bolts under the Fabia that I left in place when I took the sump and tank guards off appears to have reduced the nasty vibration between 2000 &’3000 rpm. Some of them must have been knocking against other parts of the car under load.

It still vibrates but not as bad, just what you might expect for a stripped out car (ok, maybe a bit worse than you might expect, but better than it was).

MOT next week and hopefully I don’t need a new clutch or engine mounts after all. From what I can tell the mounts look ok.

[Ascender]

I swear this car is cursed. Wheel, pads and calliper on the first one all off smoothly but the two Philips head screws on the disc are fecked. I thought they might be so was careful with the first one but it just melted when I looked at it. Same with the second one.

Have drilled them out but the screw extractor also broke in the first one so am left with two blocked holes on the hub plate at the moment!

[mik]

Don’t need them so if you can get the wheel on you’ll be jubbly. I have no idea why they make those with Philips heads. These screws alone are the reason why everyone should have an impact driver.

[Carlos]

Cheers Mik


He said it has the Logic 7 Harman Kardon system, but its a manual and has cloth seats which is odd for a HSE?

Front and rear seats are heated though, as are the screens which will be handy in winter.

Be nice having 2 sunroofs and bi xenons, both things I miss from my Cooper S the most.

All D3 diesels came as manual as standard, auto was an option as was leather other than the XS model.

[Ascender]

Don’t need them so if you can get the wheel on you’ll be jubbly. I have no idea why they make those with Philips heads. These screws alone are the reason why everyone should have an impact driver.

Yeah, not as bad as I thought, will just not replace them. Next up, the anti vibration dampers... the top ones on each pair are rusted to f*ck and also won’t come out!

Any ideas on that one!?

[mik]

I’m not sure what you mean to be honest.

[Ascender]

Looks like it’s another very common issue...

The anti vibration dampers fit inside the brake pistons and then stick to the back of the pads. One is totally rusted-in to the brake piston

[mik]

Ah - can’t really offer any advice without seeing it. Sounds like a job for a hammer and a drift....

[Simon]

Yup, these screws on an old Mondeo is why I bought an impact screwdriver as well. Have never used it for anything else, but it's absolutely vital for those.

[Carlos]

The replacements that came with the discs for my old Merc were star torx type which makes much more sense. The Phillips ones always appear to be made of cheese lol

[Ascender]

I’ll pick up an impact one next week. I think one of those pistons is permanently seized and I don’t have the inclination today to dismantle the whole thing so I’ll leave that for next week!

[16vCento]

Disco picked up and home.

Its massive

Like piloting a yacht up the motorway, I nearly killed myself on the first roundabout after getting out of the Mini and into this

Love thing though, cruises at 70 in silence, suspension soaks up everything, feels very vague, not sure if that's due to worn bushes or the General Grabber tyres fitted all round

Will be great fun in winter if we have one!

[Sundayjumper]

...feels very vague...

It's a big car, TADTS

Pics ??