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No but there's a lot of places between here and there, and that how it's stored will impact on it I'd have thought.

I was reading LRM earlier and in it is the article about the millionth Discovery and support vehicles (and a S1 for some of the distance) going on the big journey over to Beijing. I saw it was mentioned in the article that all vehicles were built to Russian spec (to eventually be sold out there), but more importantly they are all petrols (5.0 litre ones in fact!) because the Diesel Particulate Filters as req. in the UK/EU would basically go kaput when the engine would be run on not-fantastic quality fuels? Does this suggest that in the nearish future it'll become a lot more difficult for people to go travelling by overland unless they start outside the UK/EU, or build a vehicle on an old identity? Or use petrol even???

Agreed. Mine has taken some heavy blows and shrugged them off no problem. It's probably easier or more likely to bend the chassis brackets for the fuel tank than damage the skid plate.

In my limited experience, the only engine that has appeared to have similar engine braking to a typical diesel is the Rover V8 I think, but that's probably because it's got something to do with twice as many cylinders compressing air?

1970 will be a 2A. The S3 came in about 1972, so there are some genuinely tax exempt Series 3s around, but not many!

Leaky valve stem seals will result in oil burning too.

Don't they go in the slots of the cappings?

Hi guys, Wondering if anyone knows the official answer to this one. Why does the insurance premium drop depending on how many years you have owned the vehicle in question? This is not the same as no claims bonus either! Also how can an insurance company enforce checks on this if the logbook is merely a registered keeper and does not state ownership?

If it's anything like Autocar's cgi model based from what little info they have, then it could be very nice indeed.

Flux wanted a premium not too dissimilar to the NFU. Insurance premiums heading on towards two grand isn't something I can afford. Of course, having to make do with not being able to build NCD just so I can get about does mean when the time does come to having a normal car, I will have a bit of a nightmare.

Or £1,800 in my case with them for a standard 2A. That's why I didn't go with them in the end and went with Footman James who were less than half that price. The drawback of course is with specialists like Footman James, you don't build any NCD.

The description and info given for it now it's been unveiled sounds a bit Freelanderish. But saying that, it wasn't long ago since LR revealed that Defender concept some years ago which never went into production and is now at Gaydon?

This just proves it's all about the badge and nothing more. Like the road maybe because it's road focused?

Or build this for Europe and the North American markets, while assembling the current Defender in the east as Rest of World type of vehicle from LR?

There's also the Toro to add into the list of potential overdrives, and these you struggle to get any parts for whatsoever!

I have just seen it mentioned that 18,000 orders have already been placed for the Evoque? Obviously we always hear about how a company spends thousands or millions on market research, but erm, how is this research conducted? It's not like the product market research you often get harrassed about on the phone or through the post is it? So how do they do it, and more importantly, get it right?

Looks remarkably like to the Craddocks layout.

I've never seen a plate on a 2A stating the towing limit. The rating given in the manual is a drawbar pull, not the same as a trailer gross. It's a topic that seems to be argued a lot by people, with no one really coming up with anything obvious to say it can tow only 2 tons or if it can tow up to the 3.5 ton limit like later vehicles. Story has it that the later S3 had a rating of 3.5 ton however?

^ He said he has the LT77 fitted, presumably with the LT230 transfer box, so that advice isn't very useful in this case.

Have you tried Footman James? I think they do business mileage as well, unless you need to insure your Series for carriage of goods etc? Then again, you look like you have that TDi fitted which can be a problem?

Cheers for the replies, very informative. I think I will probably go for the one with the diesel if I was to get one, although the power would be so nice to have. Then again, even a diesel P38 is probably going to feel quick in comparison to my 2.25 Diesel 88. I am being sensible in thinking a decent diesel (or v8 on gas I guess) p38 can be had around the price of a reasonable 300TDi Discovery aren't I?

They'll be close, but not exactly the same. The biggest difference will be that the 235/85 will be a bit wider. Tyre brand can make a difference in size as well.

Are these fears reflected well in the market?

Just thought I would drag this topic up again! What would you say for one going to Morocco? As ultimately that would be why I'd pick a Land Rover over a typical car. Or do those conditions play havoc with used components on the P38's suspension sensors and stuff? If you're wondering why don't I take my Series, it's because it would be too valuable once it was sorted out for me to be happy taking it to Morocco and back.

I just kept sending the V5C back with no stamp. On the third go they changed it with no further questions asked.