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al cope

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  1. D1 and D2 towbars are definately different. Al
  2. it was on my 95 300TDi ES auto. Alan
  3. This is more likely to be the throttle control unit at the top of the accellerator pedal. Its basically a variable resitor, and the first part is the most used, and gets worn. They can be reprogrammed to use a part of the travel further down, but its easier to replace the throttle control unit. Al
  4. How easy is it to fit Disco TD5 axles to a defender? Looking to build a V8auto 90, and may have the chance to get a pair of disco axles Al
  5. My was done by an independant LR garage, not a main stealer, so they showed a bit more sense when valueing my custom, in not trying to sell me something I didnt really need. There may have been a small lip, but I never once found it short of stopping power. I mentioned mine being manual, 'cause I know the auto's I've had in the past have eaten pads, as generally, the brake are the only way to slow it down (in normal use), so get more wear. Al
  6. I did over 60k miles on both of my TD5s without a disc replacement (both manuals, not autos), so 35k seems very low. I replaced pads ay approx 45k. Al
  7. Had 2 TD5's, a GS7 and a Landmark (now on D3), both 60k miles in 2 years on each. Only real problem was a leaking rad on the first one, replaced under warrenty. No major things to look out for, other than a couple of well documented issues, these being: very early ones had some issues with flywheel, buy should have all been sorted under warrenty. And oil leaking into the injector harness, and ultimately into the ECU, but again, if your buying a later one, should be sorted. Dont get too hung up on getting ACE, as a D2 corners/rides much better than a D1 due to wider wheel track. Get one with Climate control/air con. All 7 seaters have rear air suspension, and do give a strange feeling when towing (but a great tow car by the way). Good luck - go for it. Al
  8. Dosen't one have a man round to clean the motor car? Maybe an aquaintence of the gardener? Al B)
  9. The Disco 3 has a larger center hole in the wheel than Disco 2 or P38RR, so these wheels wont fit on the hub flange. The only other LR rims that will fit are L322 RR and RR sport. You can get decent off road tyres for the 17" wheels that come on the base model Disco 3. Have a look on dosco3.co.uk website. plenty of discusion about tyre choices. Alan
  10. well good, 'cause I get mine on Thursday. So, Disco number 6 it is........ I've gone through a 200Tdi, a 300TdiS, a 300Tdi ES auto, a TD5 GS7, and TD5 Landmark, and now a TDV6S. Somebody tell me I'm not mad. B)
  11. they do pop up on the well known auction site from time to time. keep looking Alan
  12. But most of the reports I heard were banging on about 4x4's needing to carry a health warning, about pedestrian accidents! Where do we want to put this warning, on the front bumper springs to mind. "If you can read this-its going to hurt" Stupidity gone mad Al
  13. Hi Martin yes its is I. Swopped the Conqueror for an Abbey Spectrum 620 last year, so still towing with second D2 (a 04 model Landmark) I must have gotten used to the nervous feel that I considered to be an issue with the first air sprung D2. This one still has it, but everything else about the D2 outways this "issue". For sheer pulling power and towing ease, there isn't much that betters a D2. In France in the summer, it even out climbed a latest RR 3.0d, who was pulling a smaller van than us, on one of the long climbs heading back toward Caen. I'm just about to get it chipped, well the ECU reprogrammed anyway, as this isnt outwardly visible to the great unwashed. nice to hear from you - hope you are well. Alan
  14. Also, dont forget that the 7 seat models were only homolgated for use in the EU (inc UK) with rear air, so if you fitted springs to one on these, you would, in effect have an illegal model. I'd hate to make an insurance claim, only to lose out on something like this. You know what insurers are like for trying to wiggle out of paying up. Alan
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