al1991

Personally, I was very sad to hear the news... No matter what he was like, losing a parent is no laughing matter, I wish his family all the best.

Hi, I'm thinking of getting an automatic 200 series disco. I know there isn't too many of them around, but I've seen a few of them floating around on eBay and they tickle my fancy a little bit. I'm quite seriously thinking of 'investing' in one. I was wondering if it's a combination that works well as my only experiences have been with a TD5 disco and a 300, both manuals. It wouldn't be for the daily commute or anything, it would be purely for the rough stuff and greenlanes, which is why I thought the auto might be appropriate. Any experiences/comments(helpful ones, mind)/ suggestions much appreciated. Ta. Al.

Sorry if this has already been posted, but...Click me

I would recommend it, my dad swapped in his evo 8 for one and has never looked back! It's a facelifted version, late 2002, bonatti grey ~ B) Just returned from a 700-mile round trip from Scotland and it never missed a beat. Was perfect, returned 30MPG, even with all the big hills, kept a steady 70MPH on the twisty roads, reasonably quiet and VERY comfortable. It's getting taken off-road soon It's a non-ACE truck but it feels feels very solid, and stable throught the corners, and the only person I know with one that's got ACE had problems with the system! Mine's a manual, which is just as relaxing as the auto, but with better fuel consumption and a lil extra oomph when you need it at junctions and the like...although he hankered for an auto at first. My advice is that it's a practical, comfortable and very capable Landy that is reliable and best of all reasonably cheap to run, compared to an evo at least.. The earlier ones represent the best value for money, too.

Thanks.

Hey people, It's been a long time since I logged onto this forum and I apologise if this has already been discussed, but I was wondering if anyone knows what the angle is for a twist-off ramp. I.e. what angle would I need to set the ramp up for if I was making my own. Whoever answers can have the first go on mine when it's built Cheers. Al.

What a waste of a Landy! I hope he's not serious...

Does no one think about economy??????? VI2's,V10's, 1000lb V8's??? Good luck....

i've heard the quality isnt brilliant. they seem to crack quite quickly, however you cant really complain at there prices!

Exmoor trim do a similar one, too.

I'm inclined to agree, especially the engineering the outcome part of it (I'm pretty sure that 5th gear's matching a series1 disco with a three year old espace was a bit wide of the mark).

Actually it was a fiat estate And he put in 6th at 30!! Any car would lag. Before you ask me dad drives one!!

My condolences to the whole family

TV Producers are always going to engineer the test so that the results are more shocking! Guarantees better ratings!

Dave, you have a PM.

Has anyone had any experience of installing/using one? I'm also worried that when I switch the ignition to 'ON' then press the button that the ignition won't return to a normal position as it would when using the spring action when using the key as this feature is made redundant by the button. Any help greatly appreciated. This is the one I had in mind ( the illuminated one.) richbrook starter button. Many thanks in advance for any help. P.S Yes, I do know it's chavvy and imature but sometimes one cannot help one's self.

I agree, is that a galvanised chassis I see?

Just out of curiosity, Why does everyone on here hate them like they do - i.e. with a passion. Al.

What, in your opinion is the best and worst Land rover's ever? Me? Well, I'd say the best is a 5oth anniversary Defender, and the worst is probably that Maestro van that's a Freelander underneath(Yeah I know that's cheating, really...) I'd be interested to hear your points of view on this. Al.

Thanks to all of you who have given info and provided useful links...

Hello people, Just wondering, I was going to build a monster Disco but have fallen under the spell of a LWB Series 3. However, I'm still drawn to massive tyres and just wondered if any of you on here have had any experience of Portals, i.e fitting them, running them, any problems ect. Are they worth the money? Any help greatly appreciated. Al.

Chuggaman... Where did ya get modulars with that kind of offset from?? I would be eternally grateful... Al.

Think I can sort out the door cards for you, mate...

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