markyb Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 heated seat cushion to keep mother warm as i would say drafts and heating will be an issue driving on the motor way - i bought one on ebay 10 quid its the best mod on it currently :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 What is this you speak of?! No less than the path to true enlightenment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gilloverland Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 If your buying it from Doncaster make sure you know where to look for the chassis numbers and vin plates etc ! That area seems to have more than its fair-share of suspicious looking motors... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verminhunter Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 No I'm not buying from there I know there are more "Tash & Glasses" wearing Land Rovers in that area... I will be buying from a chap in the Wirral, He's a member of a 4x4 club near him and a member on another forum I am part of. I have checked all his old postings and everything tally's up with what he has said to me describing his past 3 years ownership of the 90, the HPI check is spot on and I have my list of checks to do.. I think it's a good un! I am From a town near Doncaster 'Thorne' and I will be picking my Mum up to bring her down to my house for Christmas. Me and the misus just bought our first house in April and looking forward to hosting the festive season for the first time..Although I will be sat in the living room looking at my 90 on the drive thinking of all the bit's I'm going to make for it.. The new MAN SHED will be built in the new year and my lathe and milling machine will be buzzing away making stuff. I have just bought this in case I have to spend a few hours parked on the M5 in snow.. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-JETBOIL-FLASH-Cooking-System-Stove-Camping-BLACK-/120829638339?pt=UK_SportingGoods_Camping_CookingSupplies_ET&hash=item1c2201f6c3#ht_901wt_970 It's a right bit of kit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 This caught me out this morning - if you have a Td5, take a spare battery for the Alarm Key-Fob. Even if you don't use the alarm, if the battery is flat the immobiliser will not disable and the engine will not start! (Fortunately I carry a spare!). Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verminhunter Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 This caught me out this morning - if you have a Td5, take a spare battery for the Alarm Key-Fob. Even if you don't use the alarm, if the battery is flat the immobiliser will not disable and the engine will not start! (Fortunately I carry a spare!). Si What type of battery is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveG Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Now 5 years ago if you'd mentioned TD5 in a thread like this, people would have mentioned taking a spare ECU and talked about all stories of impending doom! Ref the front prop it shouldn't have issues with original at 48k, let alone replacement unless it has a lift. If it does have a lift and it's big enough to causes issues then wide ange prop wouldn't have helped. Wide angle props only help the working angle before binding and don't help it to cope with increased angles at each end of the prop from a lift. A double cardan prop or moving the angle of the front diff are the only way to properly cure this. Battery is 2032' and Si post reminds me I must put my spares back after emptying my cubby box recently. Cheers Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verminhunter Posted December 16, 2011 Author Share Posted December 16, 2011 Cheers chap, will do a bit of questioning about the prop when I look at the 90.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanuki Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 In really bad weather, in addition to the usual stuff I always carry: [1] Fully fuelled-and-chainoil-filled chainsaw [because my only 'could not get through' event in the last five years was due to a fallen tree] [2] Two-way VHF radio on the local farmwatch channel [mobile-phone coverage round here is hopeless] [3] 'Optimus' petrol-stove, matches, a jerrycan of water, a kettle, and plenty of Not-Poodles/coffee/sugar/tea/chocolate. [4] Ordnance Survey maps of the area. --Tanuki. "Buying 'Carbon Offsets' is the 21st-century equivalent of buying Papal Indulgences - a salve to the consciences of the deluded for having committed a fictitious sin dreamed up - rather conveniently - by the indulgence-peddlers themselves. A 'Sin of Emission', one could say..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Two-Jacks Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I keep cheap foil space blankets as they take up no space when they are new and packed and only cost about £2-ish, behind the seats of my 90 just in case. Fuses are a good standby item also and a headtorch can be useful. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boothy Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Do need all this for just going the chippy at the end of our street? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Badger Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Here in the north of Sweden, in the back of the cab I usually have the following: 1) Short handle snow shovel 2) Mini foldable snow shovel (like the Gerber ones, but mine is old swedish military) 3) Plastic backed pick nick blanket 4) Heavy Alpaca wool blanket, picked up in Peru (it is one of the warmest things I have I think) 5) Two mini survival blankets (as mentioned above) 6) Medium Axe & sharpening stone (good for most trees) 7) Hiking gas bottle, mini stove and thermal heating cup thingy. 8) Afew of those frozen food bags, one that you just need to add water. 9) Re chargable 12v Torch 10) Old swedish military double fleece 11) Hi Vis Thermal jacket + waterproof trousers 12) 2 tone lifting strop 13) pruning saw 14) Winter gloves & rubber gloves Then in the glove box: • Hunting knife • Cash (not plastic) • Scrabble • Torch • Sweets • FirstAid kit (full of the usual stuff + some antibiotics, syringe) • Adjustable spanner / stubby philips screwdriver • More winter gloves I mean there is the usual stuff too, mobile / CB (but both are pretty useless here when you are that remote), Then there is my tool bag, socket set and tire air pump (ran off compressor with 5 gallon tank) There is other stuff, but Im off to eat some diner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydiesel Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Do need all this for just going the chippy at the end of our street? Not in your patrol!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Badger Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 If you get that far... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wack61 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I don't know how 'Defender aware' you are but you may well need blankets for mum and warm boots and clothing even if the traffic does keep moving... My problems start on the 90 when it's moving, the heater is great around town but as soon as you hit the motorway the draughts overpower it , if your new purchase doesn't have a radio bring a portable one, that's a long drive with no music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smego Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 ADD SUNGLASSES AND AIR CON AT THE MOMENT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Hi I will be driving 500 miles on the day I pick up my 90, 20th December my misus just asked what you going to put in the 90 incase the weather turns bad etc.. ...... How did the journey go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verminhunter Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share Posted December 23, 2011 All went well thank's got home no bother Defender drove well a few little niggles to sort but that's Land Rovers.. The diff lock light decided to stop working so that's tomorrows job.. I got rid of the stupid amount of stickers the previous owner had slapped everywhere...I will go through it and service every nut and bolt make sure it's all spot on, I am loving been back in a Defender though.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Excellent news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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