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 Farewell. |
Bibendum
 25th Oct 2019 8:50 pm
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Forum: Duckworth Parts · Replies: 39 · Views: 17379 · Subject: Farewell. |
Good luck Dan.
Thank you for the best parts service from any LR dealer and it was a real pleasure meeting you when I came to collect. |
| Recommendations - Sheffield Land rover garages |
Bibendum
5th Oct 2019 8:40 pm
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Forum: United Kingdom · Replies: 11 · Views: 3805 · Subject: Recommendations - Sheffield Land rover garages |
If you are on the North side of Sheffield, these guys are highly recommended. They are a few miles N of Donny on the A19
https://www.black90.co.uk/ |
| Suggestions of where to buy F1 tickets. |
Bibendum
28th May 2019 9:41 am
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 23 · Views: 6227 · Subject: Suggestions of where to buy F1 tickets. |
Looks like you had a great time  |
| Discovery Sport Thread **ALL HERE** |
Bibendum
23rd May 2019 3:56 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 1892 · Views: 894627 · Subject: Discovery Sport Thread **ALL HERE** |
Like New York Bibendum likes his knob so much he named it twice 
More to the point - have LR sorted the oil dilution problem on the new DS ???
On the latter point, I dunno. All se ... |
| Discovery Sport Thread **ALL HERE** |
Bibendum
23rd May 2019 12:33 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 1892 · Views: 894627 · Subject: Discovery Sport Thread **ALL HERE** |
I like my knob
All the way left for park, all the way right for forward. Dead easy, and it goes into park automatically when you switch off. Glad I've got the mk 1. |
| Discovery Sport Thread **ALL HERE** |
Bibendum
23rd May 2019 12:32 am
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Forum: General · Replies: 1892 · Views: 894627 · Subject: Discovery Sport Thread **ALL HERE** |
I like my knob
All the way left for park, all the way right for forward. Dead easy, and it goes into park automatically when you switch off. Glad I've got the mk 1. |
| Freelander 2 or something else |
Bibendum
1st May 2019 4:14 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 17 · Views: 3485 · Subject: Freelander 2 or something else |
| That's a fair comment - and either is a decent choice! |
| LR official headlamp mod ? |
Bibendum
1st May 2019 1:06 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 43 · Views: 12733 · Subject: LR official headlamp mod ? |
Philips Vision HB3s are less than a tenner each on Amazon. Always replace in pairs, because if one goes the other wont be far behind 
In the end I just replaced them annually as a service it ... |
| Freelander 2 or something else |
Bibendum
1st May 2019 12:59 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 17 · Views: 3485 · Subject: Freelander 2 or something else |
The DS seems to be less good on ground clearance - I have bottomed mine and the LR Experience instructors seem very wary of doing the same. ......
The ground clearance is pretty much identical, its ... |
| Would you consider something other that a Freelander |
Bibendum
30th Apr 2019 9:43 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 791 · Views: 280103 · Subject: Would you consider something other that a Freelander |
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| Would you consider something other that a Freelander |
Bibendum
30th Apr 2019 7:43 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 791 · Views: 280103 · Subject: Would you consider something other that a Freelander |
Isn't this how a diesel electric locomotive works?
Sort of.
On a locomotive the engine drives a generator the electricity from which is used by the traction motors, there are no traction batteri ... |
| New Defender |
Bibendum
30th Apr 2019 5:34 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 863 · Views: 210346 · Subject: New Defender |
If that is the final look, I like it - including the livery.
But if the rumours of the prices starting at £45k are true then that is Discovery territory. Not quite the utilitarian truck end of the ... |
| Freelander 2 or something else |
Bibendum
30th Apr 2019 5:21 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 17 · Views: 3485 · Subject: Freelander 2 or something else |
Couple of other things....
My FL2 let me down a couple of times at 90k miles with the engine cutting out, needing the nice RAC man to give it a poke and prod. A tricky fault to find but it turned o ... |
| Freelander 2 or something else |
Bibendum
30th Apr 2019 5:09 pm
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Forum: General · Replies: 17 · Views: 3485 · Subject: Freelander 2 or something else |
I haven't laughed at the Leaf....
As for the DS vs FL2 quandry, well that's tricky to answer!
Let's start with off road. The FL2 is very capable as is the DS. The FL2 has significantly better ap ... |
| Van driver on phone - Good response from the company |
Bibendum
26th Apr 2019 11:26 pm
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Forum: Off Topic · Replies: 20 · Views: 3800 · Subject: Van driver on phone - Good response from the company |
| Its been my sad misfortune to dismiss a number of employees for similar indiscretions. We made no secret of what had happenned and the consequences but still they thought that they wouldnt be caught . ... |
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