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Actually took it off road today!
Not major off roading, but while shooting Sunday morning I spotted a good crop of elderberries and sloes for a bit of wine/ sloe gin making! Gates were locked so had to drive through the woods to get to them, so here's a few pics!
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Sorry for the poor pictures, a photographer I am not!
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21st Sep 2009 6:45 pm
DiscoDunc
Member Since: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
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good job you have all that 4 wheel drive, Terrain Response, Low Ratio, air Suspension etc..., without it you may have got stuck
Nice photos though Duncan
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21st Sep 2009 6:48 pm
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Good set of pix those. I would put a winch on your shopping list though.SOLD - 23my Range Rover Sport D300 Dynamic SE
21st Sep 2009 6:51 pm
SN
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Location: Romiley
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I'd be folding them mirrors in and getting someone to spot you thru those trees
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Think you need to change those tyres to some STT's or Kumho's if you are going to use that route often...
(sorry - couldn't resist... )The next American ex-pat that calls it a "truck" is going to find out what 2.7 tons feels like on their foot...
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21st Sep 2009 7:29 pm
bigcarpchaser
Member Since: 13 Oct 2007
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Don't forget a sump guard, those ruts could do serious damage lol,
only teasing, you get out there and enjoy and when the gin is brewed, be sure to bring some darn sarf for us to sample Welcome "Lola"
21st Sep 2009 7:42 pm
J@mes
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you'd be surprised at how dusty that track is - pretty sure some 4x4's couldn't cope 2014 D4 XS
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21st Sep 2009 9:24 pm
goodfella
Member Since: 03 Apr 2007
Location: Salford
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Sorry James
Did you set the Terrain Response to 'Flat Path' setting? Badda bing.......How you doin'?
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21st Sep 2009 9:25 pm
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Nice ones James.....glad you enjoyed yourself....instead of the TR knob, you could have just used the cruise control setting for that track.....
I was going to take the pi$$ a bit more, but I'm still in shock after reading Trev's comment
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21st Sep 2009 9:35 pm
SpiderBaby D3 Decade
Member Since: 21 Sep 2007
Location: Liverpool
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Fair play to you J@mes - small steps and all that
It's more off-road than the supermarket car park.
Although I'm not sure if 'rope burns' carries the same kudos as bramble rash.... I see no ships........
21st Sep 2009 9:35 pm
ad15
Member Since: 14 Dec 2008
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in the poor guys defence,
If you look at the 5th shot down, you can see they had to rope the tree and pull it back out the way to get through that gap..one wife.......livid
21st Sep 2009 9:43 pm
Disco3newbie
Member Since: 26 Oct 2008
Location: Scottish Borders
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Well done James, worth practsing for when the suspension fault starts and it drops to the bump stops
PS - wonder if RLD can do a sump guard for my works Passat Club RLD spare wheel protection
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21st Sep 2009 10:20 pm
microplantltd
Member Since: 13 Aug 2009
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My eldest son modified a carbon fibre sump guard from an evo so that it would fit a mondeo rally support vehicle, perhaps one could be modded for use on this track! My lane to my house is worse than these pics and if I take the track through the field my spare wheel gets dunked in sh*te in a big bomb hole. The valeters laughed at me today and went to get a shovel for when they finished. But as someone said on here you have to start somewhere.
Anyone out there who wants a good challenge can come and play in my woods, only 4 acres but very sticky. Get a group together and come see - the fee is a donation to derian house children's hospice. Anyone like big bonfires then 7th nov would be a good time to play and then enjoy the fireworks later.Honestly Marge, I wouldn't have done it if I thought you would find out!
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