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simon
  


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sideview wrote:
Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter OMG that made me laugh so hard!


Not me I hope, apparently I am an insecure nut case Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter
  
Post #1990795th Sep 2007 12:31 am
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sideview
 


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Had something to do with 'Go grab yer full fat triple shot latte double cheesburger and have a coronary.' Rolling with laughter



Maybe I'm a nutcase too Shocked



There ya go running off your playmates again Wink
 I'm not so good at giving advice...may I offer you a sarcastic comment instead?

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Post #1990805th Sep 2007 12:40 am
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Well............

Now that all you brats have had your say, can we agree that the LR/D3 is NOT a BMW either X3 or X5???? Whistle

PS The LR3 seats are OK by me, but I agree that YMMV.
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sideview wrote:
There ya go running off your playmates again Wink


Well... sometimes the sand pit feels a bit crowded Whistle
  
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If you like them and want something more 'sporty' the RRS front seats should fit straight in without any modifications
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sideview wrote:
Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter OMG that made me laugh so hard!

In all seriousness though, some do find the seats uncomfortable. I'm tiny so nothing truck-sized suits me therefore don't care really, maybe I should try Prius seats Laughing Ironically, my friend owns a 97 D1 and loves my LR3 seats, headrest sits just right for him at 6'1".

JW don't know about seat swapping, but have seen some posts on people making their headrest adjustable. Might be worth searching on.


Finally, some actual positive feedback instead of harassment. Thanks for the ideas as I'd rather spend a few thousand to make this thing the best of any vehicle I could choose from in all ways available. I've not heard of any way to make the headrest adjustable because they are supposedly designed this way to be safer in an accident. At 30,000 miles per year for 5 years, the D1 seats left me feeling better in some aspects, which is why I was so surprised at these being newer and such.

Otherwise, I think the lr3 is the best overall design on the road which is why I got it, except for the crappy gas mileage - oh there I go again, not willing to just be handed what automakers think is "good enough"....
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Post #1993855th Sep 2007 8:11 pm
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Mounty made his headrests adjustable...

http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic10251.html
 and theeeeennn......???  
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Simon & Jwest,
Quite frankly, your posts here are incredibly disappointing. You have dragged the forum down closer to all the normal rubbish on the internet, and more's the pity. May I suggest you both improve your game in future, or failing that, take a little break from posting. regards
  
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Mr Andrew wrote:
Simon & Jwest,
Quite frankly, your posts here are incredibly disappointing. You have dragged the forum down closer to all the normal rubbish on the internet, and more's the pity. May I suggest you both improve your game in future, or failing that, take a little break from posting. regards

You are totally right. I am too easily loured in to defend myself when someone picks on me for no good reason - and I do apologize for taking the bait and being a part of the nonsense that followed. One might find it all quite hysterical however I don't understand why a person like Simon must make presumptions and accusations about someone they know nothing about simply to fill their time.
Coincidentally, my Rover tech here in the US, who is also named Simon, would never act like that and he was born and raised in the UK. His family came from there and started the English Cars shop I have taken my rovers to for over 10 years now. So, I figure this thread was an anomaly.
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Slimer wrote:
If you like them and want something more 'sporty' the RRS front seats should fit straight in without any modifications


I will in fact be looking into RRS sport package seats (supposedly something slightly different than the standard seats offered here in the US) as well as the RR HSE seats on 06 or earlier that have even more adjustment options. The new seats however have the side airbags in the seat itself so I don't really want to compromise the overall safety in the process.
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i dont really care who it is, just so long as they are still built in England, and are still real land rovers
  
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I'm glad you said Land Rovers and not just Rover Thumbs Up and I agree
  
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catweasel wrote:
I'm glad you said Land Rovers and not just Rover Thumbs Up and I agree


I'm totally serious and asking the UK opinion, is saying "Rover" like saying "Jag" or "Benz"? And if so, is Rover or any of these disrespectful or something? I grew up hearing people say "Benz", "Chevy", etc. and tend to say Rover when anyone hearing knows I mean Land Rover. If I had a cool Series III, I would call it a "Series" when saying what I'm taking to the cabin or to the hardware store.
I have many times corrected a friend or someone who asks about my "RANGE Rover" and I first correct them in that it's a Land Rover - Discovery (#) and that Land Rover makes all of them.
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simon
  


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Rover is/was a different company - now gone like most British companies into foreign hands. Used to be part of the same company until Rover sold Land Rover to BMW.

The company has always been called Land Rover and never just Rover over here. Saying Rover is US slang... don't think anywhere else calls a LR a Rover.

Its like calling a Ferrari a Fiat due to Fiat owning Ferrari. Or a Lambo an Audi etc etc.

Mercedes Benz is the company so shortening it to Benz is acceptable... as with the other examples you mention. So I guess doing the same with Land Rover is technically correct but still very wrong Wink

Hope that makes sense.
  
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Also, Rovers weren't marketed in the US as Rovers - a few 800s made it over to America in the 80s/90s but were badged as "Sterling"
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