Member Since: 07 Mar 2008
Location: West Midlands
Posts: 1364
SN wrote:
sideview wrote:
WTF!!!!!!
There's a new challenge - blindfold round a track
That's the only way I'd driven a D3 before owning my own. Had to drive over pods whilst blindfold in the Land Rover Club inter-club challenge. Still enjoyed it even though I couldn't see what I was driving 8)
26th Apr 2008 10:08 pm
Dexter
Member Since: 21 Sep 2007
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 1394
Happy hols
Packed up and ready to roll up to Findhorn with the Tintent and four bikes on the roof - bit of rain and hail . won't stop us chilling out till Monday night. Rug rats get out of school at 2.30 and we're off.
Have a great holiday weekend, if you can
Dex
2nd May 2008 12:59 pm
ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 15260
Findhorn? and here's me thinking that was a made up place!
Thought that was the town that Winston moved to in Still Game!...... always on the road less travelled 🚧
2nd May 2008 1:05 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73002
Say Hi to the seals at Findhorn, just the other side if the River Findhorn from where I walk the mutts at the weekend. Also good for plane spotting. 8) 8)
2nd May 2008 1:08 pm
Dexter
Member Since: 21 Sep 2007
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 1394
Will do DSL - one of our favourite sites there. You are fortunate to live up there.
RONP - Winston moved to Finport, a fictional seaside resort in Ayrshire
Dex
2nd May 2008 1:17 pm
Gareth Site Moderator
Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
Posts: 26761
Its been a busy week for the D3, Monday was a trip to London, Tuesday was a 320 mile drive from East London to Gwbert near Cardigan in West Wales, today drove home via Aberystwyth, Machyntllech, Bala, Chester. No issues, but the average fuel consumption has risen (fallen?) to 25.2 mpg
8th May 2008 11:10 pm
ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 15260
Are you near the 100,000 milestone yet Gareth?...... always on the road less travelled 🚧
9th May 2008 9:02 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73002
I haven't driven mine for about 4 weeks!!
9th May 2008 9:09 am
Gareth Site Moderator
Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
Posts: 26761
750 to go Ron! Should do it next week, got another trip to South Wales.
9th May 2008 9:23 am
SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Romiley
Posts: 13710
Been in London again this week. Last nights cruise back home was soooooperb - left Central London at 4.30pm - got to the M40/M25 junction by 5.30pm (usual 1 hour escape) - then stuck the cruise on at 80mph and apart from the 50/60mph stretch on M42 held it at that ALL the way up North on M40 / M6 / M6 / M56 - arrived home at 8.15pm - 2 hrs 45 minutes Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
9th May 2008 9:25 am
simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 18296
Did you go out via the A4 Steve ?
I left the West End at the same time and got hammered by the A40 - queued nearly up to Northholt
Should have gone through Kensington as per usual
9th May 2008 9:33 am
SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Romiley
Posts: 13710
A4 and A40 are always a nightmare - I get on the A40 at the old M41 junction and just crawl up the A40 towards Hangar Lane and on to Uxbridge and the M40. ALWAYS takes an hour from Westminster/Lambeth to the M25/M40 junction - my two YouTube urban videos are run at 4x speed and last exactly 15 minutes 8)
Did see one shiney D3 in the queue - don't think it was you though SImonSteve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
9th May 2008 1:42 pm
simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 18296
SN wrote:
Did see one shiney D3 in the queue - don't think it was you though SImon
Er no mate... mine is very very muddy with RAI and Mantec... so gets lost of 'looks' from other road users and peds.
I installed some driving lights on a new ECB (East Coast Bullbars) nudge bar...
I had a set of these Lightforce XGT 240's on my D2 and they were fantastic, with a combo spread/pencil lens - I'm going with just a pencil beam/spotlight now, as the the bi-xenon HID's on the D3 are so good for general vision anyway, but I just always felt that they didn't throw the light far enough down the outback roads.
If you're going to have driving lights, then you might as well make a statement, I always say...
cheers,
SimonD3 - Buckingham Blue, SE, TDV6, 06 model; chipped; underbody armour; Mickey Thompson ATZ 275/65-18 AND MAXXIS Bighorn muddies; rear wheel carrier from 4x4intelligence.com; iPOD aux connection! GME 3200 UHF - aerial mounted on wheel carrier ; LR roof rails/cross bars; Autosafe cargo barrier, Safari Snorkel; Traxide - aux battery; ARB bull bar with Tigerz11 winch; Lightforce 240 XGT driving lights (mitchell bros tow hitch to come)
12th May 2008 3:34 am
ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 15260
went out shopping with swmbo
[cos she said i had to]
and bought a 3 pce bathroom suite with showerscreen on impulse.
Seats down and got it all in!!!
even got swmbo in
These Discovery 3's ...bloomin marvellous ...... always on the road less travelled 🚧
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