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D3 Stuck in the sand...
I don't know if this has been posted before but I picked this up on another forum earlier...
"Hang on lads, I've got a great idea,"
MThe box said: "Windows XP or better...."
...So I used a Macintosh.
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18th Mar 2009 10:11 pm
SJR
Member Since: 09 Aug 2006
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I remember TFC showing me a similar picture, when he put my TorqTune on, of his car in Morocco, he told me that his didn't go to far over because of the weight (of beer ) in the back I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.
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18th Mar 2009 10:19 pm
Spanish Fly
Member Since: 09 Jul 2007
Location: somewhere over the rainbow
Posts: 217
I've seen this on the Spanish Toyota forum. They were dissing the Discovery big time!
This appears to be on an event in Lybia organised by Amada Adventure and Technic Auto. Those Frenchies certainly know how to put the D3 through its paces
Personally I would have jumped out of the car. Top marks for the old boy still behind the wheel.
Maybe he shat himself and was too embarrassed to get out
18th Mar 2009 10:48 pm
AndrewS Tarquin of the Desert
Member Since: 06 May 2005
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Is this the same gang/tour operator that rolled 2 new 110s on the same trip In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
18th Mar 2009 10:58 pm
Spanish Fly
Member Since: 09 Jul 2007
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No idea Andrew but it wouldn't surprise me. The French loonies
18th Mar 2009 11:27 pm
John C
Member Since: 28 Aug 2007
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Coil sprung... too boingy? 2020 SDV6 D5 HSE, Carpathian Grey +
2022 Tesla Model Y LR... almost Carpathian Grey
Previously : 2005 TDV6 SE Auto, Cairns Blue (288K) - ours for 16 years
19th Mar 2009 9:39 am
Spanish Fly
Member Since: 09 Jul 2007
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Yeah the French all use the coil-sprung version for true off-roading. That's the way I'll have to go if I ever want to join my Toyota friends in Mauritania or Mali The air suspension's great but I would never trust it that far away from home or from a LR dealer.
19th Mar 2009 9:41 am
Ken
Member Since: 20 Feb 2006
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Young Spanish Flywalker Trust the D3 It Trusts You
doesn't that almost looked staged? I mean surely the air bags would of gone off right? and there isnt so much as even a slight wrinkle in the bonnet..
pretty cool tho Sceen name use to be "wantsanlr3"
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19th Mar 2009 2:23 pm
Spanish Fly
Member Since: 09 Jul 2007
Location: somewhere over the rainbow
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When my suspension failed in Southern Morocco, I called Spanish LR assist when in Morocco just for a laugh...they told me that I was not covered and couldn't even give me numbers for the LR dealers in Morocco. I made a call to home and my Dad googled them. I called them and they were unbelievably rude. The dealer in Marrakech didn't have a ROVACOMS and the dealer in Casablanca couldn't look at the car for over a week. I explained that it was an emergency - but no joy. (I speak french BTW).
On another trip we were in Agadir and we went to a Toyota dealer to buy a replacement bush for one of the HDJ100 in our group. THey had one in stock, dropped everything and fitted it within minutes.
What car would I prefer in Africa??? Hmmmmm....
19th Mar 2009 11:43 pm
Andrew Hebron
Member Since: 16 Jan 2009
Location: Teddington
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wantsanlr3 wrote:
doesn't that almost looked staged? I mean surely the air bags would of gone off right?
Surely they'd have to disable the airbags or they'd be going off every 5 minutes in that terrain?Andrew
19th Mar 2009 11:46 pm
Donald
Member Since: 15 May 2007
Location: Inverness
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Looking at the pictures I'd say the drivers air bags have gone off.Chipped, K&N, tow pack, AT2's, Mantec, fridge in boot, invertor, Garmin, laptop/Memory Map, Optima yellow top, Traxide Kit, Phillips Extreme bulbs
20th Mar 2009 12:14 am
ad15
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donald, isn't it LHD?
on the RHS looks like a cushion...??
20th Mar 2009 12:17 am
Donald
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ad15, good point, I'm a prat.Chipped, K&N, tow pack, AT2's, Mantec, fridge in boot, invertor, Garmin, laptop/Memory Map, Optima yellow top, Traxide Kit, Phillips Extreme bulbs
20th Mar 2009 12:22 am
ad15
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Prat is a little strong donald....if i f k up i prefer muppet..... implies stupid, but happy at the same time
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The air suspension's great but I would never trust it that far away from home or from a LR dealer.
k up i prefer muppet..... implies stupid, but happy at the same time 
