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Thats 9,3 from the D3. Betsy could be twice that, then theirs the Mini Cooper at 22mpg, then my coal fire which burns 1 ton of finest anthracite every winter god I am BAD
3rd Feb 2007 10:29 pm
SN
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BCP wrote:
You're both getting warm.
BCP
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3rd Feb 2007 10:33 pm
BCP
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I need to speak to Martin but he's not online. Thought would be to offer trees / carbon offset through the Disco3 shop at cost plus Disco3 donation. I'll plant them and "owners" can visit or plant when they want. I need to check it's OK with Martin and make sure that planting them on my land doesn't trigger any tax problems. The Disco3 nature reserve sounds quite good ( and even better in a V8 I'm sure).
I need to speak to Martin but he's not online. Thought would be to offer trees / carbon offset through the Disco3 shop at cost plus Disco3 donation. I'll plant them and "owners" can visit or plant when they want. I need to check it's OK with Martin and make sure that planting them on my land doesn't trigger any tax problems. The Disco3 nature reserve sounds quite good ( and even better in a V8 I'm sure).
BCP
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When there's room in my D3 for 7,
Climb in here Joe we'll soon be flying,
I can go just as fast with 7.
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3rd Feb 2007 10:50 pm
Swifty
Member Since: 13 Sep 2006
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Its a great idea - but doeas that mean by association we are admitting that our D3's have a greater environmental impact than other vehicles?
qzdcg8 - is your bling vent a relfections one, or is there a real bling alteranaitve somehwere?
3rd Feb 2007 10:57 pm
SN
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My vent isn't the tacky chrome coated one - its a zambesi colour coded one - brighter than the standard one but not too much I'm assumibg you read my animated sig - which needs to change now Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
3rd Feb 2007 11:00 pm
Swifty
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yeh - saw it on there. I just fitted the reflections one which is brighter than the silver/grey one I had previously, but its not chrome. Did you fit your own reflections sides?
3rd Feb 2007 11:04 pm
marshn
Member Since: 17 Jan 2007
Location: Middlesbrough
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Swifty wrote:
Its a great idea - but doeas that mean by association we are admitting that our D3's have a greater environmental impact than other vehicles?
No, it means we'd (well, "you'd" since I don't have a 4x4 yet...) be actually be doing something positive for the environment instead of annoying everyone that doesn't agree with us by sticking slices of dead tree complimenting them on their poor choices of vehicles to their windscreens. Whew, that's a long sentence.
Also, after planting a tree, you could put an "I plant trees, what do you do?" sticker in your car window, that's sure to get their backs right up.
4th Feb 2007 12:14 am
Gareth Site Moderator
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Personally, I want one of those stickers, I also want to meet the person that sticks it
4th Feb 2007 12:20 am
simon
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So exactly how much land do you have BCP
And if its in Scootland, will you be also building a self sustaining village to accommodate us all ?
4th Feb 2007 12:31 am
simon
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Gareth wrote:
then theirs the Mini Cooper at 22mpg
bloody hell. I thought little cars were supposed to be greener than big ones. So what is the CO2 on the mini ?
4th Feb 2007 12:32 am
Gareth Site Moderator
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Effin loads mate! The Cooper S is a hoot to drive but it sups petrol faster than a V8
On a run its ok, at about 28mpg, but ours never goes past Tesco's
4th Feb 2007 12:39 am
simon
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So how many of these little scooter type vehicles (all makes) are on the roads compared to 4x4'?
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I'm assumibg you read my animated sig - which needs to change now 
bloody hell. I thought little cars were supposed to be greener than big ones. So what is the CO2 on the mini ?
