warrior22
Member Since: 06 Apr 2008
Location: All over the soddin' place!
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Ditched the landy...literally in a ditch! On an 'unnamed road' down near Bognor Regis with some old dear (dear NOT deer!) hooning around a blind bend straight at me with the fear of hell in her eyes when she saw me! 
Managed to power through it with a bit of a bump as she careered off into the distance!
Unfortunately, the obligatory 'bings & bongs' went off alerting me to a potential financial parting.
'Anti roll' light amber, 'Suspension Fault' warning, and 'Directional headlamp' light flashing amber!
Got out and had a look. No damage; a lot of mud and crap everywhere, and a 3 foot branch rammed up through the n/s front suspension! 
Anyway, driveable up to about 65-70 then a few shudders.
Phoned the dealer and took it in this morning. Diagnostics brought up a 'Suspension Levelling and Lifting Fault'. Advised that next available appointment in 3 weeks!!!  that!
Went outside, phoned LandRover Assist; All sorted within minutes. Basically, the branch has pushed the wiring out of the socket along the chassis in the wheel arch. Silly place to put it on an off road vehicle! Landy into dealer tonight and given a choice of hire vehicle. In a crazy fit of psychosis I opted for the Voyager.
I only drove it 5 miles home from Gatwick and I really do not like this car at all. It sucks, big time!
I have to put up with this 'car' till Monday.
I WANT MY LANDY  Don't be paranoid.........'They' don't like it!!!!!!!
Currently: Land Rover
Previously: Other Land Rovers
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BarryG
Member Since: 30 Apr 2006
Location: Eire
Posts: 1333
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warrior22 wrote:AAARRGGGHHHHHHHH!!! HELP! A CHRISTYLER HAS GOT ME!!!!!!!
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| 9th May 2008 12:03 am |
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DiscoStu
Member Since: 09 Apr 2006
Location: London
Posts: 11412
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warrior22 wrote:AAARRGGGHHHHHHHH!!! HELP! A CHRYSLER HAS GOT ME!!!!!!!
Nasty
BarryG wrote:warrior22 wrote:AAARRGGGHHHHHHHH!!! HELP! A CHRISTYLER HAS GOT ME!!!!!!!
Very Nasty Disco 5 HSE Lux
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peyiqaJrmMU
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| 9th May 2008 7:34 am |
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Pelyma
Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Patching, Sussex
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Even worse if you were in Bognor - very dangerous! DS3 TDV6 HSE - Silver with Alpaca (old one) Gone
DS3 TDV6 HSE- Silver with Alpaca (new one) Gone
D4 HSE Lux - Montalcino Red Gone
Porsche Cayenne V8 Diesel S
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| 9th May 2008 8:50 am |
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tanters
Member Since: 24 Oct 2007
Location: Oireland
Posts: 4284
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warrior22 wrote:Ditched the landy...literally in a ditch! On an 'unnamed road' down near Bognor Regis with some old dear (dear NOT deer!) hooning around a blind bend straight at me with the fear of hell in her eyes when she saw me!
I WANT MY LANDY
Do you think you'll be able to hunt her down ?
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| 9th May 2008 9:39 am |
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warrior22
Member Since: 06 Apr 2008
Location: All over the soddin' place!
Posts: 190
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I'm running a job down that way and will be there again next week, so I'll 'keep em' peeled' for the daft old mare and give her a wide berth. Although not quite as wide as I did yesterday!
Now, this Christyler...
I only drove down to Bournemouth and back today and I felt like I'd driven back from Gibralter! What a heap of absolute, unadulterated ! It's nasty, really nasty. There's nowhere to put your left foot other than under the soddin brake pedal which is about 2 ft wide which means you have to do a quick shuffle when you need to brake. Nowhere to rest your right arm, engine as gutless as a freshly gutted trout, tiny meaningless buttons everywhere, tacky trim, and on and on!
Called Enterprise Hire and asked them to come and take it away. So, bringing a Jag instead! 
Anyway, anyone had the lifting sensor go on theirs when offroading (intentional offroading!)? If you look in your front wheel arches you'll see the wiring loom go into an unprotected socket on the chassis. That's it! seems a bit feeble.
 Don't be paranoid.........'They' don't like it!!!!!!!
Currently: Land Rover
Previously: Other Land Rovers
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| 9th May 2008 10:14 pm |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
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So call LRA and tell them you need a D3 or equivalent. You need to take your horse box or whatever over some very rough ground and you are concerned that you would damage your Christyler by doing so.
You spent a big lump of money on a LR, you don't really want to be driving the road bound equivalent of a boat any longer.
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| 9th May 2008 10:54 pm |
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NoDo$h
Member Since: 02 May 2006
Location: Finding new and exciting ways to milk badgers.
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You're lucky. Back in the mid 80s there would have been a good chance you'd have met a bored and unbelievably drunk teenager in a "rebellious" stage on many of the backroads around Bognor, weaving across the road on my, sorry, his pushbike or sending fireworks racing off down the road at a height of about 4'
Allegedly  I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
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| 9th May 2008 11:07 pm |
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Maverick
Member Since: 25 Jul 2007
Location: Lost on the misty mountain hop!
Posts: 2580
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OK, now that's scary! Only the date...[/b] Ben
1996 Defender 90 300 TDi
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| 9th May 2008 11:10 pm |
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NoDo$h
Member Since: 02 May 2006
Location: Finding new and exciting ways to milk badgers.
Posts: 19689
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 Yup, I'm old enough to be your dad. Now off to bed I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
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| 9th May 2008 11:16 pm |
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Maverick
Member Since: 25 Jul 2007
Location: Lost on the misty mountain hop!
Posts: 2580
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NO! Don't want to! Ben
1996 Defender 90 300 TDi
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| 9th May 2008 11:18 pm |
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NoDo$h
Member Since: 02 May 2006
Location: Finding new and exciting ways to milk badgers.
Posts: 19689
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[dadmode]Want? WANT? What's what YOU want got to do with anything? [/dadmode] I know it's not considered "kind" to say no these days, but no. Just no, ok? And if it's not ok, still no.
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| 9th May 2008 11:19 pm |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 18296
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Maverick wrote:NO! Don't want to!
Then F off then and go to bed... a boy your age should be reading porn mags under the covers with the light off, not bothering us.
Oh I forget... you don't know what girls are yet 
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| 9th May 2008 11:21 pm |
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Maverick
Member Since: 25 Jul 2007
Location: Lost on the misty mountain hop!
Posts: 2580
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Ok, I've gone to bed! Wireless peripherals are brilliant!  Ben
1996 Defender 90 300 TDi
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| 9th May 2008 11:22 pm |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 18296
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If you say so.
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| 9th May 2008 11:23 pm |
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