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foliedouce said:
Just taken delivery this week of a new 110 Utility Wagon in Scotia Grey - added the black pack, X-Tech style front grill, KBX vents and General Grabber AT2s
Is it just me or does the rear side panel look a totally different shade of grey to the rest of the car. I assume its a trick of the light / camera, but if it isn't I wouldn't be happy with that at all.Psimpson7 said:
foliedouce said:
Just taken delivery this week of a new 110 Utility Wagon in Scotia Grey - added the black pack, X-Tech style front grill, KBX vents and General Grabber AT2s
Is it just me or does the rear side panel look a totally different shade of grey to the rest of the car. I assume its a trick of the light / camera, but if it isn't I wouldn't be happy with that at all.
CY88 said:
Very nice on more than one levelDid you get wet inside?
The Bowler 100" I used to navigate in - here in it's first French Tout Terrain rally, Jean de la Fontaine in 2000
The diamond pattern tyres (amongst other things) proved to be completely unsuitable for the conditions - dry fast tracks and forays onto village streets called for some rally pattern tyres.
Four years later at the Cidre et Pommiers rally after a bit of evolution:
The diamond pattern tyres (amongst other things) proved to be completely unsuitable for the conditions - dry fast tracks and forays onto village streets called for some rally pattern tyres.
Four years later at the Cidre et Pommiers rally after a bit of evolution:
Well, here's a turn up for the books...
My 30 year old, very battered and abused, Series 3 passed its MOT today with nothing other than a quick tighten of the handbrake, a new numberplate bulb and new windscreen wiper rubbers.
To say I'm absolutely staggered is an understatement, as it gets thrown around off road (going over and through stuff that much more modern bobtail Rangies and lifted Disco's baulk at), sits on the drive for weeks on end without being started and generally abused in the countryside. It's a great testament to how much mis-treatment these old agricultural Landies can withstand
My 30 year old, very battered and abused, Series 3 passed its MOT today with nothing other than a quick tighten of the handbrake, a new numberplate bulb and new windscreen wiper rubbers.
To say I'm absolutely staggered is an understatement, as it gets thrown around off road (going over and through stuff that much more modern bobtail Rangies and lifted Disco's baulk at), sits on the drive for weeks on end without being started and generally abused in the countryside. It's a great testament to how much mis-treatment these old agricultural Landies can withstand
schmalex said:
Tell me about it!
Hot start issue is the current bug-bear
I had a hot start issue with my series for a long time, to the extent that if I drove down to the shop I would have to wait 10-15 mins before being able to re-start it again to come back. I didn't use the car very often anyway, so the issue meant that I ended up using it even less as I didn't like ending up stuck. On the rare occasions I did venture out I found that to get any sort of power I had to run it rich on the choke whilst keeping revs up using the hand operated throttle .Hot start issue is the current bug-bear
In the end a mechanic friend suggested that "old fuel" sitting in the tank probably wasn't helping, and that I should refill with new stuff and simply drive it more regularly (without using any choke/throttle). Touch wood this seems to have fixed the problem.
So, that's the cars way of saying it want's to get out more often.
Take it for a drive and it should stop being huffy.
My D3 continues to annoy a mate, who is convinced that total failure of it is imminent. The D3 refuses to do so, while his own fleet pass the baton of unreliability between them. The Tvr snapped it's rear suspension and the Clio went all French on him.
Which reminds me, i REALLY should buy it a new battery, been telling him i will get a new one for a few weeks now..
D3's don't like weak batteries.
Take it for a drive and it should stop being huffy.
My D3 continues to annoy a mate, who is convinced that total failure of it is imminent. The D3 refuses to do so, while his own fleet pass the baton of unreliability between them. The Tvr snapped it's rear suspension and the Clio went all French on him.
Which reminds me, i REALLY should buy it a new battery, been telling him i will get a new one for a few weeks now..
D3's don't like weak batteries.
CY88 said:
schmalex said:
Tell me about it!
Hot start issue is the current bug-bear
I had a hot start issue with my series for a long time, to the extent that if I drove down to the shop I would have to wait 10-15 mins before being able to re-start it again to come back. I didn't use the car very often anyway, so the issue meant that I ended up using it even less as I didn't like ending up stuck. On the rare occasions I did venture out I found that to get any sort of power I had to run it rich on the choke whilst keeping revs up using the hand operated throttle .Hot start issue is the current bug-bear
In the end a mechanic friend suggested that "old fuel" sitting in the tank probably wasn't helping, and that I should refill with new stuff and simply drive it more regularly (without using any choke/throttle). Touch wood this seems to have fixed the problem.
In the meantime, I've found a remanufactred R V8 for £370 delivered. If I can find the right gearbox and propshaft adapters on eBay...
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