Land Rover experience

Land Rover experience

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Lensey

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2,526 posts

284 months

Wednesday 18th October 2006
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The good people at LR contacted me and I have a land rover experience day booked for Nov 3rd at Milton Keynes, I'm using a Sport and can't wait. Can anyone tell me what happens on these days?

eliot

11,486 posts

255 months

Thursday 19th October 2006
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See how deep you can get someone else's motor stuck... Lol.

Podie

46,630 posts

276 months

Thursday 19th October 2006
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Lensey said:
The good people at LR contacted me and I have a land rover experience day booked for Nov 3rd at Milton Keynes, I'm using a Sport and can't wait. Can anyone tell me what happens on these days?


Mail "farmeryellow" - he works for Landie, so he'll be able to scare the crap out of you... hehe

Alternatively, have a nose here.. www.landrover.com/gb/en/Adventures/Experience/Land_Rover_Experience.htm

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djo

36 posts

215 months

Thursday 19th October 2006
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Hi,

Did the course about a year ago up north. Have the RR and the half day went as follows:

Brief intro to the event and safety etc
Out into the equivalent car to the one you own (in your case the sport) provided by LR
Overview to the cars capabilities on and off road
Then onto the course with each part being demonstrated by the driver first:
* Onto main roads to see how the car handles on normal roads (public roads, included things like putting the car into reverse at 70mph to see what would happen yikes
* Steep incline and drop using the hill descent control system only (no brakes or accelerator)
* Off road course through some trees and inclines
* Water and mud course over dams and logs (water up to 0.5m)
* Onto a grass field and brake control over wet grass
* Back onto any aspect of the course I wanted to do again
* Back to base and a gerneral discussion of what the day was like and that was a wrap

Great fun and never used any of it since!

Lensey

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2,526 posts

284 months

Thursday 19th October 2006
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Thanks for the replies, looking forward to this now

emmacollege

5,190 posts

211 months

Thursday 26th October 2006
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have you got a full day or a half day drive?
i have been on the half day drive in a freelander

Phil Hopkins

17,111 posts

218 months

Thursday 26th October 2006
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I've got the half day booked on Saturday in a Disco! Can't wait now!

rob_j

13,338 posts

222 months

Thursday 26th October 2006
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I got a half day with the sport as part o fthe deal when I bought it. Did it up at MK. If you can it's worth paying the extra to upgrade to the full day. You'll get far more out of it as in the afternoon you go out in the Defender & you get to go over rougher terrain than you do with the sport.

Lensey

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2,526 posts

284 months

Thursday 26th October 2006
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I've only got half daycry

Mastiff

2,515 posts

242 months

Thursday 26th October 2006
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If you are lucky enough to get offered one of these, please try and take the time to go to the centre in the Malverns. 8,000 acres to play with and this is where the G4 lot do their training. (along with the SAS I believe, although not together obviously!)

You can also ask to extend 1/2 day to full day, it is not that expensive.

Podie

46,630 posts

276 months

Thursday 26th October 2006
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Half day is about £150 and full day about £250 IIRC...

emmacollege

5,190 posts

211 months

Thursday 26th October 2006
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i did a half day with a freelander ( was from my ex) at the time but then decided to get a freelander. would like to get the level 1 for my xmas present.

Mastiff

2,515 posts

242 months

Thursday 26th October 2006
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emmacollege said:
i did a half day with a freelander ( was from my ex) at the time but then decided to get a freelander. would like to get the level 1 for my xmas present.


Cannot do level one, but if you would like to do another half day I have some spare sales / promo vouchers left I think (if I can find them!).

Feel free to pm me if interested...

emmacollege

5,190 posts

211 months

Thursday 26th October 2006
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Cannot do level one, but if you would like to do another half day I have some spare sales / promo vouchers left I think (if I can find them!).

Feel free to pm me if interested...

i can tpm you as not a member for 24 hours but would like so promo vouchers please

Phil Hopkins

17,111 posts

218 months

Friday 27th October 2006
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woooo not long now! Can't wait for tomorrow!!!

jolly

829 posts

229 months

Sunday 29th October 2006
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Get any pics of this?

Phil Hopkins

17,111 posts

218 months

Sunday 29th October 2006
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Yeah, myself and Lord Summerisle have a few!

I'll upload mine tomorrow - it was an absolutely spot on day!

jolly

829 posts

229 months

Sunday 29th October 2006
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Cool,

I have been on quite a few, and you are right, they are really worth it!

You get behind the wheel of the whole model range?

Phil Hopkins

17,111 posts

218 months

Monday 30th October 2006
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Nope, just the Disco.

What a motor though, it's shockingly capable!

Phil Hopkins

17,111 posts

218 months