Range Rover advice

[MarkMas]

Found a magnaflow catback exhaust on Facebook

Just got to work out how to get it from sawton Cambridgeshire to warrington , he won't post it
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You could have a courier pick it up from him, of course.
On one occasion I shipped a box half-filled with bubble-wrap to someone, and then had the courier pick it up the next day, after they had put the item in. Very tiresome, but effective.

 

[Wack61]

You could have a courier pick it up from him, of course.
On one occasion I shipped a box half-filled with bubble-wrap to someone, and then had the courier pick it up the next day, after they had put the item in. Very tiresome, but effective.

He's not keen on a courier but if it comes to it I'll chat him up , I don't want to miss it so a trip in that direction in the motorhome might be on the cards

 

[CatmanV2]

He's not keen on a courier but if it comes to it I'll chat him up , I don't want to miss it so a trip in that direction in the motorhome might be on the cards

I'm heading past on the 7th. Can pick it up there and send a courier to me. Going to be tight that weekend so pick up would need to be something like 12th....

Let me know

C

 

[Wack61]

Tha

I'm heading past on the 7th. Can pick it up there and send a courier to me. Going to be tight that weekend so pick up would need to be something like 12th....

Let me know

C

Thanks , appreciate the offer , it'd need packing , would that be OK, assuming the timings work

 

[CatmanV2]

Tha

Thanks , appreciate the offer , it'd need packing , would that be OK, assuming the timings work

Yeah, no issues at all. I can throw it in the boot of the Jaaaag and pack at home. I'll bill you for bubble wrap

C

 

[Wack61]

OK I'll message him to see if it works for him. Any idea what sort of time on the 7th
I can get it collected as soon as I get dimensions and a weight so I can book it

 

[Wack61]

Yeah, no issues at all. I can throw it in the boot of the Jaaaag and pack at home. I'll bill you for bubble wrap

C

Stand down , it's for a sport , won't fit , he messaged me about it from a post on Facebook about the L322 vogue , he's only just mentioned it's for a sport

 

[CatmanV2]

Stand down , it's for a sport , won't fit , he messaged me about it from a post on Facebook about the L322 vogue , he's only just mentioned it's for a sport

Oh well. Such is life


C

 

[Wack61]

Oh well. Such is life


C

Thanks for the offer though , it's even more annoying this morning because a guy on another forum is going on a course there next week and will be driving right past warrington on his way back

 

[Wack61]

3 week supercharged report

I love it , mashing your foot in the carpet in a straight line is fun but expensive , corners are not so great but it is a 3t suv 6ft high so it's never going to be sports car

The £360 ved mitigates the costs a bit , and it is replacing a van and a car so I'll be saving on the running costs of a van ( man maths)

I may have found a keeper , it needs some paint at the back but it's only surface rust , underneath needs some dinitrol but it's not rotted , just crusty

The interior is very good , hardly any wear , the 2 tone seats are growing on me and the wood being black is OK

Although the gearbox seems fine a service might be prudent so I'll look into that , hopefully I'll get some paint on the wheels before the temperature drops too much .

I had thought about changing them for a good used set which I may still do but the supercharged wheels are unique to this car as far as I can see

 

[philw696]

3 week supercharged report

I love it , mashing your foot in the carpet in a straight line is fun but expensive , corners are not so great but it is a 3t suv 6ft high so it's never going to be sports car

The £360 ved mitigates the costs a bit , and it is replacing a van and a car so I'll be saving on the running costs of a van ( man maths)

I may have found a keeper , it needs some paint at the back but it's only surface rust , underneath needs some dinitrol but it's not rotted , just crusty

The interior is very good , hardly any wear , the 2 tone seats are growing on me and the wood being black is OK

Although the gearbox seems fine a service might be prudent so I'll look into that , hopefully I'll get some paint on the wheels before the temperature drops too much .

I had thought about changing them for a good used set which I may still do but the supercharged wheels are unique to this car as far as I can see

Love it and really pleased to see your gamble work out.
Get your mechanic to just let a little fluid out from the transmission and if it's dirty change it.
Use a good service kit with the correct long life oil as it's money well spent.

 

[allandwf]

3 week supercharged report

I love it , mashing your foot in the carpet in a straight line is fun but expensive , corners are not so great but it is a 3t suv 6ft high so it's never going to be sports car

The £360 ved mitigates the costs a bit , and it is replacing a van and a car so I'll be saving on the running costs of a van ( man maths)

I may have found a keeper , it needs some paint at the back but it's only surface rust , underneath needs some dinitrol but it's not rotted , just crusty

The interior is very good , hardly any wear , the 2 tone seats are growing on me and the wood being black is OK

Although the gearbox seems fine a service might be prudent so I'll look into that , hopefully I'll get some paint on the wheels before the temperature drops too much .

I had thought about changing them for a good used set which I may still do but the supercharged wheels are unique to this car as far as I can see

I may have a set, I'll double check. New bottom tailgate straps for mine now required, they rust badly under the boots, worth checking yours.

 

[Wack61]

I may have a set, I'll double check. New bottom tailgate straps for mine now required, they rust badly under the boots, worth checking yours.

They seem OK but I did find out the front bonnet struts need changing the hard way.

The tyres have about 3mm on them which considering they're only just over a year old surprised me , missed a set of 20" wheels on Facebook with new tyres for £400 which was a bit annoying

 

[allandwf]

New tailgate straps fitted, and new outer door handle cable fitted, all reasonably straightforward. Currently no issues.

 

[zagatoes30]

This is ours a 09 Autobiography with the 5.0 S/C engine we love it hence it got brought to Ireland even with the €2380 yearly road tax

 

[Wack61]

This is ours a 09 Autobiography with the 5.0 S/C engine we love it hence it got brought to Ireland even with the €2380 yearly road tax

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I got a whole car for that , the biggest attraction was the £360 tax , €2380 , that really is the Irish government just saying we don't want you to have it.
Nice though

 

[Ewan]

It’s not only Ireland. I’m about to take our old Landie out to our place in Mallorca, and the import tax is likely to end up at around 25% of the value of the car. Which is partly why I’ve chosen to take this over any of the others. Complete anti-UK EU rip-off tactic.

 

[Felonious Crud]

It’s not only Ireland. I’m about to take our old Landie out to our place in Mallorca, and the import tax is likely to end up at around 25% of the value of the car. Which is partly why I’ve chosen to take this over any of the others. Complete anti-UK EU rip-off tactic.
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Be a great drive down there. Ewan, though you might need to order yourself a new backside after such a long odyssey in an old Landie.

 

[Ewan]

I've decided it's too far to go in this. The current plan is tow it down, using a more modern Defender and a trailer.

 

[Felonious Crud]

I've decided it's too far to go in this. The current plan is tow it down, using a more modern Defender and a trailer.

Shame. I was looking forward to being witness to your trials and tribulations on the way down.