31 months old and 62k miles on the clock - most of them hard motorway miles. That plus a 100 plus Latvian washes has left the old girl looking rather swirled out in the paint department.
Anyway. New front screen. New front and rear discs/pads (Advanced Factors), new black grille and fender covers (Duckworths) and 4 newly refurbished gloss black style 103 alloys (Fleabay bargain).
Let's see how this turns out. Pictures to follow as they come in (Barry emails clients progress reports all through the job).
Fingers crossed."Track day running - Don't put your foot back on the accelerator until your absolutely sure you don't have to take it off again"
Current Ride: D4 XS Commercial Baltic Blue SDV6 fully loaded with heated everything
Track Days: BMW E36 M3 Evolution MY 1996 (3.2 Litre 377 BHP sat in 1,250 Kgs of car, with a pro safety cage and some serious braking power)
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19th Oct 2015 8:20 am
lynalldiscovery
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Location: Maidstone
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Weirdly most of them pics did nothing for me, apart from the Jags and some of the Audis, Im getting old!
19th Oct 2015 11:20 am
Kilovolt
Member Since: 29 Jun 2015
Location: South Derbyshire
Posts: 1020
Boys and their toys 8)"Track day running - Don't put your foot back on the accelerator until your absolutely sure you don't have to take it off again"
Current Ride: D4 XS Commercial Baltic Blue SDV6 fully loaded with heated everything
Track Days: BMW E36 M3 Evolution MY 1996 (3.2 Litre 377 BHP sat in 1,250 Kgs of car, with a pro safety cage and some serious braking power)
19th Oct 2015 1:05 pm
Kilovolt
Member Since: 29 Jun 2015
Location: South Derbyshire
Posts: 1020
Amazing results to start with
And so the machine polishing is under way.
And after the first round of treatment.
This was at the end of day one - more to follow when we see what day two brings "Track day running - Don't put your foot back on the accelerator until your absolutely sure you don't have to take it off again"
Current Ride: D4 XS Commercial Baltic Blue SDV6 fully loaded with heated everything
Track Days: BMW E36 M3 Evolution MY 1996 (3.2 Litre 377 BHP sat in 1,250 Kgs of car, with a pro safety cage and some serious braking power)
20th Oct 2015 5:57 pm
Robbie
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Looking forward to the next round of pics.
Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
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Location: Dover
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Why are all these people paying someone to detail old vans?VIN: A175A328***
20th Oct 2015 6:27 pm
Kilovolt
Member Since: 29 Jun 2015
Location: South Derbyshire
Posts: 1020
"Track day running - Don't put your foot back on the accelerator until your absolutely sure you don't have to take it off again"
Current Ride: D4 XS Commercial Baltic Blue SDV6 fully loaded with heated everything
Track Days: BMW E36 M3 Evolution MY 1996 (3.2 Litre 377 BHP sat in 1,250 Kgs of car, with a pro safety cage and some serious braking power)
20th Oct 2015 7:14 pm
J77
Member Since: 03 Mar 2008
Location: Fife
Posts: 6261
ZacSmith wrote:
Why are all these people paying someone to detail old vans?
Why not?
Nothing better than a shiny vehicle to promote a good business image.23.5MY Defender 90 X-Dynamic SE D250 MHEV Pangea Green
20th Oct 2015 7:26 pm
Kilovolt
Member Since: 29 Jun 2015
Location: South Derbyshire
Posts: 1020
Thank you J77
It's 31 months since new; define old
The so called van is an asset as well as the front end of the business. I have one particular client who has said in the past all my contracts are aimed at you because we know you look after things.
And I always get a good resale value at the next upgrade.
I'm inclined to not bother to show the results on Friday. I just thought it was something mildly interesting. Very discouraging. "Track day running - Don't put your foot back on the accelerator until your absolutely sure you don't have to take it off again"
Current Ride: D4 XS Commercial Baltic Blue SDV6 fully loaded with heated everything
Track Days: BMW E36 M3 Evolution MY 1996 (3.2 Litre 377 BHP sat in 1,250 Kgs of car, with a pro safety cage and some serious braking power)
20th Oct 2015 8:08 pm
Robbie
Member Since: 05 Feb 2006
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I'm interested and I am sure others are too. Other than Zac's comments on vans I don't see anything negative?
Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
Member Since: 11 Apr 2013
Location: Bedworth
Posts: 394
I would be interested to see the results as well.Vehicles
2016 D4 Landmark Indus Silver
2005 D3 HSE Silver
Detent Circlip 'How to Guide'
20th Oct 2015 8:27 pm
Mr.Tom
Member Since: 01 Jun 2014
Location: St Neots
Posts: 1641
More pics please Sill protection - LED internal lights - LED reverse lights - boot liner - Dog Guard - Rock sliders
MY12 D4 HSE - been and gome
MY16 D4 Landmark
20th Oct 2015 8:37 pm
radders89
Member Since: 30 Aug 2010
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 1051
Likewise more pics please.
I'm having my 'van' detailed in March (the earliest he could fit me in!) next year. Not doing it for any other reason than I want to! MY15 D4 SDV6 HSE Corris Grey - Gone
MY05 D3 TDV6 SE Zambezi silver Auto Alpaca leather - Gone
MY02' Seat Leon 1.6s Metallic Black cloth trim with a hint of mould
Club Sandwich
Women... Can't live with em, can't kill em...
20th Oct 2015 8:53 pm
brightyuk
Member Since: 11 Apr 2013
Location: Bedworth
Posts: 394
Member Since: 05 May 2015
Location: Bracknell
Posts: 110
If I had a £ for every time people question whether my D 4 is a van or not I could have it detailed every quarter. Mine is part of my business marketing plan, we work for high end interior designers, Image, presentation and attention to detail are paramount having quality of tools to let us do the job whatever and wherever makes us different to other providers. We have delivered a dining table in Sandbanks where the only access to the property for the table was via beach and can't do that with an xlwb sprinter. Another instance a 30'0" long x 7'0" wide dining table weighing 1.5 tons in the crate moved on trolleys and needed something 4x4 and heavy with low range to act as anchor brake on a 300 yd down hill drive to the house, hmmmm bit a dinging table thing going on!
Yes I love it, yes it's a van, probably the best business tool I have, makes a lasting impression on my customers and their clients. It is much admired and any of my teams are proud to be seen out in it. I suspect Zac my be proud of his D3 but some of us van owners may be more proud.
Look forward to seeing what day 4 brings.Commercial SDV6 8 Speed 255
Audio upgrade
Bright pack
Convenience pack
Timed climate
Surround cameras
Xenon light Upgrade
Smart Witness Camera
Black grill & vents
Sidesteps
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