Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73121
I always thought it looked a bit criminal.
4th Sep 2019 4:51 pm
stiff
Member Since: 17 Jul 2017
Location: Either cashpoint or garage...
Posts: 293
And thanks to this the winch is now TüV approved
(Which also means it can be legally fitted with transferred homologation in 27 EU countries.... )MY2008 D3 - It got me hooked...gone
MY2012 D4 - It kept me hooked...gone
MY2007 D3 - Mid-Life crisis toy continues driving me to bankruptcy...
MY2018 "D5" Si6 - But is it a "true" LR...discuss...but now gone
Back in a D4 with a lot of extras....
4th Sep 2019 5:44 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73121
Or 26.
4th Sep 2019 5:45 pm
stiff
Member Since: 17 Jul 2017
Location: Either cashpoint or garage...
Posts: 293
Had to think about that for a secondMY2008 D3 - It got me hooked...gone
MY2012 D4 - It kept me hooked...gone
MY2007 D3 - Mid-Life crisis toy continues driving me to bankruptcy...
MY2018 "D5" Si6 - But is it a "true" LR...discuss...but now gone
Back in a D4 with a lot of extras....
4th Sep 2019 5:48 pm
JonM
Member Since: 24 May 2012
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 1247
stiff wrote:
And thanks to this the winch is now TüV approved
(Which also means it can be legally fitted with transferred homologation in 27 EU countries.... )
But where can you get one from and how much?MY2022 D5 HSE D300 - with extra nice bits added
MY2019 D5 HSE 3.0 SDV6 - sold to a dealer for a crazy price! - So good I bought another!
MY2012 D4 HSE 3.0 SDV6 - retired to a new home
4th Sep 2019 5:50 pm
stiff
Member Since: 17 Jul 2017
Location: Either cashpoint or garage...
Posts: 293
Discovery Parts in Germany. Not in their web shop yet. Cost is 750€ for the mounting plate.MY2008 D3 - It got me hooked...gone
MY2012 D4 - It kept me hooked...gone
MY2007 D3 - Mid-Life crisis toy continues driving me to bankruptcy...
MY2018 "D5" Si6 - But is it a "true" LR...discuss...but now gone
Back in a D4 with a lot of extras....
4th Sep 2019 6:21 pm
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441
It’s a funny old world when the British police drive, traditionally German, but US built X5’s, while the Germans have bought the nominally British, but Slovakian built, Disco...2011 - 2015: 3 x FL2
2015 - 2017: 2 x D4
2017 to date: FFRR SDV8
2023 to date: 2 x FL2 as “second” cars 🙄
2021 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200
2022 to date: Hinckley built ‘14 Triumph Trophy 1200 & sidecar!
(One of only two known to exist in the world!)
4th Sep 2019 6:38 pm
Dexter
Member Since: 21 Sep 2007
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 1394
Put the crims in the 2nd row seats - that’ll teach em
4th Sep 2019 7:17 pm
jimbg
Member Since: 19 Apr 2013
Location: UK
Posts: 478
Still touting that photo with the seat forward and vertical!
4th Sep 2019 7:33 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73121
stiff wrote:
Had to think about that for a second
Now expecting this thread to be culled as it’s gone all controversial. And nowt to do with Brexit.
4th Sep 2019 7:42 pm
Biffysun
Member Since: 09 Jul 2011
Location: Central
Posts: 1790
Red Merle wrote:
It’s a funny old world when the British police drive, traditionally German, but US built X5’s, while the Germans have bought the nominally British, but Slovakian built, Disco...
Not for much longer (up here at any rate) - I'm told that XC90s are the next choice
4th Sep 2019 7:47 pm
ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 15269
German federal Police choose D5s
Just the 'baited' news we need to know on a D4/3 forum.
But great for LR in getting 40 of these "cars" moved out.
And very apt that the "land of the mullet" has sought to purchase them ...... style on style.
...... always on the road less travelled 🚧
< ‘tis but a mere scratch …….. it’ll polish out.
4th Sep 2019 7:49 pm
Moo D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 14478
So when the cranks start snapping will LR replace them FOC?D4 HSE EU6 (Known as Jeeves)
New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!) Sold
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
4th Sep 2019 8:24 pm
mse
Member Since: 27 Jun 2005
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 2707
Dexter wrote:
Put the crims in the 2nd row seats - that’ll teach em
You do know you can move the seat in a D5, its not a D4 Mike
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
Had to think about that for a second
