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I have to say that the Lancruisers are the Kings of the sands, if you get time look up Nicolas Gibon, a French driver who is driving a 200 series Cruiser on the 2009 Dakar Rally, in the top twenty, bit of a lack of D3's out there compeating, never mind next year maybe.
I hope to be over in March for the 2009 UAE Desert Challenge, do you get involved ????
All the best
Andy.
14th Jan 2009 7:54 pm
AndrewS Tarquin of the Desert
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Re: MTR's safe on normal roads?
jkp wrote:
Your darn tooting they are
Travelling up from the NEC last night up the M6, dark, wet, windy and moving on a bit at motorway speeds I hit quite a few patches of standing water that were not easily spotted.
Quite a few cars squirming and almost aqua-planing as they hit them, but the D3 on MTR's just drove through, no fuss, no water forced up onto the screen, no movement, still planted. Not sure that would be the case on scorpions or wranglers.
MTR's - you know it makes sense
Told you so I actually change the wheels tyres of the Enterprise D3 and FFRR loaners to my MTR's as I hate the standard road tread they come with. Oh dont ask me what they come with as I dont take any notice. Aquaplaning slidy standard tyres, well thats what we call them.In the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
14th Jan 2009 11:35 pm
DiscoStu
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My first set of MTR's were part worn - and I didn't really rate them for road use.
Once I got new set they were totally different. Superb on-road - I use them 24/7. I could see why someone sold their part worns..... Disco 5 HSE Lux
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peyiqaJrmMU
15th Jan 2009 8:20 am
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I can also confirm that they make the 09MY look really, really hard 8)21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
15th Jan 2009 8:51 am
Ken
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Depends on the driver I guess
15th Jan 2009 8:53 am
AJS4X4
Member Since: 30 Mar 2008
Location: Surrey
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One of my customers phoned me yesterday and made me wet myself.
Quote;
"Driving on MT/R's is like driving on four well cooked and inflated Hedgehogs"
My sence of hummor.
Andy.
15th Jan 2009 9:24 am
ronp
Member Since: 29 Nov 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
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Just had a 3 day trip down south from North Yorks.
Cambs, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, London & back up the A1.
Road noise .. what road noise?
After driving my wifes hot hatch last week, MTR noise is nothing.
Tyre is fantastic!
MPG not too bad at 26....... always on the road less travelled 🚧
15th Jan 2009 9:35 am
AndrewS Tarquin of the Desert
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ronp wrote:
After driving my wifes hot hatch last week, MTR noise is nothing.
Tyre is fantastic!
Tell me about it. LRA dropped off a Vauxhall Zafira I could not believe the road noise, put it this way if a Defender made a similar noise it would be straight into the dealer for a new diffIn the Beginning there was nothing, which exploded.
15th Jan 2009 10:17 am
Alex E Holy Bratwurst!
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Alicatt wrote:
Just to rub it in, they do fit other vehicles too ....
You know they make sense
I'm Powered by........Diesel
15th Jan 2009 10:20 am
Roel
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I like my MTR's as well but my HP's are almost new probably just my 16000 km so I will use them on the road till they are worn and then use my Mtr's permanently.
I think however that stopping distance on a wet road on MTR's will be longer than with the HP's. I didn't test it but looking at the amount off rubber in contact with the road I think so.
When there is standing water or loose snow on the road MTR's are better.
I noticed when I changed my tyres under my Camel from worn but still legal Michelin XZL to BFG MT's that a tyre can make a lot off difference. I could do a four wheel drift on my xzl's but the BFG had a lot off grip.Roel
1997 Camel Trophy Disco ex-P101JWK (traded it for a Britains 42101)
1984 90 TD5
2005 G4 Disco 3 BN55WPT
Also member of club MTR
and Club Faultmate
Interested in my 4x4 history see my website: www.mudmachine.webklik.nl
Sorry it's in Dutch and with google translator it gets funny.
15th Jan 2009 3:59 pm
jkp
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Re: MTR's safe on normal roads?
AndrewS wrote:
Told you so
I know and you also told me to leave them on, just before i swapped them over and bust a nut, a wheel nut that is
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I hit quite a few patches of standing water that were not easily spotted.
standard tyres, well thats what we call them.
