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Location: South West
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Pelyma wrote:
Luckier
Well I’d not want to be King, so yes, IMO of course.2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography (now semi-retired)
24th Dec 2019 6:58 pm
Disco_Mikey
Member Since: 29 May 2007
Location: Dundee, Scotland
Posts: 20838
Red Merle wrote:
Slightly off topic, but I wonder if the 3.0 V6 diesel in a friend’s 2013 XF is vulnerable. Any ideas Mikey?
Yes. Though oddly, crank snapping isn't nearly as common as the LR variant...My D3 Build Thread
Member Since: 18 May 2019
Location: Bewdley
Posts: 446
So Harry and Meghan aren't just precious about publicity? They're precious about cars too? Sadly Harry hasn't learned much about previous African excursions...
24th Dec 2019 7:39 pm
highlands
Member Since: 10 Jan 2010
Location: NW Highlands
Posts: 5102
DG wrote:
Yes ...seems they like Audi over the British marque
They are just keeping the German side of the family happy! Black 05 TDV6 HSE Auto
Grey 05 TDV6 HSE Auto (Gone)
54 TDV6 SE Man (killed by me )
24th Dec 2019 7:41 pm
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441
DG wrote:
Yes ...seems they like Audi over the British marque
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What the flagnog?!!! I’ve taken a surprisingly large amount of offence over this. It’s a throwback that we can well do without; I thought that this had at least been sorted at least a generation ago. Anyone remember this flak over this?:
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!)
24th Dec 2019 9:54 pm
Red Merle
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On the positive side, William may have a perverse idea of what's appropriate for his role when it comes to cars, but he’s definitely on the right track with his bike
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!)
25th Dec 2019 2:59 pm
dragonred
Member Since: 14 Nov 2019
Location: Torridge, North Devon
Posts: 45
The Dundonian wrote:
The guys eyesight is failing or has failed, he’s probably been told it’s a new D5 and they’ve peddled him off with an old crank snapping D4 that might last longer than him if it’s lucky.
Doesn't the D5 and the D4 use the exact same V6 diesel?
30th Dec 2019 11:34 am
Someone-Gone
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Location: Gone
Posts: 5117
Do they? If so the dynamics and weight are different.
The AJD V6 is used in the Discovery 4 & Discovery 5 and produces 190 kW (258 PS; 255 hp), 600 N⋅m (443 lbf⋅ft).
Some early D4's used the 2.7 L AJD V6-T (diesel)
NJSSAm I Gammon or Woke ? - I neither know nor care.
2016 Discovery 4 Landmark
2011 Mercedes Benz SL350 (R230)
1973 MG B GT V8 - 3.9L John Eales engine, 5 speed R380 gearbox, since 1975.
1959 MGA roadster - 1.9L Peter Burgess Engine - 5 speed gearbox
Past LRs - Multiple FFRs, Discos & a Series I - some petrol, some diesel,
none Electric or H2 fuel cell - yet.
There are 10 types of people in this world: Those who understand binary, and those who don’t.
Probably best not to search the internet for images of a Mercedes and her...
When she got engaged her daily ride was a Metro. Now that is selfless dedication to the British car industry. Of course, her daily ride varied a lot as time went on.
2015 Volvo V40
2014 D4 HSE
2006 RRS - C'est mort. Fin... ...It's alive! Oh no, it's not - scrapped.
2019 Suzuki Kingquad 400
2017 RamRod Taskmaster 1150
1977 John Deere 2130
30th Dec 2019 2:34 pm
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23822
LT wrote:
Disco_Mikey wrote:
LT wrote:
Are the V6 Diesel engines in the D5 immune from crank snapping? I thought that the earlier ones were just a single turbo version of what had been used in the D4.
Nope. Same internals as the Gen 1 3.0, and the same engine as in the L405/494 which are still snapping cranks for fun
I thought so.
I’ll ignore the earlier post about D3/4 cranks then.
Earlier posts that answer the query a few posts above from dragonred . 👍2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography (now semi-retired)
30th Dec 2019 6:24 pm
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441
HWN wrote:
Probably best not to search the internet for images of a Mercedes and her...
When she got engaged her daily ride was a Metro. Now that is selfless dedication to the British car industry. Of course, her daily ride varied a lot as time went on.
You have no idea how long it took me to track down one of her with the original Mercedes Then there's the one with the queen and the Scalextric set, but that's definitely one for another day!
It's odd to think that when "Lady" Diana drove a Metro, a Metro was cool! (it was 39 years ago!)
Captions please:
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!)
Is that when Charles got his magnificent Hampton Court?
"When you said you'd show me your Prince Albert, I thought you meant your great-great-great-grandfather, not a quick flash of that thing...".
"Creme Egg McFlurries spotted back on the menu at the Windsor McDonalds drive-through".
"If I hadn't had gone for a British car, I'd have gone for something a bit smaller than a VW Golf: James Hewitt said that if I wanted a really good time, I should try a Polo Match".
"OMG, its Andrew! Callista! Caroline! Hide in the boot, girls, until he's gone!"
2015 Volvo V40
2014 D4 HSE
2006 RRS - C'est mort. Fin... ...It's alive! Oh no, it's not - scrapped.
2019 Suzuki Kingquad 400
2017 RamRod Taskmaster 1150
1977 John Deere 2130
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I’ve taken a surprisingly large amount of offence over this. It’s a throwback that we can well do without; I thought that this had at least been sorted at least a generation ago. Anyone remember this flak over this?:
