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Nice - but surely they are the wrong colour? Dec 04 TDV6 HSE in Tonga green with Alpaca interior.
23rd Sep 2011 12:36 pm
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I suspect the colour is due to resale value. Plus of course black is the coolest
23rd Sep 2011 2:12 pm
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I have nothing against the Red Arrows, but does anyone else wonder why our cash-strapped armed forces can afford three brand new and very expensive D4s for a show team?D4 HSE, Active Rear Diff, surround cameras, adaptive xenons, heated steering wheel, TPMS, remote park heating, centre console cooler box
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23rd Sep 2011 2:20 pm
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row_perfect wrote:
I have nothing against the Red Arrows, but does anyone else wonder why our cash-strapped armed forces can afford three brand new and very expensive D4s for a show team?
Could be wrong but I reckon there will some form of sponsorship involved for precisely that reason.Tony
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23rd Sep 2011 2:56 pm
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The amount of money the Reds recieve in merchandise, donations and sponsorship far outweighs the cost of a few landrovers.
Besides, I;d rather my money go to that, than be spent on some useless government scheme to send criminals to DisneyLand or something.
23rd Sep 2011 3:34 pm
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When I was a kid, they were known as the Black Arrows so belately, the colour is appropriate.
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23rd Sep 2011 3:58 pm
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tcr4x4 wrote:
The amount of money the Reds recieve in merchandise, donations and sponsorship far outweighs the cost of a few landrovers.
I expect that true however i) I'd be extremely surprised if it covered a fraction of running costs ii) there's always the opportunity cost
It's just depressing how much better public money, sorry our taxes, could be spent in this country
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23rd Sep 2011 4:12 pm
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Glad they have three D4 2014
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23rd Sep 2011 4:33 pm
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Discoed, arithmetic clearly wasn't one of your strong points. Tony
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23rd Sep 2011 4:52 pm
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Thanks Duckworth for sharing your pics. I'm a big fan, and had the privilege of staying at RAF Scampton when they were based there many years ago.
I've no idea who paid for them but I can't see any harm in spending UK taxpayers money with UK businesses to buy UK manufactured products to promote UK plc and our Armed Forces. They help bring business to the UK, something we desperately need right now.
For those who aren't up to speed the Red Arrows they are a 9 ship formation.Tony
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23rd Sep 2011 9:15 pm
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They deserve it ,
There's always somebody moaning about something , let's all moan about the roads instead , vent your anger somewhere else ,
On a more deserving cause . 2008 ,hse, it does what it says .
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choppa60 wrote:
They deserve it ,
There's always somebody moaning about something , let's all moan about the roads instead , vent your anger somewhere else ,
On a more deserving cause .
Few too many whingers on here at the moment. People even moaning about amazing group buys
The Guardian and Daily Mail websites have comments section if people want a moan or talk politics.
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Few too many whingers on here at the moment. People even moaning about amazing group buys 
