ally
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As Above the suspension goes up and down with tailgate open. Suprised that it would as it doesn't with any other door open.
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 14th May 2006 2:46 pm |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
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Top and bottom open... made my son smile as he was trying to get in the back to grab his stuff 
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| 14th May 2006 9:22 pm |
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DG
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Am I missing something here - the suspension does what exactly with the tailgate open? 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
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| 14th May 2006 9:29 pm |
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Slimer
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Uppy Downy stuff! The End
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| 14th May 2006 9:30 pm |
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DG
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Hmmmm - can't say I've noticed. Oh well ...another one for the checklist  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
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| 14th May 2006 9:43 pm |
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jez_tdv6
Member Since: 17 Jul 2007
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DG wrote:Am I missing something here - the suspension does what exactly with the tailgate open?
air suspension only coems with the 7 seat modles though
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| 17th Jul 2007 8:23 pm |
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Slimer
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Which includes about 95% of D3's The End
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| 17th Jul 2007 8:33 pm |
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captain_sugar
Member Since: 05 Sep 2006
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mine does it as well interesting feeling when I you're writing on the lower lid...
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| 17th Jul 2007 8:36 pm |
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stapldm
Member Since: 11 Sep 2006
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Yep, I can definitely say that the suspension moves with the top tailgate open - a couple of times now the car has self levelled and tried to piledrive me into my driveway. Still, my neighbours had a laugh.  If I wasn't such a pillow smuggler the car wouldn't have to adjust so much when I got out, so it's all my own fault really.
On a few occasions the car has also attempted to self level with one of the rear doors open too, although I'm pretty sure it only dropped the side opposite to where the door was open; hasn't ended up looking very level after this, though it's sorted when the final door closes. Dr. Ian Malcolm:
"Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
Transgenic tomato anyone?
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| 17th Jul 2007 8:38 pm |
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captain_sugar
Member Since: 05 Sep 2006
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Slimer wrote:Which includes about 95% of D3's
not in czech; you can get a deductable vat for cars that are declared as "light delivery vehicles". The car must fulfill some conditions concerning weight capacity AND have a grid between loading space and seating space. A seven seater NEVER fulfills the first condition.
The more expensive the car is, the bigger the benefit and the more it appeals to sacrifies the two seats and to wear a dog cage in your car....
That is why czech seven seaters, like mine, are rare in czech.
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| 17th Jul 2007 8:53 pm |
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simonmd
Member Since: 27 Jun 2007
Location: Port Talbot
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The suspension should not be affected by the tailgate. Would be a bit silly having 'locked' suspension when carrying a long load sticking out the back for example!
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| 17th Jul 2007 8:55 pm |
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DiscoDad
Member Since: 06 Nov 2006
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I can confirm that the car does 'self-level' whilst unloading the back of the car.
Scared the crap out of me the first time it did it! Back in the game!
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| 17th Jul 2007 10:19 pm |
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DG
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jez_tdv6 wrote:DG wrote:Am I missing something here - the suspension does what exactly with the tailgate open?
air suspension only coems with the 7 seat modles though
 I posted that well over a year ago ...and thanks for the info   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
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| 17th Jul 2007 10:24 pm |
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SPOTTER
Member Since: 06 Dec 2006
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...note to self....don't park so cloes to wifes car with lower tail gate open...........
luckily it didn't leave a mark........... end of an era ....... maybe a Defender when it appears.......
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