Member Since: 27 Aug 2014
Location: Emigrated (again)
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8000 miles to go...
Well, she's arrived at the dealers.
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Just need to get her down to Southampton, onto a boat, and 8000 miles across the North and South Atlantics, then I'll finally get to play with her!
19th Sep 2015 6:58 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73082
2nd on the site with a D3/4 in the Falklands.
Can't remember who the first was.
19th Sep 2015 7:02 pm
T2BTK
Member Since: 27 Aug 2014
Location: Emigrated (again)
Posts: 182
I passed a D3 with a Disco3.co.uk sticker on the back a few weeks ago but haven't seen it since...
19th Sep 2015 7:09 pm
Red Merle
Member Since: 30 Aug 2014
Location: Liskeard
Posts: 7441
Wow, the Falklands!
The "X" area identifier doesn't appear on the DVLA website. Is it specifically for the Falklands?
Update: I've answered my own question - it's "personal export".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!)
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19th Sep 2015 7:14 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73082
Here's the other Falklands thread I was thinking about.
Member Since: 11 Aug 2013
Location: St Neots
Posts: 903
Are we taking bets on how long before something falls off, I personally wouldn't take a Disco down the Falklands.De-Tango
V8 Brakes
EGRs blanked
Running boards
3 flash indicators and clock on dash
Blingy grille...
19th Sep 2015 7:26 pm
T2BTK
Member Since: 27 Aug 2014
Location: Emigrated (again)
Posts: 182
DSL wrote:
Here's the other Falklands thread I was thinking about.
Crikey, somebody didn't fare too well! Hoping that I'll be luckier, but the Freelander and the Defner haven't fallen to bits, yet...
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Plenty of D3s and a handful of D4s cutting about down here, although I don't think some of them get too far away from the Tarmac in Stanley that regularly.
23rd Sep 2015 12:37 am
T2BTK
Member Since: 27 Aug 2014
Location: Emigrated (again)
Posts: 182
Yay, she sailed from Southampton today; only 3 1/2 weeks to wait until she's offloaded down here...
20th Oct 2015 12:15 am
mac4RS
Member Since: 20 Jun 2015
Location: Colchester
Posts: 129
Sydney wrote:
Are we taking bets on how long before something falls off, I personally wouldn't take a Disco down the Falklands.
Are D4's that crap then? Can't handle the Falklands, eh? What's so special about there??
Wow, if that's the case I better cancel my...
20th Oct 2015 1:35 pm
adam
Member Since: 20 Sep 2005
Location: Home and Happy
Posts: 6917
Cool - how much is fuel on the Falklands?
20th Oct 2015 1:57 pm
Dusty
Member Since: 23 Sep 2013
Location: London
Posts: 1022
T2BTK wrote:
DSL wrote:
Here's the other Falklands thread I was thinking about.
Crikey, somebody didn't fare too well! Hoping that I'll be luckier, but the Freelander and the Defner haven't fallen to bits, yet...
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Plenty of D3s and a handful of D4s cutting about down here, although I don't think some of them get too far away from the Tarmac in Stanley that regularly.
Blimey, things have moved on, last time I was down the Falklands, admittedly way back in 1982, the only transportation was via a Sea King Helicopter.Discovery 4 HSE
SDV6
2015
20th Oct 2015 2:06 pm
T2BTK
Member Since: 27 Aug 2014
Location: Emigrated (again)
Posts: 182
adam wrote:
Cool - how much is fuel on the Falklands?
I think we're paying somewhere in the region of about 40-50p per litre at the moment...
20th Oct 2015 3:48 pm
T2BTK
Member Since: 27 Aug 2014
Location: Emigrated (again)
Posts: 182
Dusty wrote:
Blimey, things have moved on, last time I was down the Falklands, admittedly way back in 1982, the only transportation was via a Sea King Helicopter.
There are even a few patches of Tarmac on the Stanley to MPA road now, although probably no more than a couple of miles if you joined them all together.
20th Oct 2015 3:52 pm
adam
Member Since: 20 Sep 2005
Location: Home and Happy
Posts: 6917
I'm suprised diesel is that cheap - assume you guys set your own fuel tax etc.?
20th Oct 2015 3:57 pm
T2BTK
Member Since: 27 Aug 2014
Location: Emigrated (again)
Posts: 182
No VAT or sales tax in the Falklands; makes running a D4 quite a nice proposition...
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