Member Since: 11 Feb 2007
Location: Mudgee NSW
Posts: 167
Goodbye my friends
Time to say goodbye - I have sold my HSE and bought a new Defer 110 crew cab pickup. Hopefully pick this up next week. Not quite the D3 but I decided to go for a manual for towing and hope to do some camping trips as well.
I have really enjoyed the site and always checked it daily. I guess my claim to contribution was to start the thread on "keeping the suspension up" which has had the odd hit since! I hope that this gets sorted and think that it is frustrating that Lrover won't sort this problem out - particularly when they do things like run a bunch of cars around the top end for journos, but don't pick up on what is for our country a necessary problem to look at. Very frustrating!!!
Thanks to all for your help and contribution to what is a valuable site for D3 owners.
P.S. One of the best tips I got from the site was the "seatbelt in and out" trick to p off the annoying ding whilst unbuckled!
Wish you all well!
PBob.2006 HSE TDV6 Bonatti Grey, ECB bull bar, tropical roof, LG Next G car kit, Tom Tom GPS, UHF, Mitchell Bros tow bar, Kimberley Kamper Limited Edition camper trailer and 23 foot Haines Signature half cabin (Towed separately!)
3rd Feb 2010 7:33 am
GraemeS
Member Since: 17 Mar 2008
Location: NSW
Posts: 706
Re: Goodbye my friends
PBob wrote:
I guess my claim to contribution was to start the thread on "keeping the suspension up" which has had the odd hit since! I hope that this gets sorted and think that it is frustrating that Lrover won't sort this problem out - particularly when they do things like run a bunch of cars around the top end for journos, but don't pick up on what is for our country a necessary problem to look at. Very frustrating!!!
Within a couple of weeks I expect my latest electronic prototype will be ready to test. Its set to provide on-the-fly switch-selectable 1" and 2" lifts.
Maybe there will be a solution in time that will get you back into a Disco but hope the Defer does well in the meantime.
3rd Feb 2010 8:29 am
PBob
Member Since: 11 Feb 2007
Location: Mudgee NSW
Posts: 167
Thanks Grahame;
SWMBO is not particularly impressed with this decision - to drive the Defer she thinks I need a pony tail and some JC sandles!!
My D3 has been the best vehicle I have owned and that is from about 30 vehicles (or more).2006 HSE TDV6 Bonatti Grey, ECB bull bar, tropical roof, LG Next G car kit, Tom Tom GPS, UHF, Mitchell Bros tow bar, Kimberley Kamper Limited Edition camper trailer and 23 foot Haines Signature half cabin (Towed separately!)
3rd Feb 2010 11:42 am
DG Site Moderator
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
Posts: 50978
Stick around Bob ..we have plenty of bearded woolly underpant wearing Defender drivers on here already No need to think you have to say goodbye.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
3rd Feb 2010 11:49 am
Rob Bruce
Member Since: 18 Jun 2006
Location: Canberra
Posts: 687
PBob,
Good luck with Defer, they are awsome !
I nearly got one but finally made a diferent choice.
It seems that a fiew of us are mooving on from the D3, oh well the driveing experience will be missed .
Cheers
RobMY05 TDV6 SE, dirt colour, Now cremated !!!!!!!
3rd Feb 2010 11:49 am
Bunta
Member Since: 31 Jul 2008
Location: Mudgee NSW
Posts: 14
I'll miss seeing your D3 cruising past. Another Defender in town is always welcome though.
Sandals are on sale at Rivers in Church Street at the moment. As for a pony tail.......
Regards
Bunta
4th Feb 2010 1:57 am
StornowaySA
Member Since: 23 Sep 2007
Location: Adelaide
Posts: 406
PBob - best of luck!!
GraemeS - we are all waiting anxiously!! MY2010 D4 HSE 3.0, e-diff, 19inch MTR's; LLAMS Height adjustor, LR f & r light guards, LR side steps, LR bright finish side door mouldings; LR/Mantec G4 front bash plate, LR G4 Winch kit, Warn 9500lb Winch; GOE compressor guard, Uniden UHF, LR bright finish roof rails, LR G4 driving light kit, LR G4 ladder, 4 x extra rear compartment 12V sockets, Traxide dual battery system and Optima Yellowtop battery, ORS drawer system / fridge slide, LED rear compartment lighting.
4th Feb 2010 4:58 am
PBob
Member Since: 11 Feb 2007
Location: Mudgee NSW
Posts: 167
Such nice comments and good laughs - I might just have to stick around.......2006 HSE TDV6 Bonatti Grey, ECB bull bar, tropical roof, LG Next G car kit, Tom Tom GPS, UHF, Mitchell Bros tow bar, Kimberley Kamper Limited Edition camper trailer and 23 foot Haines Signature half cabin (Towed separately!)
you do that mate just flick the button from D3 to Defender 2 then you wont miss any thing Home of RLD Hidden winch mounts Spare wheel Locks Trailer Body Fabrication ray@rld-tech.co.uk D3/4 sump plates MY 14 sump plates and the Discovery Sport wheel protectors Discovery 5 wheel locks
more Helsport tents and other things for camping Law of Mechanical Repair:
"After your hands are coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch and you'll have to pee!"
PBob - all the best wishes for a long and happy driving experience in the Defer!
4th Feb 2010 9:02 am
GraemeS
Member Since: 17 Mar 2008
Location: NSW
Posts: 706
BlackAdelaide wrote:
GraemeS - we are all waiting anxiously!!
Me too!
My 1st attempt was based on the height sensors being simple potentiometers whereby I expected to be able to sway the voltage higher or lower as required. However as they are variable voltage supplies that therefore cannot be "swayed" (whether they have been all the time or LR changed their design doesn't matter now), the analogue voltage has to be intercepted, converted to digital, modified up or down depending on which sensor/wheel then converted back to analgue for the ecu, X 4. I need to demonstrate that the ecu treats my pseudo-analogue (pwm) voltage signal exactly the same as a pure analogue signal and therefore gives the same ride height. I may have to change to higher spec microprocessors that have improved pwm support if the ones that are about to arrive in the mail don't generate a sufficiently-continuous output signal whilst changing voltages. The higher-spec ICs take more PCB space and cost twice as much, not that their cost is any impediment.
Here's hoping it all works.
4th Feb 2010 10:53 am
WayneD
Member Since: 11 Sep 2007
Location: Sydney Darwin ,Singapore, USA, UK and now country NSW
Posts: 531
PBob,
Yes mate stick around, never know when we are going to offroading out your way and you could join us for a drive, a beer, or a red wine or all of the above.
We could be out at Hill End some time this year and thats not too far from you Take the road less traveled. Dual battery system.ORS drawers,LR cargo Barrier.ARB Bull bar,side protection bars,Mickey Thompson ATR's 17" rims, Rear wheel carrier, radiator guard TPMS Mitchell Bros Tow Hitch LR RAI Steel Rims , GME UHF, Off Road GPS, Llams (yet to be fitted)
5th Feb 2010 2:27 am
norto
Member Since: 10 Apr 2006
Location: batemans bay
Posts: 1605
Mine has gone also......probably never own another european car
just too unreliable
I have bought a Mitsubishi Challenger.Pete
9th Feb 2010 4:57 am
Rob Bruce
Member Since: 18 Jun 2006
Location: Canberra
Posts: 687
Norto,
Best of motoring with the Chalanger
Keep in touch, could meet up for a Bendethera trip one day
Just had word that my new Land Cruser has arived in Oz so wont be long now
Cheers
RobMY05 TDV6 SE, dirt colour, Now cremated !!!!!!!
9th Feb 2010 7:45 am
pbhawkin
Member Since: 14 Dec 2006
Location: Mudgee
Posts: 377
Pbob,
So I guess I don't get the rubber mats then????
Did you sell it locally?
Haven't seen the new Def yet but am sure I will.
So how many D3 in Mudgee now , by my count it is about 8regards
Peter
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..we have plenty of bearded woolly underpant wearing Defender drivers on here already 
No need to think you have to say goodbye.
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